presented by

Nov. 28, 2004

J.R. Leerkamp wins $27,000 winner-take-all Ultimate Gambler;
Nickels is overall B&M Las Vegas Bracket Nationals Super Pro champion
at The Strip at LVMS

Gallery is here

LAS VEGAS (Nov. 28, 2004) -- The four-day B&M Las Vegas Bracket
Nationals at The Strip at Las Vegas Motor Speedway is now history. The
Thanksgiving weekend event drew a record number of entries - more than
400 cars, motorcycles and even two snowmobiles - from 15 states and two
Canadian provinces, from as far away as N. J. and W. Virginia.
Saturday's program was halted by rain and completed on Sunday.
J.R. Leerkamp of Olympia, Wash., enjoyed the biggest payday of the four-day weekend as he won the $27,000 winner-take-all Ultimate
Gambler Race on Sunday. The race, originally scheduled for Saturday,
was postponed due to rain. Originally, 32 drivers entered at $1,000
each, but five withdrew after Saturday's rainout. Leerkamp also won
Friday night's Quick 8 competition.
Ron Nickels (Super Pro), Tim Stensvad (Pro) and Scott Parsons
(Street) won the weekend's overall points championships.
The holiday non-perishable food drive raised more than $1,890 in
cash donations and enough food to fill a truck. A number of local
causes and families, including Amerindian, Inc. (www.amerindian.org) and
the Las Vegas Rescue Mission, will benefit from the racers' generosity.

BC's Vicki Strell won the Sunday "Run for the Money" one shot race and took home over $1000.00 for her 2/1000ths off dial in.

Overall points champions:
STREET
1. Scott Parsons (Monroe, Utah) - Parsons also is The Strip's 2004
Street champion.
2. Ron Winters (Las Vegas)
3. Linda Bailey (Yorba Linda, Calif.)

PRO
1. Tim Stensvad (Grand Lake, Colo.)
2. Matt Stocker (Boise, Ida.)
3. Bob Chagnon (Temecula, Calif.)

SUPER PRO
1. Ron Nickels (Livermore, Calif.)
2. Shawn Langdon (Mira Loma, Calif.)
3. Larry Spitali (Glendale, Ariz.)

Sunday, Nov. 28 results: $27,000 winner-take-all ULTIMATE GAMBLER RACE
Winner: J.R. Leerkamp (Olympia, Wash.) 2001 Mullis dragster .020 4.697
sec./141.89 mph.
Runner-up: Mark Kidd (Twin Falls, Ida.) 2001 Undercover dragster .010
4.853 sec./141.73 mph.
$5,000-to-win SUPER PRO
Winner: Shawn Langdon (Mira Loma, Calif.) 2002 Spitzer dragster .017
7.758 sec./169.36 mph.
Runner-up: Shane Carr (Williamstown, N.J.) 2002 Mullis dragster .015
7.869 sec./168.60 sec.
PRO
Winner: Todd Zampore (Marion, Texas) 1992 Cutlass .067 8.774
sec./155.36 mph.
Runner-up: Arthur "Sonny" Archuleta (Rio Rancho, New Mex.) 1979 Z-28
.007 9.976 sec./134.75 mph.
STREET
Winner: Scott Parsons (Monroe, Utah) 1967 Cutlass .129 12.326
sec./106.74 mph.
Runner-up: John Joines (Rancho Cucamonga, Calif.) 2003 Silverado .025
15.392 sec./86.56 mph.

Saturday, Nov. 27 results (completed Sunday due to rain on Saturday):
$5,000-to-win SUPER PRO
Winner: Bryan King (Henderson) 1988 Mustang .023 10.400 sec./120.97
mph.
Runner-up: Becky Phlegar (Las Vegas) 1972 Chevelle .039 10.716
sec./122.05 mph.
PRO
Winner: Matt Stocker (Boise, Ida.) 1969 Nova .057 11.504 sec./112.55
mph.
Runner-up: Tim Stensvad (Grand Lake, Colo.) 1999 Cavalier .071 8.298
sec./157.72 mph.
STREET
Winner: Scott Parsons (Monroe, Utah) 1967 Cutlass .095 12.416
sec./109.13 mph.
Runner-up: Linda Bailey (Yorba Linda, Calif.) 2001 Firebird .106
12.720 sec./106.42 mph.

