Jim Whiteley and Mark Woznichak took home the trophies this weekend at Infineon Raceway and the NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series. Whiteley, Grand Junction, Colo., qualified No. 1 in the Top Alcohol Dragster class then ran his best pass of the weekend in his final round match up with Shawn Cowie, Delta, B.C., CAN. Whiteley won with on a holeshot needing every bit of his 5.288 second pass at 262.90 mph to Cowie’s 5.275 second lap at 268.87 mph.
Woznichak faced off against John Lombardo Jr., Brea, Calif., in the final of Top Alcohol Funny Car and posted a winning run of 5.656 seconds, 2.557 mph in his '02 Camaro. The Ontario, Calif., racer took out Doug Gordon, Paso Robles, Calif., and Sean O’Bannon, also of Ontario, in rounds 1 and 2 respectively. Lombardo Jr. drove to a 5.638 second, 258.81 mph lap for his runner up finish.