COWIE, OLIVER WIN BIG IN LAS VEGAS
GLENDORA, Calif. (Nov. 2, 2009) -- Shawn Cowie and
Daniel Oliver both picked up their first national event wins of the
season this past weekend at the NHRA Las Vegas Nationals at The Strip at
Las Vegas Motor Speedway. Cowie, DeLta, B.C., qualified 5th in Top
Alcohol Dragster and worked his way through the field to take out
hometown racer Brandon Johnson, Las Vegas, in the final with a 5.353
seconds at 267.69 mph pass. Cowie beat No. 1 qualifier Monroe Guest in
the semifinals with a 5.391, 267.53 after disposing of Mark Niver in
round two.
Oliver, Whittier, Calif., came from the seventh qualifying
position to take the win over Alexis De Joria, Bronson, Fla., with a mark
of 5.658, 254.09 to De Joria's quicker 5.641 at 255.63 mph.
In Comp Eliminator it was defending event champion and the
2008 NHRA Lucas Oil National Champion Dan Fletcher taking the trophy over
Ross Wilson while Jody Lang faced off against his brother Toby in the
final of Stock Eliminator. Jody took the win, his 17th national event
win of his career.
Troy Coughlin Jr. led the JEGS camp with a win in Super Comp
against Anthony Castillo for the first win of his young career; David
Bogner put his Dodge Daytona in the winner's circle in Super Stock;
and Max Tafoya won over Val Torres in Super Gas. Torres still has an
outside shot at the NHRA Lucas Oil Super Gas National Championship but
needs a win and a runner-up finish at the last two events of the year.
-credit: nhra
