2025 NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Season Review | Pacific Division 7
2025 NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series
Pacific Division – Division 7
Firebird Raceway – Famoso Dragway
The Strip at Las Vegas Motor Speedway
2025 NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Season Review | Pacific Division 7
The 2025 NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series Pacific Division 7 saw a new champion. Justin Woolison of Tucson, AZ. There seven races in D7. Also a couple of first-time race winners. First two races of the year started in February in Chandler, Arizona at Firebird Raceway.
RACE 1 – Firebird Raceway
In race #1 had 16 bikes qualifying. Tom Patterson of Tucson, AZ took the #1 spot with the best reaction time of .001. In the final, it was Gary Stoffer, Gardnerville, NV, winning his first Divisional “Wally” over Tom Medlin, La Mirada, CA, who redlighted by -.008. Gary ran it out anyway and ran an 8.460 at 153.96mph on the 8.50 dial-in. Medlin also ran it out with an 8.198 at 158.37 mp,h the 8.16 dial.
RACE 2 – Firebird Raceway
In race #2, Gary Stoffer got a perfect light (.000) to earn the #1 qualifying spot of the 16 bikes.
Justin Woolison took the win over local rider Sean Phipps, Mesa, AZ, running 9.135 at 141.74mph with a .039 reaction on the 9.11 time. Phipps broke out running a 9.278 at 139.50mph with a .035 reaction on the 9.28.
RACE 3 – The Strip at Las Vegas Motor Speedway
Race #3 moved to The Strip at Las Vegas Motor Speedway for a doubleheader in April. Starting off in qualifying, there were 27 bikes and it took a perfect light (.000) from Tom Patterson to get the #1 position. Paul Silvas, Bakersfield, CA also had a .000 but was after Patterson’s so he got the #2 spot.
In the final, Dan Schneider, Erie, CO, had a .015 light running 9.854 at 132.14mph (9.82). Paul Silvas, broke out with a run of 8.684 at 150.35mph with a .039 reaction on a 8.69 dial in time. Dan has won a couple of “Wally’s” in NHRA Summit ET the last couple of years but this was Schneider’s first NHRA LODRS Divisional “Wally” on his first final round appearance.
RACE 4 – Firebird Raceway
Race #4 had Dave “Wheels” Wheeler, Murray, UT getting the #1 qualifier with a .005. Justin Woolison took the win when Steve Harrison, Lehi, UT redlighted by -.004. Steve let off but Woolison ran it out on the dial of 9.17 running 9.180 at 141.05mph.
RACE 5 – Famoso Dragway
After the summer break, there was another doubleheader at Famoso Dragway in Bakersfield, CA in September. In race #5, Mike Pinkston, Magna, UT had a .001 to be #1 in the 16 bike field. In the final was D6 rider Lindsay Miller, Yakima, WA, winning in a double break-out race against David Ochoa, Tulare, CA. Miller ran a 9.574 at 141.44mph on a 9.58 dial-in time with a .046 reaction. Ochoa ran an 8.550 at 154.24mph on the 8.56 and .024 reaction time. Lindsay went on to win the NHRA Northwest (D6) Lucas Oil Division championship in 2025. Congratulations to her!
RACE 6 – Famoso Dragway
In race #6, Tom Medlin beat Kahea Woods, North Las Vegas, NV in the final. Woods had the reaction-time advantage of .011 to .037, but Medlin ran 8.225 at 162.07mph on his 8.20 dial. Woods ran 7.927 at 162.98mph on the 7.87 dial.
RACE 7 – The Strip at Las Vegas Motor Speedway
The final race was in November back at The Strip at Las Vegas Motor Speedway. Twenty-two bikes showed up for the qualifying. Paul Silvas had a perfect light (.000) to grab the top spot. Silvas used the top spot to take the win. He ran against Justin Woolison in the final. He won by redlight by Woolison (-.041). Silvas ran it out to run right on his dial of 8.74 with a 8.741 at 155.87mph. Woolison ran it out and ran 9.344 at 136.93mph on the 9.33 dial. Silvas collects his first NHRA Divisional win. Congrats to Paul!
