Joey Severance and Brian Hough raced to the wins this weekend at Heartland Park Topeka and the NHRA Kansas Nationals.

Severance grabbed his eighth NHRA national event win beating out Dean Dubbin who came out of the No. 14 qualifying position to advance to his first ever national event final round.  Severance, Woodburn, Ore., qualified number one and ran 5.30’s and 5.40’s on his way to the title.  Dubbin upset the number two and three qualifiers in Randy Meyer and Chris Demke, and was out first on Severance in the final but Severance had too much car for the Royalton, Minn., racer as Severance blew by with a 5.334 second lap at 269.35 mph to Dubbin’s 5.578, 252.57.

In a classic 1 vs. 2 battle, Hough met up with No. 1 qualifier Doug Gordon in a close 5.531 to a 5.563 with Hough coming out on top.  Hough, Junction City, Ore., ran his event best 5.056 in qualifying and kept it in the 5.50’s throughout eliminations to take home his eighth national event NHRA Wally trophy.  Hough beat Nick Januik and Charles McLaws in early rounds while Gordon, Paso Robles ended Kirk Williams and Shane Westerfield’s days in round two and three.

The Harley-Davidson Drag Racing Series was also in action this weekend with the Top Fuel Harley class as Tommy Grimes added to his trophy collection knocking out Rickey House in the final round.  Grimes clocked in at 6.265, 230.57 for the quickest and fastest pass of the weekend to House’s 6.597, 211.00. Grimes took out Len Darnell, who has a pair of wins this year, in the semifinals

A pair of home state racers took home the hardware including local runner Paul Winkelbauer of Topeka, Kan., who beat out Greg Parson, Whitehouse, Texas, in Super Street. Winkelbauer went 10.916, 124.50 to Parson’s 10.909 at 140.07.  Wellsville, Kan., racer Matt Driskell won over Ronald Gibson, Norman, Oak., in Top Dragster with a lap of 6.721, 189.12 to Gibson’s loosing 6.952, 193.68.

In Comp Eliminator it was Lou Ficco taking the win and Peter Peery defeated Dan Fletcher in Super Stock.  Ficco, Wheat Ridge, Colo., drove his ’09 GXP to a lap of 7.260, 287.63 to out run Doug Engels’ 7.225, 181.52.  Peery, Bowie, Texas, clocked in at 9.936, 131.32 to Fletcher’s 10.767, 116.14.

Other winners visiting the winner’s circle were Austin Williams, Burleson, Texas, beating Darrel Goheen, Hays Kan., in Stock; Tommy Phillips, Forney, Texas, downing Steve Collier in Super Comp; Rustin Mayse, Grandview, Texas, knocking out Craig Anderson in Super Gas; and Larry Larson, Oak Grove, Mo., over Sean Dodd in Top Sportsman

West Central Division racers head to Brainerd International Raceway for their next NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series event, June 6-7

The following are the final results from the NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series NHRA Kansas Nationals at Heartland Park Topeka:

TOP ALCOHOL DRAGSTER

Joey Severance, 5.334, 269.35 def. Dean Dubbin, 5.578, 252.57.

TOP ALCOHOL FUNNY CAR
Brian Hough, Chevy Camaro, 5.531, 259.76 def. Doug Gordon, Camaro, 5.563, 262.69.
 
COMP ELIUMINATOR
Lou Ficco, Wheat Ridge, Colo., '09 GXP, 7.260, 187.63 def. Doug Engels, Watertown, S.D. '05 Frameworks, 7.225,181.52
 
SUPER STOCK
Pete Peery, Bowie, Texas '61 Calais, 9.936,131.32, def. Dan Fletcher, Churchville, N.Y., '69 Camaro, 10.767,116.14
 
STOCK
Austin Williams, Burleson, Texas, '72 Duster, 11.148,107.74 def. Darrel Goheen, Hays, Kan., '70 Nova, 11.002, 118.54
 
SUPER COMP
Tommy Phillips, Forney, Texas, '14 TNT, 8.919, 163.33 def. Steve Collier, Benton, La., '06 Undercover, 8.931, 170.77
 
SUPER GAS
Rustin Mayse, Grandview ,Texas '02 Roadster,  9.910,155.19 def. Craig Anderson, Waxahachie, Texas, '63 Corvette, 9.932,164.51
 
SUPER STREET
Paul Winkelbauer, Topeka  Kan., '88 Ranger,10.916,124.50 def. Greg Parson, Whitehouse, Texas, '77 Nova, 10.909, 140.07
 
TOP SPORTSMAN
Larry Larson, Oak Grove, Mo., '96 Chev, 6.171, 240.04 def. Sean Dodd, Double Oak, Texas, '06 Cobalt, 7.327,188.60
 
TOP DRAGSTER
Matt Driskell, Wellsville Kan., '14 Mullis, 6.721,189.12 def. Ronald Gibson, Norman, Oak.,'13 TNT, 6.952, 193.68
 
TOP FUEL HARLEY
Tommy Grimes, Harley, 6.265, 230.57 def. Rickey House, Harley, 6.397, 211.00.