Friday -----------Spitali wins second round of B&M Las Vegas Bracket Nationals at The Strip


LAS VEGAS -- The second round of the four-day B&M Las Vegas
Bracket Nationals at The Strip at Las Vegas Motor Speedway now is in
the record books and Larry Spitali of Glendale, Ariz., claimed the
$5,000 Super Pro finale cash by defeating New Mexico's Ben Padilla.
Dora Prudhomme of Boise, Ida., defeated Chuck Killian of
Ontario, Calif., to claim Pro honors. Lloyd Miyashiro of San Dimas,
Calif., beat Kyle Hirschi of N. Las Vegas for Friday's Street title.
J.R. Leerkamp defeated Mark Barnhart for the Quick 8 title. Jon
Brazeau won the Super Comp final over Dustin Hentges and "Sir James"
Hartvigsen outran John Cross to claim Super Gas honors.
The B&M Las Vegas Bracket Nationals resumes Saturday morning at
The Strip and continues on through Sunday. Each day pays $5,000 to
the winner of the Super Pro final.
The final drag meet of the 2004 season at The Strip has
attracted 400 entries from 15 states and two Canadian provinces,
including cars from West Virginia and New Jersey. The holiday
non-perishable food drive will continue throughout the weekend.
Racers and fans are encouraged to donate non-perishable food for the
area's needy families.

Results, indicating driver, hometown, car, reaction time, elapsed time
(ET) and top speed:

$5,000-towin SUPER PRO
Winner: Larry Spitali (Glendale, Ariz.) 1967 Camaro .016 9.896
sec./134.509 mph.
Runner-up: Ben Padilla (Albu., N.M.) 1967 Chevelle .105 9.086
sec./143.73 mph.

PRO
Winner: Dora Prudhomme (Boise, Ida.) 1966 Chevy II .047 11.209
sec./115.04 mph.
Runner-up: Chuck Killian Jr. (Ontario, Calif.) 1969 Camaro .055
12.059 sec./107.64 mph.

STREET
Winner: Lloyd Miyashiro (San Dimas, Calif.) 2003 Corvette .153
12.769 sec./108.41 mph.
Runner-up: Kyle Hirschi (N. Las Vegas) 1965 Mustang .078 13.108
sec./97.42 mph.

QUICK 8
Winner: J.R. Leerkamp (Olympia, Wash.) 2001 Mullis dragster .015 7.380
sec./184.09 mph.
Runner-up: Mark Barnhart (Emmett, Ida.) 1994 Soran dragster .011 8.367
sec./108.22 mph.

SUPER COMP
Winner: Jon Brazeau (St. George, Utah) 2004 Mullis dragster .081 9.037
sec./171.10
Runner-up: Dustin Hentges (Olympia, Wash.) 2000 Mullis dragster

SUPER GAS
Winner: "Sir James" Hartvigsen (Escondido, Calif.) 1967 Barracuda .045
10.077 sec./132.14 mph.
Runner-up: John Cross (Riverside, Calif.) 1934 Chevrolet .003 10.019
sec./147.34 mph.

Nov 26, 2004

Thursday-----------Cannavo wins first round of B&M Las Vegas Bracket Nationals at The Strip; Stensvad, Preszler win Pro, Street

LAS VEGAS -- The first round of the four-day B&M Las Vegas
Bracket Nationals at The Strip at Las Vegas Motor Speedway is now
history and Carl Cannavo of N. Las Vegas is its first big winner.
Cannavo defeated Dennis Jorgensen of Nampa, Ida., in the final round of
Super Pro eliminations to claim the $5,000 cash first prize.
Tim Stensvad of Grand Lake, Colo., defeated Mark Warmouth of
Lodi, Calif., to claim Pro honors. George Preszler of Kennewick, Wash.,
beat Ron Winters of Las Vegas for Friday's Street title.
The B&M Las Vegas Bracket Nationals resumes Friday morning at
The Strip and continues on through Sunday. Each day pays $5,000 to the
winner of the Super Pro final.
The final drag meet of the 2004 season at The Strip has
attracted 400 entries from 15 states and two Canadian provinces,
including cars from West Virginia and New Jersey. The holiday
non-perishable food drive already has received $550 in donations and a
large quantity of food. The food drive will continue throughout the
weekend. Racers and fans are encouraged to donate non-perishable food
for the area's needy families.

