Images from the 2007 Season Opener
Two completely different weather days helped open the 40th Year of Drag Racing at Firebird Raceway. Saturday featured temperatures in the low 60's under heavy cloud filled skies, while Sunday endured overnight showers, followed by blue skies during the afternoon and strong head winds throughout the day. All together, a big field of entries participated in the Stinker Stores Season Opener featuring a prize pool of nearly $10,000. Saturday offered quarter-mile competition, while winds shortened the distance on Sunday to the eighth-mile. Thanks to everyone who supported the one and only weekend of Gold Cup racing in the month of April. The next stop for points (with premium pts. on the line in SP and PRO) in the Boise Muffler & Spangler Bros. Auto Body Series will be in conjunction with the NAPA Ignitor-Lucas Oil Drag Race Series on the second weekend of May. Full points will resume in conjunction with the Bronco Motors Hot Truck Nationals on Sunday, May 20th. Hope you enjoy an assortment of images taken at the Opener.
 In Super Pro on Saturday, Steve Reynolds (far side) ripped off an 11.10 (11.09 dial)-125.68 to pocket $1,000 in cash. He bested the always formidable Kenny Anderson who went under by .002, 7.99-164.32. |
 Steve Lambert (near lane) collected a cool grand in Pro by defeating Ed O'Hara. Lambert ran 10.91 (10.78)-109.34 to a closer, but later leaving 11.71 (11.66)-113.92 by the O'Hara `77 Firebird. |
 Sportsman was swept by Jeff Bell (near side) who ran 14.59 (14.57)-92.38 against Scott Downard. Driving his unique Cambird, Downard ran under by .05, 14.01-95.23. |
 Stopping former NHRA World Champ Rich Pedraza in the Snow/Bike final, Jacob Wood, near lane, put together a 9.39 (9.30)-127.22 on his Arctic Cat. Pedraza was runner-up with a 11.17 (11.11)-106.15 |
 Many time winner Joseph Karnes started out the year on a high note upending Greg Buckert, far lane, in Outlaw Street. Karnes benefited from his opponent's red light by running 12.99 (13.06)-103.85. |
 Gerard Stanberry, near side, strapped together five round wins to score the Snow/Bike title. His 10.55 (10.30)-102.95 stopped Eric Sprague, who was a bit off the mark at 11.10 (10.20)-134.46. |
 In a battle of former track champs, Shayne Schaefer (near side) won a double breakout duel over John Smith. The Mustang went under by .06, 13.02-102.22, while Smith ran 11.58-111.08 (out by .08). |
 In Street Truck, Monte Bryant, far lane, cruised to a 13.64 (13.72)-98.28 when defending track champ Ryan Resinkin fouled with a -.029 light. |
 Following in the footsteps of her father Scott Lemen, Megan (far lane) drilled a 9.14 (9.13)-73.49 to push out Krystal Busby. In an all girls final, Busby recorded a 8.22 (8.24)-81.45 in Jr. Lightning. |
 Andrew Clark made a perfect run in the Jr. Thunder final. Running right on his 11.35 dial (at 55.04 in the far lane), he held off reigning track champ Alex Steen who posted a 13.72 (13.55)-44.89 |
 Sunday's Super Pro final featured Ken Nelson and Ken Windley (far side), ensuring one Ken would be winner of the $1,000 cash prize. Just barely missing the tree, Windley went -.006 red, 5.33 (+.03)-127.67, while Nelson won the event with a 4.82 (4.82)-143.97 over the eighth-mile distance. |
 The Pro final on Sunday would come down to an all Ford affair. Steve Pyburn took home $1K with a dead-on 6.51 on a 6.51-96.24 to just clip Chad Rohde's Mustang, which ran 8.02 (7.99)-85.60. |
 Winning her first Sportsman plaque, Lindsey Drummond, far lane, put together a 10.72 (10.76)-66.94 to beat a redlighting Scott Downard (-.023). |
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