...but they left town even faster.
Sunday's drag-racing finals at Auto Club Speedway were delayed a day by rain, but enough of the field stuck around to finish up today that we have some official results.
From Jerrie Foss at the NHRA:
FONTANA - It took a day longer than planned, but the third annual NHRA JEGS Pacific SPORTSnationals presented by K&N at Auto Club Dragway is in the books. Racers came from across NHRA's Pacific and Northwest divisions to compete in this national event which features NHRA's sportsman competitors. It was the last of three JEGS SPORTSnationals events held across the country this year. The final rounds were highlighted by local racers includingLa Verne's Dave Moreno who won in Stock Eliminator.
Moreno wheeled his '69 Mustang to the win over Mark Faul, Tacoma, Wash., who was driving a '69 Chevelle. Faul, however, did get a win when he took his '98 Grand Am to the winner's circle in Super Stock. The Super Stock runner-up was Bob Bales of Chino.
In Comp Eliminator, Doug Lambeck of Corona Del Mar, Calif., earned the win over Upland's Ross Wilson. Mike Ferderer, Buckley, Wash., grabbed the win in Super Comp, beating out Chris Lindsay, Peoria, Ariz. Rosemead, Calif., racer Ed DeStaute won the Super Gas title over Daniel Beresford of Calimesa, Calif., and in Super Street, Matt Blodgett of Signal Hill, Calif., behind the wheel of his '72 Vega, ousted Harlan Tucker of Miranda, Calif., who was driving a '70 Challenger. Larry Scarth, Manhattan Beach, Calif., beat Wayne Silvia, another Upland resident, in the Top Sportsman final and the win in Top Dragster went to J.R. Leerkamp, Olympia, Wash., over Tom Yancer of of Chandler, Ariz. Leerkamp's father, Stanley, won the NHRA JEGS Cajun SPORTSnationals in Belle Rose, La., in April of this year.
The following are the final results from NHRA JEGS Pacific SPORTSnationals presented by K&N at Auto Club Dragway at Auto Club Speedway:
COMP ELIMINATOR
Doug Lambeck, Corona Del Mar, Calif., '06 Sunfire, D/SMA, 8.489, 157.19 def. Ross Wilson, Upland, Calif., '05 Sunfire, C/SMA, 8.337, 162.53
SUPER STOCK
Mark Faul, Tacoma, Wash., '98 Grand Am, GT/EA, 10.365, 123.52 def. Bob Bales, Chino, Calif., '98 Grand Am, GT/BA, 9.864, 131.18
STOCK ELIMINATOR
Dave Moreno, La Verne, Calif., '69 Mustang, C/S, 11.097, 118.16 def. Mark Faul, Tacoma, Wash., '69 Chevelle, C/SA, 11.266, 112.07
SUPER COMP
Mike Ferderer, Buckley, Wash., '05 Grand Am, 8.922, 172.87 def. Chris Lindsay, Peoria, Ariz., dragster, 8.888, 166.17
SUPER GAS
Ed DeStaute, Rosemead, Calif., '62 Corvette, 9.911, 140.99 def. Daniel Beresford, Calimesa, Calif., '74 Vega, 9.890, 141.76.
SUPER STREET
Matt Blodgett, Signal Hill, Calif., '72 Vega, 10.905, 128.82 def. Harlan Tucker, Miranda, Calif., '70 Challenger, 10.834, 125.32
TOP SPORTSMAN
Larry Scarth, Manhattan Beach, Calif., '05 Cavalier, 7.825, 174.44 def. Wayne Silvia, Upland, Calif., '04 Cavalier, 7.305, 187.83
TOP DRAGSTER
JR Leerkamp, Olympia, Wash., dragster, 7.441, 167.20 def. Tom Yancer, Chandler, Ariz., dragster, 7.265, 184.95