Results, indicating driver, hometown, car, reaction time, elapsed time
(ET) and top speed:

$5,000-towin SUPER PRO
Winner: Carl Cannavo (N. Las Vegas) '95 Yancer dragster .003 8.089
sec./166.95 mph.
Runner-up: Dennis Jorgensen (Nampa, Ida.) 2000 Chevrolet S-10 .050
8.711 sec./155.76 mph.

PRO
Winner: Tim Stensvad (Grand Lake, Colo.) 1999 Cavalier .055 8.306
sec./159.59 mph.
Runner-up: Mark Warmouth (Lodi, Calif.) 1970 Oldsmobile 442 .066
11.026 sec./118.69 mph.

STREET
Winner: George Preszler (Kennewick, Wash.) 2002 Lincoln .054 16.009
sec./85.70 mph.
Runner-up: Ron Winters (Las Vegas) 1968 El Camino .061 16.684
sec./81.49 mph.

Nov. 15, 2004

Div. 3's Mark Griffin wins Super Pro. Kelly King from Div.2 wins Pro. Div. 4's Kevin Hale takes Sportsman and Div. 3 Dave Hill wins Bike/Sled

Super Pro round one

(W) Larry Thomason SPRO 9.02 0.022 9.013 -0.007
(L) Marcus Wessels SPRO 9.38 0.016 9.331 -0.049

(W) Brian Brown SPRO 7.72 0.004 7.736 0.016
(L) Mark Ryberg SPRO 11.15 0.017 11.158 0.008

(W) Mark Griffith SPRO 8.04 0.015 8.057 0.017
(L) Margie Richardson SPRO 9.11 0.007 9.171 0.061

(W) Jeff Thompson SPRO 10.61 -0.006 10.650 0.040
was unopposed

Round 2

(W) Mark Griffith SPRO 8.04 0.024 8.038 -0.002
(L) Jeff Thompson SPRO 10.63 0.051 10.617 -0.013

(W) Larry Thomason SPRO 9.01 0.021 9.005 -0.005
(L) Brian Brown SPRO 7.68 0.061 7.632 -0.048

Final round

(W) Mark Griffith SPRO 8.02 0.021 8.032 0.012
(L) Larry Thomason SPRO 9.00 -0.001(R) 8.991 -0.009

Pro round one

(W) Kyle Saucy PROET 10.79 0.034 10.803 0.013
(L) Jeromy Hefler PROET 10.18 0.095 10.126 -0.054

(W) Jimmie Barrett PROET 11.80 0.039 11.879 0.079
(L) Chuck Morris PROET 10.03 0.066 10.101 0.071

(W) Jason Novacek PROET 10.08 0.047 10.052 -0.028
(L) Tony Marconi PROET 11.53 0.050 11.499 -0.031

(W) Kelly King PROET 10.68 0.039 10.611 -0.069
was unopposed

Round 2

(W) Kelly King PROET 10.64 0.047 10.663 0.023
(L) Jimmie Barrett PROET 11.85 0.091 11.860 0.010

(W) Jason Novacek PROET 10.06 0.019 10.090 0.030
(L) Kyle Saucy PROET 10.76 0.030 10.800 0.040

Final Round

(W) Kelly King PROET 10.64 0.041 10.621 -0.019
(L) Jason Novacek PROET 10.07 0.028 10.048 -0.022

Super Pro Bike round one

(W) Joseph Smith ETMX 10.26 0.012 10.180 -0.080
(L) James Farmer SPB 11.14 -0.001(R) 11.080 -0.060

(W) Dave Hill ETMX 8.40 0.025 8.480 0.080
(L) Gerald Jordan ETMX 9.91 -0.015(R) 9.985 0.075

