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NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series - Saturday from Brainerd Intern ational Raceway

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
NHRA LUCAS OIL DRAG RACING SERIES - WEST CENTRAL DIVISION
BRAINERD INTERNATIONAL RACEWAY
SATURDAY, JUNE 8, 2002

ORMSBY & MOATS TOP QUALIFIERS AT BRAINERD

Brainerd, Minn. - After the second and final day of qualifying at the NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series race at Brainerd International Raceway, Gary Ormsby Jr. in Top Alcohol Dragster and Vern Moats in Top Alcohol Funny Car earned top qualifier honors.  
Ormsby, the son of late Gary Ormsby Sr., the 1989 Top Fuel Champion, made the quarter-mile run in 5.433 seconds at 235.75 mph to put him in the pole position.
Des Moines, Iowa, resident, Moats made a 5.813-second, 245.86 mph pass on his third and final qualifying run to put him at the top of his category.  The last time Moats was the top qualifier going into eliminations on Sunday was June 24, 2000, at Bandimere Speedway in Denver.  
Moats lost in the semi-finals that year to Kirk Williams of Glenwood, Iowa, who is currently qualified fourth in the field.  The two will coincidentally meet again in the semi-finals, if both racers advance past the first round of competition.  
Top qualifiers in other classes are Clint Sallee of Glendive, Mont., in Comp; Michael Mans of Rogers, Minn., in Super Stock; and Lance Line of Cromwell, Minn., in Stock.
	Gates open tomorrow at 8 a.m., with eliminations scheduled to begin at 9 a.m.  Tickets are $25 for general admission.  Children ages 7 to 12 are $12.50, and children 6 and under are admitted free.  For more information, call Brainerd International Raceway at (218) 284-7220.  
	
	The following are final qualifying results and first round pairings in Top Alcohol Dragster and Top Alcohol Funny Car from the NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series event at Brainerd International Raceway:

TOP ALCOHOL DRAGSTER
1)	Gary Ormsby Jr., Granite Bay, Calif., 5.433 seconds, 235.75 mph
2)	Chris Ricketts, N. Kansas City, Mo., 5.526, 239.56
3)	David Wells, LeMars, Iowa, 5.662, 251.50
4)	Ziggy Zivkovich, Litchfield, Minn., 5.679, 248.60
5)	Ed Schmeeckle, Gothenburg, Neb., 5.736, 244.42

Pairings
1)	Gary Ormsby Jr., Granite Bay, Calif., 5.433 seconds, 235.75 mph vs. bye
2)	Chris Ricketts, N. Kansas City, Mo., 5.526, 239.56 vs. 5) Ed Schmeeckle, Gothenburg, Neb., 5.736, 244.42
3)	David Wells, LeMars, Iowa, 5.662, 251.50 vs. 4) Ziggy Zivkovich, Litchfield, Minn., 5.679, 248.60

TOP ALCOHOL FUNNY CAR
1)	Vern Moats, Des Moines, Iowa, '01 Firebird, 5.813 seconds, 245.86 mph
2)	Cy Chesterman, Sioux City, Iowa, '99 Pontiac, 5.830, 237.96
3)	Jay Payne, Claremont, Calif., '02 Camaro, 5.833, 241.87
4)	Kirk Williams, Glenwood, Iowa, '98 Pontiac, 5.898, 246.02
5)	Hank Coolidge, Sunburst, Mont., '96 Firebird, 5.995, 245.86
6)	Scott McVey, Winnipeg, Man., '97 Cutlass, 6.185, 222.86
7)	Gage Chaffee, Big Lake, Minn., '96 Cutlass, 7.036, 171.20
8)	Kevin Richardson, Winnipeg, Man., '97 Firebird, 7.216, 145.12

Pairings
1)	Vern Moats, Des Moines, Iowa, '01 Firebird, 5.813 seconds, 245.86 mph vs. 8) Kevin Richardson, Winnipeg, Man., '97 Firebird, 7.216, 145.12
2)	Cy Chesterman, Sioux City, Iowa, '99 Pontiac, 5.830, 237.96 vs. 7) Gage Chaffee, Big Lake, Minn., '96 Cutlass, 7.036, 171.20
3)	Jay Payne, Claremont, Calif., '02 Camaro, 5.833, 241.87 vs. 6) Scott McVey, Winnipeg, Man., '97 Cutlass, 6.185, 222.86
4)	Kirk Williams, Glenwood, Iowa, '98 Pontiac, 5.898, 246.02 vs. 5) Hank Coolidge, Sunburst, Mont., '96 Firebird, 5.995, 245.86

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, 7.475, -0.535
4)	Lou Ficco Jr., 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)	Tom Schmidt, Lindstrom, Minn., '00 Grand Prix, C/EA, 8.441, -0.489
9)	Tom Snyder, Longmont, Colo., '23 Chevy, A/A, 6.807, -0.473
10)	Bill Riemenapp, Lacrosse, Minn., '98 Pontiac, C/EA, 8.477, -0.453

SUPER STOCK
1)	Michael Mans, Rogers, Minn., '00 Firebird, GT/IA, 10.485 seconds, -1.015 under index
2)	Randall Klein, Lincoln, Neb., '56 Nomad, SS/NA, 11.439, -1.011
3)	Rick Ryan, Aberdeen, S.D., '88 Oldsmobile, SS/NA, 11.443, -1.007
4)	Dan Larson, St. Paul, Minn., '85 Chevy, SS/KA, 10.584, -0.966
5)	Ernie Penner, Osborne, Man., '99 Pontiac, GT/JA, 10.723, -0.927
6)	Dennis Nelson, Hugo, Minn., '81 Chevy, GT/LA, 10.989, -0.861
7)	Billy Ingels, Maryville, Mo., '74 Pontiac, SS/JA, 10.459, -0.841
8)	Randy Hopkins, Cable, Wis., '68 Dart, SS/AA, 9.165, -0.835
9)	Mike Bogina, Olathe, Kan., '70 Barracuda, SS/EA, 9.870, -0.780
10)	Donald Aukrust, Brooklyn Center, Minn., '92 Camaro, GT/AA, 9.628, -0.772

STOCK ELIMINATOR
1)	Lance Line, Cromwell, Minn., '69 Mustang, B/SA, 10.338 seconds, -1.212 under index
2)	John Reitmeier, Lumsden, Sask., '69 Camaro, G/SA, 11.256, -1.044
3)	Steve Couch, Sidney, Neb., '00 Dodge, DT/SA, 11.963, -1.037
4)	Travis Gusso, Sioux Falls, S.D., '89 Mustang, M/S, 12.193, -0.957
5)	John Sien, Winnipeg, Man., '71 Camaro, G/SA, 11.345, -0.955
6)	Bill Prince, Maple Grove, Minn., '87 Oldsmobile, K/SA, 12.027, -0.923
7)	Dan Zrust, Maple Grove, Minn., '01 Camaro, E/SA, 11.092, -0.908
8)	Bill Feist, Maple Grove, Minn., '69 Mustang, C/S, 10.758, -0.892
9)	Craig Meseroll, Cloquet, Minn., '74 Dart, F/SA, 11.274, -0.876
10)	Jack Briner, Waterloo, Iowa, '85 Camaro, I/SA, 11.731, -0.869

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