LAS VEGAS – The Strip at Las Vegas Motor Speedway will present
the second annual Las Vegas Speed Spectacular for the NHRA Hot
Rod Heritage Series on the weekend of May 15-17.  The weekend
will include nostalgia drag racing, a vintage car show and music.

    Headlining the nostalgia drag show will be the world-famous
Nanook AA/FA fuel altered (www.nanookracing.com), owned by
Dave and Linda Hough. Las Vegas drag racer Vince Generalao

piloted it to its quickest E.T. ever – 6.13 sec./235.29 mph – last year
at Auto Club Dragway in Bakersfield, Calif. (see the record run at
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ivjQOuPxmvo).

    Classes contested at this year’s meet include: A/Fuel, AA/Gas,
Junior Fuel, Nostalgia Eliminator, A/Gas, B/Gas and C/Gas, to name
just a few.

    Legendary rockabilly DJ “Flattop Tom” Jacob of La Habra, Calif.,
will provide his special blend of music on a 1,000-watt sound system.

    Art Kam and the Las Vegas Cruisin’ Association (www.
lasvegascarshows.com) will produce the car show, featuring hot
rods and show cars from the ‘30s, ‘40s, ‘50s and ‘60s. For car show

entry information, please contact Art at (702) 643-0000 or
LasVegasCruisin@yahoo.com.

    For more information on the NHRA Hot Rod Heritage Series,
please visit www.nhrahotrodheritage.com.

    To purchase tickets or obtain more information, please call the
LVMS ticket office at (702) 644-4444 or visit www.LVMS.com.


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LAS VEGAS – Shawn Cowie of British Columbia, Canada, and Sean
O’Bannon of Ontario, Calif., scored Top Alcohol final-round wins
during this weekend’s NHRA Lucas Oil Series event at The Strip at
Las Vegas Motor Speedway.

  Cowie defeated Jim Whitely, of Grand Junction, Colo., to claim the
Top Alcohol Dragster victory. Whitely was the weekend’s Top
Alcohol Dragster No. 1 Qualifier at 5.326-sec./270.43 mph.

  O’Bannon defeated Terry Ruckman of Grand Junction, Colo., for
Top Alcohol Funny Car honors. Jay Payne of Claremont, Calif.,
earned No. 1 Qualifier status in the Top Alcohol Funny Car class at
5.637-sec./254.81 mph.

  Justin Lamb of Henderson won the Competition Eliminator class.
  Tom Albritton of W. Jordan, Utah, claimed Super Stock honors
over Stephanie Wong of Las Vegas.
  This weekend, The Strip at LVMS will present a Test ‘n’ Tune
session for Pacific Street Car Association (PSCA – www.pscaracing.
com) competitors on Friday at 5 p.m., followed by

Midnight Mayhem Presented By MetroPCS at 9 p.m. The PSCA
Hughes Performance Las Vegas Nationals will begin with qualifying
on Saturday at 9 a.m. PSCA and Motorcycle Drag Racing

Association (MDRA) eliminations will begin Sunday at 9 a.m.

  For more information, please call LVMS at (702) 644-4444 or visit
www.LVMS.com.

Results, indicating driver/rider, hometown, vehicle, reaction time,
elapsed time (ET) and top speed.

TOP ALCOHOL DRAGSTER
Winner: Shawn Cowie (British Columbia, Canada) .058  5.653 sec.
/256.60 mph.
Runner-up: Jim Whitely (Grand Junction, Colo.) .060  5.874 sec.
/178.73 mph.

TOP ALCOHOL FUNNY CAR
Winner: Sean O’Bannon (Ontario, Calif.) .100  5.654 sec./254.90
mph.
Runner-up: Terry Ruckman (Grand Junction, Colo.) .087  7.668 sec.
/119.24 mph.

COMPETITION ELIMINATOR
Winner: Justin Lamb (Henderson) 2009 Cobalt .025  17.666 sec./62.
67 mph.
Runner-up: Dean Carter (Glendale, Ariz.) no time

SUPER STOCK
Winner: Tom Albritton (West Jordan, Utah) 1990 Trans Am  .103  
10.006 sec./106.02 mph.
Runner-up: Stephanie Wong (Las Vegas) 1997 Pontiac  -.021
(fouled) 12.345 sec./89.52 mph.

