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NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series, Saturday from Bandimere Speedway


NHRA LUCAS OIL DRAG RACING SERIES - WEST CENTRAL DIVISION
BANDIMERE SPEEDWAY
June 18, 2005
CHESTERMAN GRABS WIN AND NO. 1 QUALIFYING SPOT ON SINGLE RUN

MORRISON, Colo. - NHRA Top Alcohol Funny Car National Champion Cy
Chesterman picked up his first win of the year in a rain delayed final
round against John Patton while also taking over the No. 1 qualifying
position for this weekend's NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series event at
Bandimere Speedway. Chesterman faced off with Patton in today's final
qualifying session for Bandimere's Thunder on the Mountain event
presented by Grease Monkey which was also the funny car final of the
Lucas Oil event from Brainerd International Raceway which was
rescheduled to this weekend because of rain. 
	Chesterman raced to a 5.973 second pass at 226.96 mph to
Patton's 6.135 at 233.60 mph for the win and the No. 1 spot. Grabbing
the second and third qualifying spots in funny car were Kirk Williams
and California racer Bernie Harrington. Patton landed in the sixth
position while local racers Robert Kanenwisher of Conifer, Colo., and
Steve Gribokski of Aurora, Colo., rounded out the field in the seventh
and eighth positions respectively.
Chris Demke swapped places with opening day low qualifier Richard Putz
to take over the No. 1 spot in Top Alcohol Dragsters. Demke and Putz
went back and forth several times during qualifying with Demke's 5.699
second pass landing him on top while Putz held on to the No. 2 spot with
a 5.750 second run at 249.30 mph.
Clint Sallee picked up a win at the West Central Division season opener
last month at S.R.C.A. Dragstrip and sits on top of the Comp Eliminator
field going into tomorrow's eliminations with a run of 7.150 seconds,
0.670 seconds under the index. Roy Whittmore in Super Stock and Keith
Lynch in Stock qualified No. 1 in their classes and join Sallee in
sharing the Aeromotive Low Qualifier Bonus Award money.
Whittmore, of Denver, drove his '74 Mustang to a 10.629 second pass and
is followed by Tim Nicholson and Morrison, Colo., resident James
Weakland in second and third. Rounding out the top five in Stock are
Brad Burton of Golden, Colo., Gary Gokey of Denver, Bob Johnson of
Aurora, Colo., and Bob Swan of Belle Fourch, S.D.
Tom Gilligan of Freemont, Neb., is leading Sportsman Motorcycle with
Dave Shell of Dillon, Colo., in second.
Racing continues Sunday at 8:30 a.m.  Gates open at 8 a.m. Tickets are
$22.  For more information, call Bandimere Speedway, (303) 697-4870

	The following are Saturday's qualifying results and first-round
pairings for TAD and TAFC at the NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series
Thunder on the Mountain presented by Grease Monkey at Bandimere Speedway

TOP ALCOHOL DRAGSTER
1) Chris Demke, Sunland, Calif., 5.699 seconds, 247.57 mph
2) Richard Putz, Earlville, Iowa, 5.713, 250.92
3) David Wells, Lemars, Iowa, 5.813, 246.75
4) Jeff Isbell, Salt Lake City, 5.838, 248.02
5) Ed Schmeeckle, Gothenburg, Neb., 5.846, 244.92
6) Robert Perkins, Bluffdale, Utah, 5.880, 246.39
7) Brent DuCray, Grand Junction, Colo., 5.981, 237.25
8) Larry Traugott, Woodward, Okla., 6.019, 240.72

First round TAD pairings
1) Chris Demke, Sunland, Calif., 5.699 seconds, 247.57 mph vs. 8) Larry
Traugott, Woodward, Okla., 6.019, 240.72
2) Richard Putz, Earlville, Iowa, 5.713, 250.92 vs. 7) Brent DuCray,
Grand Junction, Colo., 5.981, 237.25
3) David Wells, Lemars, Iowa, 5.813, 246.75 vs. 6) Robert Perkins,
Bluffdale, Utah, 5.880, 246.39
4) Jeff Isbell, Salt Lake City, 5.838, 248.02 vs. 5) Ed Schmeeckle,
Gothenburg, Neb., 5.846, 244.92

TOP ALCOHOL FUNNY CAR
1) Cy Chesterman, Sioux City, Iowa, '02 Firebird, 5.973 seconds, 242.67
mph
2) Kirk Williams, Glenwood, Iowa, '98 Firebird, 5.990, 241.97
3) Bernie Harrington, Apple Valley, Calif., '02 Camaro, 6.010, 237.42
4) Vern Moats, Des Moines, Iowa, '04 Camaro, 6.025, 240.34
5) Shawn Jones, Albuquerque, N.M., '04 Trans Am, 6.048, 235.60
6) John Patton, Peoria, Ariz., '04 Trans Am, 6.135, 234.29
7) Steve Griboski, Aurora, Colo., '97 Camaro, 6.253, 229.16
8) Robert Kanenwisher, Conifer, Colo., '00 Avenger, 6.297, 228.04

