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DISCLAIMER: With so much going on these five days we did our best to include as many photo captions as possible, but because the results sheets often only have last names, we only captioned stuff we knew was correct. Despite our efforts we ran out of time before even half could be captioned. Yes, and we often go a little brain dead not being able to recall a name we should as well. Like usual, we missed many who should be here, and managed to double up (or more) on others. The reasons are always many, often because we were video taping said vehicle, or happening such as final round, trophy presentation, etc. We apologize if you were missed, and promise that if your remind us calmly will try to ensure we won't miss you next time. Our coverage of this massive affair is photo only as we were unable to do anything at post time with our eight hours of video tape.

OFFICIAL NHRA RESULTS

Hill, Austin score wins at Mission Raceway Park

MISSION, B.C. Sunday August 7 - Hillary Will in Top Alcohol Dragster and Bucky Austin in Top Alcohol Funny Car captured big wins this weekend for the NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series' Lucas Oil Canada Nationals.
Will knocked out division point's leader Steve Federlin for her first Lucas Oil divisional career win with a 5.517 second lap at 265.40 mph to Federlin's 5.664 at 250.97. Hill recorded low elapsed time of
every round of eliminations recording laps of 5.466 seconds, 5.507 seconds and 5.517 seconds for the win.
The California rookie driver grabbed her first national event win back in April in Las Vegas at the NHRA Summitracing.com Nationals.

The win should move her up to the number two spot in the Northwest Division point's standings behind Federlin.

Six-time NHRA Northwest Division Champion Austin qualified No. 2 and made his way through the field running 5.70's before facing off with Brian Hough in the funny car final. Austin clocked in at 5.806 seconds,
251.04 mph to out run Hough who suffered mechanical problems and slowed to a 9.683 second pass
The Fife, Wash., resident doubled up this weekend, taking the win at the Lordco B.C. Nationals that was completed on Thursday here at Mission Raceway Park. The event was originally scheduled in May but was
postponed due to persistent rain.

In the Comp Eliminator final it was a Mike Stone and Jeff Lane match up which has become a bit of a rival in the last several weeks. The two met up in the finals of the Seattle NHRA PowerAde Drag Racing
Series event with Lane taking the win a few weeks ago and then Stone made it 1-to-1 this past Thursday when the two ran in the final of the Lordco B.C. Nationals. Stone grabbed the win and now leads the series
with an 8.013 second pass at 120.06 mph to Lane's 8.486, 121.27.

Brad Plourd beat Dino Kost for the win in Super Stock. Plourd of Covington, Wash., ran 10.285 seconds at 128.85 to the quicker 9.667 of Kost at 133.03 mph. Greg Kielman joined in, in Stock Eliminator with a win over Will Kelly running 11.845 seconds at 109.74 mph.

In the Figspeed Top Comp class, Paul Nero took the trophy over Todd Hoerner with a 7.658 second pass at 174.96 mph while former Northwest Division Rookie of the Year Ty Anderson won Super Comp at
8.895 seconds at 162.16 mph.

Other winner's this weekend were Rod Andreas in Super Gas over Don Sefton, former Northwest Division Champion Jason Herd over Gary Ericksen in Super Street, Mike Scott over Jeff Havens in Sportsman Motorcycle, and Randy Johnson in Super Pro over Andy Scheu.

The Northwest Division racers head to Intermountain Motorsports Park outside of Billings, Mont., for the next NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series event, August 19-21.

The following are the final results from the NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing
Series event at Mission Raceway Park:

TOP ALCOHOL DRAGSTER:

Round 1
1) Steve Federlin, Oregon City, Ore., 5.484, 261.78 def. 8) Ed Verenka, Edmonton, Alb., 13.343, 70.53
2) Joey Severance, Spanaway, Wash., 5.479, 264.39 def. 7) Kim Parker, Graham, Wash., 5.537, 256.33
3) Hillary Will, Fortuna, Calif., 5.466, 269.21 def. 6) Kevin Brown, Clearfield, Utah, 14.696, 81.02
5) Duane Shields, Boulder City, Nev., 5.887, 240.38 def. 4) Brandon Johnson, Shelton, Wash., 6.777, 138.44

SEMIFINALS
Federlin, 5.633, 257.43 def. Shields, 5.857, 235.54
Will, 5.507, 265.40 def. Severance, 5.655, 254.88

FINAL
Will, 5.517, 265.40 def. Federlin, 5.664, 250.97

TOP ALCOHOL FUNNY CAR:

ROUND 1
3) Tim Nemeth, Chilliwack, B.C., '03 Camaro, 5.990, 234.49 def. 6) Dave Germain, Toledo, Wash., '01 Avenger, 6.539, 172.71

