LORDS Sunday Results form Mid-Michigan Motorplex

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
NHRA LUCAS OIL DRAG RACING SERIES - NORTH CENTRAL DIVISION
MID-MICHIGAN MOTORPLEX
SUNDAY, JUNE 23, 2002

WHITE TAKES SECOND WIN IN TWO WEEKS, WILSON COVERS FIELD

        STANTON, Mich. - Marc White scored his second win in as many weeks
while Jeff Wilson picked up his first win of the season at the Bar's Leaks
Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series event presented by Auto Value at Mid-Michigan
Motorplex.
        White, who drove his Etterman Racing Top Alcohol Funny Car to
victory last week at the Pontiac Excitement Nationals presented by Summit
Racing, took out the current division champion Chuck Cheeseman in the
semi-finals for the right to face the number one qualifier Jeff Craig in
the Finals. White's 6.001-second pass at 229.82 mph was enough to defeat
Craig who suffered engine problems and clocked in at 9.839 seconds, 86.42
mph.
        "We're on a mini-roll with last week's win," said White when asked
about the weekend. "The fans were outstanding here. Saturday's crowd was
unbelievable. The track was a little tricky but that's going to happen when
it's as hot and humid as it was this weekend."
        Wilson, who set both ends of the track record in his ABC Top
Alcohol Dragster in qualifying, worked his way through round 1 and 2 taking
out Tim Rudy and Dave Hirata on his way to the final. Wilson was to face
Gary Ward who was unable to make the final round when he suffered
mechanical problems in the semi-finals.
        "When your number one qualifier and heading to winner's circle you
had a good weekend," said the Winfield, Mo., resident. "We lucked out in
the final, but the team did a great job all weekend. I think we had low
E.T. (elapsed time) every round."
        Wilson lost a blower belt in his final round bye and coasted to an
11.665-second pass. Wilson set the track E.T. and mph record for Top
Alcohol Dragster in qualifying with a run of 5.516 seconds at 253.73 mph.
        David Billingsley took the win in Comp Eliminator over Steve
Johnson while Michigan resident, Bobby Rashid out ran Mike Walter in the
Super Stock final. Other winner's included Donald Holmes in Stock; Forrest
Lipke in Super Comp; David Connolly in Super Gas; Robert Richardson in
Super Street; and Mike Knapp in Pro Stock Snowmobile.
        The NHRA North Central Division makes its next stop at Indianapolis
Raceway Park on July 4th for a one-day event to finish up their mid-May
event that was postponed due to weather.

        The following are final results from the NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing
Series event at Mid-Michigan Motorplex:

TOP ALCOHOL DRAGSTER
Round 1
1. Jeff Wilson, Winfield, Mo., 5.634 seconds, 252.88 mph def. 8. Tim Rudy,
Mason, Ohio, 5.898, 218.39
2. Ken Perry, Toronto, Ont. CAN, 6.031, 182.81 def. 7. Gary Ward,
Cincinati, Ohio, broke on burn out
6. Gary Ward, Cincinnati, Ohio, 5.801, 238.47 def. 9. Bill Reichert,
Owosso, Mich., 12.513, 62.37
4. Dave Hirata, Lowell, Ind., 5.880, 223.54 def. 5. Jeff Bohr, Plymouth,
Mich., 10.455, 76.42

Semi-finals
Wilson, 5.719, 247.04 def. Hirata, 6.273, 185.22
Perry, 6.025, 229.88 def. Ward, 6.175, 229.00

Finals
Wilson, 11.665, 65.50 def. bye

TOP ALCOHOL FUNNY CAR 
Round 1
1. Jeff Craig, Muncie, Ind., '01 Dodge, 5.989, 243.57 def. 8. John Reikas
III, Glendale Hts., Ill, '97 Camaro, broke
2. Chuck Cheeseman, Galena, Ohio, '01 Pontiac, 5.920, 232.79 def. 7. Wayne
Butler, Manito, Ill., '99 Pontiac, no show
3. Marc White, Glendale Hts., Ill, '01 Pontiac, 5.887, 242.52 def. 6. Bobby
Martin, Beaver Falls, Pa., '00 Avenger, 6.028, 235.23
4. Steve Addleman, Fishers, Ind., '01 Pontiac, 5.944, 241.61 def. 5. Todd
Veney, Indianapolis, Ind., '98 Pontiac, 6.921, 147.15

Semi-finals
Craig, 10.354, 80.20 def. bye
Marc White, 5.967, 236.03 def. Cheeseman, 8.440, 102.09

Finals
White, 6.001, 229.82 def. Craig, 9.839, 86.42

COMPETITION
David Billingsley, Decatur, Ill., C/AA '93 Cutlass, 7.658, 176.15 def.
Steve Johnson, Milwaukee, Wis., F/A '97 Pontiac, 8.561, 157.26

SUPER STOCK
Bobby Rashid, Grosse Pte. Woods, Mich., GT/BA '82 Pontiac, 9.962, 133.72
def. Mike Walter, Paris, Ohio, GT/HA '92 Firebird, 9.962, 126.63

STOCK
Donald Holmes, Dayton, Ohio, K/SA '78 Firebird, 11.778, 112.90 def. Kevin
Borgstrom, Oakdale, Minn., B/SA '69 Chevelle, 10.948, 117.92

SUPER COMP
Forrest Lipke, Middleton, Wis., '98 dragster, 8.911, 161.60 def. Scott
Arnold, Westchester, Ohio, '95 dragster, 8.901, 161.69

SUPER GAS
David Connolly, Elyria, Ohio, '63 Corvette, 9.908, 151.56 def. Steven
Fields, Taylor, Mich., '90 Trans Am, 9.907, 144.99

SUPER STREET
Robert Richardson, Fort Wayne, Ind., '68 Firebird, 10.900, 142.58 def.
Chuck Micholson, Elk Grove, Ill., '68 Cuda, 10.834, 126.58

PRO STOCK SNOWMOBILE
Mike Knapp, Welch, Minn., '97 Yamaha, 8.862, 144.43 def. Bryan Bellman,
Bremen, Ind., '01 Ski Doo, 9.276, 140.75

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