NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series, Saturday from Tri-State Raceway, Earlville, Iowa

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
NHRA LUCAS OIL DRAG RACING SERIES - WEST CENTRAL DIVISION
TRI-STATE RACEWAY
SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 6, 2003
 
FIELDS SET FOR ELIMINATIONS AT TRI-STATE RACEWAY
 
        EARVILLE, Iowa - In the final rounds of qualifying at Tri-State Raceway, Top Alcohol Dragster driver Alan Bradshaw lowered his number one qualifying time to 5.365 seconds at 257.36 mph. This weekend's NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series presented by Winnebago Industries marks the final event in the NHRA West Central Division.
        "We came out to Earlville cause we wanted the NHRA West Central Division Championship," said Bradshaw. "We're down eleven points to (David) Wells. We won the championship last year and aren't about to give it up."
        "The plan for tomorrow is to concentrate on each run, pick them off one at a time. The weather is cooperating (85 degrees) and the track is great. The track and NHRA officials have done a great job."
        Bradshaw is followed by Bruce Bowler in the number two spot with a 5.431 at 257.95, while Earlville, Iowa, resident Richard Putz sits fifth in the eight-car field.
        Cy Chesterman is qualified on top of the Top Alcohol Funny Car field and is looking for his third win of the season and his ninth final round appearance. Chesterman picked up wins earlier this year in Brainerd, Minn., and Scribner, Neb.
        Vern Moats follows Chesterman in the second spot with a 5.814-second lap at 247.66 mph and Glenwood, Iowa, resident Kirk Williams is in third with a 5.848, 250.97.
        Clint Sallee of Glendive, Mont., qualified on top of the Comp. Eliminator field while Jerry Ryan and Gary Gokey grabbed the top spots in Super Stock and Stock respectively. The five competitors will share the $3,500 Sealed Power Low Qualifier bonus.
        Waterloo, Iowa, residents Tim Ketels and Jack Briner are eighth and ninth in Stock with runs of 11.451 and 11.456 seconds.
        Running in conjunction with this weekend's event is the NHRA Kerker Motorcycle Series with Joe Herron qualified on top with his '81 Suzuki and a perfect 0.000 second reaction time.
        Eliminations begin Sunday at 8 a.m. Gates at Tri-State Raceway open at 7 a.m. Top Alcohol Dragsters and Funny Cars run at noon. For more information call the track, (563) 923-3724
 
        The following are Saturday's final qualifying results from the NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series event at Tri-State Raceway:
 
Top Alcohol Dragster
1) Alan Bradshaw, Odessa, Texas, 5.365 seconds, 257.36 mph
2) Bruce Bowler, Denver, Colo., 5.431, 257.95
3) Ed Schmeeckle, Gothenburg, Neb., 5.521, 256.99
4) Chris Ricketts, N. Kansas City, Mo., 5.556, 249.30
5) Richard Putz, Earlville, Iowa, 5.574, 256.62
6) William Zivkovich, Litchfield, Minn., 5.680, 254.30
7) Phil Mass, Gurnee, Ill., 5.688, 251.46
8) Robin Samsel, Marion, Ind., 5.749, 236.03
Not Qualified
9) Scott Murray, Winnipeg, Manit., 5.785, 214.08
10) Klaus Zimmer, Wildwood, Ill., 6.494, 212.76
 
First round TAD pairings
1) Alan Bradshaw, Odessa, Texas, 5.365 seconds, 257.36 mph vs. 8) Robin Samsel, Marion, Ind.,
5.749, 236.03
2) Bruce Bowler, Denver, Colo., 5.431, 257.95 vs. 7) Phil Mass, Gurnee, Ill., 5.688, 251.46
3) Ed Schmeeckle, Gothenburg, Neb., 5.521, 256.99 vs. 6) William Zivkovich, Litchfield, Minn.,
5.680, 254.30
4) Chris Ricketts, N. Kansas City, Mo., 5.556, 249.30 vs. 5) Richard Putz, Earlville, Iowa,
5.574, 256.62
 
Top Alcohol Funny Car
1) Cy Chesterman, Sioux City, Iowa, '99 Trans Am, 5.763 seconds, 253.73 mph
2) Vern Moats, Des Moines, Iowa, '02 Firebird, 5.814, 247.66
3) Kirk Williams, Glenwood, Iowa, '98 Firebird, 5.848, 250.97
4) Wayne Butler, Manito, Ill., '99 Firebird, 6.040, 230.71
5) Kevin Richardson, Winnipeg, Manit., '97 Firebird, 6.040, 228.19
6) David Kovar, New Lenox, Ill., '00 Firebird, 6.173, 229.88
7) Shawn Jones, Albuquerque, N.M., '02 Camaro, 6.285, 237.90
8) Raymond Drew, Milwaukee, Wis., '98 Mustang, 6.294, 229.12
Not Qualified
9) Gage Chaffee, Big Lake, Minn., '02 Corvette, 6.399, 229.00
10) Bruce Carlson, Prior Lake, Minn., '97 Firebird, 6.652, 187.42
11) Larry Bakke, Madison, Wis., '01 Firebird, 9.971, 92.53
 
