CARNELL, MOTA LEAD FIRST HALF WINNERS OF DOUBLE HEADER
WEST VALLEY CITY, Utah – Racing kicked off on Thursday for the first half of the NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series Double Header at Rocky Mountain Raceways with Utah racers William Carnell and Larry Mota leading the way into the winner’s circle for the first event late Friday night.
Carnell of Murray, Utah, won on a holeshot over fellow Utah racer Logan Warr (Erda, Utah) with a .007 second reaction time and a lap of 7.633 seconds at 170.71 mph for the Top Dragster title. Warr ran out of real estate as he tried to chase Carnell down with a 7.595, 176.57.
Mota, Orem, Utah, won on a double breakout with Cody Cumpton in Sportsman Motorcycle. Mota got the jump at the start that pushed Cumpton to breakout with Mota posting a 9.578 on the 9.58 dial at 132.08 on his ’15 Kawasaki.
Leo Glasbrenner and Chris Newman both took charge of their final rounds immediately will stellar reaction times as Glasbrenner posted a .001 in Super Stock in defeating Rich Pinoski and Newman went one better with a perfect .000 off the line in Top Sportsman to put Bart Smith on the trailer. Glasbrenner, of Chino, Calif., went 10.481, 122.16 to Pinoski’s 10.838, 114.04. Newman, Lancaster, Calif., drove his ‘08 Cobalt to a 7.713, 187.22 mph lap to Smith’s 7.271, 185.60.
Ralph Van Paepeghem, Brad Burton and Justin Morgan each had easy wins Friday night. Clink Neff left early with a foul start to give Van Paepeghem the win in Comp as did Michael Miller in Super comp against Morgan, and local racer Brian Sanderson, South Jordan, Utah, was late at the start and watched Burton disappear down track for the win. Van Paepeghem, Garden Valley, Idaho, went 8.410, 116.50 in his ’32 roadster, Morgan, Concord, Calif., ran a 9.429 at 150.02 in his ’04 dragster and Burton, Snohomish, Wash., posted an 11.441 at 100.20 in his ’72 Firebird.
Val Torres and Rodger Sauder rounded out the winner’s circle with Torres, Valinda, Calif., knocking off Craig Maddox, Sidney, Neb., clocking in at 10.333, 150 mph in his ’63 Corvette and Sauder, also out of Sidney, Neb., won a close one in Super Street over Justin Cooper, Medical Lake, Wash. Sauder’s 11.319, 144.23 in his ’72 Barracuda edged out Cooper’s 11.313, 132.60 in his ’67 Chevelle.
Racers are back in action Saturday for the second half of the double header with final eliminations set for Sunday.
The following are the final results from the NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series and the first of two events this weekend at Rocky Mountain Raceway:
COMP ELIMINATOR
Ralph Van Paepeghem, Garden Valley, Idaho, ’32 Bantam, A/EA, 8.410, 116.50 def. Clint Neff, Arvada, Colo., ’32 Bantam, K/AA, foul.
SUPER STOCK
Leo Glasbrenner, Chino, Calif., ’96 Firebird, GT/HA, 10.481, 122.16 def. Rich Pinoski, Placerville, Calif., ’67 Nova, GT/KA, 10.838, 114.05.
STOCK ELIMINATOR
Brad Burton, Snohomish, Wash., ’72 Firebird, D/SA, 11.441, 100.20 def. Brian Sanderson, South Jordan, Utah, ’63 Plymouth, B/SA, 11.496, 116.53.
SUPER COMP
Justin Morgan, Concord, Calif., ’04 Sarmento, 9.429, 150.02 def. Michael Miller, Moniarty, N.M., ’10 TNT, foul.
SUPER GAS
Val Torres, Valinda, Calif., ’63 Corvette, 10.333, 150.00 def. Craig Maddox, Sidney, Neb., ’01 Prowler, 10.314, 149.15.
SUPER STREET
Rodger Sauder, Sidney, Neb., ’72 Barracuda, 11.319, 144.23 def. Justin Cooper, Medical Lake, Wash., ’67 Chevelle, 11.313, 132.60.
TOP SPORTSMAN
Chris Newman, Lancaster, Calif., ’08 Cobalt, 7.173, 187.22 def. Bart Smith, N. Las Vegas, Nev., ’98 Monte Carlo, 7.271, 185.60.
TOP DRAGSTER
William Carnell, Murray, Utah, ’03 Cameron, 7.633, 170.71 def. Logan Warr, Erda, Utah, ’04 Spitzer, 7.595, 176.57.
SPORTSMAN MOTORCYCLE
Larry Mota, Orem, Utah, ’15 Kawasaki, 9.578, 132.08 def. Cody Cumpton, Vancouver, Wash., ’95 Suzuki Gsxr, 10.722, 125.54.
