Steve Gasparrelli put the Gasparrelli Motorsports Top Alcohol Funny Car
’08 Mustang in the winner’s circle with a string of runs in the 5.50’s
and a best 5.578 second, 258.42 mph pass in the final for the win at
this weekend’s NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series Division 7 event
presented by Korbel at Infineon Raceway.
Gasparrelli, West Covina, Calif., had been on a dry spell before taking
the win last month at the Lucas Oil event at Pacific Raceways near
Seattle. This marks his second win on the year as he outran Keeter
Ray, Newport Beach, Calif., who held off No. 1 qualifier John Lombardo
and veteran racer Jay Payne on his way to the final against Gasparrelli.
In Top Alcohol Dragster it was Cody Perkins, Bluffdale, Utah, taking
the easy win when fellow finalists and No. 1 qualifier John Ahten,
Saugus, Calif., broke in his semifinal round win and was unable to make
the call for the final round.