NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series - Friday from Bandimere Speedway

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
NHRA LUCAS OIL DRAG RACING SERIES - WEST CENTRAL DIVISION
BANDIMERE SPEEDWAY
FRIDAY, JUNE 21, 2002

BRADSHAW & WILLIAMS TOP QUALIFIERS AFTER DAY ONE

Denver - After day one of qualifying at Thunder on the Mountain, a Zac's Legacy Foundation event, and race three of six in West Central Division competition of the NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series, Alan Bradshaw in Top Alcohol Dragster and Kirk Williams in Top Alcohol Funny Car are leading their fields.
Bradshaw, of Odessa, Texas, made the quarter-mile run in 5.677 seconds at 250.60 mph to put him in the pole position. While Glenwood, Iowa, resident Williams, took the top spot with a 6.070 second, 237.50 mph run.    
Last year, Bandimere Speedway hosted two divisional events, one in June and the other in September.  Both Bradshaw and Williams earned wins at the race in September and are still looking for their first wins this year.    
Top qualifiers in other categories are David Kramer of Sterling, Colo., in Comp; Tyler Cassil of Belton, Mo., in Super Stock; and Gary Gokey of Denver in Stock.  
  	In NHRA Kerker Motorcycle Series racing action, Chris Oravecz of Arlington, Texas, is the top qualifier after posting a .501 second reaction time.  
	The second and final day of qualifying is scheduled to begin tomorrow at 9 a.m., with Top Alcohol Dragster and Top Alcohol Funny Car qualifying at 3 and 6 p.m.  General admission with pit pass is $20 Saturday and $22 Sunday.  Children 6-12 are $6 per day and children 5 and under are admitted free.  For more information, please call Bandimere Speedway at (303) 697-6001 or visit www.bandimere.com.

	The following are Friday's qualifying result from the NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series event at Bandimere Speedway:

TOP ALCOHOL DRAGSTER
1)	Alan Bradshaw, Odessa, Texas, 5.677 seconds, 250.60 mph
2)	David Wells, Lemars, Iowa, 5.791, 248.89
3)	Edwin Schmeeckle, Gothenburg, Neb., 5.855, 243.68
4)	Larry Traugott, Woodward, Okla., 5.933, 239.82

TOP ALCOHOL FUNNY CAR
1)	Kirk Williams, Glenwood, Iowa, '98 Pontiac, 6.070 seconds, 237.50 mph
2)	Vern Moats, Des Moines, Iowa, '00 Firebird, 6.080, 235.80
3)	Robert Kanenwisher, Conifer, Colo., '00 Avenger, 6.090, 238.26
4)	Cy Chesterman, Sioux City, Iowa, '99 Trans Am, 6.141, 233.16
5)	Bernie Harrington, Apple Valley, Calif., '00 Avenger, 6.147, 233.44
6)	Gage Chaffee, Big Lake, Minn., '96 Cutlass, 6.344, 222.07
7)	Scott McVey, Winnipeg, Man., '97 Cutlass, 6.653, 216.65
8)	Steve Griboski, Aurora, Colo., '97 Camaro, 6.667, 219.04

Not Qualified
9)	Kris Hool, Casper, Wyo., '98 Pontiac, 6.723, 219.04
10)	Lawren Jones, Albuquerque, N.M., '02 Camaro, DQ

COMP ELIMINATOR
1)	David Kramer, Sterling, Colo., '01 Fritz, A/ED, 7.198 seconds, -0.622 under index
2)	Bill Kent, Midland, Texas, '00 Frameworks, C/D, 7.501, -0.589
3)	Dean Howerton, Lake Havasu City, Ariz., '00 Frameworks, C/D, 7.515, -0.575
4)	Clint Sallee, Glendive, Mont., '00 Fritz, B/D, 7.315, -0.575
5)	Russ Kelly, Omaha, Neb., '99 Spitzer, A/ED, 7.305, -0.515
6)	Chris Mc Gaha, Odessa, Texas, '97 S-10, PST, 8.158, -0.472
7)	Steve Kalkowski, Ogallala, Neb., '00 Pontiac, B/A, 7.830, -0.460
8)	Paul Anderson, Erie, Colo., '00 Dragster, C/ED, 8.061, -0.459
9)	Nathan Martin, Ft. Worth, Texas, '63 Corvette, A/PM, 6.859, -0.431
10)	Charlie Stewart, Arlington, Texas, '99 Cameron, A/ED, 7.394, -0.426

SUPER STOCK
1)	Tyler Cassil, Belton, Mo., '66 Chevy, SS/K, 11.006 seconds, -1.174 under index
2)	Randall Klein, Lincoln, Neb., '56 Nomad, SS/NA, 12.269, -1.151
3)	Ted Romero, Denver, '98 Pontiac, GT/JA, 11.495, -1.065
4)	Carroll Warling, Aravado, Colo., '74 Grand Am, SS/MA, 12.068, -1.032
5)	Gary McGlasson, Los Lunas, N.M., '69 Camaro, SS/HA, 10.740, -1.010
6)	Ron Taylor, Lincoln, Neb., '57 Chevy, SS/MA, 12.107, -0.993
7)	Bill Ringer, Longmont, Colo., '70 Barracuda, SS/FA, 10.603, -0.987
8)	Gene Bichlmeier, Norfolk, Neb., '66 Chevy, SS/K, 11.193, -0.987
9)	Jim Beuthel, Aurora, Colo., '91 Calais, GT/CA, 10.566, -0.974
10)	James Weakland, Morrison, Colo., '68 Camaro, SS/GA, 10.733, -0.967

STOCK ELIMINATOR
1)	Gary Gokey, Denver, '86 Omni, AF/S, 14.341 seconds, -1.449 under index
2)	Steve Couch, Sidney, Neb., '00 Dakota, DT/SA, 12.584, -1.436
3)	Marty Woffard, Gore, Okla., '66 Nova, K/S, 12.495, -1.355
4)	Al Corda, Elk Mound, Wis., '01 Firebird, C/SA, 11.363, -1.247
5)	Scott Burton, Golden, Colo., '73 Firebird, G/SA, 12.103, -1.157
6)	Steve Brack, Lawrence, Kan., '85 Camaro, I/S, 12.330, -1.150
7)	Jeffrey Johnson, Englewood, Colo., '67 Mustang, E/SA, 11.828, -1.112
8)	Frank Weaver Jr., Waco, Texas, '87 Trans Am, K/SA, 12.855, -1.105
9)	Dwayne Scheitlin, Madera, Calif., '70 Challenger, B/SA, 11.387, -1.063
10)	Neal Rhodes, Elizabeth, Colo., '67 Fairlane, F/SA, 12.073, -1.027

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