NHRA Lucas OIl DRag Racing Series-Saturday from Brainerd Int'l Raceway

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
NHRA LUCAS OIL DRAG RACING SERIES - WEST CENTRAL DIVISION
BRAINERD INTERNATIONAL RACEWAY, BRAINERD, MINN.
Saturday, June 07, 2003

QUALIFYING COMPLETE, FIELDS SET AT BIR'S LUCAS OIL DRAG RACING SERIES EVENT
        BRAINERD, Minn. - Qualifying is complete at the Grand Casino/Coca
Cola Championships, a round of the NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series, at
Brainerd Int'l Raceway.  Due to the rain-shortened day on Friday, Top
Alcohol Dragster (TAD) and Top Alcohol Funny Car (TAFC) racers only had two
chances to make the eight-car fields. Bill Reichert drove his TAD to the
No. 1 position and TAFC driver Cy Chesterman took the top spot.
Owasso, Mich., resident Reichert made two nearly identical runs today.  His
first pass was 5.331 seconds at 275.51 mph and his second run was another
5.331-second effort at 274.66 mph.  The No. 2 TAD racer was Todd Dateweiler
of Herscher, Ill., whose best run was 5.428 seconds at 261.07 mph.
Chesterman also made his best pass of the day right out of the gate.  In
the first round of qualifying the Sioux City, Iowa, racer ran 5.708 seconds
at 238.01 mph, which was enough to keep him in the No. 1 spot.  Kirk
Williams of Glenwood, Iowa, was qualified second with a 5.905-second,
246.98 mph run. 
        The best qualifiers in other classes were Clint Sallee of Glendive,
Mont., in Comp Eliminator; Dan Larson of St. Paul, Minn., in Super Stock;
and Jeff Stealey of Cordova, Ill., in Stock.
        In the Kerker Motorcycle Series, run in conjunction with the Lucas
Oil event, Leslie Bendo of Winger, Minn., was the top qualifier in
Sportsman Motorcycle.
Racing continues Sunday at BIR.  Gates open at 8 a.m. and eliminations
begin at 9 a.m.  TAD and TAFC will run first round of eliminations at noon.
 
Tickets are $20 and military personnel with proper ID are half price. 
Children 6 to 12 are $10 and kids 5 and under are admitted free.  For more
information, call BIR, (218) 284-7220.

        
The following are Saturday's qualifying results from the Grand Casino/Coca
Cola Championships at Brainerd International Raceway, including first round
pairings for TAD and TAFC:

TOP ALCOHOL DRAGSTER
1) Bill Reichert, Owosso, Mich., 5.331 seconds, 275.51 mph
2) Todd Datweiler, Herscher, Ill., 5.428, 261.07
3) David Wells, Lemars, Iowa, 5.444, 262.49
4) Alan Bradshaw, Odessa, Texas, 5.483, 252.47
5) Chris Ricketts, N. Kansas City, Mo., 5.511, 267.64
6) Ed Schmeeckle, Gothenburg, Neb., 5.645, 250.55
7) William Zivkovich, Litchfield, Minn., 5.663, 252.80
8) Jared Dreher, Clinton, Ind., 5.682, 245.81
Not Qualified
9) Richard Putz, Earlville, Iowa, 5.784, 235.27
10) Robin Samsel, Marion, Ind., 5.969, 239.65
11) John Haley, Wayzata, Minn., 6.265, 153.16

First round TAD pairings
1) Bill Reichert, Owosso, Mich., 5.331 seconds, 275.51 mph vs. 8) Jared
Dreher, Clinton, Ind., 5.682, 245.81
2) Todd Datweiler, Herscher, Ill., 5.428, 261.07 vs. 7) William Zivkovich,
Litchfield, Minn., 5.663, 252.80
3) David Wells, Lemars, Iowa, 5.444, 262.49 vs. 6) Ed Schmeeckle,
Gothenburg, Neb., 5.645, 250.55
4) Alan Bradshaw, Odessa, Texas, 5.483, 252.47 vs. 5) Chris Ricketts, N.
Kansas City, Mo., 5.511, 267.64

TOP ALCOHOL FUNNY CAR
1) Cy Chesterman, Sioux City, Iowa, '03 Trans Am, 5.708 seconds, 238.01 mph
2) Kirk Williams, Glenwood, Iowa, '98 Firebird, 5.905, 246.98
3) John Patton, Peoria, Ariz., '03 Trans Am, 5.933, 247.16
4) Dale Brand, Sully, Iowa, '01 Firebird, 6.020, 232.15
5) Kevin Richardson, Winnipeg, Man., '97 Firebird, 6.292, 217.95
6) Vern Moats, Des Moines, Iowa, '02 Firebird, 6.315, 160.08
7) Bruce Carlson, Prior Lake, Minn., '97 Firebird, 6.583, 195.93
8) Gage Chaffee, Big Lake, Minn., '02 Corvette, 7.012, 136.28
Not Qualified
9) Larry Bakke, Madison, Wis., '01 Firebird, (no time)

