NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series, Sunday from Beech Bend Raceway

NHRA LUCAS OIL DRAG RACING SERIES - NORTH CENTRAL DIVISION
BEECH BEND RACEWAY, BOWLING GREEN, KY.
Sunday, August 29, 2004


WILSON, CHEESEMAN TAKE HOME TOP PRIZE FROM BEECH BEND RACEWAY

        BOWLING GREEN, Ky. - NHRA North Central division competitors put
the fifth of six Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series events in the books this
weekend.  More than 600 drivers from across the United States converged on
Beech Bend Raceway for the race.  Top Alcohol Dragster and Top Alcohol
Funny Car drivers Jeff Wilson and Chuck Cheeseman each earned their second
wins of the season to help themselves in the chase for the division crowns.
 Both men are the defending champions in their classes and both of them
came into the event in third place in the point standings.
        Wilson, who resides in Winfield, Mo., beat the event's No. 1
qualifier Marty Thacker of Robinson, Ill., in the final.  Wilson ran 5.609
seconds at 251.16 mph to Thacker's 5.624-second, 254.81 mph effort.  Both
drivers are chasing current points leader Bill Reichert.
        Cheeseman, who qualified third this weekend beat No. 4 qualifier
Mick Snyder in the final.  The Galena, Ohio, racer made a 5.839-second,
249.26 mph pass to knock off Snyder who ran 6.073 seconds at 240.64 mph. 
Snyder, of Demott, Ind., came into the race leading the point standings on
the strength of a win and two runner-up showings.
        Jason Coan, Greentown, Ind., took the win in Comp Eliminator; Brad
Allen, Winamac, Ind., won in Super Stock; and David Rampy, Piedmont, Ala.,
won in Stock.  In Super Comp, Ron Erks, Clinton, Ohio, took the win while
Super Gas racer Hugh Hawkins, Beaumont, Texas, took home the trophy.  Linn
Bebout Jr., Gambier, Ohio, won in Super Street and Jerry Barker, Byron,
Ga., was the Top Sportsman winner.
        North Central Division racers close out the 2004 NHRA Lucas Oil
Drag Racing Series season at National Trail Raceway in Columbus, Ohio,
Sept. 24-26.

The following are the final results from the NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing
Series event at Beech Bend Raceway:

TOP ALCOHOL DRAGSTER
Round 1
1) Marty Thacker, Robinson, Ill., 5.634, 255.15 def. 8) Noah Condo,
Monticello, Ind., DQ
2) Jeff Bohr, Plymouth, Mich., 5.656, 252.00 def. 7) Jared Drehr, Clinton,
Ind., 5.719, 245.45
3) Jeff Wilson, Winfield, Mo., 5.645, 247.25 def. 6) Steve Federlin, Oregon
City, Ore., 5.577, 228.54
5) Artie Allen, Jacksonville, Fla., 5.727, 239.87 def. 4) Bill McCornack,
Lexington, Ky., 6.897, 162.08

Semifinals
Wilson, 5.638, 252.14 def. Bohr, foul
Thacker, 5.613, 257.83 def. Allen, 5.723, 216.76

Final
Wilson, 5.609, 251.16 def. Thacker, 5.624, 254.81

TOP ALCOHOL FUNNY CAR
Round 1
1) Mark Billington, Norcross, Ga., '01 Avenger, 5.981, 236.30 def. 8) Bobby
Martin, Beaver Falls, Pa., '01 Avenger, 6.068, 233.12
3) Chuck Cheeseman, Galena, Ohio, '02 Firebird, 5.815, 248.39 def. 6) Don
DeVault, Kentland, Ind., '01 Avenger, 8.738, 99.11
4) Mick Snyder, Demotte, Ind., '02 Firebird, 5.965, 244.12 def. 5) Greg
Elliott, Bedford, Ind., '02 Firebird, 6.171, 183.54
7) Danny Townsend, Muncie, Ind., '02 RT, 6.047, 246.57 def. 9) David Kovar,
New Lenox, Ill., '02 Firebird, 6.133, 230.10

Semifinals
Cheeseman, 5.861, 242.93 def. Townsend, broke 
Snyder, 5.978, 244.65 def. Billington, 5.973, 242.06

Final
Cheeseman, 5.839, 249.26 def. Snyder, 6.073, 240.64

COMP ELIMINATOR
Jason Coan, Greentown, Ind., dragster, F/ED, 8.476, 152.83 def. Glen
Treadwell, Sorrento, Fla., dragster, E/ED, 8.537, 152.50.

SUPER STOCK
Brad Allen, Winamac, Ind., '03 S-10, GT/TB, 10.136, 128.65 def. Kevin
Helms, Mineola, Texas, '69 Camaro, SS/E, foul.

STOCK ELIMINATOR
David Rampy, Piedmont, Ala., '67 Camaro, E/SA, 11.334, 114.23  def. George
Widuch, Hermitage, Tenn., '78 Volare, I/SA, 11.343, 115.16.

SUPER COMP
Ron Erks, Clinton, Ohio, dragster, 8.904, 170.56 def. Corky Markwart,
Largo, Fla., '02 Cavalier, 8.879, 174.14.

SUPER GAS
Hugh Hawkins, Beaumont, Texas, '57 Corvette, 9.953, 149.3 def. Carl Shanes,
Franklin, Tenn., '00 S-10, 9.873, 148.04.

SUPER STREET
Linn Bebout Jr., Gambier, Ohio, '69 Oldsmobile, 10.989, 125.02 def. Steve
Grace, Wetumpka, Ala., '65 Chevy II Wgn, 10.873, 118.96.

TOP SPORTSMAN
Jerry Barker, Byron, Ga., '02 Camaro, 7.366, 186.69 def. Billy Vaughn,
Knoxville, Tenn.,
'92 Camaro, 7.387, 189.12.