Lind takes motorcycle win in Swift Tool ET Drag Series

Maple Valley's Joe Lind downed Auburn's Mark Sires to capture the motorcycle final of the Swift Tool ET Drag Series at Pacific Raceways on Saturday.

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  • Sunday, August 25, 2013 10:36pm
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Maple Valley’s Joe Lind downed Auburn’s Mark Sires to capture the motorcycle final of the Swift Tool ET Drag Series at Pacific Raceways on Saturday.

Lind covered the quarter-mile strip with an elapsed time of 8.804 seconds at a top speed of 146.26 mph. Sires followed 9.615 at 148.30 mph

The results:

Super Pro: Tim Petitt, Sumner, 8.505 at 150.25 mph beat Fred Hoffman, Shoreline, 10.717 at 126.61 mph

Pro: Dustin Ward, Renton, 10.467 at 119.43 mph beat Brad Craig, Olympia, 9.763 at 134.94 mph

Sportsman: Bill Cadle, Pacific, 12.068 at 113.45 mph beat Hayttan Taylor, Kent, foul

Motorcycle: Joe Lind, Maple Valley, 8.804 at 146.26 mph beat Mark Sires, Auburn, 9.615 at 148.30 mph

Jr. Dragster Thunder: Josh Schmanke, Olympia, 9.169 at 71.22 mph beat Chase Gardner, Snohomish, 9.087 at 69.62 mph

Jr. Dragster Lightning: Brianna Lindsey, Puyallup, 8.039 at 79.47 mph beat Emily Lewis, Maple Valley, 7.981 at 80.60 mph

Gambler Electronics: Mark Campbell, Olympia, 7.776 at 171.10 mph beat John Uzbasic, Tacoma, foul

Gambler Non-Electronics: Jim Funderburg, Burien, 9.485 at 143.87 mph beat Jody Lang (Puyallup) foul

Jr. Dragster Gambler: Cameron Calhoun, Covington, 8.989 at 72.22 mph beat Ian Theofeus, Kent, 13.176 at 51.03 mph


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