STOCK ELIMINATOR
Winner: Scott Burton (Golden, Colo.) 1971 Firebird  .012  10.814
sec./117.79 mph.
Runner-up: Dave Workman (Casa Grande, Ariz.) 1989 Mustang  .
048  12.843 sec./98.38.

SUPER COMP
Winner: Val Torres (Valinda, Calif.) dragster .016  9.068 sec./173.
18 mph.
Runner-up: Steve Williams (Loma Linda, Calif.) dragster  .023  
9.092 sec./163.02 mph.

SUPER GAS
Winner: Randy Balough (Newbury Park, Calif.) 1963 Corvette  .020  
10.057 sec./144.74 mph.
Runner-up: Vincent Campa (San Diego, Calif.) 1934 Chevrolet  .
037  10.054 sec./166.25 mph.

SUPER STREET
Winner: Gary Reust (Rancho Cordova, Calif.) 1955 Chevrolet  .016  
11.059 sec./134.20 mph.
Runner-up: Ryan Giacone (Phoeniz, Ariz.) 1988 Thunderbird  .024  
11.052 sec./137.22 mph.

TOP SPORTSMAN
Winner: Rich Takahashi (San Gabriel, Calif.) 2009 Cavalier  .006  
7.540 sec./183.37 mph.
Runner-up: Wayne Silvia (Upland, Calif.) 2004 Cavalier  .016   
6.814 sec./201.37 mph.

TOP DRAGSTER
Winner: Geoff Nelson (Canyon Lake, Calif.) dragster  .043  7.111
sec./189.15 mph.
Runner-up: Mike Henderson (Tacoma, Wash.) dragster  .025  7.245
sec./183.84 mph.

SPORTSMAN MOTORCYCLE
Winner: Craig Wood (Tucson, Ariz.) 1997 Suzuki  .048  8.773 sec.
/138.44 mph.
Runner-up: Bill Burkhart (Anaheim, Calif.) 2000 Suzuki  .037  9.361
sec./143.44 mph.
Las Vegas
Motor Speedway
Contact:
John Bisci
LVMS Public Relations
(702) 632-8231
jbisci@lvms.com

Revised: April 9, 2009
Please discard all previous 2009 schedules.

Changes:
1. Event added May 23.
2. June 5 Midnight Mayhem moved to June 12
3. Moved June 19 Midnight Mayhem to June 26

2009 schedule for The Strip at Las Vegas Motor Speedway

April
9 – Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series test session and Super
Shootout – 10 a.m.
10-12 – NHRA Div. 7 Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series – 9 a.m.

17 – PSCA test session – 5 p.m.
17 – Midnight Mayhem Presented By MetroPCS – 9 p.m.
18 – PSCA qualifying and MDRA – 9 a.m.
19 – PSCA eliminations (www.pscaracing.com) MDRA – 9 a.m.

25 – Short Line Express/Chevron Jr. Drag Racing Series, Hot
Nevada ‘Vettes Autocross – 9 a.m.
25 – Street War Saturday/LVCA drags – 4 p.m.
26 – Short Line Express/Chevron Jr. Drag Racing Series – 9 a.m.

May
1 – Bracket Test ‘n’ Tune – 5 p.m.
1 – Midnight Mayhem Presented By MetroPCS – 9 p.m.
2 – Short Line Express/Chevron Jr. Drag Racing Series and
Outlaw 330 – 9 a.m.
2 – Wicked HP Championship E.T. Bracket Series; Hot Rods, Hot
Dogs, Bikes and Budweiser Cruise Night car show – 4 p.m.
3 – Wicked HP Championship E.T. Bracket Series – 9 a.m.
8 – Bracket Test ‘n’ Tune – 5 p.m.
9 – Wicked HP Championship E.T. Bracket Series; Hot Rods, Hot
Dogs, Bikes and Budweiser Cruise Night car show – 4 p.m.

10 – Corvette Association drags and autocross – 9 a.m.
15 – NHRA Hot Rod Heritage Series test session – 3 p.m.
15 – Midnight Mayhem Presented By MetroPCS – 9 p.m.
16-17 – NHRA Hot Rod Heritage Series Speed Spectacular – 9 a.
m.

23 – Street War Saturday and Bracket Shakedown – 9 a.m.
23 – Short Line Express/Chevron Jr. Drag Racing Series – 4 p.m.
24 – Short Line Express/Chevron Jr. Drag Racing Series – 9 a.m.

