NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series, Saturday from Bandimere
Speedway, Denver, Colo.
NHRA LUCAS OIL DRAG RACING SERIES - WEST CENTRAL DIVISION
BANDIMERE SPEEDWAY
Saturday, June 19, 2004
PUTZ, CHESTERMAN ON TOP OF THE MOUNTAIN
DENVER - In the final rounds of qualifying for the NHRA Lucas Oil
Drag Racing Series presented by Grease Monkey Top Alcohol Dragster pilot
Richard Putz leads the field with a run of 5.658 seconds at 251.63 mph
and is followed by Shelly Howard of Tulsa, Okla., with a lap of 5.743,
247.66 mph.
In the Top Alcohol Funny Car class, Cy Chesterman covered the
quarter mile in 5.957 seconds at 233.40 mph for the top spot. Chesterman
has four wins so far this year and sits second in the national points
standings. Kirk Williams is qualified second at 6.037 seconds, 237.25
mph.
Clint Neff is No. 1 in Comp. Eliminator with a pass 7.062 second, 0.062
under the index with Dean Howerton in second at 7.421, 0.669 under.
Super Stock racer Darren Wall of Littleton, Colo., leads his class
with a run of 10.324 seconds, 1.376 seconds under the index while
Morrison, Colo., resident Jim Weakland put his '68 Barracuda in the No.
4 spot. Gary Gokey of Denver recorded a 14.738 second run to qualify No.
1 in Stock.
In the Kerker Motorcycle Series, Ohio resident Chris Oraverz put
his '81 Suzuki on the pole with a perfect reaction time.
Racing continues Sunday at 8:30 a.m. with round one of Top Alcohol
Dragster and Funny Car scheduled for noon. Gates open at 8 a.m.
Tickets are $22. For more information, call Bandimere Speedway at (303)
697-4870.
The following are final qualifying results from the NHRA Lucas Oil
Drag Racing Series presented by Grease Monkey at Bandimere Speedway:
TOP ALCOHOL DRAGSTER
1) Richard Putz, Earlville, Iowa, 5.658 seconds, 251.63 mph
2) Shelly Howard, Tulsa, Okla., 5.743, 247.66
3) Edwin Schmeeckle, Gothenburg, Neb., 5.762, 246.89
4) David Wells, Lemars, Iowa, 5.762, 233.48
5) Robert Perkins, Bluffdale, Utah, 5.772, 244.25
6) Larry Traugott, Woodward, Okla., 6.174, 243.85
7) Gerald Gossman, Garden City, Kan., 6.358, 229.90
8) Brent DuCray, Grand Junction, Colo., 7.472, 129.80
First round TAD pairings
1) Richard Putz, Earlville, Iowa, 5.658 seconds, 251.63 mph vs. 8) Brent
DuCray, Grand Junction, Colo., 7.472, 129.80
2) Shelly Howard, Tulsa, Okla., 5.743, 247.66 vs. 7) Gerald Gossman,
Garden City, Kan., 6.358, 229.90
3) Edwin Schmeeckle, Gothenburg, Neb., 5.762, 246.89 vs. 6) Larry
Traugott, Woodward, Okla., 6.174, 243.85
4) David Wells, Lemars, Iowa, 5.762, 233.48 vs. 5) Robert Perkins,
Bluffdale, Utah, 5.772, 244.25
TOP ALCOHOL FUNNY CAR
1) Cy Chesterman, Sioux City, Iowa, '02 Firebird, 5.957 seconds, 233.40
mph
2) Kirk Williams, Glenwood, Iowa, '98 Firebird, 6.037, 237.38
3) Bernie Harrington, Apple Valley, Calif., '00 Avenger, 6.182, 231.08
4) Vern Moats, Des Moines, Iowa, '03 Camaro, 6.184, 234.41
5) Kris Hool, Casper, Wyo., '98 Firebird, 6.312, 231.00
6) Daniel Southern, Centennial, Colo., '98 Camaro, 6.388, 228.96
7) Robert Kanenwisher, Conifer, Colo., '00 Avenger, 6.827, 213.23
8) Joseph Percoco, Conifer, Colo., '00 Camaro, 7.281, 183.44
Not Qualified
9) Shawn Jones, Albuquerque, N.M., '04 Trans Am, 7.853, 127.94
10) Jon Rice, Pocatello, Idaho, '98 Camaro, 11.159, 88.43
