2001 Summit Racing Series
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09/09/2001
Team championship results
BOISE, Idaho - The first four of 28 places have been filled for the NHRA Summit Racing Series National Championship, to be held at the Automotive Club of Southern California NHRA Finals, Nov. 8-11 in Pomona, Calif.
By virtue of victories at the NHRA Northwest Division Finals at Firebird Raceway, John Shaffer, Cory Thompson, Al Omond and Gary Fasset have qualified themselves to compete at the "winner-takes-all" national championship finals in November.
 Super Pro winner John Shaffer
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Greeted by hugs and cheers in the winner's circle by fellow Firebird Raceway competitors and Firebird staff, Super Pro winner John Shaffer was overwhelmed and excited by the win at his home track.
"I'm very excited to win here at Firebird. I can't wait to go Pomona," said Shaffer, who defeated Renegade Raceway's Steve Beggerly in the Super Pro final.
 Pro champ Cory Thompson
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Taking home the win in Pro, was Mission Raceway's Cory Thompson, who defeated fellow Mission runner John Korfiatis in the all-Canadian final.
"It was really nice to put Mission Raceway in the winner's circle for the second year in a row. I couldn't have done it without my engine builder, Jim Behnke, who was working on my motor just last week so I could race. It also was fun to race my Mission teammate John Korfiatis in the final, since he and I are such good friends," said Thompson.
 Sportsman champ Gary Fassett
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In the Sportsman final it was 18-year-old Gary Fasset, racing out of the Lost Creek Raceway stable. Behind the wheel of his 5.0 Mustang, the Universal Technical Institute (Phoenix, Ariz.) freshman defeated Bremerton Raceway's Steve Adams.
Racing for Mission Raceway, honors in the Motorcycle category went to last year's NHRA Summit Racing Series runner up, Al Omond, who defeated Woodburn Dragstrip's Mike Fordice.
"Though it was nice to be in an all-Mission final last year against A.J. Boykin, that loss haunted me all year. I couldn't get it out of my mind. It was second time I took runner- up at one of these races. The first runner-up was not as bad because there wasn't the Pomona deal on the line, but last year really stung. I'm glad that this year I was able win and go to the NHRA Finals," said Omond.
 Motorcycle winner Al Omond
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The four drivers who have qualified for the Summit National Championship in Pomona will each receive $3,500 when they arrive at the Southern California facility. They then will race against six other competitors for four event titles, with the winner in each category receiving an additional $5,000 in the winner-takes-all contest.
Other winners at the NHRA Summit Racing Series Finals included, Nicole Brandner, High School Eliminator; Michael Peck, Junior Lightning; and Necia Cox, Junior Thunder. The following are final results from the NHRA Summit Racing Series Northwest Division Finals at Firebird Raceway:
Quarterfinalists: Lonnie Sharkey, Bremerton Raceway;
Nick Nicholson, Portland International Raceway; John Shafffer,
Firebird Raceway; RodneyGregg, Steve Beggerly, Renegade Raceways;
Brian Barnhart, Lewistown Raceway;Damien Giddens, Mission Raceway,
Donald Whitcomb, Lewistown Raceway.
Quarterfinals
Sharkey, .505 RT, 10.871, 122.44 mph def. Nicholson, .503, 9.017, 146.15
Shaffer, .512, 9.573, 134.14 def. Gregg, .506, 11.328, 118.17
Beggerly, .527, 12.079, 126.26 def. Barnhart, .510, 11.300, 115.83
Giddens, .518, 9.678, 138.95 def. Whitcomb, .498 (foul), 10.242, 129.68
Semifinals
Shaffer, .526, 9.568, 138.07 def. Sharkey, .505, 10.816, 116.53
Beggerly, .559, 12.090, 124.94 def. Giddens, .692, 9.665, 138.91
Final
Shaffer, .526, 9.560, 133.90 def. Beggerly, .559, 12.124, 124.70
PRO
Quarterfinalists: Ken O'Keefe, Bremerton Raceway; Martin Rachel,
Mission Raceway; Cory Thompson, Mission Raceway; Wayne Floyd, Southern
Oregon Dragway, John Korfiatis, Mission Raceway; Ryan Ladret, Eagle
Motorplex; Tom Skjonsberg, Race City Motorsport Park; Gina Nimmo,
Madras Dragstrip.
Quarterfinals
O'Keefe, .588 RT, 12.167 105.15 mph def. Rachel, .553, 11.032, 121.34
Thompson, .502, 11.486, 113.75 def. Floyd, .526, 12.432, 109.14
Korfiatis, .539, 11.515, 113.50 def. Ladret, .544, 10.857, 120.32
Skjonsberg, .553, 11.549, 106.69 def. Nimmo, .538, 11.460, 115.90
Semifinals
Thompson, .517, 11.514, 104.74 def. O'Keefe, .515, 12.223, 103.04
Korfiatis, .530, 11.530, 113.53 def. Skjonsberg, .606, 11.517, 115.56
Final
Thompson, .533, 11.433, 116.44 def. Korfiatis, .463 (foul), 11.546, 116.02
SPORTSMAN
Quarterfinalists: Steve Adams, Bremerton Raceway; Jerry Weber,
Woodburn Dragstrip; Davie Copeland, Eagle Motorplex; Jennifer Krueger,
Firebird Raceway; Tom Wilcox, Southern Oregon Dragway; Vicki McKelvy,
Madras Dragstrip; Gary Fasset, Lost Creek Raceway.
