NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series, Sunday from BIR

NHRA LUCAS OIL DRAG RACING SERIES - WEST CENTRAL DIVISION

BRAINERD INT'L RACEWAY, BRAINERD, MINN.

Sunday, June 04, 2006


DREHER, CHESTERMAN OUTPACE THE COMPETITION AT BIR

            BRAINERD, Minn. - NHRA West Central division Lucas Oil Drag
Racing Series competitors at Brainerd Int'l Raceway (BIR) finished the
second of six events in the region.  In Top Alcohol Dragster, No. 8
qualifier Jared Dreher of Clinton, Ind., scored his first win of the season
while Top Alcohol Funny Car favorite Cy Chesterman of Sioux City, Iowa,
notched his second straight.

            Dreher slipped into the eight-car field during Saturday's
qualifying with a 5.680-second, 250.78 mph pass.  In the first round of
eliminations, he faced No. 1 qualifier Aaron Olivarez of Sandy, Utah, who
had qualified with a 5.441-second pass at 264.55 mph.  Dreher outran
Olivarez 5.611 seconds at 248.34 mph to 5.768 seconds at 242.71 mph.  Dreher
faced third-place qualifier Randy Meyer of Olathe, Kan., in the semis and
took the win when Meyer red-lighted.  Dreher's final-round competitor, Jeff
Hamelink of Savage, Minn., also tripped the red light giving Dreher the trip
to the winner's circle.  

            For Chesterman, the win at BIR is his second of the year after
winning the division's season opener in Topeka, Kan.  This weekend,
Chesterman qualified in the third position and made his best run of the
event in the semis against Roger Bateman of Calgary, Alb., when he laid down
a 5.759-second lap at 250.78 mph.  The final round against veteran racer
Vern Moats of Des Moines, Iowa, had both cars getting out of shape during
the run.  While Moats was disqualified for crossing the centerline,
Chesterman was able to hang on and trip the clocks with an 8.788-second,
99.33 mph pass.

            Grand Rapids, Mich., racer Brad Zaskowski made two final-round
appearances at BIR.  He scored the win in Comp Eliminator over No. 1
qualifier Clint Sallee of Glendive, Mont., and was runner-up in Super Stock
to top qualifier Michael Mans of Rogers, Minn.  Scott Dougdale, Circle
Pines, Minn., and his '67 Chevelle outpaced T.J. Diekema, Mason City, Iowa,
and his '62 Fury in Stock Eliminator.  In Super Comp, Chris Bruegger,
Hudson, Wis., took the win over Todd Malik, Andover, Minn., while Super Gas
racer John Steffen of  Littleton, Colo., beat Joe Moulzolf, Foley, Minn., in
the final.  Brainerd's own George Meyer earned the Super Street win over
Greeley, Colo., resident Mike Boehner and in Sportsman Motorcycle, Curtis
Spracklin, Omaha, Neb., took home the trophy against Jeff Lanoue of
Zimmerman, Minn.  The Top Comp final was a family affair as Jami Stoen,
Owatonna, Minn., faced off against his father, Roger Stoen of Medford,
Minn., and got the win.

            West Central division racers head to Denver for the next NHRA
Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series event.  Bandimere Speedway will host the series
June 16-18.

 

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

 

TOP ALCOHOL DRAGSTER

Round 1

8) Jared Dreher, Clinton, Ind., 5.611, 248.34 def. 1) Aaron Olivarez, Sandy,
Utah, 5.768, 242.71

2) Richard Putz, Earlville, Iowa, 5.508, 252.90 def. 7) Todd Datweiler,
Herscher, Ill., 5.624, 248.48

4) Randy Meyer, Olathe, Kan., 5.510, 236.42 def. 5) Timothy Bowgren,
Valparaiso, Ind., 5.649, 238.55

3) Jeff Hamelink, Savage, Minn., 5.517, 255.24 def. 6) William Zivkovich,
Litchfield, Minn., 5.625, 231.95

 

Semifinals

Dreher, 5.882, 188.46 def. Meyer, foul 

Hamelink, 7.504, 116.58 def. Putz, foul 

 

Final

Dreher, 6.637, 149.81 def. Hamelink, foul 

 

TOP ALCOHOL FUNNY CAR

Round 1

1) Vern Moats, Des Moines, Iowa, '03 Camaro, 5.715, 252.80 def. 8) Kirk
Williams, Glenwood, Iowa,

'99 Camaro, 8.833, 93.63

2) Roger Bateman, Calgary, Alb., '02 Camaro, 5.860, 244.47 def. 7) Steve
Franke, Indianapolis, '00 Lumina, 6.452, 218.09

3) Cy Chesterman, Sioux City, Iowa, '05 Monte Carlo, 5.794, 250.04 def. 6)
Scott McVey, Winnipeg, