NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series Sunday Final Results from
Beech Bend Raceway, Bowling Green, Ky.
NHRA LUCAS OIL DRAG RACING SERIES - NORTH CENTRAL DIVISION
BEECH BEND RACEWAY PARK, BOWLING GREEN, KY.
Sunday, August 24, 2003
WILSON TAKES THE POINTS LEAD, CHEESEMAN WINS FOURTH STRAIGHT
BOWLING GREEN, Ky. - Jeff Wilson and Chuck Cheeseman both earned
victories in their respective categories at the North Central Division
NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series event, held at Beech Bend Raceway.
Wilson, of Winfield, Mo., scored his third win of the season and took
the lead in the Top Alcohol Dragster division points standings with a
5.577-second, 252.85-mph run in the final round, defeating Bill
McCornack, of Lexington, Ky.
Cheeseman continued his domination in Top Alcohol Funny Car with a run
of 5.852 seconds at 248.66, eliminating Kim Fritts, of Greenup, Ill., in
the final round. This win marks Cheeseman's fourth consecutive victory,
and solidifies his lead in the division points standings.
In other classes, Glen Treadwell took finished on top in the Comp
Eliminator class, while Steve Graham, of Fulton, Ind., earned a win in
Super Stock. Jim Boudreau, of Tewksbury, Mass., defeated Steve Sullivan
in the final round for Stock Eliminator.
Jerry Helfrich, of Forney, Texas, took top honors in Super Comp, with an
8.881-second, 171.12-mph run in his Dragster. Tracy Dennis, from
Lubbock, Texas, was victorious in Super Gas and George Maxon, of
Beavercreek, Ohio, prevailed in Super Street. Meanwhile, Corey
Glidewell, of Corinth, Miss., registered a win in Top Sportsman.
North Central Division racing will close out its 2003 NHRA Lucas Oil
Drag Racing Series season on Sept. 19-21 at National Trail Raceway in
Columbus, Ohio.
The following are the final results from the NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing
Series event at Beech Bend Raceway:
TOP ALCOHOL DRAGSTER
First Round
1) Guy Kelly, Wadley, Ala., 5.619, 255.73 def. 8) Timothy Bowgren,
Valparaiso, Ind., broke;
2) Bill McCornack, Lexington, Ky., 5.670, 250.04 def. 7) Ken Perry,
Toronto, Ont., 5.760, 244.60;
6) Russ Lindert, Manteno, Ill., 5.625, 251.44 def. 3) Marty Thacker,
Robinson, Ill., 9.215, 89.64;
4) Jeff Wilson, Winfield, Mo., 5.756, 241.97 def. 5) Brian Weber,
Vermilion, Ohio, 5.837, 248.66;
Semifinals
McCornack, 5.774, 247.29 def. Lindert, 10.945, 73.53;
Wilson, 5.616, 251.44 def. Kelly, 5.630, 257.19;
Finals
Wilson, 5.577, 252.85 def. McCornack, 5.680, 250.04.
TOP ALCOHOL FUNNY CAR
First Round
1) Chuck Cheeseman, Galena, Ohio, '02 Firebird, 5.885, 244.60 def. 8)
Russell Mudd, Fairdale, Ky., '98 Mustang, 8.811, 102.51
2) Kim Fritts, Greenup, Ill., '98 Firebird, 5.951, 244.60 def. 7) Andrew
Tarr, Louisville, Ky., '98 Trans Am, 6.247, 230.80
6) Bobby Martin, Beaver Falls, Pa., '01 Avenger, 5.940, 238.13 def. 3)
Mick Snyder, DeMotte, Ind., '01 Firebird, foul
4) Jeff Craig, Muncie, Ind., '01 R/T, 5.943, 247.29 def. 5) Kebin
Kinsley, Kennedale, Texas, '98 Achieva, 5.994, 238.13
Semifinals
Cheeseman, 5.889, 245.94 def. Craig, 7.302, 122.96
Fritts, 6.139, 222.80 def. Martin, 6.275, 225.03
Finals
Cheeseman, 5.852, 248.66 def. Fritts, 6.514, 160.73.
COMP ELIMINATOR
Glen Treadwell, Sorrento, Fla., '23-T Ford, 11.896, 70.53 def. Jack
Slagle, Reynoldsburg, Ohio, '98 Grand Am, foul.
SUPER STOCK
Steve Graham, Fulton, Ind., '67 Nova, 10.052, 125.71 def. Ricky Decker,
Charlestown, Ind., '94 Camaro, 9.819, 134.74.
STOCK ELIMINATOR
Jim Boudreau, Tewksbury, Mass., '69 Camaro, 10.641, 123.97 def. Steve
Sullivan, West Chester, Ohio, '88 Mustang, 22.631, 36.49.
SUPER COMP
Jerry Helfrich, Forney, Texas, Dragster, 8.881, 171.12 def. Todd
Senseney, Clarksville, Tenn., Dragster, 20.340, 49.34.
SUPER GAS
Tracy Dennis, Lubbock, Texas, '02 Corvette, 9.904, 157.36 def. Mike
Coughlin, Delaware, Ohio, '63 Corvette, 9.921, 161.30.
SUPER STREET
George Maxson, Beavercreek, Ohio, '68 Camaro, 10.908, 128.58 def. Bill
Webb, Centerburg, Ohio, '66 Fairlane, 10.902, 138.90.
TOP SPORTSMAN
Corey Glidewell, Corinth, Miss., '94 Cutlass, 7.479, 184.85 def. Brad
Clark, Richland, Miss., '98 Corvette, 7.805, 166.07.