First round TAFC pairings
1) Cy Chesterman, Sioux City, Iowa, '02 Firebird, 5.957 seconds, 233.40
mph vs. 8) Joseph Percoco, Conifer, Colo., '00 Camaro, 7.281, 183.44
2) Kirk Williams, Glenwood, Iowa, '98 Firebird, 6.037, 237.38 vs. 7)
Robert Kanenwisher, Conifer, Colo., '00 Avenger, 6.827, 213.23
3) Bernie Harrington, Apple Valley, Calif., '00 Avenger, 6.182, 231.08
vs. 6) Daniel Southern, Centennial, Colo., '98 Camaro, 6.388, 228.96
4) Vern Moats, Des Moines, Iowa, '03 Camaro, 6.184, 234.41 vs. 5) Kris
Hool, Casper, Wyo., '98 Firebird, 6.312, 231.00
Comp. Eliminator
1) Clint Neff, Westminister, Colo., dragster, A/ED, 7.062 seconds,
-0.688 (under index)
2) Dean Howerton, Lake Havasu City, Ariz., dragster, C/D, 7.421, -0.669
3) Brad Klein, Amarillo, Texas, '04 Cavalier, B/A, 7.659, -0.611
4) Lou Ficco Jr, Wheatridge, Colo., '63 Corvette, B/AA, 7.679, -0.611
5) Cordis Johnson, Springdale, Ark., '03 Cavalier, G/SMA, 9.622, -0.598
6) Steve Kalkowski, Ogallala, Neb., '01 Firebird, B/A, 7.679, -0.591
7) Tom Schmidt, Lindstrom, Minn., '33 Roadster, C/SR, 9.268, -0.582
8) Gary Chomiski, Amarillo, Texas, '63 Corvette, B/A, 7.691, -0.579
9) Clint Sallee, Glendive, Mont., dragster, B/D, 7.291, -0.569
10) Lucky Snyder, Longmont, Colo., '62 Sunbeam, F/A, 8.792, -0.568
Super Stock
1) Darren Wall, Littleton, Colo., '90 Calais, SS/BX, 10.324 seconds,
-1.376 (under index)
2) Ron Taylor, Lincoln, Neb., '57 Chevy, SS/MA, 11.742, -1.358
3) Larry Schmidt, Grand Island, Neb., '55 BelAir, SS/PA, 12.624, -1.336
4) Jim Weakland, Morrison, Colo., '68 Camaro, SS/GA, 10.408, -1.292
5) Gene Bichlmeier, Norkfolk, Neb., '66 Chevy II, SS/K, 10.890, -1.290
6) Gary McGlasson, Los Lunas, N.M., '69 Camaro, SS/HA, 10.523, -1.227
7) David Bogner, Kearney, Neb., '92 Daytona, SS/CS, 10.260, -1.220
8) Chad Guilford, Highlands Ranch, Colo., '84 Cougar, GT/EA, 10.597,
-1.213
9) Jim Beuthel, Aurora, Colo., '91 Cutlass, GT/CA, 10.351, -1.189
10) Ricky Ray, Savannah, Mo., '98 Firebird, SS/BS, 9.649, -1.181
Stock Eliminator
1) Gary Gokey, Denver, Colo., '86 Omni, AF/S, 14.671 seconds, -1.449
(under index)
2) Keith Lynch, West Jordan, Utah, '70 Nova, B/SA, 11.104, -1.346
3) Steve Brack, Lawrence, Kan., '85 Camaro, E/FI, 12.140, -1.340
4) Scott Burton, Golden, Colo., '71 Firebird, D/SA, 11.570, -1.210
5) Daniel Jeska, Eagan, Minn., '72 Duster, G/SA, 12.060, -1.200
6) Bobby DeArmond, Gallup, N.M., '69 Camaro, A/SA, 11.002, -1.178
7) Don Duke, Indianola, Iowa, '68 Camaro, A/S, 10.963, -1.167
8) Gordon Breithhaupt, Fremont, Neb., '69 Camaro, F/S, 11.892, -1.158
9) Dwayne Scheitlin, Madera, Calif., '71 Challenger, B/SA, 11.302,
-1.148
10) Fred Rector, Durango, Colo., '72 Nova, H/S, 12.115, -1.145
Kerker Motorcycle
1) Chris Oravecz, Canal Winchester, Ohio, '81 Suzuki, KMC, 0.000 seconds
reaction time
2) Dale Detlie, Owatonna, Minn., '83 Suzuki, KMC, 0.001
3) Leonard Fox, Aurora, Colo., '84 Kawasaki, 0.003
4) Jeff Lanoue, Zimmerman, Mexico, '81 Suzuk 0.004
5) Robert Cooper, Plattsmouth, Neb., '89 Suzuki, 0.006
6) Tom Gilligan, Fremont, Neb., '79 Kawasaki, 0.009
7) Ken Niesen, Brooklyn Park, Minn., '82 Suzuki, 0.010
8) Brian Johnson, Anoka, Minn., '04 Suzuki, KMC, 0.014
9) Mike Voss, Maplewood, Minn., '03 Kawasaki, 0.015
10) Curtis Spracklin, Omaha, Neb., '78 Kawasaki, KMC, 0.018
