Sutherland Secures Race #6 Win & T.J. Boucher Bags 2025 ASRA Championship

By Christian and Tyler Fillipone: September 21^st, 2025

The final race of the All Stars Racing Association season took place at Lebanon Valley Dragway on September 21^st, 2025. This final race would conclude the points count for the 2025 season, with multiple racers having a chance at being crowned the 2025 ASRA Champion

Starting off with round four, seven racers remained. Nic Barsamian would face yesterday’s Shoot-Out winner, Ethan Sutherland. With the points leader heading into race six, T.J. Boucher, bowing out second round, Barsamian could force a run-off for the Championship with a runner-up finish or take the Championship by winning today’s event. Sutherland had the handicap head start, and both drivers left green. Sutherland had an .029 advantage on the tree, helping him take the win over Barsamian who took the stripe by .017 to break out .003 (10.537) to Sutherland’s 10.933 (10.89).

With Sutherland’s win over Barsamian, T.J. Boucher was officially the 2025 ASRA Points Champion! Congratulations to T.J. and the entire Boucher Family. T.J.’s season consisted of two race wins.

Continuing with round four, Jim Whitehead took on Bill Arpine. Whitehead with nearly a one-second handicap head start, left clean with an .022 reaction time. Arpine waited for his turn and gave Whitehead an .040 advantage with an .062 reaction. At the finish line, Whitehead took a slim .003 to run 10.657 (10.64) to best the breakout 9.690 (9.71) of Arpine. Next up we saw a heads-up match between Billy Pires and Jim Farrell in A/SA. Farrell with a performance advantage played it safe with a .200 light to the .019 of Pires. Farrell ran-it-out to go 9.998 to beat the 10.684 of Pires on the 11.00 index. The final competitor of the round was Charles Hough, who had a bye-run to advance to the semi-final against Farrell.

The semi-final round began with Ethan Sutherland taking on Jim Whitehead. In another incredibly tight race, Sutherland was able to hold off Whitehead at the stripe by .003, to run 10.933 (10.90) over Whiteheads dead-on run 10.650 (10.65). Sutherland would face the winner of this next race, between Jim Farrell and Charles Hough. Hough had the handicap head start and earned a starting line advantage of a mere .005. With both drivers running several above their dials, Hough held off Farrell by .028, to run 11.741 (11.69) over Farrell’s 10.084 (10.01).

The final matchup of the day was Ethan Sutherland and Charles Hough. Sutherland is coming off a Shoot-Out win, just the day prior, and looking to double-up for the final ASRA race weekend of the season. Sutherland left his 10.90 dial from the run prior, while Hough decided to dial an 11.72 after his 11.741 run prior. Hough left first with an .021 advantage in reaction, and stayed out in front the entire run to breakout 11.679 (11.72) to give Sutherland’s 10.933 (10.90) the win!

Congratulations to Ethan Sutherland & family on a successful final ASRA weekend double-up and to T.J. Boucher & family on a 2025 ASRA Championship!

 Special Award Winners:

Boucher's Racing Engines Bounty Hunter: N/A

Seacoast Auto Repair #1 Qualifier: Tim Whitehead

D.I.P.G. Awareness Take Out the #1 Qualifier: Nic Barsamian

Eric Merryfield's Best Losing Package Rd #1: Greg Gay

Deanco Automotive Dead on the Dial: Raffe Karaguezian

Nexus Consulting Best Winning Package: Raffe Karaguezian

Deanco Automotive "Its Been Awhile": Ethan Sutherland

Boucher's 50th Anniversary Winner's Bonus: Ethan Sutherland