SEVERANCE, LOMBARDO LEAD LUCAS OIL WINNERS IN POMONA

Four lock up NHRA Summit National Championships

POMONA, Calif. – In the final results from Auto Club Dragway and the Auto Club NHRA Finals, Joey Severance and John Lombardo Jr. lead the list of winners in the NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series. Severance not only won the event, but took over the points lead, taking home the NHRA Lucas Oil National Championship with his semifinal round win over Shawn Cowie, earning a spot in the final.

The Woodburn, Ore., racer then knocked out David Sheetz with his best run in eliminations posting a 5.278 second lap at 271.84 mph. The win was Severance’s tenth and fourth this year to go along with his first championship.

Lombardo, out of Brea, Calif., scored his sixth NHRA national event win and his second in Pomona. Lombardo was in a fight for the championship with Jonnie Lindberg with Lindberg winning the championship before being knocked out in the final by Lombardo on a holeshot. Lombardo’s 5.445, 273.05 beat the quicker 5.439, 267.22.

The NHRA Summit National Championship was also up for grabs at this the final NHRA event of the year with Todd Piper leading the way, taking the Summit Super Pro National Championship. Piper was joined by Robert Steffen, Nick Hastings and Mark Schwalm celebrating wins and NHRA Summit Championships.

Piper took a slight lead in the final against Chris Bear and held on to win by about eight inches running 7.182 to Bear’s 7.449. Piper’s Dad also ran here in Pomona for the Summit championship back in the early 2000’s.

Steffen took the early lead on Brock Moshier in the Pro class then ran 10.564 on the 10.56 dial for the win in his Chevy Nova with a .020 second package.

Hastings used a nice .011 second reaction time in his Mustang to take the win in Sportsman when Adam Tabor left early with a foul start and Schwalm won in the motorcycle class when Rick Poole ran too quick. Schwalm went 7.714, 167.51 on his Kawasaki.

The Comp Eliminator title went to Tony Mandella who captured his sixth win posting a reaction time of .007 seconds while Jeff Adkinson scored in Super Stock for his second national event trophy. Adkinson knocked out local runner Brian McClanaham. Adkinson’s first win came here in Pomona in 2013.

Marko Perivolaris won his first NHRA national event while Gary Stinnett bagged his 23rd. Perivolaris was .006 seconds off the start and forced Trever Larson to run too quick on a breakout in Super Gas. Stinnett took a big lead at the start over Prescott Dean in Super Comp and held on for the win.

Rounding out the Lucas Oil winners was Leo Glasbrenner in his Firebird who took out Brian’s brother Ryan McClanahan in Stock Eliminator. Glasbrenner was near perfect at the start and held on to win by three feet.

The following are the final results from the Auto Club NHRA Finals at Auto Club Raceway at Pomona:

Top Alcohol Dragster
Joey Severance, 5.278, 271.84 def. David Sheetz, 6.567, 128.98.

Top Alcohol Funny Car
John Lombardo Jr., Chevy Camaro, 5.445, 273.05 def. Jonnie Lindberg, Chevy Monte Carlo, 5.439, 267.22.

Comp Eliminator
Tony Mandella, Chevy S-10, 8.351, 153.44 def. Joshua Lee, Bantam Roadster, 8.867, 134.86.

Super Stock
Jeff Adkinson, Pontiac Sunfire, 9.746, 133.50 def. Brian McClanahan, Chevy Camaro, 8.801, 146.50.

Stock Eliminator
Leo Glasbrenner, Pontiac Firebird, 10.570, 122.06 def. Ryan McClanahan, Chevy Camaro, 9.706, 135.43.

Super Comp
Gary Stinnett, Dragster, 9.192, 149.07 def. Prescott Dean, Dragster, 10.078, 93.96.

Super Gas
Marko Perivolaris, Chevy Camaro, 9.918, 170.75 def. Trevor Larson, Chevy Corvette, 9.891, 168.24.

Summit Super Pro
Todd Piper, Dragster, 7.182, 179.04 def. Chris Bear, Dragster, 7.449, 181.25.

Summit Pro
Robert Steffen, Chevy Nova, 10.564, 125.30 def. Brock Moshier, Chevy Vega, 9.107, 137.18.

Summit Sportsman
Nick Hastings, Ford Mustang, 12.874, 80.84 def. Adam Tabor, Chevy Nova, foul.

Summit Motorcycle
Mark Schwalm, Kawasaki, 7.714, 167.51 def. Rick Poole, Suzuki, 8.393, 149.83.