NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series -FRIDAY Results from Mid Michigan Motorplex

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
NHRA LUCAS OIL DRAG RACING SERIES - NHRA NORTH CENTRAL DIVISION
MID-MICHIGAN MOTORPLEX
FRIDAY, JUNE 18, 2004
Contact: Jill Caliendo, NHRA Field Marketing (626) 327-4207

Owosso's Reichert sets track record in Top Alcohol Dragster
STANTON, Mich. - After the opening rounds of qualifying at the Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series event presented by AutoValue Bumper-To-Bumper being held this weekend at Mid-Michigan Motorplex, Top Alcohol Dragster driver Bill Reichert and Top Alcohol Funny Car driver Mick Snyder are leading their fields. 
Reichert laid down a pass of 5.442 seconds at 263.85 mph to take to top spot in dragster and in the process set both ends of the Mid-Michigan Motorplex track record. Other qualifiers in the field include Michigan racers Jeff Bohr of Plymouth and Evan Knoll of Decatur, who currently hold in the No. 4 and 7 positions.  
	In Top Alcohol Funny Car, Indianapolis Raceway Park winner, Mick Snyder of Demotte, Ind., leads his field with a time a 5.835 seconds at 243.17 mph. Rounding out the field is Steve Franke of Indianapolis.
	In other qualifying action, Ed Bennett III, of Carleton, Mich., leads the Competition Eliminator field, while Bo Butner III of Floyds Knobs, Ind., and Marty Buth of Freeport, Ill. are tops in Super Stock and Stock Eliminator. In the Top Sportsman class, which runs in conjunction with the event, Brad Personett of Elkhart, Ind., is leading the field. 
Saturday's racing action at Mid-Michigan Motorplex will feature the continuation of qualifying in all categories beginning at 10 a.m. Top Sportsman qualifying sessions are scheduled for 4 and 7 p.m. Top Alcohol Dragster and Top Alcohol Funny Car have their final qualifying attempts at 5 and 8 p.m.
Gates on Saturday open at 8 a.m. Time trials begin at 10 a.m. General Admission tickets, including a pit pass, are $25 on Saturday, $20 on Sunday. Children 6- 12 are $5 each day. 
For more information please contact Mid-Michigan Motorplex at (989) 762-5043 or visit them on the web at www.MidMichMotorplex.com. 
	The following are Friday's qualifying results from the NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series presented by AutoValue Bumper-To-Bumper at Mid-Michigan Motorplex:

TOP ALCOHOL DRAGSTER
1) Bill Reichert, Owosso, Mich., 5.442 seconds, 263.85 mph
2) Marty Thacker, Robinson, Ill., 5.555, 256.04
3) Jeff Wilson, Winfield, Mo., 5.586, 251.18
4) Jeff Bohr, Plymouth, Mich., 5.606, 245.03
5) Denny Hummel, Clinton Township, Mich., 5.746, 240.96
6) Phil Mass, Gurnee, Ill., 5.749, 241.61
7) Evan Knoll, Decatur, Mich., 5.891, 236.40
8) Paul Fishburn, Rensselaer, Ind., 6.009, 237.65
Not Qualified
9) Noah Condo, Monticello, Ind., 6.087, 203.75
10) Russ Lindert, Manteno, Ill., 6.093, 218.02
11) Dave Hedges Jr., Plainwell, Mich., 6.242, 218.39
12) Jeff Veale, Hannon, Ont., 6.274, 171.88
13) Randy Bayne, Elwood, Ind., 7.471, 113.99
14) Tim Bowgren, Valparaiso, Ind., 8.193, 112.75

TOP ALCOHOL FUNNY CAR
1) Mick Snyder, Demotte, Ind., '02 Firebird, 5.835 seconds, 243.17 mph
2) Chuck Cheeseman, Galena, Ohio, '02 Firebird, 6.023, 243.24
3) Danny Townsend, Muncie, Ind., '02 RT, 6.056, 209.20
4) David Kovar, New Lenox, Ill., '02 Firebird, 6.220, 213.06
5) Steve Franke, Indianapolis, Ind., '98 Lumina, 11.741, 71.53

