Final
Shields, 5.273, 271.16 def. Federlin, 5.447,
264.31
TOP ALCOHOL FUNNY CAR
Round 1
1) Brian Hough, Junction City, Ore., '04
Firebird, 5.692, 254.88 def. 8) Nathan Sitko,
Edmonton, Alb., '02 Camaro, 7.100, 142.11
2) Bucky Austin, Fife, Wash., '06 Monte Carlo,
5.741, 254.38 def. 7) Ken Kraus, Great Falls,
Mont., '04 Camaro, 5.945, 241.02
6) Randy Parker, Graham, Wash., '04 Camaro,
5.805, 246.37 def. 3) Hank Coolidge, Sunburst,
Mont., '02 Firebird, 5.891, 244.89
4) Clint Thompson, Klamath Falls, Ore., '06
Monte Carlo, 5.672, 252.59 def. 5) Tim Nemeth,
Chilliwack, B.C., '00 Firebird, 8.521, 109.51
Semifinals
Austin, 5.702, 255.68 def. Parker, 5.805, 250.06
Thompson, 5.677, 251.32 def. Hough, 5.742, 254.59
Final
Thompson, 5.715, 251.39 def. Austin, 6.080,
201.20
COMP ELIMINATOR
Adam Bowdish, Oregon City, Ore., '89 Trans Am,
F/SM, 8.868, 149.04 def. Jirka Kaplan, Calgary,
Alb., '23 roadster, BB/AM, 7.524, 131.11
SUPER STOCK
Don Thomas, Spruce Grove, Alb., '87 Camaro,
GT/DA, 9.977, 126.90 def. Sean Cour, Brush Prairie,
Wash., '02 Firebird, GT/BA, 13.963, 61.14
STOCK ELIMINATOR
Cory Thompson, Abbortsford, B.C., '69 Firebird,
E/SA, 11.095, 108.77 def. Jim Mantle, Black
Creek, B.C., '79 Pacer, V/SA, 14.804, 88.88
SUPER COMP
Brad Plourd, Kent, Wash., dragster, 8.912, 171.42
def. Anthony Castillo, Grandview, Wash., dragster,
8.913, 174.92
SUPER GAS
Rod Andreas, Gervais, Ore., '71 Vega, 9.924,
145.98 def. Ross Childers, Gladstone, Ore.,
'84 T-Bird, 9.956, 153.89
SUPER STREET
Dick Williams, Puyallup, Wash., '73 Vega, 10.902,
135.76 def. Fred Hoffman, Seattle, '67 Camaro,
10.898, 127.51
SPORTSMAN MOTORCYCLE
Dave Rathbun, Oak Harbor, Wash., '78 Kawasaki,
10.013, 109.74 def. Jim Sibley, Edmonds, Wash.,
'90 Suzuki, 24.607, 36.61
TOP COMP
Todd Hoerner, Deer Park, Wash., '04 Grand Am,
6.787, 206.23 def. Andy Morris, Olympia, Wash.,
dragster, 7.239, 179.42
SUPER PRO
Murray Dorren
June 2, 2006
PLEASE NOTE CHANGE
IN SCHEDULE FOR THIS WEEKEND'S RACING!
Because of a bad weather forecast for Sunday,
NHRA officials have decided to try and finish
the LORDCO BC NATIONALS Saturday June 3 (tomorrow).
Gates still open at 7:00 a.m. with the plan
to have everybody get one more qualifying run
before moving into eliminations. A more detailed
schedule will be announced tomorrow, but will
NOT be posted here as we will be at the track
and will not be able to update this page with
any further information.
FEDERLIN, AUSTIN LEAD EARLY QUALIFYING AT MISSION
RACEWAY’S LUCAS OIL SERIES EVENT
MISSION, B.C. – Competition is under
way at the Lordco BC Nationals, a round of the
NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series, where racers
in eight classes took to the quarter-mile in
the first day of this three-day event. In the
first of two days of qualifying, Top Alcohol
Dragster driver Steve Federlin took the No.
1 position and Northwest Hitter Bucky Austin
set the pace in Top Alcohol Funny Car.
Federlin, the reigning division champion from
Oregon City, Ore., outpaced the field with a
5.379-second, 263.69 mph pass. Boulder City,
Nev., resident Duane Shields sits in the No.
2 spot with a 5.398-second, 269.54 mph run.
