NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series, Sunday from Bandimere
Speedway, Denver
NHRA LUCAS OIL DRAG RACING SERIES - WEST CENTRAL DIVISION
BANDIMERE SPEEDWAY
SUNDAY, JUNE 20, 2004
HOWARD, CHESTERMAN JOIN COLORADO RACERS WITH BIG WINS
DENVER - Shelly Howard in Top Alcohol Dragster and Cy Chesterman in
Top Alcohol Funny Car scored wins at this weekend's NHRA Lucas Oil Drag
Racing Series presented by Grease Monkey at Bandimere Speedway.
Howard, runner-up at last year's event, took out Grand Junction,
Colo., racer Brent DuCray in the final with a run of 5.665 seconds at
248.52 mph. This marks the first win of the year for the defending NHRA
South Central Division Champion.
Chesterman picked up his fifth win of the year as he knocked out
California resident Bernie Harrington with a lap of 5.928 at 240.21 mph
to Harrington's 6.099 at 235.84 mph. This was Chesterman's third win in
a row in the NHRA West Central Division. The Sioux City, Iowa, racer is
currently second points for the National Championship.
Colorado racers faired well this weekend taking wins in four of the
nine racing categories. Golden, Colo., resident and Super Street racer
John Tripp took the win over Alan Percival of Littleton, Colo.; Jim
Beuthel of Aurora, Colo., won in Super Stock over Abe Loewen in his '91
Cutlass; Terry Simpson of Castle Rock, Colo., won Super Comp over Steve
Johnson; and Kevin Moore of Lakewood, Colo., put his '34 Chevy in the
winner's circle in Super Gas. Moore beat Henderson, Colo., racer David
Beeka.
NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series Comp. Eliminator National
Champion Dean Carter picked up his fourth win of the season, running
7.662 seconds at 139.30 mph over Steve Kalkowski's 10.179, 87.97. This
is Carter's third divisional win to go along with his season opening win
in Pomona, Calif.
Todd Leitner beat Keith Lynch in Stock with a run of 11.747 seconds
at 112.29 mph in his '70 Mustang. Defending West Central Division Kerker
Motorcycle Series Champion Tom Gilligan won the motorcycle class with a
9.835 second pass at 132.63 mph.
The West Central Division racers head to Nebraska Motorplex for the next
NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series event, August 6-8.
The following are the final results from the NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing
Series presented by Grease Monkey at Bandimere Speedway:
TOP ALCOHOL DRAGSTER:
ROUND ONE
8) Brent DuCray, Grand Junction, Colo., 5.953, 236.26 def. 1) Richard
Putz, Earlville, Iowa, foul;
6) Larry Traugott, Woodward, Okla., 5.785, 209.82 def. 3) Edwin
Schmeeckle, Gothenburg, Neb., 5.784, 246.03;
2) Shelly Howard, Tulsa, Okla., 5.767, 247.16 def. 7) Gerald Gossman,
Garden City, Kan., 6.657, 160.02;
5) Robert Perkins, Bluffdale, Utah, 5.702, 248.93 def. 4) David Wells,
Lemars, Iowa, foul;
SEMI-FINALS
Howard, 5.716, 246.71 def. Traugott, foul; DuCray, 5.957, 235.80 def.
Perkins, 5.720, 246.44;
FINALS
Howard, 5.665, 248.52 def. DuCray, foul.
TOP ALCOHOL FUNNY CAR:
ROUND ONE
1) Cy Chesterman, Sioux City, Iowa, '02 Firebird, 5.873, 242.10 def. 8)
Joseph Percoco, Conifer, Colo., '00 Camaro, foul;
7) Robert Kanenwisher, Conifer, Colo., '00 Avenger, 6.012, 240.64 def.
2) Kirk Williams, Glenwood, Iowa, '98 Firebird, 6.344, 204.98;
3) Bernie Harrington, Apple Valley, Calif., '00 Avenger, 6.221, 233.64
def. 6) Daniel Southern, Centennial, Colo., '98 Camaro, 6.331, 231.32;
4) Vern Moats, Des Moines, Iowa, '03 Camaro, 6.150, 237.42 def. 5) Kris
Hool, Casper, Wyo., '98 Firebird, 6.447, 182.28;
SEMI-FINALS
Chesterman, 5.908, 238.76 def. Moats, 6.411, 170.86; Harrington, 6.138,
232.95 def. Kanenwisher, 6.232, 205.35;
FINALS
Chesterman, 5.928, 240.21 def. Harrington, 6.099, 235.84.
COMPETITION ELIMINATOR
Dean Carter, Glendale, Ariz., dragster, A/ND, 7.662, 139.30 def. Steve
Kalkowski, Ogallala, Neb., '01 Firebird, B/A, 10.179, 87.97.
SUPER STOCK
Jim Beuthel, Aurora, Colo., '91 Cutlass, GT/CA, 10.464, 120.23 def. Abe
Loewen, Regina, Sask., '98 Grand Am, SS/DM, 10.271, 120.64.
STOCK ELIMINATOR
Todd Leitner, Belle Fourche, S.D., '70 Mustang, C/SA, 11.747, 112.29
def. Keith Lynch, West Jordan, Utah, '70 Nova, B/SA, 11.194, 112.03.
SUPER COMP
Terry Simpson, Castle Rock, Colo., dragster, 9.484, 157.85 def. Steve
Johnson, Arvada, Colo., dragster, 9.495, 153.44.
SUPER GAS
Kevin Moore, Lakewood, Colo., '34 Chevy, 10.508, 143.89 def. David
Boeka, Henderson, Colo., '65 Corvette, 10.489, 141.83.
SUPER STREET
John Tripp, Golden, Colo., '65 Satellite, 11.966, 92.95 def. Alan
Percival, Littleton, Colo.,
'69 Dart, 12.655, 100.50.
KERKER MOTORCYCLE
Tom Gilligan, Fremont, Neb., '79 Kawasaki, 9.835, 132.63 def. Brian
Johnson, Anoka, Minn., '04 Suzuki, 9.593, 138.03.
