NHRA Lucas Oil Drag RAcing Series-Sunday from
Route 66 Raceway
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
NHRA LUCAS OIL DRAG RACING SERIES - NORTH CENTRAL DIVISION
ROUTE 66 RACEWAY, JOLIET, ILL.
Sunday, April 27, 2003
NHRA NORTH CENTRAL DIVISION SEASON OPENER COMPLETE AT ROUTE 66 RACEWAY
JOLIET, Ill. - The NHRA North Central division racers finished
their season opening Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series event at Route 66
Raceway. In Top Alcohol Dragster, David Wells took the win, while in Top
Alcohol Funny Car, Jeff Craig motored into the winner's circle.
Wells was the No. 6 qualifier in the eight-car field but the LeMars, Iowa,
resident saved the best for last. He made his best pass of the weekend, a
5.404-second, 261.83 mph effort, in the final, defeating Ken Perry of
Toronto, Ont.
Muncie, Ind., racer Craig had the most consistent Top Alcohol Funny Car on
the property this weekend and demonstrated it in all three rounds of
eliminations. Craig made a 5.688-second run in the first round, a
5.640-second pass in the semifinals, and in the finals he ran 5.640 seconds
at 255.19 mph. In the first round, Craig defeated the defending division
champion Chuck Cheeseman from Galena, Ohio, and in the finals he drove past
Paul Lee of Gaithersburg, Md.
Winners in other categories were Jack Slagle, Reynoldsburg, Ohio, in Comp
Eliminator; Irvin Johns, Charlestown, Ind., in Super Stock; Kyle Riley,
Chicago, in Stock; Greg Kamplain, North Salem, Ind., in Super Comp; Al
Gavlovsky, Bemidji, Minn., in Super Gas; Dustin Richardson, Woodburn, Ind.,
in Super Street; and Rick Corn, Benton, Ohio, in Top Comp.
North Central Division racers head to Indianapolis Raceway Park in
Indianapolis for the next NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series event, May
16-18.
The following are the final results from the NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing
Series event at Route 66 Raceway:
TOP ALCOHOL DRAGSTER
Round One
6) David Wells, LeMars, Iowa, 5.794, 255.97 def. 3) Marty Thacker,
Robinson, Ill., 9.142, 965.06;
1) Tony Bartone, Manhasset, N.Y., 5.449, 261.17 def. 8) Todd Datweiler,
Herscher, Ill., 12.011, 106.40;
2) Bill Reichert, Owosso, Mich., 5.339, 274.16 def. 7) Keith Stark,
Danville, Ill., 5.936, 218.65;
5) Ken Perry, Toronto, Ont., 5.513, 253.52 def. 4) Jeff Wilson, Winfield,
Mo., 7.368, 124.18;
Semifinals
Perry, 5.557, 254.81 def. Bartone, 6.138, 180.65;
Wells, 5.429, 260.76 def. Reichert, 5.816, 249.39;
Finals
Wells, 5.404, 261.83 def. Perry, 5.860, 253.56.
TOP ALCOHOL FUNNY CAR
Round One
2) Jeff Craig, Muncie, Ind., Dodge R/T, 5.688, 252.47 def. 7) Chuck
Cheeseman, Galena, Ohio, Pontiac Firebird, 5.873, 248.57;
1) Vern Moats, Des Moines, Iowa, Firebird, 5.985, 247.38 def. 8) Bobby
Martin, Beaver Falls, Pa., Dodge Avenger, 7.851, 134.52;
6) Dale Brand, Sully, Iowa, Firebird, 5.679, 246.08 def. 3) Marc White,
Glendale Hts., Ill., Firebird, 7.374, 126.30;
5) Paul Lee, Gaithersburg, Md., Firebird, 5.703, 251.34 def. 4) Kirk
Williams, Glenwood, Iowa, Firebird, 5.705, 250.51;
Semifinals
Craig, 5.640, 255.19 def. Brand, 5.916, 246.39;
Lee, 5.882, 247.25 def. Moats, 5.780, 248.39;
Finals
Craig, 5.642, 255.48 def. Lee, 6.402, 184.65.
COMP ELIMINATOR
Jack Slagle, Reynoldsburg, Ohio, '98 Grand Am, D/SMA, 8.869, 135.06 def.
Mike Lund, Bettendorf, Iowa, '34 Chevrolet, A/SR, 9.116, 98.05.
SUPER STOCK
Irvin Johns, Charlestown, Ind., '02 Cavalier, GT/BA, 9.488, 139.11 def.
Bill Rowe Jr., Eureka, Mo., '67 Nova, SS/GA, 9.910, 131.84.
STOCK ELIMINATOR
Kyle Riley, Chicago, '77 LeMans, N/SA, 12.390, 99.78 def. Danny Byrd,
Sikeston, Mo., '67 Chevy II, F/S, 10.915, 121.28.
SUPER COMP
Greg Kamplain, North Salem, Ind., Dragster, 8.903, 160.40 def. Jeremy
Jensen, Clarksville, Tenn., Dragster, 8.933, 145.85.
SUPER GAS
Al Gavlovsky, Bemidji, Minn., '27 Ford T, 9.875, 138.76 def. Mike
Coughlin, Delaware, Ohio, '63 Corvette, 9.858, 145.89.
SUPER STREET
Dustin Richardson, Woodburn, Ind., '87 Firenza, 10.918, 139.17 def. Robert
D'Alessandro, Lombard, Ill., '89 Camaro, 10.862, 139.99.
TOP SPORTSMAN
Rick Corn, Benton, Ohio, '00 Dodge, 7.591, 151.95 def. Jeff Belloma,
Della, Iowa, '63 Chevy Corvette, foul.
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