Mike De Palma and Tibor Kadar both carried their No. 1 qualifying
efforts into the winner’s circle at the NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing
Series event presented by Budweiser at Southwestern Int’l Raceway.
Glendale, Ariz., resident De Palma took home the hardware in Comp
Eliminator, wheeling his ’98 Firebird to the win over Dean Carter,
another Gledale racer. Kadar, a resident of Peoria, Ariz., scored the
win in Super Stock over Ryan Mc Clanahan of Upland, Calif.
Steve Wann, Modesto, Calif., earned the win in Stock Eliminator as he
knocked out the category’s best qualifier, Scott Burton, Golden, Colo.
Andrew Madrid, Chatsworth, Calif., ousted Gabriel Torres, La Puente,
Calif., in the Super Comp final and, in Super Gas, Mike Ferderer,
Buckley, Wash., got the win over Michael Miller of Santa Fe. The Super
Street win went to Patrick Mc Henery of Mesa, Ariz., when he beat Joe
Kidd of Marana, Ariz. Top Sportsman racer Brad Wagner, Henderson,
Nev., beat Gary Forkner, Temecula, Calif., in the final while Mera
Silvia, Upland, Calif., scored the win in Top Dragster over Mike Mac
Brair, Napa, Calif. La Verne, Calif., racer Gary Moreno rode his ’06
Harley Davidson to the Sportsman Motorcycle win, beating out Tracy
Bailey of Coos Bay, Ore.