Quarterfinals
Adams, .571 RT, 15.942, 83.25 mph def. Weber, .550, 15.240, 88.30
Copeland, .584, 16.181, 87.28 def. Krueger, .441, 13.454, 102.47
Wilcox, .535, 17.018, 81.89 def. McKelvy, .395 (foul), 14.538, 93.43
Fasset, .508, 13.132, 103.04 def. bye
Semifinals
Fasset, .566, 13.118, 99.85 def. Copeland, .590, 16.188, 87.63
Adams, .621, 15.879, 81.13 def. Wilcox, .631, 17.086, 81.65
Final
Fasset, .667, 13.108, 103.12 def. Adams .605, 15.784, 84.49
MOTOCYCLE/SNOWMOBILE
Quarterfinalists: Mike Fordice, Woodburn Dragstrip; Jason
Detour, Portland International Raceway; Jerry Stinson, Southern
Oregon Dragway; Steve Cross, Race City Motorsports Park; Al Omond,
Mission Raceway; Stacy Hesch, Bremerton Raceway.
Quarterfinals
Fordice, .474 RT, 9.566, 136.98 def. Detour, .408 (foul), 10.720, 123.38
Stinson, .455, 9.371, 113.35 def. Cross, .421, 10.202, 134.93
Omond, .483, 10.384, 99.96 def. Hesch, .436 (foul), 18.506, 55.36
Semifinals
Omond, .436, 10.102, 130.58 def. Stinson, .390 (foul), 9.194, 142.15
Fordice, .509, 9.604, 137.59 def. Bye
Final
Omond, .441, 10.140, 120.11 def. Fordice, .543, 9.499, 134.22
HIGH SCHOOL
Quarterfinalists: Craig Worrell, Renegade Raceways; Kraig Heinz,
Bremerton Raceway; Nicole Brandner, North Central Motorsport Park;
Nathan Wieler, Mission Raceway; Kyle Saucy, Woodburn Dragstrip.
Quarterfinals
Worrell, .664 RT, 11.176, 116.82 mph def. Heinz, .532, 16.575, 80.88
Brandner, .565, 12.293, 80.88 def. Wieler, .625, 12.735, 101.78
Saucy, .542, 11.130, 118.46 def. bye
Semifinals
Worrell, .611, 11.149, 117.40 def. Saucy, .477, 11.073, 119.25
Brandner, .585, 12.197, 110.07 def. bye
Final
Brandner, .621, 12.287, 102.41 def. Worrell, .933, 11.090, 117.69
JR. DRAGSTER THUNDER
Quarterfinalists: Brett James, Woodburn Dragstrip; Carl Wardrobe,
Eagle Motorplex; Timmy Wallace, Firebird Raceway; Holly Clarke, Eagle
Motorplex; Necia Cox, Firebird Raceway; Jeff George, Woodburn Dragstrip;
Charlie Tiller, Portland International Raceway; David Weis, Bremerton
Raceway.
Quarterfinals
James, .620 RT, 11.413, 54.47 mph def. Wardrobe, .532, 15.845, 38.61
Wallace, .757, 13.250, 48.59 def. Clarke, .649, 16.629, 34.71
Cox, .572, 11.375, 56.40 def. George, .682, 11.273, 57.55
Tiller, .709, 11.443, 55.70 def. Weiss, .438 (foul), 12.972, 48.75
Semifinals
Tiller, .514, 11.405, 55.56 def. Wallace, .793, 13.135, 49.03
Cox, .622, 11.151, 58.49 def. James, .609, 11.291, 55.04
Final
Cox, 600, 11.166, 58.88 def. Tiller, .388 (foul), 11.391, 56.33
JR. DRAGSTER LIGHTNING
Quarterfinalists: Jessi Ledbetter, Renegade Raceways; Rob Hoffman,
Bremerton Raceway; Michael Peck, Mission Raceway; Michelle Elliot, Renegade
Raceways; Paul Jordan, Lost Creek Raceway; Kristi Dever, Firebird Raceway;
Sean Kennedy, Seattle International Raceway.
Quarterfinals
Ledbetter, .640 RT, 8.958, 69.50 mph def. Hoffman, .578, 9.435, 69.50
Peck, .595, 9.287, 67.89 def. Elliot, .640, 8.845, 70.40
Jordan, .613, 10.262, 60.57 def. Dever, .665, 9.020, 71.62
Kennedy, .485, 11.408, 58.50 def. (bye)
Semifinals
Ledbetter, .529, 8.913, 71.64 def. Bye
Peck, .600, 9.206, 70.16 def. Kennedy, .478 (foul), 11.377, 59.17
Final
Peck, .560, 9.170, 70.64 def. Ledbetter, .504, 8.841, 71.97
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