NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series, Sunday from Mid-Michigan Motorplex, Stanton, Mich.
NHRA LUCAS OIL DRAG RACING SERIES - NORTH CENTRAL DIVISION MID-MICHIGAN MOTORPLEX Sunday, July 03, 2005 THAKER, BURNETT TAKE WINS AT MID-MICHIGAN STANTON, Mich. - Marty Thacker raced to a 5.573 second pass at 256.84 mph to take home the Top Alcohol Dragster crown at this weekend's NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series event at Mid-Michigan Motorplex. The Robinson, Ill., racer out ran last year's event winner Bill Reichert of Owosso, Mich., who qualified No. 1 but was three hundredths slower than Thacker in the final with a 5.604 second run at 257.28 mph. In Top Alcohol Funny Car it was a final round rematch from the season opener in Indianapolis with Jeff Burnett facing off with Danny Townsend. Burnett evened things up at one apiece as his '02 Firebird outran Townsend with a 5.958 second lap at 237.59 mph. Townsend, the No. 3 qualifier, clocked in at 6.017 seconds, 240.00 mph. Burnett knocked out Greg Elliot and Rick Cortino on his way to the final. No. 1 qualifier Rod Dorsey stayed on top of the Comp Eliminator field taking the win over Robert Bailey with a 9.163 second, 149.08 mph pass while Jimmy Fallon won over Don Peden in the DART Top Sportsman class. Fallon drove his '63 Corvette to a 7.847 second pass at 173.37 mph. In a battle of Chevrolet Camaros, Jeremy Duncan was victorious over Milan, Mich., resident Darrell Ciaravino in Super Stock. Duncan held on to beat Ciaravino with a 10.069 second run to Ciaravino's 10.097 Rich Forish and William Bennett Jr. made sure two of the trophies were not leaving the home state as they picked up wins in Super Comp and Super Street respectively. Forish of New Boston, Mich., ran an 8.912 second lap at 180.50 mph for the win over Dawn Farnsworth and Rockford, Mich., Bennett beat Plainwell, Mich., Racer Steve Mesik by just two-thousandths of a second in his '70 Nova. Ed Apple drove his '34 Chevy to victory over Ron Erks in Super Gas with a 151 mph pass at 9.929 seconds and Bryan Bellman beat up on brother Jamie Bellman in Pro Stock Snowmobile. Byran ran 8.609 seconds to Jamie's 8.781 for the win. In Saturday night action, Steve Hoyt in Super Comp, Larry Wolford in Super Gas, and Steve Mesik in Super Street took home wins in the RFC/DRAW shootouts. The shootouts help raise money for the Racers for Christ and Drag Racing Association of Women organizations. The shootouts are contested at each of the North Central Division Lucas Oil events. The NHRA North Central Division racers head to Route 66 Raceway in Joliet, Ill., for their next NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series event, July 15-17 The following are the final results from the NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series event at Mid-Michigan Motorplex: TOP ALCOHOL DRAGSTER: ROUND 1 7) Jeff Bohr, Plymouth, Mich., 5.671, 247.52 def. 2) Ken Perry, Toronto, Ont., 7.394, 125.99 1) Bill Reichert, Owosso, Mich., 5.419, 263.85 def. 8) Jared Dreher, Clinton, Ind., 5.812, 232.91 3) Marty Thacker, Robinson, Ill., 5.599, 256.11 def. 6) Jeff Veale, Stoney Creek, Ont., 5.827, 233.94 5) Jeff Wilson, Winfield, Mo., 5.625, 249.86 def. 4) Noah Condo, Monticello, Ind., 5.657, 250.62 SEMIFINALS Thacker, 5.607, 257.51 def. Bohr, 5.672, 251.88 Reichert, 5.562, 260.04 def. Wilson, 6.393, 187.69 FINAL Thacker, 5.573, 256.84 def. Reichert, 5.604, 257.28 TOP ALCOHOL FUNNY CAR: ROUND 1 3) Danny Townsend, Muncie, Ind., '05 Stratus, 9.247, 93.66 def. 6) Steve Addleman, Fishers, Ind., '01 Firebird, broke 5) Jeff Burnett, Brownsburg, Ind., '02 Firebird, 8.847, 90.43 def. 4) Greg Elliott, Bedford, Ind., '02 Firebird, broke 2) Bobby Martin, Beaver Falls, Pa., '01 Avenger, 6.177, 194.93 def. 7) Brian Grisham, Chicago, '92 Probe, 6.312, 225.39 8) Rick Cortino, Wheaton, Ill., '97 Firebird, 6.415, 219.94 def. 9) Steve Franke, Indianapolis, '98 Lumina, 7.320, 164.86 SEMIFINALS Townsend, 6.007, 244.89 def. Martin, broke Burnett, 6.069, 235.04 def. Cortino, 6.290, 225.62 FINAL Burnett, 5.958, 237.59 def. Townsend, 6.017, 240.00 COMPETITION ELIMINATOR Rod Dorsey, North Judson, Ind., '05 Cavalier, H/SMA, 9.163, 149.08 def. Robert Bailey, Wabash, Ind., dragster, A/ED, 6.755, 199.20. SUPER STOCK Jeremy Duncan, Charlestown, Ind., '69 Camaro, SS/HA, 10.069, 129.64 def. Darrell Ciaravino, Milan, Mich., '67 Camaro, SS/HA, 10.097, 125.52. STOCK ELIMINATOR Monte Howard, Potomac, Ill., '67 Camaro, E/SA, 11.297, 114.81 def. Brent Darroch, Monaca, Pa., '96 Impala, F/FIA, foul. SUPER COMP Rick Forish, New Boston, Mich., dragster, 8.912, 180.50 def. Dawn Farnsworth, Terre Haute, Ind., dragster, broke. SUPER GAS Ed Apple, Beloit, Ohio, '34 Chevy, 9.929, 151.00 def. Ron Erks, Clinton, Ohio, '63 Corvette,9.937, 158.89. SUPER STREET William Bennett Jr, Rockford, Mich., '70 Nova, 10.901, 126.22 def. Steve Mesik, Plainwell, Mich., '67 Nova, 10.903, 113.83. TOP SPORTSMAN Jimmy Fallon, Hamilton, Ohio, '63 Corvette, 7.847, 173.37 def. Don Peden, Edinburg, Ill., '05 Cobalt, 7.309, 188.12. PRO STOCK SNOWMOBILES Bryan Bellman, Bremen, Ind., '03 Ski Doo, 8.609, 151.18 def. Jamie Bellman, Bremen, Ind., '03 Ski Doo, 8.781, 147.42.
