NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series, Sunday from Tri-State
Raceway, Earlville, Iowa
NHRA LUCAS OIL DRAG RACING SERIES - WEST CENTRAL DIVISION
TRI-STATE RACEWAY
SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 7, 2003
CHESTERMAN CLINCHES DIVISION, SCHMEECKLE CELEBRATES BIRTHDAY
EARLVILLE, Iowa - Cy Chesterman clinched his second NHRA West Central Division Top Alcohol Funny Car Championship and Ed Schmeeckle celebrated his 60th birthday with a win in Top Alcohol Dragster at this weekend's NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series presented by Winnebago Industries at Tri-State Raceway in Earlville, Iowa.
Chesterman grabbed his third win of the year with a final round win over Kirk Williams with a pass of 6.635 seconds at 148.80 mph. The Coca-Cola entry lost traction at half-track but Williams left early, creating a red-light start, handing the win to Chesterman.
Schmeeckle celebrated a trip to winner's circle and his birthday as he took out number one qualifier and national points leader Alan Bradshaw with a run of 5.719 seconds at 249.58 mph. Bradshaw ran quicker in rounds one and two but slowed to a 6.042 in the final.
Local dragster pilot Richard Putz of Earlville, Iowa lost in the semi-finals to Bradshaw with a run of 5.701 at 250.41 mph to Bradshaw's quicker 5.602, 245.23.
Jeff Stealy took out Blue Grass, Iowa resident Stephanie Diekema with a run of 10.777 at 103.47 mph to Diekema's 11.883, 95.50 to win the Super Stock class while Tom Schmidt drove his '33 Ford to a win over Doug Engels in Comp Eliminator and Daryl Bureski won in Stock.
Milt Gedo captured his second win of the year in Super Comp, Robert Trace of New Richmond, Ohio won in Super Gas, and Corey Bentley rounded out the super categories with a win in Super Street.
Tracy Helmold of Morrison, Colo., took the win in the NHRA Kerker Motorcycle Series over Ceder Rapids, Iowa resident David Primrose. Helmhold's '98 Kawasaki covered the quarter-mile in 9.921 seconds at 129.73 mph.
The following are the final results from the NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series event at Tri-State Raceway:
TOP ALCOHOL DRAGSTER:
ROUND ONE
5) Richard Putz, Earlville, Iowa, 5.657, 253.80 def. 4) Chris Ricketts, N. Kansas City, Mo., 8.660, 102.76;
7) Phil Mass, Gurnee, Ill., 5.723, 251.32 def. 2) Bruce Bowler, Denver, Colo., 15.537, 60.82;
1) Alan Bradshaw, Odessa, Texas, 5.535, 245.03 def. 8) Robin Samsel, Marion, Ind., 6.209, 208.81;
3) Ed Schmeeckle, Gothenburg, Neb., 5.589, 255.10 def. 6) William Zivkovich, Litchfield, Minn., 5.814, 247.04;
SEMI-FINALS
Schmeeckle, 5.658, 241.54 def. Mass, 5.752, 250.34;
Bradshaw, 5.602, 245.23 def. Putz, 5.701, 250.41;
FINALS
Schmeeckle, 5.719, 249.58 def. Bradshaw, 6.042, 232.43.
TOP ALCOHOL FUNNY CAR:
ROUND ONE
1) Cy Chesterman, Sioux City, Iowa, Pontiac Trans Am, 5.781, 252.88 def. 8) Raymond Drew, Milwaukee, Wis., Ford Mustang, broke;
7) Shawn Jones, Albuquerque, N.M., Chevy Camaro, 6.212, 235.35 def. 2) Vern Moats, Des Moines, Iowa, Pontiac Firebird, 9.418, 74.08;
3) Kirk Williams, Glenwood, Iowa, Firebird, 6.009, 247.86 def. 6) David Kovar, New Lenox, Ill., Firebird, 6.253, 226.87;
4) Wayne Butler, Manito, Ill., Firebird, 6.165, 193.21 def. 5) Kevin Richardson, Winnipeg, Manit., Firebird, 6.174, 237.84;
SEMI-FINALS
Chesterman, 5.863, 252.38 def. Butler, 6.065, 230.17;
Williams, 5.894, 250.20 def. Jones, 6.223, 233.28;
FINALS
Chesterman, 6.635, 148.80 def. Williams, foul.
COMPETITION ELIMINATOR
Tom Schmidt, Lindstrom, Minn., '33 Ford, C/SR, 8.757, 149.42 def. Doug Engels, Watertown, S.D., Dragster, D/ED, 9.804, 89.51.
SUPER STOCK
Jeff Stealy, E. Moline, Ill., '86 Camaro, GT/EA, 10.777, 103.47 def. Stephanie Diekema, Blue Grass, Iowa, '68 Chevelle, SS/LA, 11.883, 95.50.
STOCK ELIMINATOR
Daryl Bureski, Elgin, Ill., '70 Cutlass, F/SA, 11.736, 111.89 def. Kevin Zaskowski, Grand Rapids, Mich., '68 Camaro, E/SA, 11.167, 117.24.
SUPER COMP
Milton Gedo, Lakewood, Colo., Dragster, 8.950, 154.47 def. Charles Siegler, Villa Park, Ill., Dragster, 8.923, 160.54.
SUPER GAS
Robert Trace, New Richmond, Ohio, '97 Cavalier, 9.912, 145.13 def. Charles Siegler, Villa Park, Ill., '34 Roadster, 9.927, 143.58.
SUPER STREET
Corey Bentley, Fremont, Neb., '69 Chevy , 10.909, 125.24 def. Steve Mesik, Plainwell, Mich., '67 Nova, 10.934, 110.33.
KERKER MOTORCYCLE
Tracy Helmhold, Morrison, Colo., '98 Kawasaki, 9.921, 129.73 def. David Primrose, Cedar Rapids, Iowa, '96 Kawasaki, 9.251, 134.79.
