DOMESTICS RULE AT ANNUAL WORLD CUP FINALS IN MARYLAND

Led by Outlaw 10.5 veteran Joe Newsham (Outlaw vs Extreme) and LSX star Mark Carlyle (Radial vs Modified), domestic racers dominated the annual World Cup Finals at the Maryland International Raceway, leaving plenty of shattered records and career best numbers in their wake.

World Cup Finals

Maryland International Raceway’s annual World Cup Finals, pitting the top domestic and import racers in head-t0-head battle once again brought record-shattering performance, and none were more shocking than those witnessed in the Outlaw vs Extreme category, where Richard Sexton recorded the first three-second eighth-mile pass and the quickest quarter-mile pass in Outlaw 10.5 history. But when the dust settled, it came down to a pair of domestic racers — Joe Newsham and Steve Drummond — for the class hardware. Newsham, who earlier clocked a career best 6.13, ousted a slowing Drummond in the final with a 6.83. In Radial vs Modified, No. 2 qualifier Mark Carlyle drove his LSX-powered Corvette to victory over Jose Mendez by a 6.67 to 6.95 count, while Dean Marinis won X275 vs Hot Rod from the No. 2 spot, overcoming Tony Alms’ much quicker 7.13 with his 7.28 in the final.

Event Winners:

Outlaw vs Extreme: Joe Newsham
Radial vs Modified: Mark Carlyle
X275 vs Hot Rod: Dean Marinis
Street Fighter: George Farkouh
Super Street: Harold Horton
True Street: Juan Rodriguez
All Motor: Rob Zona
10.00 Index: Carey Gable
10.50 Index: Marco Proctor
11.50 Index: Tom Conrad Jr.

NHRA Division 7

Joey Severence claimed the Top Alcohol Dragster at the final NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series event of the 2014 season on Sunday at The Strip at Las Vegas Motor Speedway, as he downed an up-in-smoke Mike Strasburg in the final with a steady 5.38. Ulf Leanders defeated newly-crowned Top Alcohol Funny Car world champion Steve Harker, 5.67 to 5.83, to claim his first career regional victory, and Justin Lamb used a better light and a run further under his index for the win in Competition Eliminator over Clint Neff.

Event Winners:

Top Alcohol Dragster: Joey Severance
Top Alcohol Funny Car: Ulf Leanders
Competition Eliminator: Justin Lamb
Super Stock: Phil Unruh
Stock: John Gray
Super Comp: Chandler Meziere
Super Gas: Aaron Kinard
Super Street: Wayde Samuel
Top Dragster: Dan Lafferty
Top Sportsman: Wayne Newman
Sportsman Motorcycle: Sean Conner
Top Fuel Harley: Tommy Grimes
Pro Fuel Harley: Johnny Vickers
Pro Gas Harley: Clint Rabb
Hot Street Harley: Augustine Herrera
Draggin’ Bagger Harley: Darrell Schwalbach
Screamin’ Eagle Performance Harley: John Cabral
Street Pro Harley: Donnie Doubleday