NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series-Saturday
from Indianapolis Raceway Park
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
NHRA LUCAS OIL DRAG RACING SERIES - NORTH CENTRAL DIVISION
INDIANAPOLIS RACEWAY PARK, INDIANAPOLIS
Saturday, May 18, 2002
QUALIFYING COMPLETE, FIELDS SET AT IRP'S
NHRA LUCAS OIL DRAG RACING SERIES EVENT
INDIANAPOLIS - After a rain-shortened qualifying session Friday,
fields are set at the NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series event at
Indianapolis Raceway Park. Russ Lindert took the top qualifying position
in Top Alcohol Dragster (TAD), while Marc White took the pole in Top
Alcohol Funny Car (TAFC).
Lindert, a resident of Manteno, Ill., was No. 1 qualifier in the
quickest eight-car TAD field in the North Central Division's history. He
made a 5.402-second, 254.09-mph pass. Ben Marshall of New Carlisle, Ohio,
was on the bump with a run of 5.613 seconds at 256.55 mph.
White, of Glendale Hts., Ill., made a 5.708-second, 250-mph to take the No.
1 spot in TAFC.
Top qualifiers in other classes are Bo Butner of Floyds Knobs,
Ind., in Comp Eliminator and Super Stock; and John Lovins of Riverside,
Ohio in Stock.
The NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series continues Sunday at IRP.
Gates open at 7 a.m. and eliminations begin at 8 a.m. TAD and TAFC are
scheduled to begin eliminations at 1 p.m. Tickets for the event, including
a pit pass, are $15. Children 12 and under are admitted free with a paid
adult. For more information call IRP, (317) 291-4090, or visit
www.IRPonline.com.
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 at Indianapolis Raceway Park:
TOP ALCOHOL DRAGSTER
1) Russ Lindert, Manteno, Ill., 5.402 seconds, 254.09 mph
2) Ken Perry, Gormley, Ont., Can., 5.471, 255.60
3) Bill Reichert, Owosso, Mich., 5.473, 268.01
4) Keith Stark, Danville, Ill., 5.497, 270.35
5) Shawn Bowen, Montrose, Mich., 5.510, 258.10
6) Jeff Bohr, Plymouth, Mich., 5.553, 246.30
7) Dave Hirata, Lowell, Ind., 5.559, 258.32
8) Ben Marshall, New Carlisle, Ohio, 5.613, 256.55
Not Qualified
9) Mick Snyder, Demotte, Ind., 5.627, 249.16
10) Gary Ward, Cincinnati, 5.671, 245.56
11) Jeff Wilson, Winfield, Mo., 5.724, 218.60
12) Phil Mass, Gurnee, Ill., 5.737, 219.78
13) Marty Thacker, Robinson, Ill., 5.759, 243.96
14) Bill McCornack, Lexington, Ky., 5.771, 232.49
15) Jared Dreher, Clinton, Ind., 5.825, 229.24
16) Robin Samsel, Marion, Ind., 5.825, 229.24
17) Dave Hedges Jr., Plainwell, Mich., 6.250, 214.43
18) Tony Zizzo, Prarie View, Ill., 6.556, 173.77
19) Timothy Bowgren, Valparaiso, Ind., 14.855, 49.96
20) Todd Datweiler, Herscher, Ill., DQ
21) Robert Ginther, Lansing, Mich., DQ
TAD pairings for Sunday's first round of eliminations
1) Russ Lindert, Manteno, Ill., 5.402, 254.09 vs. 8) Ben Marshall, New
Carlisle, Ohio, 5.613, 256.55
2) Ken Perry, Gormley, Ont., Can., 5.471, 255.60 vs. 7) Dave Hirata,
Lowell, Ind., 5.559, 258.32
3) Bill Reichert, Owosso, Mich., 5.473, 268.01 vs. 6) Jeff Bohr, Plymouth,
Mich., 5.553, 246.30
4) Keith Stark, Danville, Ill., 5.497, 270.35 vs. 5) Shawn Bowen, Montrose,
