NAMPA RACER SCOTT STEPHENS SCORES WIN AT FIREBIRD RACEWAY'S LUCAS
OIL DRAG RACING SERIES EVENT
BOISE, Idaho (May 4, 2009) -- The 39th Annual NAPA Auto
Parts Ignitor presented by Dan Wiebold Ford, a round of the NHRA Lucas
Oil Drag Racing Series, is in the books. Although most of the final
rounds were delayed a day by rain, it was worth the wait for the racers
who ended up in the winner's circle Monday, including Nampa's
Scott Stephens who earned the Top Sportsman win. Stephens was joined in
the winner's circle by Super Stock racer Steve Wann of Modesto,
Calif., and Clarance Bidniack, a Stock Eliminator competitor from
Edmonton, Alb.
Stephens had qualified his '98 Monte Carlo in the No.
11 spot and beat top qualifier Curt Geise of Auburn, Wash., in the
semis. In the final he squared off against No. 10 qualifier Robert
Matthews, Gig Harbor, Wash. Stephens made a 13.033-second, 64.96 mph
pass when Matthews red-lighted in his '67 Nova.
Wann was the No. 2 Super Stock qualifier in his '69
Barracuda and in the final he took on Sandy, Ore., resident Bill
Parmenter in a '57 Chevy. Wann ran 9.907 seconds at 133.31 mph to
Parmenter's 12.409-second, 103.12 mph run in a double-breakout
win. Bidniack ran his '70 Roadrunner against Tibor Kadar of
Peoria, Ariz., in the final. In another double-breakout race, Bidniack
ran 10.970 seconds at 119.96 mph to Kadar's 10.879-second, 119.87
mph effort in his '67 Camaro.
Super Comp racer Steve Apted, Medford, Ore., also made it to
the winner's circle when he ousted Bart Hiatt of Fallon, Nev., in
the final. Dave Kelly, Walla Walla, Wash., scored the win in Super Gas
as he beat Ken Heard of Rindgefield, Wash. The win in Super Street went
to Tom Manfred, Liberty Lake, Wash., who bested Steve Reynolds, another
Nampa racer. In Sportsman Motorcycle presented by Harley Davidson, Gary
Moreno, La Verne, Calif., earned the win over Seattle's Miles
Hauer. In Super Pro, Meridian resident Ed Cutler scored the win over Ed
Sexton of Star and Caldwell racer Troy Pecht grabbed the win in Pro,
beating Chris Hall of Brigham City, Utah, in the final.
Eliminations in Comp Eliminator and Nostalgia Top Fuel were
finished on Sunday. Jeff Lane, North Bend, Ore., beat Clint Neff,
Arvada, Colo., in Comp Eliminator and Mike McLennan, Oakley, Calif., got
the win in Nostalgia Top Fuel over Jim Murphy, Santa Rosa, Calif.
The final round of Top Dragster, between J.R. Leerkamp of
Olympia, Wash., and Jon Riedel of Arlington, Wash., will be run during
the division's race at Pacific Raceways in Kent, Wash.
Northwest division racers head to Mission (B.C.) Raceway Park
for the next NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series event, 19-21, 2009.
The following are the final results from the 39th Annual NAPA Auto Parts
Ignitor presented by Dan Wiebold Ford at Firebird Raceway:
SUPER STOCK
Steve Wann, Modesto, Calif., '69 Barracuda, SS/HA, 9.907, 133.31 def.
Bill Parmenter, Sandy, Ore.,
'57 Chevrolet, SS/MA, 12.409, 103.12
STOCK ELIMINATOR
Clarance Bidniak, Edmonton, Alb., '70 Roadrunner, B/SA, 10.970, 119.96
def. Tibor Kadar, Peoria, Ariz., '67 Camaro, D/SA, 10.879, 119.87
SUPER COMP
Steve Apted, Medford, Ore., '67 Corvette, 9.131, 162.89 def. Bart Hiatt,
Fallon, Nev., dragster, 9.127, 173.44
SUPER GAS
Dave Kelly, Walla Walla, Wash., '02 Firebird, 10.221, 149.45 def. Ken
Heard, Ridgefield, Wash., '86 Mustang, 10.206, 147.63
SUPER STREET
Tom Manfred, Liberty Lake, Wash., '81 Mustang, 11.204, 126.76 def. Steve
Reynolds, Nampa, Idaho,
'71 Nova, 11.156, 127.42
TOP SPORTSMAN
Scott Stephens, Nampa, Idaho, '98 Monte Carlo, 13.033, 64.96 def. Robert
Matthews, Gig Harbor, Wash., '67 Nova, foul
SPORTSMAN MOTORCYCLE
Gary Moreno, La Verne, Calif., '06 H-D, 9.776, 133.55 def. Miles Hauer,
Seattle, '81 Suzuki, 9.551, 103.37
SUPER PRO
Ed Cutler, Meridian, Idaho, '72 Vega, 9.685, 126.22 def. Ed Sexton, Star,
Idaho, '66 Galaxie, 10.358, 129.40
PRO
Troy Pecht, Caldwell, Idaho, '68 Camaro, 10.116, 131.08 def. Chris Hall,
Brigham City, Utah, '70 Camaro, 10.265, 128.79
The following categories were completed Sunday night:
COMPETITION ELIMINATOR
Jeff Lane, North Bend, Wash., '07 Cobalt, C/SMA, 8.454, 156.54 def.
Clint Neff, Arvada, Colo., '23 roadster, K/A, 8.283, 140.84.
NOSTALGIA TOP FUEL
Mike McLennan, Oakley, Calif., dragster, 6.775, 190.15 def. Jim Murphy,
Santa Rosa, Calif., '09 Dragster, broke.
-credit: nhra