Mission residents Paul Julien and Leo Grocock
are in the eight-car qualifying field in the
sixth and eighth position, respectively. Bill
Edwards of Sumas, Wash., finished the day as
the No. 5 qualifier.
Austin, a Fife, Wash., resident, slipped into
the top spot just ahead of Brian Hough of Junction
City, Ore. Austin ran 5.661 seconds at 252.24
mph to Hough’s 5.669-second, 256.04 mph
pass. Chilliwack’s own Tim Nemeth is currently
qualified in the No. 6 place after running 6.137
seconds at 219.40 mph.
Richmond, B.C., racer Shawn Cowie leads the
Top Comp field while Jirka Kaplan, Calgary,
Alb., set the pace in Comp Eliminator. In Super
Stock, Harry Holton, Modesto, Calif., drove
his ’64 Barracuda to the No. 1 position
and Joe Sorensen, Woodburn, Ore., wheeled his
’69 Camaro to the top of the Stock Eliminator
field.
Racing continues Saturday and Sunday at Mission
Raceway. Gates open at 7 a.m. each day. Qualifying
and time trials continue Saturday morning at
9. Top Alcohol Dragster and Top Alcohol Funny
Car participants will have two qualifying run
on Saturday, at noon and 3 p.m., and will run
first round of eliminations at 6 p.m. With rain
threatening throughout the weekend, NHRA and
track officials are not taking any chances on
not finishing the race and eliminations for
all classes will start on Saturday and continue
on Sunday.
General admission tickets for the Lordco BC
Nationals are $20 Saturday and $20 Sunday. A
pit pass is $5 each day. Children 12 and under
are admitted free. For more information, call
Mission Raceway, (604) 826-6315.
The following are Friday’s qualifying
results from the Lordco BC Nationals at Mission
Raceway:
TOP ALCOHOL DRAGSTER
1) Steve Federlin, Oregon City, Ore., 5.379
seconds, 263.69 mph
2) Duane Shields, Boulder City, Nev., 5.398,
269.54
3) Garrett Bateman, Salem, Ore., 5.401, 257.87
4) Brandon Johnson, Shelton, Wash., 5.564, 252.73
5) Bill Edwards Jr., Sumas, Wash., 5.660, 246.23
6) Paul Julien, Mission, B.C., 5.894, 187.07
7) Carl Magee, Victoria, Texas, 5.952, 245.83
8) Leo Grocock, Mission, B.C., 6.803, 147.54
Not Qualified
9) Joey Severance, Spanaway, Wash., 6.968,
121.26
10) Kim Parker, Graham, Wash., 7.294, 122.85
11) Greg Sereda, Spruce Grove, Alb., 10.442,
70.43
12) Greg Tacke, Great Falls, Mont., (no time)
TOP ALCOHOL FUNNY CAR
1) Bucky Austin, Fife, Wash., '06 Monte Carlo,
5.661 seconds, 252.24 mph
2) Brian Hough, Junction City, Ore., '04 Firebird,
5.669, 256.04
3) Hank Coolidge, Sunburst, Mont., '02 Firebird,
5.747, 249.10
4) Clint Thompson, Klamath Falls, Ore., '02
Camaro, 5.845, 249.51
5) Nathan Sitko, Edmonton, Alb., '02 Camaro,
6.060, 229.82
6) Tim Nemeth, Chilliwack, B.C., '00 Firebird,
6.137, 219.40
7) Randy Parker, Graham, Wash., '04 Camaro,
6.187, 234.19
8) John Evanchuk, Edmonton, Alb., '02 Firebird,
6.826, 236.03
COMP ELIMINATOR
1) Jirka Kaplan, Calgary, Alb., '23 roadster,
BB/AM, 7.050 seconds, -0.620 (under index)
2) Adam Bowdish, Oregon City, Ore., '89 Trans
Am, F/SM, 8.833, -0.617
3) Dave Barcelon, Bremerton, Wash., '06 Cobalt,
G/A, 8.453, -0.597
4) Mark Stewart, Medford, Ore., '98 Achieva,
G/SMA, 8.874, -0.576
5) Jeff Lane, North Bend, Wash., '34 Chevy,
B/SR, 8.039, -0.561
