NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series - Friday's results from Brainer d International Raceway

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
NHRA LUCAS OIL DRAG RACING SERIES - WEST CENTRAL DIVISION
BRAINERD INTERNATIONAL RACEWAY
FRIDAY, JUNE 7, 2002

C&C ON TOP AFTER DAY ONE OF RACING

Brainerd, Minn. - Nearly four hundred racers were in competition today at day one of time trials and qualifying at the NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series race at Brainerd International Raceway.  
	Chris Ricketts of Kansas City, Mo., is atop of the Top Alcohol Dragster class after a 5.526 second, 239.56 mph run.  While Sioux City, Iowa, resident Cy Chesterman, is leading the field in Top Alcohol Funny Car after his 5.830 second, 237.96 mph pass.  
	This weekend will feature the clash of 2001 division champions in Top Alcohol Funny Car competition as Chesterman and Jay Payne of Claremont, Calif., battle for the win at Brainerd.  Chesterman is the West Central Division champion, while Payne represents the Southeast Division.  Payne has one national and seven divisional championships overall.     
Top qualifiers in other classes are Clint Sallee of Glendive, Mont., in Comp; Randall Klein of Lincoln, Neb., in Super Stock; and Lawrence Line of Cromwell, Minn., in Stock.  
	Spectator gates open tomorrow at 8 a.m., with day two of time trials and qualifying starting at 9 a.m.  Top Alcohol Dragster and Top Alcohol Funny Car qualifying is scheduled for 1 and 4 p.m.  General admission with pit pass is $20.  Children ages 7 to 12 is half price, and children six and under are admitted free.  For more information, call Brainerd International Raceway at (218) 284-7220.  
	
	The following are Friday's qualifying results from the NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series race at Brainerd International Raceway:

TOP ALCOHOL DRAGSTER
1)	Chris Ricketts, Kansas City, Mo., 5.526 seconds, 239.56 mph
2)	David Wells, LeMars, Iowa, 5.666, 250.00
3)	Ziggy Zivkovich, Litchfield, Minn., 5.932, 230.69
4)	Gary Ormsby Jr., Auburn, Calif., 8.198, 106.05

Not Qualified
5) Ed Schmeeckle, Gothenburg, Neb., DQ

TOP ALCOHOL FUNNY CAR
1)	Cy Chesterman, Sioux City, Iowa, '99 Pontiac, 5.830 seconds, 237.96 mph
2)	Jay Payne, Claremont, Calif., '02 Camaro, 5.833, 241.87
3)	Vern Moats, Des Moines, Iowa, '01 Firebird, 5.993, 245.11
4)	Hank Coolidge, Sunburst, Mont., '96 Firebird, 5.995, 245.86
5)	Scott McVey, Winnipeg, Man., '97 Cutlass, 6.348, 223.90
6)	Gage Chaffee, Big Lake, Minn., '97 Cutlass, 7.036, 171.20

Not Qualified
7) Kirk Williams, Glenwood, Iowa, '98 Pontiac, DQ

COMP ELIMINATOR
1)	Clint Sallee, Glendive, Mont., '01 Fritz, B/D, 6.873 seconds, -0.547 under index
2)	Mike Nahan, Sartell, Minn., '02 Tuttle, E/D, 7.654, -0.546
3)	Doug Engels, Watertown, S.D., '98 Spitzer, D/ED, 7.495, -0.515
4)	Lou Ficco, Wheatridge, Colo., '01 S-10, PST, 7.608, -0.512
5)	Jeff Perrella, Hibbing, Minn., '01 Stevens, A/EA, 7.532, -0.498
6)	Lucky Snyder, Longmont, Colo., '62 Sunbeam, F/A, 8.374, -0.496
7)	Chad Brownlow, Rochester, Minn., '99 Fritz, C/ED, 7.514, -0.496
8)	Bill Riemenapp, Lacrosse, Wis., '98 Firebird, C/EA, 8.477, -0.453
9)	Tom Snyder, Longmont, Colo., '23 Chevy, A/A, 6.844, -0.436
10)	Ricky Ray, Savannah, Mo., '98 Pontiac, E/SMA, 9.021, -0.399

SUPER STOCK
1)	Randall Klein, Lincoln, Neb., '56 Nomad, SS/NA, 11.476 seconds, -0.974 under index
2)	Dan Larson, St. Paul, Minn., '85 Camaro, SS/KA, 10.653, -0.897
3)	Billy Ingels, Maryville, Mo., '94 Pontiac, SS/JA, 10.459, -0.841
4)	Randy Hopkins, Cable, Wis., '68 Dart, SS/AA, 9.171, -0.829
5)	Dennis Nelson, Hugo, Minn., '80 Malibu, GT/LA, 11.027, -0.823
6)	Donald Aukrust, Brooklyn Center, Minn., '92 Camaro, GT/AA, 9.628, -0.772
7)	Abe Loewen, Regina, Sask., '98 Grand Am, SS/DM, 9.453, -0.747
8)	Kandra Weber, Boulder, Colo., '88 Oldsmobile, SS/MA, 11.487, -0.663
9)	Phil Collins, Independence, Mo., '87 Dodge, SS/EA, 9.998, -0.662
10)	Douglas Jonak, Zimmerman, Minn., '55 Chevy, SS/PA, 12.316, -0.634

STOCK ELIMINATOR
1)	Lawrence Line, Cromwell, Minn., '69 Mustang, B/SA, 10.406 seconds, -1.144 under index
2)	Steve Couch, Sidney, Neb., '00 Dakota, DT/SA, 11.976, -1.024
3)	Travis Gusso, Sioux Falls, S.D., '89 Mustang, M/S, 12.253, -0.897
4)	Bill Feist, Maple Grove, Minn., '69 Mustang, C/S, 10.758, -0.892
5)	Bill Prince, Maple Grove, Minn., '87 Oldsmobile, K/SA, 12.071, -0.879
6)	Craig Meseroll, Cloquet, Minn., '74 Dart, F/SA, 11.283, -0.867
7)	Jon Wacholtz, Austin, Minn., '72 Pontiac, F/SA, 11.338, -0.812
8)	John Reitmeier, Lumsden, Sask., '69 Camaro, G/SA, 11.497, -0.803
9)	Caney Picht, Oakdale, Minn., '72 Buick, G/SA, 11.500, -0.800
10)	Brian Schultz, Braham, Minn., '71 Duster, E/SA, 11.225, -0.775

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