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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
NHRA LUCAS OIL DRAG RACING SERIES - NORTH CENTRAL DIVISION
BEECH BEND RACEWAY, BOWLING GREEN, KY
Sunday, August 25, 2002

LINDERT, CHEESEMAN SCORE AT SECOND EVENT IN A ROW AT BEECH BEND RACEWAY

        BOWLING GREEN, Ky. - In the NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series event
at Beech Bend Raceway Park in Bowling Green, Ky., Top Alcohol Dragster
(TAD) pilot Russ Lindert and Chuck Cheeseman in Top Alcohol Funny Car
(TAFC) each won their second consecutive races. 
        Lindert, a resident of Manteno, Ill., was the No. 1 qualifier in
TAD and it was his third final round appearance of the season.  He beat
Steve Federlin of Oregon City, Ore., when Federlin red-lighted.  Lindert
was runner-up at the division's season opener at Route 66 Raceway in
Joliet, Ill., and he won the last race at Edgewater Sports Park in
Cincinnati.
        For Galena, Ohio, resident Cheeseman, the TAFC No. 1 qualifier,
this was his fourth win of the season.  He beat Muncie, Ind., resident Jeff
Craig in the final round.  Cheeseman also won in Joliet and Cincinnati as
well as at Indianapolis Raceway Park in Indiana.
        Winners in other classes were Mike Farrell of Louisville, Ky., in
Comp Eliminator; Greg Coffman of Russellville, Ky., in Super Stock; Ed
Bednaz of Terryville, Conn., in Stock; David Rampy of Piedmont, Ala., in
Super Comp; Charles Siegler of Villa Park, Ill., in Super Gas; and Dustin
Richardson of Woodburn, Ind., in Super Street.
        North Central Division racers head to National Trail Raceway in
Columbus, Ohio, for their final NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series event,
Sept. 20-23.

The following are the final results from the NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing
Series event at Beech Bend Raceway:

TOP ALCOHOL DRAGSTER
Round 1
1) Russ Lindert, Manteno, Ill., 5.619 seconds, 252.85 mph def. 8) Guy
Kelly, Wadley, Ala., 5.656, 252.85
2) Bill McCornack, Lexington, Ky., 5.705, 245.94 def. 7) Tim Bowgren,
Valparaiso, Ind., 5.825, 236.88 
3) Steve Federlin, Oregon City, Ore., 5.607, 254.28 def. 6) Gary Ward,
Cincinnati, 5.821, 228.46
5) Jeff Wilson, Winfield, Mo., 5.645, 254.28 def. 4) Ken Perry, Toronto,
Ont., 5.651, 250.04

Semi-Finals
Lindert, 5.714, 251.44 def. Wilson, 8.244, 109.76
Federlin, 5.681, 252.28 def. McCornack, no show

Final Round
Lindert, 5.855, 235.64 def. Federlin, 5.639, 254.28 (red light)

TOP ALCOHOL FUNNY CAR 
Round 1
1) Chuck Cheeseman, Galena, Ohio, '01 Firebird, 5.940 seconds, 245.94 mph
def. 8) BYE
2) Jeff Craig, Muncie, Ind., '01 Dodge, 6.023, 243.28 def. 7) Russ Mudd,
Fairdale, Ky., Mustang, 6.678, 212.29
3) Steve Addleman, Fishers, Ind., '01 Pontiac, 6.095, 238.13 def. 
6) Drew Tarr, Louisville, Ky., '98 Trans Am, 6.609, 210.31
5) Kim Fritts, Greenup, Ill., '98 Firebird, 5.936, 239.40 def. 4) Bobby
Martin, Beaver Falls, Pa., '00 Avenger, 6.258, 234.41 

Semi-Finals
Cheeseman, 5.974, 243.28 def. Fritts, 6.110, 239.40
Craig, 6.048, 240.68 def. Addleman, no show 

Final Round
Cheeseman, 5.891, 247.29 def. Craig, 6.396, 182.95

COMP ELIMINATOR
Mike Farrell, Louisville, Ky., '32 roadster, A/EA, 7.537, 177.88 def. Steve
Ambrose, Woodhave, Mich., '23 roadster, J/AA, 7.959, 164.25

SUPER STOCK
Greg Coffman, Russellville, Ky., '67 Nova, SS/GA, 10.170, 130.82 def. Greg
Smith, Russell Springs, Ky., SS/L, 10.678, 123.97

STOCK ELIMINATOR
Ed Bednaz, Terryville, Conn., '69 Nova, B/S, 10.524, 127.13 def. Gale
Pinkston, Shelbyville, Ind.,'67 Camaro, G/SA, 11.497, 110.84

SUPER COMP
David Rampy, Piedmont, Ala., '99 dragster, 8.881, 157.91 def. Jeff Hurst,
Fairborn, Ohio, '01 dragster, 8.863, 160.73

SUPER GAS
Charles Siegler, Villa Park, Ill., '34 roadster, 9.884, 145.17 def. Richard
Campbell, Piks Road, Ala., '01 Firebird, 9.850, 141.08

SUPER STREET
Dustin Richardson, Woodburn, Ind., '87 Olds, 10.841, 138.05 def. Allen
Sharp, Kennesaw, Ga., '93 S-15, 10.801, 121.96