June
5 – Bracket Test ‘n’ Tune – 5 p.m.
6 – Short Line Express/Chevron Jr. Drag Racing Series – 9 a.m.
6 – Wicked HP Championship E.T. Bracket Series; Hot R
ods, Hot
Dogs, Bikes and Budweiser Cruise Night car show – 4 p.m.

7 – Wicked HP Championship E.T. Bracket Series – 9 a.m.
12 – Midnight Mayhem Presented By MetroPCS – 9 p.m.
13 – Short Line Express/Chevron Jr. Drag Racing Series – 9 a.m.
13 – Street War Saturday and Bracket Shakedown  – 4 p.m.
14 – Short Line Express/Chevron Jr. Drag Racing Series – 9 a.m.
19 – PSCA Test ‘n’ Tune – 5 p.m.
19 – Midnight Mayhem Presented By MetroPCS – 9 p.m.
20 – PSCA qualifying and MDRA – 9 a.m.
21 – PSCA eliminations and MDRA – 9 a.m.

July
10 – Formula Drift (www.formulad.com) and Bracket Test ‘n’ Tune
– 7 p.m.
11 – Formula Drift and Wicked HP Championship E.T. Bracket
Series – 7 p.m.

31 – Midnight Mayhem Presented By MetroPCS – 9 p.m.

August
14 – Midnight Mayhem Presented By MetroPCS – 9 p.m.
28 – Midnight Mayhem Presented By MetroPCS – 9 p.m.
29 – Wicked HP Championship E.T. Bracket Series; Hot Rods, Hot
Dogs, Bikes and Budweiser Cruise Night car show; pajama party –
7 p.m.

September
5 – Short Line Express/Chevron Jr. Drag Racing Series – 8 a.m.
5 – PSCA qualifying and MDRA – 4 p.m.
6 – NHRA Pacific Division Jr. Drag Racing Championship Series –
8 a.m.
6 – PSCA (www.pscaracing.com) and MDRA – 4 p.m.
11 – Bracket Test ‘n’ Tune – 5 p.m.
11 – Midnight Mayhem Presented By MetroPCS – 9 p.m.
12 – Open for car club event -- to be announced – 9 a.m.
12 – Wicked HP Championship E.T. Bracket Series; Hot Rods, Hot
Dogs, Bikes and Budweiser Cruise Night car show – 4 p.m.
13 – Wicked HP Championship E.T. Bracket Series – 9 a.m.
19 – Short Line Express/Chevron Jr. Drag Racing Series – 9 a.m.
19 – Street War Saturday Night – 4 p.m.
20 – Short Line Express/Chevron Jr. Drag Racing Series – 9 a.m.

October
2 – Midnight Mayhem Presented By MetroPCS – 7 p.m.
3 – Super Tuner Saturday and VW Test ‘n’ Tune – noon.
4 – Bugorama – all-Volkswagen drags, car show, swap meet.
Bugorma is a track rental. For information, please consult the
event’s website: www.bugorama.com – 9 a.m.

10 – (Tentative) The Return of the Rockabilly Rod Reunion
10 – (Tentative) Street War Saturday Night

13-16 – Frank Hawley Drag Racing School – 9 a.m.

16 – Midnight Mayhem Presented By MetroPCS – 7 p.m.
17 – PSCA qualifying and MDRA – 9 a.m.
18 – PSCA and MDRA – 9 a.m.

Oct. 29-Nov. 1 – NHRA Las Vegas Nationals (www.nhra.com)

November (cont’d.)
4 – Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series Test ‘n’ Tune – 10 a.m.
5-8 – Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series – 9 a.m.

13 – Midnight Mayhem Presented By MetroPCS – 7 p.m.
19 – Street Car Super Nationals – noon
20-22 – Street Car Super Nationals – 9 a.m.

25 – Las Vegas Bracket Nationals Time Trial Day and Geezer
Gambler – 10 a.m.
26 – Las Vegas Bracket Nationals – 7 a.m.
27 – Las Vegas Bracket Nationals – 7 a.m.
28 – Las Vegas Bracket Nationals and Ultimate Gambler – 7 a.m.
29 – Las Vegas Bracket Nationals – 7 a.m.

December
4 – Midnight Mayhem Presented By MetroPCS – 7 p.m.