Races attended from NHRA on points system, “Each driver is eligible to compete for home-division points at up to eight division events (waived events do not count toward the total) and will be credited with their best five finishes (including up to two out-of-division races – A minimum of three home-division events must apply in the final total) counting toward the division championship.”
2025 Points Standings
| Position | Driver | Points | Events |
|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | Justin Woolison | 338 | 7 |
| 02 | Dan Schneider | 284 | 9 |
| 03 | Michael Pinkston | 271 | 7 |
| 04 | Thomas Medlin | 263 | 7 |
| 05 | Paul Silvas | 261 | 5 |
| 06 | Mike Cragun | 242 | 8 |
| 07 | Larry Mota | 238 | 8 |
| 08 | Gary Stoffer | 230 | 8 |
| 09 | Tom Patterson | 229 | 7 |
| 10 | Kahea Woods Jr | 220 | 7 |
| 11 | Marlene Woolison | 177 | 4 |
| 12 | Clayton Howey | 176 | 6 |
| 13 | Brian Howey | 152 | 5 |
| 14 | David Ochoa | 135 | 3 |
| 15 | Andrew Manning | 133 | 4 |
Official points standing can be found at NHRA.com
Justin added, “It’s been a wild year to say the least. Came out swinging, winning 2 of the first 4 Division 7 races, and then was picking myself up off the track and loading what looked like complete junk onto a flatbed. I sat out while healing and watched the local track championship slip between my fingers. It was hard to keep my mind straight and focused on the divisional series.
I attribute my recovery and mental health through all this to my sobriety. It was tough at times, and I had moments where I wanted to just give up, but I pushed through and got the bike back together for the remaining 3 races. After just a few laps, I started to find my groove again.
Photography.
Being able to hold the #1 plate in D7 for the next year means so many different things. It will be an honor to have my name added to the list of racers who have held this title before me. It will be a reminder of what dedication, hard work, and perseverance can do. I would like to thank my wife, Marle for getting me into drag racing, teaching me the ropes, and keeping the spending in check.
My father-in-law, Tom Patterson, for his years of knowledge and experience, my mother-in-law, Jen, for the data logging and keeping the team fed, and Jeremy Hoffman for his hands at the track and on the line. And last but not least, the division 7 motorcycle guys and gals for being great competitors on track and even better friends off.”
We would like to thank all the NHRA Pacific Division staff and crew, all the racetracks staff and crews. Bob Johnson Photography for all the great pictures all year. Also to DragRaceCentral.com for the race results and of course Brandi at Dragbike.com for posting our reports.
The 2026 NHRA divisional season just coming right up with D7 opener at Firebird Raceway in Chandler, AZ on February 21-22nd. Here’s the full schedule: 2026 Full NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series schedule
| Feb 21-22 | Firebird Motorsports Park | Chandler, AZ |
| March 12-15 | In-N-Out Burger Pomona Dragstrip | Pomona, CA |
| April 16-17 | The Strip at Las Vegas Motor Speedway | Las Vegas, NV |
| April 18-19 | The Strip at Las Vegas Motor Speedway | Las Vegas, NV |
| July 15-16 | Sonoma Raceway | Sonoma, CA |
| Sept. 24-25 | Famoso Dragstrip | McFarland, CA |
| Sept. 26-27 | Famoso Dragstrip | McFarland, CA |
| Nov. 5-8 | The Strip at Las Vegas Motor Speedway | Las Vegas, NV |
Note there is a special 75th anniversary race in Pomona in March for Division 7 LODRS racers. Thanks to Lynsi Snyder and In-N-Out Burger for sponsoring it and the NHRA for putting it on!
Thanks, and we’ll see everyone at the track!
– Kirk Walton
NHRA SMC #7151