GASPARRELLI, SHIELDS EXTEND POINTS LEADS

SONOMA, Calif. - Duane Shields and Steve Gasparrelli picked up wins and extended their points lead in the NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series at this weekend's Bank of the West InReach Internet Golden Gate Nationals at Infineon Raceway.
        

       Shields of Las Vegas, Nev., picked up his fourth win of the season in Top Alcohol Dragster with a run of 5.611-seconds at 251.77 mph. Shields, the number one qualifier, took out the number two qualifier Chris Demke who tripped the clocks at 5.702, 244.69 in the final.

        Gasparrelli knocked off Mike Andreotti in the Top Alcohol Funny Car final for his fourth win of the season with a run of 5.881-seconds at 241.58 mph to Andreotti's 5.933 at 237.75. Gasparelli took out Mark Woznichak and Norm Hill on his way to the final.

        Napa, Calif., resident, John Chamberlin defeated former national champion Andy Manna Jr. for the Comp. Eliminator title with a pass of 6.893-seconds to Manna's 8.924.
Winners in other categories are Thomas Ely of Chandler, Ariz., in Super Stock; Robert Pond of Riverside, Calif., in Stock; Michael Lane of Pave Creek, Ariz., in Super Comp; Mike Ferderer of Buckley,Wash., in Super Gas; Terry Geise of Milwaukee, Ore., in Super Street; and Michael Nann of
Navato, Calif., in Super Eliminator.

        In the NHRA Kerker Motorcycle Series it was John Widmann, riding a '93 Kawasaki, taking the win with a 9.204-second run at 134.86 mph to Scott Hewitt's 9.127 at 137.09 The Pacific Division Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series makes its next stop at Pomona Raceway in Pomona, Calif., August 9-11.