Mich., 5.510, 258.10
TOP ALCOHOL FUNNY CAR
1) Marc White, Glendale Hts., Ill., '01 Firebird, 5.708 seconds,
250.97 mph
2) Chuck Cheeseman, Galena, Ohio, '01 Firebird, 5.769, 245.43
3) Todd Veney, Indianapolis, '98 Firebird, 5.788, 250.55
4) Kim Fritts, Greenup, Ill., '98 Firebird, 5.800, 246.84
5) Steve Addleman, Fishers, Ind., '01 Pontiac, 5.821, 245.70
6) John Reikas III, Glendale Hts., Ill., '97 Camaro, 6.904, 207.51
TAFC pairings for Sunday's first round of eliminations
1) Marc White, Glendale Hts., Ill., '01 Firebird, 5.708, 250.97 vs. BYE
2) Chuck Cheeseman, Galena, Ohio, '01 Firebird, 5.769, 245.43 vs. BYE
3) Todd Veney, Indianapolis, '98 Firebird, 5.788, 250.55 vs. 6) John Reikas
III, Glendale Hts., Ill., '97 Camaro, 6.904, 207.51
4) Kim Fritts, Greenup, Ill., '98 Firebird, 5.800, 246.84 vs. 5) Steve
Addleman, Fishers, Ind., '01 Pontiac, 5.821, 245.70
COMP ELIMINATOR
1) Bo Butner, Floyds Knobs, Ind., '01 Pontiac, D/AA, 7.763 seconds,
-0.657 under index
2) Bill Zaskowski, Grand Rapids, Mich., '92 Camaro, F/SM, 8.965, -0.585
3) David Billingsley, Decatur, Ill., '93 Cutlass, C/AA, 7.521, -0.579
4) Robert Bailey, Wabash, Ind., dragster, A/ED, 6.774, -0.576
5) Mike Farrell, Louisville, Ky., '32 roadster, A/EA, 7.467, -0.563
6) Steve Ambrose, Woodhave, Mich., '23 roadster, J/AA, 7.917, -0.563
7) Mike Smith, Sandyville, W.V., '63 Corvette, D/AA, 7.864, -0.556
8) Mike Hazlett, Indianapolis, '96 Cutlass, B/A, 7.259, -0.541
9) Jesse Plant, Terre Haute, Ind., dragster, D/ED, 7.474, -0.536
10) Terry Smith, Williamstown, W.V., '32 roadster, D/EA, 8.493, -0.527
SUPER STOCK
1) Bo Butner, Floyds Knobs, Ind., '96 Achieva, SS/BM, 8.527 seconds,
-1.173 under index
2) Chuck Gallagher, Holly, Mich., '94 Sunbird, SS/AM, 8.416, -1.134
3) Ted Romero, Denver, '98 Pontiac, GT/JA, 10.575, -1.075
4) Kerri Voges, Arlington, Ohio, '00 Pontiac, GT/IA, 10.426, -1.074
5) Mike Smith, Sandyville, W.V., '68 Barracuda, SS/AA, 8.961, -1.039
6) Charlie Westcott, Parma, Mich., '98 Pontiac, GT/E, 9.769, -1.031
7) Jeff Sexton, Fairborn, Ohio, '97 Olds, SS/AX, 8.975, -1.025
8) Teresa Butner, Floyds Knobs, Ind., '96 Achieva, SS/DM, 9.175, -1.025
9) Gene McBean, Chardon, Ohio, '69 Mustang, SS/GA, 9.848, -1.002
10) Dickie Ogles, Bowling Green, Ky., '69 Corvette, SS/B, 9.201, -0.999
STOCK ELIMINATOR
1) John Lovins, Riverside, Ohio, '96 Dakota, FT/SA, 12.187 seconds,
-1.463 under index
2) Donald Holmes, Dayton, Ohio, '78 Pontiac, K/SA, 11.630, -1.320
3) Jonathan Tarance, Bremn, Ky., '84 Chevy, V/SA, 14.577, -1.223
4) Phil Pierce, New Carlisle, Ohio, '92 Dodge Ram, GT/SA, 12.779, -1.171
5) Bert Morgan, Charleston, Ill., '75 Buick, R/SA, 13.234, -1.116
6) Robert Downing, Britton, Mich., '83 Malibu Wagon, O/SA, 12.376,
-1.074
7) Danny Holder, Chapmansboro, Ind., '91 Camaro, K/SA, 11.894, -1.056
8) Bruce Parsons, Lewisburg, Ohio, '85 Camaro, I/SA, 11.547, -1.053
9) Joey Wilkes, Zanesville, Ohio, '01 Firebird, D/SA, 10.807, -1.043
10) Bill Sempsrott, Middletown, Ohio, '66 Nova, K/S, 11.809, -1.041
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