NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series-Saturday from Mid-Michigan Motorplex

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
NHRA LUCAS OIL DRAG RACING SERIES - NORTH CENTRAL DIVISION
MID-MICHIGAN MOTORPLEX, STANTON, MICH.
Saturday, June 21, 2003

WILSON, BRAND MAKE RECORD-SETTING PASSES TO SET THE PACE AT 
MID-MICHIGAN MOTORPLEX
        STANTON, Mich. - Qualifying is complete at Mid-Michigan Motorplex's
NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series event presented by Bar's Leaks.  In Top
Alcohol Dragster (TAD) the No. 1 position changed hands twice but in the
end, Jeff Wilson took the top spot.  In Top Alcohol Funny Car (TAFC), Dale
Brand took the honors away from Jeff Craig.
        Wilson, a former division champion out of Winfield, Mo., made a
5.450-second, 255.89 mph pass to beat out Thacker, who wound up in the No.
2 spot.  Wilson's time was enough to reset the track record, which Thacker
had just set in Friday's qualifying session.  However, Thacker, a Robinson,
Ill., resident, did reset the track speed record at 259.89 mph.
        Brand, of Sully, Iowa, reset both ends of the track's TAFC record
with his 5.837-second, 248.11-mph run.  Jeff Craig, Muncie, Ind., was just
behind Brand at 5.844 seconds and 246.50 mph.
        In Comp Eliminator, Glen Treadwell, Sorrento, Fla., was the No. 1
qualifier.  And Super Stocker Charlie Westcott, Parma, Mich., was in the
top spot in his class.  Due to technical problems, final qualifying for
Stock was not available.
        Rick Corn, Benton, Ill., took the win in the division's Top
Sportsman Showdown, which features the quickest four qualifiers in the
class vying for a $500 prize.  Corn was the No. 1 qualifier.
        Racing continues Sunday at 9 a.m.  Gates at Mid-Michigan Motorplex
open at 7 a.m.  TAD and TAFC run first round at 1 p.m.  Tickets are $20. 
Children 6 to 12 are $5.  For more information, call Mid-Michigan
Motorplex, (989) 762-5043.


        The following are Saturday's final qualifying results and Sunday's
first-round pairings for TAD and TAFC at the NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing
Series event presented by Bar's Leaks at Mid-Michigan Motorplex:

TOP ALCOHOL DRAGSTER
1) Jeff Wilson, Winfield, Mo., 5.450 seconds, 255.89 mph
2) Marty Thacker, Robinson, Ill., 5.464, 259.89
3) Jeff Bohr, Plymouth, Mich., 5.616, 251.25
4) Ken Perry, Toronto, Ont., 5.620, 242.00
5) Phil Mass, Gurnee, Ill., 5.689, 251.18
6) Bill Reichert, Owosso, Mich., 5.783, 248.48
7) Jared Dreher, Clinton, Ind., 5.797, 251.60
8) Robert Ginther, Lansing, Mich., 5.909, 226.92
Not Qualified
9) Shawn Bowen, Grand Blanc, Mich., 5.958, 246.37
10) Randy Bayne, Elwood, Ind., 6.112, 190.07
11) Timothy Bowgren, Valparaiso, Ind., 6.117, 229.41
12) Paul Fishburn, Rensselaer, Ind., 6.203, 226.01
13) Denny Hummel, Clinton Twnshp, Mich., 6.311, 159.15
14) Dave Hedges Jr., Plainwell, Mich., 6.330, 203.66
15) Bryan Weber, Vemillion, Ohio, 10.167, 78.24

First round TAD pairings
1) Jeff Wilson, Winfield, Mo., 5.450 seconds, 255.89 mph vs. 8) Robert
Ginther, Lansing, Mich., 5.909, 226.92
2) Marty Thacker, Robinson, Ill., 5.464, 259.89 vs. 7) Jared Dreher,
Clinton, Ind., 5.797, 251.60
3) Jeff Bohr, Plymouth, Mich., 5.616, 251.25 vs. 6) Bill Reichert, Owosso,
Mich., 5.783, 248.48
4) Ken Perry, Toronto, Ont., 5.620, 242.00 vs. 5) Phil Mass, Gurnee, Ill.,
5.689, 251.18

TOP ALCOHOL FUNNY CAR
1) Dale Brand, Sully, Iowa, '03 Firebird, 5.837 seconds, 248.11 mph
2) Jeff Craig, Muncie, Ind., '01 R/T, 5.844, 246.50
3) Chuck Cheeseman, Galena, Ohio, '02 Firebird, 5.858, 245.29
4) Steve Addleman, Fishers, Ind., '01 Firebird, 5.985, 240.00
5) Andrew Tarr, Louisville, Ky., '98 Trans Am, 6.273, 224.38
6) Greg Elliott, Bedford, Ind., '96 Firebird, 6.289, 221.07
7) David Kovar, New Lenox, Ill., '02 Firebird, 6.300, 223.82
8) Rick Krafft, Union Mills, Ind., '98 Avenger, 6.344, 219.78
Not Qualified
9) Don DeVault, Kenland, Ind., '01 Avenger, 6.561, 210.28
10) Marc White, Glendale Hts., Ill., '01 Firebird, 6.909, 169.01
11) Fred Hagen, Chicago, Ill., '01 Avenger, 7.856, 138.44

