NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series- Final Results from Indianapolis Raceway Park
NHRA LUCAS OIL DRAG RACING SERIES - NHRA NORTH CENTRAL DIVISION INDIANAPOLIS RACEWAY PARK SUNDAY, APRIL 18, 2004 Wilson and Snyder win opener at IRP INDIANAPOLIS - In the final eliminations from the NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series event being held this weekend at Indianapolis Raceway Park, defending Top Alcohol Dragster division champ Jeff Wilson and Funny Car driver Mick Snyder scored wins in their respective categories. In the Top Alcohol Dragster final, Wilson of Winfield, Mo., used a significant starting line advantage to take out defending race champ Bill Reichert of Owosso, Mich. In the final round bout with Reichert, Wilson recorded a 5.557-second pass at 259.41 mph to take the win, his first of the year. Starting from the No. 1 qualifying position, Snyder of Demotte, Ind., defeated Don DeVault and Bruce Carlson en route to his final round match-up with No. 3 qualifier, Danny Townsend of Muncie, Ind. In the final, Snyder ran 6.037-seconds at 242.54 mph to eliminate Townsend, who slowed shortly after his launch, running an off-pace 9.891-second pass at 88.91 mph. Other winners at the event were Robert Bailey of Wabash, Ind., in Competition Eliminator; Jeff Dona of Gordonville, Mo., in Super Stock; Micci Walter of Paris, Ohio in Stock Eliminator; Jeff Markkula of Becker, Minn., in Super Comp; Jeff Klomps of Bayfield, Ont., in Super Gas and Ray Miller II of Mansfield, Ohio in Super Street. The winner in Top Sportsman, which ran in conjunction with the event this weekend, was Keith McPherson of Leonard, Mich. The next stop for racers on the NHRA North Central Division tour is Mid-Michigan Motorplex in Stanton, Mich., June 18-20. Additional information about the event can be obtained by logging on to www.MidMichMotorplex.com or www.NHRA.com. The following are Sunday's final results from the NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series, event being held at Indianapolis Raceway Park: TOP ALCOHOL DRAGSTER Round 1 5) Ken Perry, Toronto, Ont., 5.504, 257.28 def. 4) Bill McCornack, Lexington, Ky., 5.652, 258.47 8) Bill Reichert, Owosso, Mich., 5.765, 249.72 def. 1) Marty Thacker, Robinson, Ill., 7.645, 125.45 2) Jeff Wilson, Winfield, Mo., 5.441, 263.05 def. 7) Dave Hirata, Lowell, Ind., 5.855, 222.51 6) Robin Samsel, Marion, Ind., 5.569, 248.98 def. 3) Todd Datweiler, Herscher, Ill., 5.524, 258.37 Semifinals Wilson, 5.646, 215.58 def. Samsel, 15.779, 49.93 Reichert, 5.988, 243.37 def. Perry, 10.482, 77.48 Final Wilson, 5.557, 259.41 def. Reichert, 5.515, 260.26 TOP ALCOHOL FUNNY CAR Round 1 1) Mick Snyder, Demotte, Ind., Firebird, 5.806, 247.70 def. 8) Don DeVault, Kentland, Ind., Dodge Avenger, foul 4) Bruce Carlson, Prior Lake, Minn., Firebird, 5.834, 238.81 def. 5) Steve Addleman, Fishers, Ind., Firebird, 5.991, 245.63 2) Paul Lee, Gaithersburg, Md., Firebird, 5.822, 252.52 def. 7) John Bojec, Chardon, Ohio, Avenger, 6.249, 222.36 3) Danny Townsend, Muncie, Ind., Dodge RT, 5.799, 250.51 def. 6) Drew Tarr, Louisville, Ky., Firebird, 6.311, 230.06 Semifinals Townsend, 5.953, 245.23 def. Lee, foul Snyder, 5.878, 245.23 def. Carlson, 6.172, 197.39 Final Snyder, 6.037, 242.54 def. Townsend, 9.891, 88.51 COMPETITION ELIMINATOR Robert Bailey, Wabash, Ind., dragster, A/ED, 6.728, 200.86 def. Brian Browell, Lafayette, Ind., dragster, D/D, 7.263, 182.21 SUPER STOCK Jeff Dona, Gordonville, Mo., '69 Camaro, SS/IA, 10.025, 126.53 def. Gene McBean, Chardon, Ohio, '69 Mustang, SS/GA, 9.759, 134.97 STOCK ELIMINATOR Micci Walter, Paris, Ohio, '67 Camaro, E/SA, 11.122, 117.40 def. Bill Sempsrott, Middletown, , Ohio, '66 Nova, J/S, foul SUPER COMP Jerry Markkula, Becker, Minn., dragster, 8.940, 154.94 def. Jeremy Jensen, Clarksville, , Tenn., dragster, 8.979, 144.13 SUPER GAS Jeff Klomps, Bayfield, Ont., '02 Corvette, 9.978, 134.35 def. Chris Yates, Lambertville, Mich., '34 Chevy, 10.016, 142.32 SUPER STREET Ray Miller II, Mansfield, Ohio, '77 Monza, 11.703, 91.66 def. Tim Shuck, W. Lafayette, Ohio, '67 Camaro, foul TOP SPORTSMAN Keith McPherson, Leonard, Mich., '63 Corvette, 7.577, 183.19 def. Aaron Glaser, Louisville, Ky., '63 Corvette, 7.247, 187.86.