1) Clint Thompson, Klamath Falls, Ore., '02 Camaro, 5.995, 239.80 def. 8) Forrest LeBlanc, Kent, Wash., '02 Avenger, 6.188, 222.66

2) Bucky Austin, Fife, Wash., '05 Firebird, 5.725, 252.03 def. 7) Randy Parker, Graham, Wash., '02 Camaro, 10.243, 103.30

4) Brian Hough, Junction City, Ore., '04 Firebird, 5.900, 249.10 def. 5)
John Evanchuk, Edmonton, Alb., '02 Firebird, broke

SEMIFINALS
Hough, 5.824, 250.55 def. Thompson, 6.092, 205.05
Austin, 5.784, 250.97 def. Nemeth, 5.886, 246.98

FINAL
Austin, 5.806, 251.04 def. Hough, 9.683, 82.01

COMP ELIMINATOR
Michael Stone, Tulare, Calif., dragster, C/ED, 8.013, 120.06 def. Jeff
Lane, North Bend, Wash., '98 Firebird, B/EA, 8.486, 121.27

SUPER STOCK
Brad Plourd, Covington, Wash., '91 Calais, GT/BA, 10.285, 128.38 def.
Dino Kost, Auburn, Wash., '91 Calais, SS/BS, 9.667, 133.03

STOCK ELIMINATOR
Greg Kielman, Vancouver, Wash., '69 Camaro, H/SA, 11.845, 109.74 def.
Will Kelly, Walla Walla, Wash., '70 Barracuda, G/SA, 11.513, 105.88

SUPER COMP
Ty Anderson, Vancouver, Wash., dragster, 8.895, 162.16 def. Brian Phillips, Prosser, Wash., dragster, 8.894, 166.63

SUPER GAS
Rod Andreas, Gervais, Ore., '71 Vega, 9.885, 156.63 def. Don Sefton, Port Orchard, Wash., '27 Ford, 9.840, 148.39

SUPER STREET
Jason Heard, Vancouver, Wash., '70 Maverick, 10.975, 122.13 def. Gary Ericksen, Vancouver, Wash., '76 Astre, 11.043, 121.88

MOTORCYCLE
Mike Scott, Sumner, Wash., '00 Kawasaki, 8.964, 148.58 def. Jeff Havens, Yakima, Wash., '95 Suzuki, 7.967, 160.19

TOP COMP
Paul Nero, Eugene, Ore., dragster, 7.658, 174.96 def. Todd Hoerner, Deer Park, Wash., '04 Grand Am, 7.051, 198.80

LORDCO, B.C. NATIONALS WRAPS UP AFTER 3 MONTH DELAY

MISSION, B.C.Thursday Augsut 4 – Nearly three months after its start, the NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series Lordco B.C. Nationals crowed its champions at Mission Raceway Park. The event was originally schedule for mid-May was rescheduled to this weekend due to persistent rain showers.

Brandon Johnson led the pack of winner’s with a victory in Top Alcohol Dragster, running 5.537 seconds at 254.88 mph. Johnson had a single run in the final when Kim Parker’s dragster had problems on the starting line and would not start.

Johnson took out the red hot Steve Federlin in his semi-final match up with a 5.525 second pass at 253.59 mph. Federlin, who was looking for this third win in as many weeks, suffered problems with the car and had to shut it off about half track. Parker took out No. 1 qualifier Hillary Will in a semi-final upset, running 5.642 seconds at 249.93 mph. Will knocked out local racer Leo Grocock of Mission, B.C., in round one.

Northwest hitter Bucky Austin took the win in Top Alcohol Funny Car taking out local favorite Tim Nemeth of Chilliwack, B.C. Austin clocked in at 5.861 seconds at 249.72 mph to Nemeth’s 5.982 at 240.64 mph

Nemeth took out the No. 1 qualifier and Northwest Division point’s leader Brian Hough in the semi-finals after beating Randy Parker (Kim Parker’s husband) in round one. Nemeth ran 5.896 seconds and 5.823 seconds in rounds one and two respectively.

Michael Stone of Tulare, Calif., outran Jeff Lane in Comp Eliminator for the win with a 7.378 second lap at 167.94 mph to Lane’s 7.962, 170.22 mph.

Sean Cour took home the trophy in Super Stock with a win over Terry Sherrill posting a mark of 10.400 seconds, 114.88 mph in his ’02 Firebird while Jody Lang won in Stock over Abbotsford, B.C.’s Cory Thompson. Lang’s 12.410 at 103.46 mph held off Thompson with an 11.311 at 114.22 mph.

“I’m not sure what it is about this place, but I love it,” remarked a smiling Cour who now has four wins here at Mission Raceway Park; three in a row.

