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WEST VALLEY CITY - Three Utah locals brought home championship NHRA Wally trophies at the NHRA Jr. Drag Racing League Western Conference Finals at Rocky Mountain Raceways on Saturday, July 12.
Kaylee Haarbrink, from South Jordan, Utah, secured the 8-9 Year Old win after besting Jessica Boardman, from Las Vegas, Nev., in the final round. Seth Andersen, from Kearns, Utah, beat out Codi Bettis, from DeLeon, Texas, for the win in the 14 Year Old category and Shelby Rae Schoenfeld, from Magna, Utah, topped Sierra Gartner for the 15 Year Old win. During the first round of competition, Schoenfeld received a Closest to Dial award for an 8.198 on an 8.19 dial. She also goes home with a Nic Woods 8.90 Engine for her runner-up efforts in Friday's Top of the Mountain race.
Additional Utah winners included:
• Shawn Hart (16-17) Best Reaction Time Award .002
• Parker Haarbrink: (12) Age Group Fun Race, July 11, 2014
• Parker Haarbrink: 8.90 Index Race, July 10, 2014
• Isaac Hawker: 10.90 Index Race, July 10, 2014
• Hunter Priest: 11.90 Index Race, July 10, 2014
• Kaylee Haarbrink: 12.90 Index Race, July 10, 2014
Race teams, from eight age categories, made the tow from across the United States and Canada for one of the NHRA Jr. Drag Racing League's premier events. "It was a great experience hosting the Jr. Drag Racing League Western Conference Finals and to have three of our racers win their events is icing on the cake," says Mike Eames, Rocky Mountain Raceways General Manager. "Our kids represented themselves well against some of the best competition in the Western United States."
The NHRA Jr. Drag Racing League will head to Bristol Dragway in Bristol, Tenn., for the NHRA Jr. Drag Racing League Eastern Conference Finals July 24-26.
Drag racing on the Young KIA Strip will continue on Friday, July 18 with the Summit ET Series and the Young Subaru Midnight Drags.
Rocky Mountain Raceways
Entering its 18th season of racing, Rocky Mountain includes a short-track oval, quarter-mile drag strip, and a motocross park. Rocky Mountain Raceways is located at 6555 West 2100 South, West Valley City, Utah 84128. For more information about Rocky Mountain Raceways' schedule of events, please visit www.RMRRacing.com.
NHRA Jr. Drag Racing League Western Conference Finals
July 12, 2014
8-9Reaction Time Elapsed Time
Kaylee Haarbrink (South Jordan, Utah) .222 12.882
Jessica Boardman (Las Vegas, Nevada) .143 12.722
10Braden Bettis (DeLeon, Texas) .108 8.943
Grace Doubleday (Temecula, California) .250 9.505
11Jason Horridge (Victorville, California) .071 8.943
Jack Stanfield (Placerville, California) -.060 8.872
12Cadie Del Toro (Las Vegas, Nevada) .169 9.770
Hannah Ellison (Las Vegas, Nevada) -.003 8.928
13Jenna Michaud (Edmonton, Alberta) .014 7.964
Joey Leal (Loomis, California) .068 7.903
14Seth Andersen (Kearns, Utah) .029 8.975
Codi Bettis (DeLeon, Texas) .065 7.887
15Shelby Rae Schoenfeld (Magna, Utah) .042 8.175
Sierra Gartner (Wellington, Colorado) .056 7.946
16Travis Van Morrison (Medicine Hat, Alberta) .001 7.999
Madison Whitten (Corona, California) .007 7.915
Jr. CompJoe Harless (Colorado Springs, Colorado) .036 6.860
AJ Thomas (Chowchilla, California) .061 6.852