First round TAFC pairings
1) Cy Chesterman, Sioux City, Iowa, '99 Trans Am, 5.763 seconds, 253.73 mph vs. 8) Raymond Drew,
Milwaukee, Wis., '98 Mustang, 6.294, 229.12
2) Vern Moats, Des Moines, Iowa, '02 Firebird, 5.814, 247.66 vs. 7) Shawn Jones, Albuquerque,
N.M., '02 Camaro, 6.285, 237.90
3) Kirk Williams, Glenwood, Iowa, '98 Firebird, 5.848, 250.97 vs. 6) David Kovar, New Lenox,
Ill., '00 Firebird, 6.173, 229.88
4) Wayne Butler, Manito, Ill., '99 Firebird, 6.040, 230.71 vs. 5) Kevin Richardson, Winnipeg,
Manit., '97 Firebird, 6.040, 228.19
 
Competition Eliminator
1) Clint Sallee, Glendive, Mont., Fritz, B/D, 6.826 seconds, -0.574 (under index)
2) Doug Kjono, Grand Forks, N.D., Fritz, F/D, 8.204, -0.566
3) Robert Book, Frankfort, Ill., Dragster, A/D, 6.545, -0.565
4) Tom Schmidt, Lindstrom, Minn., '33 Ford, C/SR, 8.709, -0.561
5) Doug Engels, Watertown, S.D., Spitzer, D/ED, 7.467, -0.543
6) Jason Coan, Greentown, Ind., Herndon, F/ED, 8.463, -0.527
7) Brian Browell, Lafayette, Ind., McKinney, D/D, 7.308, -0.522
8) Jeffrey Miller, Pearland, Texas, '99 Grand Am, C/SMA, 8.483, -0.517
9) Larry Larson, Oak Grove, Mo., '98 Camaro, B/A, 7.306, -0.494
10) William Riemenapp, Lacrosse, Wis., '99 Firebird, C/EA, 8.382, -0.458
 
Super Stock
1) Jerry Ryan, Aberdeen, S.D., '88 Cutlass, SS/NA, 11.303 seconds, -1.147 (under index)
2) James Weakland, Morrison, Colo., '68 Camaro, SS/GA, 9.714, -1.136
3) Tim Nicholson, Concordia, Kan., '66 Nova, SS/K, 10.186, -1.114
4) Carroll Warling, Arvada, Colo., '74 Grand Am, SS/MA, 11.044, -1.106
5) Larry Schmidt, Grand Island, Neb., '55 Bel Air, SS/PA, 11.894, -1.056
6) Brent Voges, Defiance, Mo., '91 Calais, GT/GA, 10.187, -1.013
7) Michael Tueffel, Centenial, Colo., '98 Grand Am, SS/BM, 8.713, -0.987
8) Randall Klein, Lincoln, Neb., '56 Nomad, SS/NA, 11.479, -0.971
9) Randy Quam, Eagan, Minn., '96 Achieva, SS/BS, 9.092, -0.958
10) William DeVore, Rock Island, Ill., '85 Camaro, GT/H, 10.196, -0.954
 
Stock Eliminator
1) Gary Gokey, Denver, Colo., '86 Omni, BF/S, 13.304 seconds, -1.846 (under index)
2) Jerry Stealy, E Moline, Ill., '86 Camaro, H/SA, 11.090, -1.360
3) Darwin Hardy, Muskegon, Mich., '84 LaSabre, U/SA, 13.962, -1.188
4) Larry Hill, Hickory, Ky., '79 Dodge, I/SA, 11.428, -1.172
5) Brad VanLant, Linn Creek, Mo., '71 Plymouth, E/SA, 10.835, -1.165
6) Richard Myers, Faribault, Minn., '65 Belvedere, U/SA, 13.997, -1.153
7) Larry Hodge, LaPlace, Ill., '75 Skylark, K/FIA, 13.999, -1.151
8) Tim Ketels, Waterloo, Iowa, '69 Nova, I/SA, 11.451, -1.149
9) Jack Briner, Waterloo, Iowa, '85 Camaro, I/SA, 11.456, -1.144
10) Jim Kramer, Waverly, Iowa, '67 Mustang, D/SA, 10.714, -1.136
 
Kerker Motorcycle
1) Joe Herron, Fremont, Neb., '81 Suzuki, KMC, 0.000 seconds reaction time
2) David Primrose, Cedar Rapids, Iowa, '96 Kawasaki, KMC, 0.002
3) Robert Cooper, Plattsmouth, Neb., '80 Suzuki, KMC, 0.003
4) Tim Pazour, Cedar Rapids, Iowa, '86 Suzuki, KMC, 0.008
5) Jason Clampitt, Lino Lakes, Minn., '00 Polaris, KMC, 0.010
6) Donnie Durenberger, Dayton, Minn., '93 Suzuki, KMC, 0.011
7) Jeff Lanoue, Zimmerman, Minn., '00 Kawasaki, KMC, 0.013
8) Tony Webster, Topeka, Kan., '93 Kawasaki, KMC, 0.019
9) Mike Voss, Maplewood, Minn., '97 Kawasaki, KMC, 0.020
10) Larry Christianson, Vinton, Iowa, '91 Suzuki, KMC, 0.021