Racing is complete and the winners have been crowned at the NHRA Lucas
Oil Drag Racing Series event hosted at Gainesville Raceway. This wraps
up the second of six events in Southeast division competition. Winners
walking away with the coveted Wally trophy included Top Alcohol
Dragster pilot Shayne Lawson, Broken Arrow, Okla., and Jay Payne from
Claremont, Calif., in Top Alcohol Funny Car.
Lawson was in the groove this weekend making his way out of the No.2
qualifying position and into the winner’s circle. On his way to the
Final, the event champ took out local Gainesville, Fla., resident
Cherissa Griffis in Round 1 and Bill Evans of Miramar, Fla., in the
Semis. Lawson posted a 5.403 second, 250.51 mph run defeating Artie
Allen from Jacksonville, Fla., to take home the hardware.