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Sunday February 8, 2004
THE STRIP at Las Vegas Motor Speedway
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Rod Fuller wins Sunday's $5,000 Super Pro finale at The Strip at LVMS
Overall B&M Vegas Bracket Championship titles to Blodgett, Huntsman
LAS VEGAS - "Hot Rod" Fuller of Las Vegas saved the day for the local racers by winning the final $5,000 Super Pro check Sunday at The Strip at Las Vegas Motor Speedway. Friday and Saturday's first-place payoffs went to California-based teams. Fuller's Valvoline-sponsored dragster defeated Mike Blodgett, who won Friday night.
Al Murawski of Long Beach, Calif., claimed the $1,000 first place check for the Pro division. John Irving of Boulder City won the Street finale on Friday and Sunday.
The Strip's overall champions for the three-day B&M Vegas Bracket Championship were Mike Blodgett (Super Pro) and Scott Huntsman. Blodgett collected $6,500 for his victory on Friday and runner-up on Sunday.
Run-for-the-Money winners included: Jennifer Carey (Pro), Bryan King (Super Pro) and Ralph Gibney Jr. (Street).
Results: (Driver, hometown, car, reaction time, dial-in, elapsed time (E.T.) and top speed)
FRIDAY, FEB. 6
Super Pro -- $5,000-to-win
Winner: Mike Blodgett (Long Beach, Calif.) 1972 Vega .520 12.25 12.273
sec./123.14 mph
Runner-up: Larry Spitali (Glendale, Ariz.)
1967 Camaro .523 9.87
9.840 sec./127.98 mph
Pro -- $1,000-to-win
Winner: Bob Coulter (Las Vegas) 1964 Falcon .537 12.17 12.110 sec./110.05
mph
Runner-up: Alan Hoefer (Calimesa, Calif.)
1965 Cutlass (foul) .468 10.06 10.282 sec./106.42 mph
Street
Winner: John Irving (Boulder City) 2002 Camaro .515 13.35 14.765 sec./54.70
mph
Runner-up: Chad Boyd (Henderson) 1970 Camaro
(broke)
SATURDAY, FEB. 7 - 1/8 mile strip due to windy conditions
Super Pro -- $5,000-to-win
Winner: Don Meziere (Escondido, Calif.)
dragster .510 5.11 5.134 sec./127.71 mph
Runner-up: John Phlegar (Las Vegas) 1972 Chevelle .541 6.27 6.283 sec./105.91
mph
Pro
Winner: Scott Huntsman (West Valley City, Utah) 1972 Vega .555 6.63
6.632 sec./101.59 mph
Runner-up: Leo Glasbrenner (San Dimas, Calif.) 1969 Malibu .538 7.50
7.473 sec./83.57 mph
Street
Winner: Lloyd Miyashiro (San Dimas, Calif.) 2003 Corvette .539 8.32
8.23 sec./83.63 mph
Runner-up: Bill Dudley (Las Vegas) 1974
Nova (foul) .427
SUNDAY, FEB. 8
Super Pro -- $5,000-to-win
Winner: "Hot Rod" Fuller (Las Vegas) dragster .528 7.81 7.844
sec./163.41 mph
Runner-up: Mike Blodgett (Long Beach, Calif.) 1972 Vega .506 12.21 12.197
sec./125.04 mph
Note: Blodgett won the weekend points
title by one point over Fuller.
Pro
Winner: Al Murawski (Long Beach, Calif.) 1972 Mustang .548 12.04 12.130
sec./109.30 mph
Runner-up: Scott Huntsman (West Valley
City, Utah) 1972 Vega .558
10.51 10.638 sec./123.77 mph
Note: Huntsman won the weekend points title by four points over Bob
Coulter
Street
Winner: John Irving (Boulder City) 2002 Camaro .514 13.40 13.401 sec./97.22
mph
Runner-up: Chad Boyd (Henderson) 1970 Camaro .559 13.65 13.581 sec./97.86
mph
LVMS photos by John Bisci
Mike Blodgett from Long Beach, Calif.won the overall Super Pro Title