First round TAFC pairings
1) Cy Chesterman, Sioux City, Iowa, '03 Trans Am, 5.708 seconds, 238.01 mph
vs. 8) Gage Chaffee, Big Lake, Minn., '02 Corvette, 7.012, 136.28
2) Kirk Williams, Glenwood, Iowa, '98 Firebird, 5.905, 246.98 vs. 7) Bruce
Carlson, Prior Lake, Minn., '97 Firebird, 6.583, 195.93
3) John Patton, Peoria, Ariz., '03 Trans Am, 5.933, 247.16 vs. 6) Vern
Moats, Des Moines, Iowa, '02 Firebird, 6.315, 160.08
4) Dale Brand, Sully, Iowa, '01 Firebird, 6.020, 232.15 vs. 5) Kevin
Richardson, Winnipeg, Man., '97 Firebird, 6.292, 217.95

COMP ELIMINATOR
1) Clint Sallee, Glendive, Mont., Fritz, B/D, 6.794 seconds, -0.606 (under
index)
2) Jeff Perrella, Hibbing, Minn., '32 Bantam, A/EA, 7.457, -0.533
3) Brad Klein, Amarillo, Texas, '03 Cavalier, B/A, 7.283, -0.517
4) Bill Riemenapp, Lacrosse, Wis., '99 Firebird, C/EA, 8.342, -0.498
5) Tom Schmidt, Lindstrom, Minn., '33 Ford, C/SR, 8.780, -0.490
6) Paul Anderson, Erie, Colo., Fritz, C/ED, 7.492, -0.468
7) Mike Nahan, Sartell, Minn., Tuttle, E/D, 7.693, -0.467
8) Doug Engels, Watertown, S.D., Spitzer, D/ED, 7.554, -0.456
9) Paul Pittman, Bloomington, Minn., '01 Firebird, B/AA, 7.381, -0.419
10) Lucky Snyder, Longmont, Colo., '62 Alpine, F/A, 8.429, -0.411

SUPER STOCK
1) Dan Larson, St Paul, Minn., '85 Camaro, SS/KA, 10.486 seconds, -1.064
(under index)
2) Rick Ryan, Aberdeen, S.D., '88 Cutlass, SS/NA, 11.414, -1.036
3) Tyler Cassil, Belton, Mo., '66 Nova, SS/K, 10.298, -1.002
4) Ricky Ray, Savannah, Mo., '98 Firebird, SS/BS, 9.066, -0.984
5) Chad Guilford, Highlands Ranch, Colo., '84 Cougar, GT/EA, 9.982, -0.968
6) Ted Romero, Denver, '98 Grand Am, GT/IA, 10.557, -0.943
7) Michael Mans, Rogers, Minn., '00 Firebird, GT/IA, 10.573, -0.927
8) Randy Hopkins, Cable, Wis., '68 Dart, SS/AA, 9.096, -0.904
9) Tom Meyer, Pierce, Neb., '66 Chevy II, SS/LA, 10.876, -0.874
10) David Bogner, Kearney, Neb., '98 Avenger, GT/FA, 10.228, -0.872

STOCK
1) Jeff Stealy, Cordova, Ill., '86 Camaro, H/SA, 11.336 seconds, -1.114
(under index)
2) Lance Line, Cromwell, Minn., '69 Mustang, B/SA, 10.443, -1.107
3) Ron Mattson, Cloquet, Minn., '72 Nova, I/SA, 11.525, -1.075
4) Keith Lynch, Mt Ayr, Iowa, '69 Camaro, B/SA, 10.527, -1.023
5) Dan Jeska, Eagan, Minn., '72 Duster, G/SA, 11.296, -1.004
6) Jack Briner, Waterloo, Iowa, '85 Camaro, I/SA, 11.617, -0.983
7) Lyn Johnson, Cloquet, Minn., '70 Mustang, C/S, 10.679, -0.971
8) Dan Zrust, Maple Grove, Minn., '02 Camaro, B/FIA, 10.734, -0.966
9) Tom Brook, Regina, Sask., '89 Daytona, BF/S, 14.220, -0.930
10) William Prince, Maple Grove, Minn., '87 Cutlass, K/SA, 12.020, -0.930

SPORTSMAN MOTORCYCLE
1) Leslie Bendo, Winger, Minn., '00 Yamaha, KMC, 0.000 seconds reaction
time
2) Curtis Spracklin, Omaha, Neb., '78 Kawasaki, KMC, 0.004
3) Jeff Lanoue, Zimmerman, Mexico, '00 Kawasaki, KMC, 0.005
4) Dave Keiffer, Spring Lake Park, Minn., '86 Suzuki, KMC, 0.005
5) Ken Niesen, Brooklyn Park, Minn., '82 Suzuki, KMC, 0.008
6) Brian Johnson, Burns Township, Minn., '03 Suzuki, KMC, 0.009
7) Mike Voss, Maplewood, Minn., '97 Kawasaki, KMC, 0.010
8) Dale Detlie, Owatonna, Minn., '83 Suzuki, KMC, 0.012
9) Willie Braddy, Savage, Minn., '99 Kawasaki, KMC, 0.012
10) Toby Giese, Big Lake, Minn., '00 Kawasaki, KMC, 0.013
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