6) Bruce Perkin, Maple Ridge, B.C., '87 Trans
Am, E/SM, 8.686, -0.554
7) Brandon Huhtala, Puyallup, Wash., '97 Cutlass,
D/A, 7.825, -0.535
8) Chuck Smithfield, Battle Ground, Wash., '96
Beretta, BB/A, 7.640, -0.510
9) Dennis Myers, Prosser, Wash., '02 Neon, F/AA,
8.228, -0.482
10) Ray Hadford, Everett, Wash., dragster, A/ND,
7.060, -0.480
SUPER STOCK
1) Harry Holton, Modesto, Calif., '64 Barracuda,
SS/AH, 8.670 seconds, -1.130 (under index)
2) Jack Bystrom, Alta Loma, Calif., '68 Camaro,
SS/FA, 9.672, -1.078
3) Terry Sherrill, Klamath Falls, Ore., '04
Cavalier, SS/AM, 8.393, -1.057
4) Thomas Nolan, Lacombe, Alb., '02 S-10, GT/TA,
9.808, -1.042
5) Byron Setters, Red Deer, Alb., '04 Cavalier,
GT/AA, 9.372, -1.028
6) Larry Dowty, Tacoma, Wash., '90 Grand Am,
SS/GS, 13.343, -1.007
7) Kevin Cour, Happy Valley, Ore., '02 Firebird,
GT/FA, 10.097, -1.003
8) Jim Storms, Renton, Wash., '98 Avenger, GT/FA,
10.170, -0.930
9) Jim Caughlin, Woodburn, Ore., '72 Pinto,
SS/FS, 11.843, -0.907
10) Jerry Jenkins, Modesto, Calif., '68 Barracuda,
SS/AH, 8.898, -0.902
STOCK ELIMINATOR
1) Joe Sorensen, Woodburn, Ore., '69 Camaro,
A/SA, 10.064 seconds, -1.236 (under index)
2) Bill Kost, Renton, Wash., '77 Cutlass, K/SA,
11.760, -1.190
3) Brian Cour, Brush Prairies, Wash., '87 Camaro,
F/FIA, 11.784, -1.166
4) Bill Bushmaker, Auburn, Wash., '77 Roadrunner,
J/SA, 11.593, -1.157
5) Jim Waldo, Richland, Wash., '02 Firebird,
A/FI, 10.104, -1.146
6) Tom Skjonsberg, Red Deer, Alb., '70 Barracuda,
A/SA, 10.184, -1.116
7) Mary Ann Method, Kennewick, Wash., '69 Nova,
B/SA, 10.490, -1.060
8) Don Elgin, Des Moines, Wash., '74 Grand Am,
N/SA, 12.247, -1.053
9) Jeff Lane, North Bend, Wash., '96 Corvette,
A/FIA, 10.269, -1.031
10) Grant Eldridge, White Rock, B.C., '69 Nova,
E/SA, 10.985, -1.015
TOP COMP
1) Shawn Cowie, Richmond, B.C., dragster, 6.505
seconds, 205.19 mph
2) Neil Lachelt, Kelowna, B.C., '01 Lachelt,
6.683, 203.94
3) Todd Hoerner, Deer Park, Wash., '04 Grand
Am, 6.852, 203.43
4) Brian Preszler, Kennewick, Wash., dragster,
6.869, 193.96
5) Marvin Mueller, Lake Stevens, Wash., dragster,
7.098, 188.60
6) Brian Barling, White Rock, B.C., dragster,
7.137, 192.22
7) Terry Wilcox, Lake Tapps, Wash., dragster,
7.150, 191.48
8) Shane Molinari, Battle Ground, Wash., dragster,
7.161, 186.06
9) John Evans, North Delta, B.C., dragster,
7.162, 189.87
10) Tom Koenen, North Bend, Ore., dragster,
7.170, 186.37
June 1, 2006
Spectacular new Lordco sign now adorns the bridge
for their big race, the Lordco BC Nationals!
The story of Thursday was all about rain as
we only managed a few pairs down the track before
the skies opened up.
The West Coast Hemis hauler pulled in late afternoon.
May 31, 2006
The 2006 Hemi Showdown at Mission Raceway
Park
In May 2001 the drag racing world witnessed
one of the greatest Hemi Super Stock showdowns
of all time. Now five years later the quickest
and fastest cars on the planet return to the
place where it all began, Mission Raceway Park.
The
2006 race-within-a-race features a new format
where all the cars run full sessions with the
two quickest coming back for all the marbles.
They call it 'Chicago-Style' match racing, and
it's seldom been seen in this area.