First round TAFC pairings
1) Cy Chesterman, Sioux City, Iowa, '02 Firebird, 5.973 seconds, 242.67
mph vs. 8) Robert Kanenwisher, Conifer, Colo., '00 Avenger, 6.297,
228.04
2) Kirk Williams, Glenwood, Iowa, '98 Firebird, 5.990, 241.97 vs. 7)
Steve Griboski, Aurora, Colo., '97 Camaro, 6.253, 229.16
3) Bernie Harrington, Apple Valley, Calif., '02 Camaro, 6.010, 237.42
vs. 6) John Patton, Peoria, Ariz., '04 Trans Am, 6.135, 234.29
4) Vern Moats, Des Moines, Iowa, '04 Camaro, 6.025, 240.34 vs. 5) Shawn
Jones, Albuquerque, N.M.,
'04 Trans Am, 6.048, 235.60

COMP ELIMINATOR
1) Clint Sallee, Glendive, Mont., dragster, B/D, 7.150 seconds, -0.670
(under index)
2) Vinnie Deceglie, R. Cucamonga, Calif., '63 Corvette, A/A, 7.024,
-0.626
3) Lou Ficco Jr., Wheat Ridge, Colo., '04 Cavalier, B/AA, 7.679, -0.611
4) Mike DePalma, Glendale, Ariz., '99 Neon, B/A, 7.656, -0.574
5) Dean Carter, Glendale, Ariz., dragster, A/ND, 7.488, -0.572
6) Bill Kent, Midland, Texas, dragster, C/D, 7.523, -0.567
7) Joe Mozeris, Phoenix, dragster, B/ED, 7.465, -0.525
8) Dean Howerton, Lake Havasu City, Ariz., dragster, C/D, 7.566, -0.524
9) Clint Neff, Westminster, Colo., dragster, A/ED, 7.235, -0.515
10) Dennis Smiley, Denver City, Texas, dragster, A/ED, 7.251, -0.499

SUPER STOCK
1) Roy Whittemore, Denver, '74 Mustang, GT/FA, 10.629 seconds, -1.341
(under index)
2) Tim Nicholson, Concordia, Kan., '66 Chevy II, SS/K, 10.845, -1.335
3) James Weakland, Morrison, Colo., '68 Camaro, SS/GA, 10.409, -1.291
4) Chad Guilford, Highlands Ranch, Colo., '84 Cougar, GT/EA, 10.580,
-1.230
5) Larry Schmidt, Grand Island, Neb., '55 BelAir, SS/PA, 12.744, -1.216
6) Jim Beuthel, Aurora, Colo., '91 Cutlass, GT/CA, 10.343, -1.197
7) Ron Taylor, Lincoln, Neb., '57 Chevy, SS/MA, 11.909, -1.191
8) Gene Bichlmeier, Norkfolk, Neb., '66 Chevy II, SS/K, 10.991, -1.189
9) Don Bevers, Tucson, Ariz., '91 Probe, SS/BM, 9.304, -1.156
10) Ron Parness, Conifer, Colo., '67 Chevy II, SS/HA, 10.603, -1.147

STOCK ELIMINATOR
1) Keith Lynch, Mount Ayr, Iowa, '70 Camaro, B/SA, 10.973 seconds,
-1.477 (under index)
2) Brad Burton, Golden, Colo., '71 Firebird, E/SA, 11.733, -1.207
3) Gary Gokey, Denver, '86 Omni, BF/S, 14.919, -1.201
4) Bob Johnson, Aurora, Colo., '67 Mustang, C/SA, 11.450, -1.160
5) Bob Swan, Belle Fourche, S.D., '67 Shelby, C/SA, 11.455, -1.155
6) Bob Pott, Cornville, Ariz., '88 Mustang, F/FI, 12.698, -1.152
7) Aaron Koppien, Sioux Falls, S.D., '69 Nova, B/SA, 11.313, -1.137
8) Gordon Breithhaupt, Fremont, Neb., '69 Camaro, F/S, 11.919, -1.131
9) Steve Brack, Lawrence, Kan., '85 Camaro, H/S, 12.129, -1.131
10) Michael Schommer, Newtown, Kan., '71 Mustang, F/SA, 11.998, -1.102

MOTORCYCLE
1) Tom Gilligan, Fremont, Neb., '05 Suzuki, UNK, 0.002 seconds reaction
time
2) Nasty Dave Shell, Dillon, Colo., '96 Kawasaki, SB, 0.003
3) Don Johnson, Casper, Wyo., '96 Suzuki, TC, 0.003
4) Ken Niesen, Brooklyn Park, Minn., '82 Suzuki, SB, 0.005
5) Dale Detlie, Owatonna, Minn., '03 Suzuki, , 0.010
6) Robert Cooper, Plattsmouth, Neb., '89 Suzuki, KMC, 0.010
7) Jeff Simmons, Wheat Ridge, Colo., '96 Ninja, TC, 0.010
8) Mark Waltman, Casper, Wyo., '78 Kawasaki, TC, 0.015
9) Joe Smith, Tucson, Ariz., '84 Kawasaki, , 0.017
10) Curtis Spracklin, Omaha, Neb., '80 Suzuki, SB, 0.021