JONES, FISHER, GREATHOUSE, HICKS CLAIM PRIZE FIGHT TITLE BELTS

Joel Greathouse successfully defended his title in Ultra Street at the Ohio Valley Prize Fight: Round Three in Kentucky, joining Mike Jones (Limited Drag Radial), Shane Fisher (X275) and Michael Hicks (Nitrous X) as champions.

Ohio Valley Prize Fight

The Ohio Valley Raceway near Louisville, Kentucky crowned its third annual Prize Fight champions early Sunday morning after battling late afternoon showers, and when all was said and done, it was reigning Ultra Street champion Joel Greathouse who left the biggest mark on this years’ event, not only defending his title, but nearly doubling-up, with a runner-up finish to Shane Fisher in X275. In Limited Drag Radial, Mike Jones and his twin turbo Chevy Cobalt outran Kerri Anne Beebe for the title, while Michael Hicks turned away Jeff Carpenter for the Nitrous X hardware with a 4.75 in the finale.

Limited Drag Radial: Mike Jones
X275: Shane Fisher
Nitrous X: Michael Hicks
Ultra Street: Joel Greathouse
6.50 Index: Harley Brewer
7.50 Index: Kim Young
Box: Tommy Mattingly
No Box: Josh Gans
Trophy: Kenny Davenport

NHRA SPORTSNationals

The NHRA JEGS SPORTSNationals made its long-awaited return to the Beech Bend Raceway Park in Kentucky this weekend, the one-time home of the sportsman-only national event, with more than 600 racers from all across the country jamming the facility and braving less-than-stellar weather forecasts. But the event was completed on Sunday without a hitch, as Louisiana native and former world champ Craig Bourgeois headlined the winner’s circle with his triumph in Competition Eliminator, as he drove his nostalgia dragster past the small-displacement dragster of Jason Coan for the crown. In Super Stock, Division 3 runner Brad Zaskowski defeated Jimmy Hidalgo in a wild final round, as Hidalgo lost traction early and crossed the centerline, while in Stock, Houston Raikes, appearing in his first career final round, defeated Craig Marshall to earn the national event Wally.

Competition Eliminator: Craig Bourgeois
Super Stock: Brad Zaskowski
Stock Eliminator: Houston Raikes
Super Comp: Tyler Bohannon
Super Gas: Craig Anderson
Super Street: Michelle Furr
Top Sportsman: Jerry Albert
Top Dragster: Danny Nelson

NHRA Division 1

Rich McPhillips drove from the No. 5 qualifying position to victory lane in Top Alcohol Dragster at the NHRA Northeast division Lucas Oil Series meet at the Maple Grove Raceway in Pennsylvania, ousting Nevada-based racer Duane Shields in the final, 5.41 to a slowing 12.02. In Top Alcohol Funny Car, veteran Tony Bartone used a clean 5.54 to deny reigning event champion Matt Gill an encore, while Doug Doll’s E/Dragster Automatic machine ousted Peter Luciano and his L/Altered Automatic Chevy Cobalt for the Competition Eliminator crown.

Top Alcohol Dragster: Rich McPhillips
Top Alcohol Funny Car: Tony Bartone
Competition Eliminator: Doug Doll
Super Stock: John Armstrong
Stock Eliminator: Allison Smyth
Super Comp: John Bruzzo
Super Gas: Francis Ross
Super Street: Rick Mattioli
Top Sportsman: Ronald Proctor
Top Dragster: Frank Zeffiro
Pro Stock Snowmobile: Tyler Small