The Mission event promises to be another great
one as the favorite West Coast Hemi Team from
Modesto California comes back one more time
to see just how quick and fast they can go on
the one strip where history could happen.
Lead
by former NHRA National Record Holder Harry
Holton driving the legendary 'Har-Cuda' (photos),
one of the things on his mind is the elusive
chance to be the very first under 8.50. This
car has run deep into the fifties here, so that
science-fiction-like number is not out-of-the-question.
Now running under the classification SS/AH
the big Cudas and Darts run heads-up, stick
cars against automatics, and here at Mission
it gets even better as you can toss in Canadian
vs. American, driver against driver, and of
course, engine-builder against engine builder.
The other competitors in this high profile
event include the other two West Coast Hemi
team mates, 2003 Indy Hemi-Challenge Champion
Jerry Jenkins and another former record holder,
Michael Ogburn, both obviously running Holton
power.
The 2005 Mission co-champion Mark Viera is
coming back with his Holton-powered Dart along
with the other '05 champ Norm Scott, the Oregon
driver debuting an all new SS/HA Cuda here that
once belonged to Eddie Smith of West Virginia
Hemi fame.
Another hitter to watch will be the Heli-Hemi
Dart of John Rains, coming here with a brand
new Wescott Hemi under the hood, and the team
who won The Idaho Hemi Shootout at Boise's Firebird
Raceway just three short weeks ago, Jon and
Cal Percy and their gorgeous light weight Plymouth
Savoy.
The
Canuck fans will have plenty to cheer for as
Mission's very own Jim Isherwood (pictured)
will bring his bumper-dragging Hemi to test
the MRP bite and don't forget Peter Wille of
Victoria whose 4-speed Cuda could surprise more
than a few here this weekend.
Those are the confirmed entries at this date,
and who knows if more may show. Any way you
look at it, all eyes will be on the big bad
Hemis when they pull out at the end of each
session of Super Stock. Will history be made
this weekend at MRP? Don't let next week's headlines
make you regret not being here to see it happen!
May 29, 2006
Lordco B.C. Nationals Drag Races Roll Into
Mission
Mission,
B.C., May 26, 2006 – It’s the time
of year that every drag racing fan waits for,
when the NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series returns
to town.
It’s the Lordco B.C. Nationals at Mission
Raceway Park from Friday, June 2 through Sunday,
June 4, and the biggest NHRA drag race in Canada,
also the biggest motorsport event in B.C., will
have something for every fan of the world’s
fastest form of racing.
Topping the list are the awesome Top Alcohol
Dragsters and Funny Cars, 4,000-horsepower monsters
that run the quarter mile in 5 seconds at over
260 mph! Some twenty of these cars are entered,
each looking for a spot in their respective
8-car fields.
Canadian drivers, as always, are expected
to challenge strongly with a few entered in
each type of car. Look for Tim Nemeth’s
new funny car from Chilliwack to be joined by
his new teammate in last year’s car, Nathan
Sitko from Edmonton, while veteran John Evanchuk,
also from Edmonton, always puts on a show in
his gorgeous Firebird.
The action will be non-stop at the Lordco
B.C. Nationals, and when the dragsters and funny
cars take a break, hundreds of the best sportsman
racers in B.C. will take on the invaders from
Alberta and the West Coast of the U.S. in several
different eliminator categories, vying for their
share of the nearly $140,000 US in cash and
contingency awards posted.
One of those categories is the wild, wheelstanding
muscle cars of Super Stock Eliminator, and as
an added bonus, a race-within-a-race called
the West Coast Hemi Shootout will see the baddest
of them all, the Chrysler Hemi-powered Barracudas
and Darts, in 150-mph combat on the ultra-quick
Mission quarter-mile, fighting for their share
of $5,000 in prize money. At least ten of these
entertaining cars are expected at Mission.
It’s three days packed with racing action,
starting each morning, Friday, Saturday and
Sunday, at 9:00 am. The feature Alcohol Dragsters
and Funny Cars have qualifying sessions at 3:00
pm Friday, and 1:00 and 4:00 pm Saturday, and
their first round of eliminations goes Sunday
at noon.
Friday’s admission of just $10.00 includes
pit pass, while Saturday and Sunday admission
is $20.00 each day, plus $5.00 for pit pass.
Children 12 and under are admitted for free
when accompanied by an adult.