Mission, B.C. racer Vicki Strell won in Super Pro with a 10.945 second, 104.50 mph pass against Ken Woelke who ran a quicker 10.364 at 126.63. Wayne Linder beat Mike Coltrin in a double breakout in Super Gas running 9.899 seconds at 149.90 to Coltrin’s 9.895, 154.87.

Also taking home wins for today’s Lordco B.C. Nationals were Mike Henderson in Super Comp over Bubba Dalrymple; Dudley Gee in Super Street over Reg Wilson; and Stewart Klenas from Mission, B.C. won in Sportsman Motorcycle.

Action resumes tomorrow for the second race of this weekend’s double header with day one of time trials and qualifying for the Lucas Oil Canada Nationals. Gates open at 8 a.m. with racing set for 9 a.m. and Top Alcohol Dragsters and Funny Cars qualifying at 5 p.m. For more information call Mission Raceway Park, (604) 826-6315.

The following are the final results from the NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series Lordco B.C. Nationals at Mission Raceway Park:

TOP ALCOHOL DRAGSTER:

ROUND ONE

5) Kim Parker, Graham, Wash., 5.590, 253.02 def. 4) Joey Severance, Spanaway, Wash., broke

2) Brandon Johnson, Shelton, Wash., 5.562, 252.88 def. 7) Ed Verenka, Calgary, Alb., broke

1) Hillary Will, Scotia, Calif., 5.499, 264.78 def. 8) Leo Grocock, Mission, B.C., 6.399, 165.50

3) Steve Federlin, Oregon City, Ore., 5.548, 257.65 def. 6) Bill Edwards Jr., Sumas, Wash., 6.075, 186.37

SEMI-FINALS

Johnson, 5.525, 253.59 def. Federlin, 7.624, 115.68

Parker, 5.642, 249.93 def. Will, 10.568, 60.49

FINALS

Johnson, 5.537, 254.88 def. Parker, broke

TOP ALCOHOL FUNNY CAR:

ROUND 1

4) Tim Nemeth, Chilliwack, B.C., '03 Camaro, 5.761, 249.30 def. 5) Randy Parker, Graham, Wash., '02 Camaro, 6.078, 239.80

1) Brian Hough, Junction City, Ore., '04 Firebird, 5.843, 249.58 def. 8) Nathan Sitko, Edmonton, Alb., '96 Daytona, 6.185, 231.42

2) Bucky Austin, Fife, Wash., '05 Firebird, 5.867, 226.70 def. 9) Derek Snelson, Anchorage, Alaska, '00 Firebird, 6.786, 189.63

3) John Evanchuk, Edmonton, Alb., '02 Firebird, 6.464, 232.67 def. 6) Forrest LeBlanc, Kent, Wash., '02 Avenger, 6.878, 175.37

SEMI-FINALS

Austin, 5.855, 247.00 def. Evanchuk, 5.969, 237.27

Nemeth, 5.823, 247.86 def. Hough, 5.910, 248.61

FINALS

Austin, 5.861, 249.72 def. Nemeth, 5.982, 240.64

COMP ELIMINATOR

Michael Stone, Tulare, Calif., dragster, C/ED, 7.378, 167.94 def. Jeff Lane, North Bend, Wash., '99 Firebird, B/EA, 7.962, 170.22

SUPER STOCK

Sean Cour, Brush Prairie, Wash., '02 Firebird, GT/FA, 10.400, 114.88 def. Terry Sherrill, Klamath Falls, Ore., '02 Cavalier, SS/AM, foul

STOCK ELIMINATOR

Jody Lang, Puyallup, Wash., '81 Malibu, M/SA, 12.410, 103.46 def. Cory Thompson, Abbotsford, B.C., '69 Firebird, E/SA, 11.311, 114.22

SUPER COMP

Mike Henderson, Tacoma, Wash., dragster, 8.905, 174.04 def. Bubba Balrymple, Sunnyside, Wash., dragster, 8.909, 168.98

SUPER GAS

Wayne Linder Jr., Outlook, Wash., '27 roadster, 9.899, 149.90 def. Mike Coltrin, Star, Idaho, '63 Corvette, 9.895, 154.87

SUPER STREET

Dudley Gee, Canby, Ore., '66 Mustang, 10.932, 133.90 def. Reg Wilson, Calgary, Alb., '69 Camaro, 10.950, 134.67

SPORTSMAN MOTORCYCLE

Stewart Kienas, Mission, B.C., '89 Honda, 11.150, 117.58 def. Buff Kobs, Coeur d Alene, Idaho, '95 Ninja, broke

TOP COMP

Shawn Cowie, Richmond, B.C., dragster, 6.730, 202.52 def. Tom Malicki, Brush Prairie, Wash., dragster, 7.323, 179.49