NHRA LUCAS OIL DRAG RACING-Friday from Heartland Park Topka

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
NHRA LUCAS OIL DRAG RACING SERIES - WEST CENTRAL DIVISION
HEARTLAND PARK TOPEKA, TOPEKA, KAN.
Friday, May 03, 2002

QUALIFYING UNDER WAY AS HEARTLAND PARK TOPEKA HOSTS NHRA LUCAS OIL DRAG
RACING SERIES

        TOPEKA, Kan. - In the first rounds of qualifying in NHRA's West
Central Division's season opener at Heartland Park Topeka, Top Alcohol
Dragster (TAD) driver Paul Jones and Top Alcohol Funny Car (TAFC) pilot Cy
Chesterman took the No. 1 qualifying positions in their classes. 
Jones, of Stockton, Calif., outran the field with a pass of 5.460 seconds
at 260.46 mph.  And Sioux City, Iowa, resident Chesterman made a
5.786-second, 249.16 mph run to take the pole.
Top qualifiers in other classes are Paul Anderson of Erie, Colo., in Comp
Eliminator; Randall Klein of Lincoln, Neb., in Super Stock; and Robert Shaw
of Sedalia, Mo., in Stock.
The NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series continues Saturday at Heartland Park
Topeka at 8 a.m.  TAD and TAFC are scheduled to run at 
1 p.m. and 4 p.m.
        Tickets, including pit pass, are $10 for adults.  Children 12 and
under are admitted free with a paid adult.  For more information call
Heartland Park Topeka, (800) 43-RACES.



        The following are Friday's qualifying results from the NHRA Lucas
Oil Drag Racing Series event at Heartland Park Topeka:

TOP ALCOHOL DRAGSTER
1. Paul Jones, Stockton, Calif., 5.460 seconds, 260.46 mph
2. Gary Ormsby Jr., Auburn, Calif., 5.605, 222.29
3. David Wells, LeMars, Iowa, 5.652, 253.33
4. Shelly Howard, Tulsa, Okla., 5.700, 251.02
5. Kent Nuckols, Albuquerque, N.M., 5.720, 244.25
6. Ed Schmeekle, Gothenburg, Neb., 5.929, 210.21 
7. Robert Perkins, Bluffdale, Utah, 6.163, 225.56
8. Ziggy Zigkovich, Litchfield, Minn., 6.179, 241.07                       
Not Qualified
9. Chris Ricketts, N. Kansas City, Mo., 6.392, 249.26
10. Jeff Wilson, Winfield, Mo., 15.653, 46.05
11. Larry Traugott, Woodward, Okla., DQ

TOP ALCOHOL FUNNY CAR 
1. Cy Chesterman, Sioux City, Iowa, '99 Pontiac, 5.786 seconds, 
   249.16 mph
2. Vern Moats, Des Moines, Iowa, '01 Pontiac, 5.818, 247.84
3. Tom Frickenschmidt, Lockwood, Mo., '00 Firebird, 6.077, 223.69
4. Lawren Jones, Albuquerque, N.M., '02 Camaro, 6.098, 230.25
5. Bernie Harrington, Apple Valley, Calif., '01 Integra, 6.629, 176.07
6. Bob Alberty, Muskogee, Okla., '97 Firebird, 9.187, 90.61
7. Jackie Stidham, Chickasha, Okla., '00 Camaro, 10.890, 81.32
8. Kirk Williams, Glenwood, Iowa, '98 Pontiac, 12.075, 85.05               
Not Qualified
9. Robert Kanenwisher, Conifer, Colo., '00 Avenger, 12.779, 56.70

COMP ELIMINATOR
1. Paul Anderson, Erie, Colo., dragster, E/ED, 7.459 seconds, -0.551 under
index
2. Bob Yonke, Grandbury, Texas, '01 S-10, PST, 7.580, -0.540
3. Tom Snyder, Longmont, Colo., '23 roadster, A/A, 6.802, -0.528
4. Lou Ficco, Wheatridge, Colo., '00 Chevy, PST, 7.612, -0.508
5. Jeff Perella, Hibbing, Minn., '32 roadster, A/EA, 7.524, -0.506
6. Bill Riemenapp, Lacrosse, Wis., '97 Firebird, C/EA, 8.430, -0.500
7. Russ Kelly, Omaha, Neb., dragster, A/ED, 6.868, -0.482
8. Steve Kalkowski, Ogallala, Neb., '00 Firebird, B/A, 7.319, -0.481
9. Lucky Snyder, Longmont, Colo., '62 Alpine, F/A, 8.392, -0.478
10. Robert Freeman, Oklahoma City, '02 Cavalier, C/A, 7.615, -0.475

SUPER STOCK
1. Randall Klein, Lincoln, Neb., '56 Nomad, SS/NA, 11.415 seconds, 
   -1.035 under index
2. Rick Ryan, Aberdeen, S.D., '88 Cutlass, SS/NA, 11.424, -1.026
3. Michael Tueffel, Englewood, Colo., '98 Grand Am, SS/BM, 8.737, -0.963
4. Ernie Penner, Osborne, Neb., '99 Firebird, GT/JA, 10.696, -0.954
5. Robert Cruzen, Cleveland, Okla., '02 S-10, GT/TC, 10.514, -0.936
6. Delmer Wood, Tulsa, Okla., '90 Camaro, GT/JA, 10.735, -0.915
7. Ron Taylor, Lincoln, Neb., '57 Chevy, SS/MA, 11.245, -0.905
8. Dan Larson, St. Paul, Minn., '85 Camaro, SS/KA, 10.645, -0.905
9. Gene Bichlmeier, Norfolk, Neb., '66 Nova, SS/K, 10.414, -0.886
10. Tyler Cassil, Belton, Mo., '66 Chevy II, SS/K, 10.459, -0.841

STOCK ELIMINATOR
1. Robert Shaw, Sedalia, Mo., '85 El Camino, V/SA, 14.429 seconds,        
-1.371 under index
2. Steve Brack, Lawrence, Kan., '86 Camaro, I/S, 11.386, -1.114
3. Marty Woffard, Gore, Okla., '66 Nova, K/S, 11.741, -1.109
4. Travis Gusso, Sioux Falls, S.D., '88 Mustang, M/S, 12.043, -1.107
5. Al Corda, Elk Mound, Wis., '01 Firebird, D/SA, 10.748, -1.102
6. Mike Wenke, Conway Springs, Kan., '69 Mustang, B/SA, 10.548, -1.002
7. Jeff Johnson, Englewood, Colo., '71 Mustang, E/SA, 11.003, -0.997
8. Jim Parsons, Kearney, Mo., '66 Nova, G/S, 11.247, -0.953
9. Steven Hall, Sweeney, Texas, '68 Mustang, B/SA, 10.679, -0.871
10. Jon Wacholtz, Austin, Minn., '72 Lemans, F/SA, 11.299, -0.851


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