(W) Michael Fulks ETMX 10.50 0.022 10.578 0.078
(L) Dale Detlie ETMX 8.66 0.048 8.714 0.054

(W) Chris Kasel ETMX 9.03 0.044 9.050 0.020
was unopposed

Round 2

(W) Dave Hill ETMX 8.47 0.031 8.507 0.037
(L) Chris Kasel ETMX 9.03 -0.026(R) 8.981 -0.049

(W) Michael Fulks ETMX 10.56 0.021 10.498 -0.062
(L) Joseph Smith ETMX 10.18 -0.007(R) 10.156 -0.024

Final Round

(W) Dave Hill ETMX 8.48 0.016 8.442 -0.038
(L) Michael Fulks ETMX 10.49 -0.013(R) 10.508 0.018

Sportsman round one

(W) Kevin Hale SPMAN 13.03 0.027 13.082 0.052
(L) Ray Block SPMAN 13.56 0.031 13.631 0.071

(W) Tim Larson SPMAN 13.08 0.100 13.181 0.101
(L) Robert Classen SPMAN 14.64 0.108 14.633 -0.007

(W) Angelo Phillips SPMAN 13.10 0.057 13.106 0.006
(L) Leon Robertson SPMAN 16.46 0.050 16.532 0.072

(W) Mike Barber SPMAN 13.00 0.005 13.205 0.205
was unopposed

Round 2

(W) Tim Larson SPMAN 13.13 0.010 13.114 -0.016
(L) Angelo Phillips SPMAN 13.10 0.087 13.056 -0.044

(W) Kevin Hale SPMAN 13.08 0.003 13.097 0.017
(L) Mike Barber SPMAN 13.01 0.054 13.018 0.008

Final round

(W) Kevin Hale SPMAN 13.08 0.066 13.024 -0.056
(L) Tim Larson SPMAN 13.10 0.092 13.037 -0.063

Sept. 20, 2004

Sept. 4, 2004 Summit ET Finals for Division six at Mission Raceway. Results are here. The first of seven races for the Summit world finals qualifier series goes this weekend.

August 19, 2004 Eagle Motorplex Final Summit ET series points race of the season... was run last weekend at the Zimmer Wheaton "All Night Drags"

Up for grabs were the final spots for 'Team Eagle" and the ROC representatives for a chance to compete at Pomona for the NHRA ET world championships. In race #1 of the weekend double header, Al Quigley defeated Andy Closkey in Super Pro and Then doubled up on Sunday to win both days. He defeated Lynn Siemens in the final on Sunday. The two wins put Quigley onto the ROC team for the'Plex. In Pro Nick Richards won over Dwayne Neuman on Saturday and Cory Thompson won on Sunday over Matt Lauren. In Sportsman, Lisa Rastad won on Saturday and hubby Dave won on Sunday. Fred Clifford and Trevor Mathis were the two r/ups. In Bike, Glenn Miller won on Saturday and Stu Keinas got the Sunday winners cheque. Bill Bourdon and Chris Ross were the r/ups. In Jr., Holly Clarke won on Satruday and r/upped on Sunday. Sunday winner was Derek Rose.The Saturday r/u was Kelsey Mackay-Smith. Here are the ROC reps for the Eagle Motorplex after the final points event.

Super Pro

1 Jim Behnke 6243 549
2 John Korfiatis 6862 454
3 Al Quigley 04B 454
4 Martin Rachel 6639 400

Pro
1 Otto Shulte L644 534
2 Matt Laursen 573 460
3 Ralph Pool B680 446
4 Dale Strocen 6663 402

Sportsman
1 Dave Copeland 6196 516
2 Lisa Rastad 6371 474
3 David Rastad 6365 441
4 Martin Jackman M697 419

Bike
1 Dave Copeland 6196 499
2 Bill Bourdon 6850 467
3 Jan Cook 6500 445
4 Kevin Miller 48 370

Jr.
1 Brandon Rachel 6045 435
2 Riley Pottie 6926 337
3 Holly Clarke 6111 329
4 Kelsey MacKay-Smith 6076 297