NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series, Sunday from Bandimere Speedway
NHRA LUCAS OIL DRAG RACING SERIES - WEST CENTRAL DIVISION BANDIMERE SPEEDWAY Sunday, June 19, 2005 PERKINS, HARRINGTON ON TOP OF THNDER MOUNTAIN MORRISON, Colo. - Robert Perkins in Top Alcohol Dragster and Bernie Harrington in Top Alcohol Funny Car out ran their fields for the wins at this weekend's Thunder on the Mountain NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series event presented by Grease Monkey at Bandimere Speedway. Perkins, of Bluffdale, Utah, took out David Wells and Richard Putz on his way to a final round match up with Jeff Isabell. Perkins saved his best pass of the day for Isabell tripping the clocks at 5.730 seconds at 249.30 mph to Isabell's 5.894 second run at 241.37 mph. In a repeat funny car final from last year's event, Harrington faced off against Cy Chesterman hoping to turn things around this year. He did so as both racers got out of the grove with Harrington able to fight his '02 Camaro back into line, leaving Chesterman behind for the win. The California racer recorded a 6.332 second run at 220.91. Westminster, Colo., resident Clint Neff ran a 7.253 second lap at 186.20 mph for the win in Comp Eliminator over Mike DePalma while fellow Colorado racer John Cooper grabbed the win in Stock Eliminator. The LaPorte, Colo., resident beat Stan Kopejtka to the line with an 11.225 second run. The Super Stock trophy went to Abe Loewen who knocked off Ryan Montford running 10.262 seconds at 132.78 to Montford's 10.375 at 111.80. Ed Olpin led the super index categories grabbing the win in Super Comp over Josh O'Conner while John Steffen took the win in Super Gas and Dan Eichem won in Super Street. Olpin ran 9.443 seconds at 160.21, winning over Josh O'Conner in a double breakout and Steffen ran 10.551 seconds at 140.90 mph over Brett Schneider in a battle of Littleton, Colorado racers. Eichem drove his '69 Camaro to a pass of 11.593 at 136.032 mph over Kamie Minor. Rounding out this weekend's winners was six-time West Central Division Champion Brian Johnson taking home the trophy in Sportsman Motorcycle with a run of 9.794 seconds at 127.38 mph over Tom Gilligan with a pass of 9.958 at 129.22 mph. The West Central Division racers head to Nebraska Motorplex for the next NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series event, August 5-7. The following are the final results from the NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series event at Bandimere Speedway: TOP ALCOHOL DRAGSTER: ROUND 1 6) Robert Perkins, Bluffdale, Utah, 5.746, 249.90 def. 3) David Wells, Lemars, Iowa, 5.793, 249.49 1) Chris Demke, Sunland, Calif., 5.994, 249.44 def. 8) Larry Traugott, Woodward, Okla., broke 2) Richard Putz, Earlville, Iowa, 5.668, 250.88 def. 7) Brent DuCray, Grand Junction, Colo., broke 4) Jeff Isbell, Salt Lake City, 5.773, 249.76 def. 5) Ed Schmeeckle, Gothenburg, Neb., 5.949, 245.81 SEMIFINALS Isbell, 5.877, 226.70 def. Demke, 6.347, 238.81 Perkins, 5.759, 251.06 def. Putz, 5.704, 250.23 FINAL Perkins, 5.730, 249.30 def. Isbell, 5.894, 241.37 TOP ALCOHOL FUNNY CAR: ROUND 1 1) Cy Chesterman, Sioux City, Iowa, '02 Firebird, 6.029, 238.76 def. 8) Robert Kanenwisher, Conifer, Colo., '00 Avenger, 6.303, 231.60 2) Kirk Williams, Glenwood, Iowa, '98 Firebird, 6.406, 238.13 def. 7) Steve Griboski, Aurora, Colo., '97 Camaro, 9.175, 109.08 3) Bernie Harrington, Apple Valley, Calif., '02 Camaro, 6.003, 238.30 def. 6) John Patton, Peoria, Ariz., '04 Trans Am, 6.061, 241.50 4) Vern Moats, Des Moines, Iowa, '04 Camaro, 9.134, 85.33 def. 5) Shawn Jones, Albuquerque, N.M., '04 Trans Am, DQ SEMIFINALS Chesterman, 5.984, 243.68 def. Moats, 6.734, 153.02 Harrington, 6.071, 236.13 def. Williams, 6.034, 240.89 FINAL Harrington, 6.332, 220.91 def. Chesterman, 8.529, 99.00 COMP ELIMINATOR Clint Neff, Westminster, Colo., dragster, A/ED, 7.253, 186.20 def. Mike DePalma, Glendale, Ariz., '99 Neon, B/A, broke. SUPER STOCK Abe Loewen, Regina, Sask., '98 Grand Am, SS/DM, 10.262, 132.78 def. Ryan Montford, Wichita, Kan., '01 S-10, SS/TB, 10.375, 111.80. STOCK ELIMINATOR John Cooper, LaPorte, Colo., '67 Fairlane, A/SA, 11.225, 117.20 def. Stan Kopejtka, Atkinson, Neb., '80 Omni, EF/S, 18.838, 70.68. SUPER COMP Ed Olpin, Lindon, Utah, dragster, 9.443, 160.21 def. Josh O'Connor, Greenwood, Mo., dragster, 9.433, 157.47. SUPER GAS John Steffen, Littleton, Colo., '02 Corvette, 10.551, 140.90 def. Brett Schneider, Littleton, Colo., '34 Chevy, 10.517, 135.02. SUPER STREET Dan Eichem, Wamego, Kan., '69 Camaro, 11.593, 136.03 def. Kamie Minor, Idledale, Colo., '82 Corvette, 11.570, 132.01. MOTORCYCLE Brian Johnson, Anoka, Minn., '05 Suzuki, 9.794, 127.38 def. Tom Gilligan, Fremont, Neb., '05 Suzuki, 9.958, 129.22.