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LEPONE, SNAVELY, YOUNG CAPTURE NMCA WEST WINS AT POMONA

Joe Lepone Jr. (Pro Street, Rick Snavely (True 10.5), and Kevin Young (275 Drag Radial) led a stellar supporting cast of champions at the NMCA West Coast Shootout at the fabled Auto Club Raceway at Pomona over the weekend. Read More >>


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r1NMCA WEST: Same day coverage from Pomona. Veteran doorslammer racer Joe Lepone Jr. used a clean 6.23-second lap in the final round to claim the Pro Street crown over Mike Bowman at the NMCA WEST’s second trip to the famed Auto Club Raceway at Pomona on Sunday. In True 10.5, Rick Snavely was dominant, qualifying No. 1, setting low elapsed time at 6.97, and waltzing into victory lane on a solo 7.10 pass. In 275 Drag Radial, the Young brothers — Kevin and Jeff – were dominant once again, as Jeff qualified atop the quick field while his brother outlasted the competition on race day, besting Artis Houston in the final, 7.43 to a slowing 8.73. Brian Cobbett (N/A 10.5) and Ryan “Toaster” Jones (Outlaw 8.5) were also heads-up class winners. For additional coverage from Pomona, visit the NMCA’s home the web.

r6NHRA: Event Recap on Dragzine. Shawn Langdon earned his second Top Fuel victory of the season and third of his career Sunday at the NHRA Kansas Nationals at Heartland Park Topeka, just edging out Tony Schumacher by a 3.75 to 3.78 count in the money round. In Funny Car, Johnny Gray took home his second Wally trophy in as many weeks when he defeated a tire-smoking Robert Hight in the final. And in Pro Stock, Jeg Coughlin Jr. got his first win of the season in an all-Mopar finale with teammate Allen Johnson, running 6.68 to AJ’s 6.69 after the two left with identical reaction times. For complete pro and sportsman results from Topeka, log on to NHRA.com.

r2ADRL: Jason Scruggs was not to be denied in the ADRL’s first visit to the Cordova Dragway Park in Illinois on Sunday as he was .006 on the tree and flat outran final round opponent Brandon Snider, 3.68 to 3.76, to earn the Spring Drags IV crown. Scruggs was joined by Pro Nitrous winner John Camp, who defeated perennial favorite Mike Castellana in the final. Trevor Eman used a nice 4.13 to claim the Extreme Pro Stock title, and Jamie Hancock, a former ADRL champion, scored a decisive 3.97 to 4.15 victory in Pro Modified before his weekend took a turn for the worst when his Camaro turned hard into the wall after the finish line. Hancock was unhurt, but that certainly wasn’t the way he wanted to end the weekend. For more coverage from Cordova, visit Competition Plus.

r4X-DRL: The fledgling X-DRL also visited a new facility, the No Problem Raceway Park in Belle Rose, La. for the first time over the weekend for the 1st annual Bash on the Bayou. Tommy D’Aprile led the list of winners with his Pro X-Treme triumph over Quain Stott, 3.67 to 3.74. Robert Mathis earned his first Pro Nitrous win with a 3.86 over Jeff Naiser, T.J. Tindle earned his first Pro Modified victory with a 3.99-second defeat of Kevin Rivenbark on a holeshot, and Todd Moyer easily defeated Mike Murillo with a 3.89 in the Pro Turbo finale. For more coverage from Belle Rose, including the complete list of winners, log on to the X-DRL homepage.

r5NHRA Division 3: Marty Thacker bested newcomer Kyle Michalek in a blown versus injected nitro Top Alcohol Dragster final, 5.40 to 5.45, at the NHRA North Central Division Cavalcade of Stars at the Summit Motorsports in Norwalk over the weekend. Thacker was joined by Top Alcohol Funny Car winner Chris Foster, who did likewise in the final opposite of John Anderika, scoring a slight advantage out of the gate and charging to a 5.65 to 5.72 victory. And Greg Kamplain took his B/ED to the winners circle in Competition Eliminator when opponent Frank Affronti left too soon in the final handing over the easy victory. For more from Norwalk, visit Drag Race Central.

r3PMRA: Rocky Di Lecce qualified No. 1 at the PMRA event at the Cayuga Dragway in Ontario, Canada with his ’68 Camaro at 5.96-seconds and never looked back from there, defeating No. 8 qualifier Jeff Roth in the final round. For more from Cayuga, click over to the PMRA.

The Weekend Winner Circle

Lucas Oil NMCA West Coast Shootout – Pomona, Calif.
win1 Joe Lepone Jr. (Pro Street, Rick Snavely (True 10.5), and Kevin Young (275 Drag Radial) led a stellar supporting cast of champions at the NMCA West Coast Shootout at the fabled Auto Club Raceway at Pomona over the weekend.
   
EVENT WINNERS
Pro Street: Joe Lepone Jr.
True 10.5:
Rick Snavely
275
Drag Radial: Kevin Young
N/A 10.5:
Brian Cobbett
Outlaw 8.5:
Ryan Jones
Pro Comp:
Brad Wiechmann
Nostalgia Street Car:
Josh Edwards
Open Comp: Dan Marciano
Mustang Madness: Gary Guerrero
Super Quick: Rodger Comstock
Quick Street: Trevor Hayes
Bracket 1: Tom Drake
Bracket 2: Randy Chen
Click here to view more results >>
NHRA Kansas Nationals – Topeka, Kan.
win2 Shawn Langdon, Johnny Gray, and Jeg Coughlin Jr. were professional class victors at the NHRA Kansas Nationals at the Heartland Park Topeka over the weekend.
   
EVENT WINNERS
Top Fuel: Shawn Langdon
Funny Car: Johnny Gray
Pro Stock: Jeg Coughlin Jr.
Top Alcohol Dragster: Alan Bradshaw
Top Alcohol Funny Car: Jirka Kaplan
Super Stock:
Tim Nicholson
Stock: Austin Williams
Super Comp:
Tommy Phillips
Super Gas:
Steve Williams
Super Street:
John Dasher
Top Dragster:
Larry Piper

Click here to view more results >>

About the author

Andrew Wolf

Andrew has been involved in motorsports from a very young age. Over the years, he has photographed several major auto racing events, sports, news journalism, portraiture, and everything in between. After working with the Power Automedia staff for some time on a freelance basis, Andrew joined the team in 2010.
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