Competition Eliminator
1) Ed Bennett III, Carleton, Mich., '99 Neon, B/A, 7.267 seconds, -0.513 (under index)
2) Bill Zaskowski, Grand Rapids, Mich., '92 Camaro, H/SM, 9.290, -0.490
3) Bo Butner III, Floyds Knobs, Ind., '02 Sonoma, PSTA, 7.785, -0.485
4) Steve Ambrose, Woodhaven, Mich., '23 roadster, J/AA, 7.985, -0.465
5) Jerry Arnold, Kalamazoo, Mich., dragster, E/ED, 8.606, -0.464
6) Rod Dorsey, North Judson, Ind., '95 Achieva, H/SMA, 9.342, -0.438
7) Brian Browell, Lafayette, Ind., dragster, D/D, 7.404, -0.426
8) Terry Smith, Williamstown, W.V., '32 Bantam, D/EA, 8.585, -0.425
9) Duane Morgan, Tipp City, Ohio, dragster, A/ND, 7.291, -0.359
10) Greg Kamplain, North Salem, Ind., dragster, C/ED, 7.607, -0.353

Super Stock
1) Bo Butner III, Floyds Knobs, Ind., '02 Grand Am, SS/BM, 8.660 seconds, -1.040 (under index)
2) Eddie Smith, Mineral Wells, W.V., '69 Corvette, SS/GA, 9.817, -1.033
3) Charlie Westcott, Parma, Mich., '97 Grand Am, GT/E, 9.796, -1.004
4) Charlie Wescott Jr., Parma, Mich., '68 Barracuda, SS/AA, 8.904, -0.996
5) Bobby Rashid, Grosse Point, Mich., '82 Firebird, GT/CA, 9.705, -0.995
6) Brad Allen, Winamac, Ind., '03 S-10, GT/TB, 10.176, -0.974
7) Robin Brown, Madisonville, Ky., '66 Nova, SS/K, 10.336, -0.964
8) Fred Henson, Madisonville, Texas, '68 Dart, SS/AA, 8.936, -0.964
9) Jerry Silveus, Van Buren, Ohio, '00 Firebird, GT/HA, 10.422, -0.928
10) Mike Smith, Mineral Wells, W.V., '68 Barracuda, SS/AA, 8.985, -0.915

Stock Eliminator
1) Marty Buth, Freeport, Ill., '86 Thunderbird, K/FIA, 13.738 seconds, -1.412 (under index)
2) Dave Edwards, Washington Ct Hs, Ohio, '78 Trans Am, I/SA, 11.445, -1.155
3) Chuck Beach, Delaware, Ohio, '69 Barracuda, G/SA, 11.224, -1.076
4) Bob Gere, Salem, Wis., '71 Gran Sport, L/SA, 11.994, -1.006
5) Bill Rink, Naperville, Ill., '74 GTO, J/SA, 11.764, -0.986
6) Steve Sullivan, West Chester, Ohio, '88 Mustang, G/FIA, 12.167, -0.983
7) Darwin Hardy, Muskegon, Mich., '84 LaSabre, U/SA, 14.180, -0.970
8) William Lent, Muskegon, Mich., '97 Firebird, H/FIA, 12.515, -0.935
9) Dan Zrust, Maple Grove, Minn., '02 Camaro, B/FIA, 10.774, -0.926
10) David Walther, Lanesville, Ind., '69 Camaro, H/S, 11.387, -0.913

TOP SPORTSMAN
1) Brad Personett, Elkhart, Ind., '00 Firebird, 7.119 seconds, 194.76 mph
2) Chris Ray, Louisville, Ky., '99 Firebird, 7.119, 194.13
3) Tom Stultz, Terra Haute, Ind., '92 Firebird, 7.144, 193.38
4) Don Peden, Edinburg, Ill., '04 Cavalier, 7.302, 189.19
5) Ryan Kuykendall, St. Louis, Mo., '99 Dakota, 7.363, 186.45
6) Bill Gibson, Beecher, Ill., '01 Grand Am, 7.502, 183.74
7) Greg Clevenger, Camden, Mich., '92 Cutlass, 7.635, 178.50
8) Larry Dumke, Grand Ridge, Ill., '97 Avenger, 7.675, 175.40
9) Scott Fitzgibbono, Lockport, Ill., '04 Stratus, 7.745, 181.59
10) Jarod Wenrick, Tipp City, Ohio, '37 Ford, 7.799, 176.12