Chugiak's Steve Lord returned to the trophy-class winner's circle for the first time in about two decades to highlight the Father's Day drag race competition Sunday at Alaska Raceway Park in Palmer.
Driving a Ford Mustang 5.0, Lord clocked 12.8784 seconds at 107.80 mph with a 0.1484 reaction time. In second place was Tim Wilson of Chugiak.
The fastest speeds were reached in the Pro Nostaglia class. Mark Eslinger of Wasilla, driving a 1932 Bantam Altered with a 540 ci Chevy, won that class with an elapsed time of 8.0026 at 161.89 mph with a 0.1468 reaction time.
Action at the raceway takes a break this weekend but returns with three straight days of racing July 3-5. A test-and-tune event is scheduled for Wednesday.
Alaska Raceway Park
Sunday's results
Top Eliminator – 1) Mike Ginnett, Anchorage; 2) Nathan Thornsley, Palmer.
Super ET – 1) Karl Solberg, Anchorage; 2) Pam VanDenBerg, Eagle River.
Modified ET – 1) Monte Soper, Palmer.
Open air – 1) Johny Jones, Anchorage; 2) Roy Rank, Anchorage.
Pro-Nostalgia – 1) Mark Eslinger, Wasilla; 2) Brian Aszmus, Anchorage.
Junior dragster – 1) Michael Kuentzel, Anchorage; 2) Brandon Huck, Eagle River.
Trophy – 1) Steve Lord, Chugiak; 2) Tim Wilson, Chugiak.