NHRA Lucas Oil Drag RAcing Series-Sunday from Brainerd Int'l
Raceway
NHRA LUCAS OIL DRAG RACING SERIES - WEST CENTRAL DIVISION
BRAINERD INTERNATIONAL RACEWAY, BRAINERD, MINN.
Sunday, June 08, 2003
CHESTERMAN, REICHERT SCORE WINS AT BIR'S LUCAS OIL EVENT
BRAINERD, Minn. - Despite a three-hour rain delay at the Grand
Casino/Coca Cola Championships at Brainerd Int'l Raceway, racers and
officials persevered and finished the event. NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing
Series competitors in eight classes were running for valuable points
leading to divisional and national titles. Top Alcohol Funny Car (TAFC)
pilot Cy Chesterman and Top Alcohol Dragster (TAD) racer Bill Reichert both
carried their No. 1 qualifying efforts into the winner's circle.
For Chesterman, it was his second final-round appearance in as many
races. The Sioux City, Iowa, resident was runner-up at the division's
season opener in Topeka, Kan. In the final round here, Chesterman beat
defending division champion Kirk Williams with a 5.706-second, 251.91 mph
pass. Williams' 5.796-second, 249.94 mph effort fell just short.
Reichert, who claims NHRA's North Central division as his home, took the
win over David Wells of Lemars, Iowa. Although Wells broke on the burnout,
Reichert made a 5.390-second, 274.16 mph pass. The Owasso, Mich., racer
had run consistently all weekend, never making a pass slower than 5.415
seconds.
Winners in other classes were Doug Engels, Watertown, S.D., in Comp
Eliminator; Ricky Ray, Savannah, Mo., in Super Stock; Craig Meseroll,
Cloquet, Minn., in Stock; Milton Gedo, Lakewood, Colo., in Super Comp;
Chris Bishop, Grand Rapids, Minn., in Super Gas; and Mike Anderson, St.
Joseph, Minn., in Super Street.
Tom Gilligan of Fremont, Neb., took the win the Sportsman Motorcycle class
as part of the Kerker Motorcycle Series which is run in conjunction with
the NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series.
West Cent Division racers head to Bandimere Speedway in Denver for
the next NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series event, June 18-20.
The following are the final results from the Grand Casino/Coca Cola
Championships at Brainerd International Raceway:
TOP ALCOHOL DRAGSTER
Round one
1) Bill Reichert, Owosso, Mich., 5.415, 271.73 def. 8) Jared Dreher,
Clinton, Ind., 5.742, 230.80
5) Chris Ricketts, N. Kansas City, Mo., 5.794, 237.96 def. 4) Alan
Bradshaw, Odessa, Texas, foul
2) Todd Datweiler, Herscher, Ill., 5.369, 262.03 def. 7) William Zivkovich,
Litchfield, Minn., 5.527, 258.12
3) David Wells, Lemars, Iowa, 5.418, 261.22 def. 6) Ed Schmeeckle,
Gothenburg, Neb., 5.587, 251.77
Semifinals
Wells, 5.508, 259.21 def. Datweiler, 5.691, 250.41
Reichert, 5.404, 274.16 def. Ricketts, 5.588, 239.74
Finals
Reichert, 5.390, 274.16 def. Wells, broke
TOP ALCOHOL FUNNY CAR
Round one
1) Cy Chesterman, Sioux City, Iowa, Pontiac Trans Am, 5.713, 249.76 def. 8)
Gage Chaffee, Big Lake, Minn., Chevy Corvette, 6.162, 220.51
2) Kirk Williams, Glenwood, Iowa, Pontiac Firebird, 5.792, 248.89 def. 7)
Bruce Carlson, Prior Lake, Minn., Firebird, 6.079, 245.72
3) John Patton, Peoria, Ariz., Trans Am, 6.039, 238.72 def. 9) Larry Bakke,
Madison, Wis., Firebird, broke
4) Dale Brand, Sully, Iowa, Firebird, 5.741, 246.08 def. 5) Kevin
Richardson, Winnipeg, Man., Firebird, 6.359, 179.47
Semifinals
Chesterman, 5.713, 250.37 def. Brand, 5.764, 251.49
Williams, 5.830, 248.71 def. Patton, 5.931, 247.57
Finals
Chesterman, 5.706, 251.91 def. Williams, 5.796, 249.94
COMP ELIMINATOR
Doug Engels, Watertown, S.D., Dragster, D/ED, 8.656, 109.90 def. Bill
Riemenapp, Lacrosse, Wis., '99 Firebird, C/EA, 8.368, 160.79
SUPER STOCK
Ricky Ray, Savannah, Mo., '98 Firebird, SS/BS, 9.153, 137.51 def. Chad
Guilford, Highlands Ranch, Colo., '84 Cougar, GT/EA, 10.055, 133.07
STOCK ELIMINATOR
Craig Meseroll, Cloquet, Minn., '74 Dart, F/SA, 11.400, 114.90 def. Johnny
Diekema, Wilton, Iowa, '70 Nova, B/S, 10.697, 119.28
SUPER COMP
Milton Gedo, Lakewood, Colo., Dragster, 8.899, 162.20 def. Mitch Mustard,
Arvada, Colo., Dragster, 8.875, 174.32
SUPER GAS
Chris Bishop, Grand Rapids, Minn., '79 Malibu, 9.901, 143.80 def. Scott
Cowles, Fremont, Neb., '78 Chevy , 9.871, 138.34
SUPER STREET
Mike Anderson, St. Joseph, Minn., '65 Nova, 10.864, 133.28 def. Bob
Forsythe, Winnipeg, Man.,'71 Demon, 10.843, 128.48
SPORTSMAN MOTORCYCLE
Tom Gilligan, Fremont, Neb., '79 Kawasaki, 9.408, 128.95 def. Cary Hoover,
Andover, Minn., '75 Kawasaki, 8.868, 146.70