First round TAFC pairings
1) Dale Brand, Sully, Iowa, '03 Firebird, 5.837 seconds, 248.11 mph vs. 8)
Rick Krafft, Union Mills, Ind., '98 Avenger, 6.344, 219.78
2) Jeff Craig, Muncie, Ind., '01 R/T, 5.844, 246.50 vs. 7) David Kovar, New
Lenox, Ill., '02 Firebird, 6.300, 223.82
3) Chuck Cheeseman, Galena, Ohio, '02 Firebird, 5.858, 245.29 vs. 6) Greg
Elliott, Bedford, Ind., '96 Firebird, 6.289, 221.07
4) Steve Addleman, Fishers, Ind., '01 Firebird, 5.985, 240.00 vs. 5) Andrew
Tarr, Louisville, Ky., '98 Trans Am, 6.273, 224.38

COMP ELIMINATOR
1) Glen Treadwell, Sorrento, Fla., '23 Roadster, E/EA, 8.495 seconds,
-0.585 (under index)
2) Steve Ambrose, Woodhaven, Mich., '23 Roadster, J/AA, 7.900, -0.560
3) Jerry Arnold, Kalamazoo, Mich., '32 Bantam, E/ED, 8.516, -0.554
4) Jack Slagle, Reynoldsburg, Ohio, '98 Grand Am, D/SMA, 8.799, -0.551
5) Tom Schmidt, Lindstrom, Minn., '33 Ford, C/SR, 8.723, -0.547
6) Charlie Westcott Jr., Parma, Mich., '98 Grand Am, F/SM, 9.032, -0.468
7) Ralph Hope, London, Ont., '23 Roadster, J/A, 8.095, -0.465
8) Rod Dorsey, North Judson, Ind., '95 Achieva, H/SMA, 9.443, -0.457
9) Eddie Smith, Mineral Wells, W.V., '63 Corvette, G/AA, 8.766, -0.454
10) Ed Bennett, Carleton, Mich., '99 Neon, B/A, 7.361, -0.439

SUPER STOCK
1) Charlie Westcott, Parma, Mich., '98 Grand Am, GT/E, 9.665 seconds,
-1.135 (under index)
2) Jerry Silveus, Van Buren, Ohio, '00 Firebird, GT/HA, 10.259, -1.091
3) Alex Denysenko, Lyons, Ill., '65 Mustang, SS/MA, 11.068, -1.082
4) Mike Cates, Milan, Tenn., '64 Comet, SS/M, 10.827, -1.073
5) Michael Beachy, Kokomo, Ind., '82 Firebird, GT/DA, 9.751, -1.049
6) Mike Lyons, Leonard, Mich., '02 Cavalier, GT/GA, 10.168, -1.032
7) Gene McBean, Chardon, Ohio, '69 Mustang, SS/GA, 9.819, -1.031
8) Jim Pancake, Delaware, Ohio, '68 Barracuda, SS/AA, 8.971, -1.029
9) Brad Allen, Winamac, Ind., '03 S-10, GT/TB, 10.128, -1.022
10) Mike Smith, Mineral Wells, W.V., '68 Barracuda, SS/AA, 8.988, -1.012

TOP SPORTSMAN
1) Rick Corn, Benton, Ill., '01 Avenger, 7.271 seconds, 187.93 mph
2) Brad Personett, Elkhart, Ind., '00 Trans Am, 7.312, 188.63
3) Don Peden, Edinburg, Ill., '03 Cavalier, 7.324, 189.71
4) Paul Mann, Jasper, Minn., '90 Firebird, 7.415, 183.33
5) Todd Burks, Kalamazoo, Mich., '97 Cutlass, 7.428, 187.89
6) Bill Gibson, Steger, Ill., '01 Grand Am, 7.463, 185.64
7) Aaron Glaser, Shepherdsville, Ky., '63 Corvette, 7.487, 184.38
8) Rod Burgoyne, Colma, Mich., '93 Lumina, 7.709, 175.91
9) Paul Wolf, Olivet, Mich., '55 Bel Air, 7.761, 170.55
10) Ryan Koener, Morton, Ill., '01 Firebird, 7.776, 176.19

TOP SPORTSMAN SHOWDOWN-FINAL
Rick Corn, Benton, Ill., '01 Dodge Avenger, 7.250, 188.63 def. Don Peden,
Edinburg, Ill., '03 Chevy Cavalier, 7.294, 189.43.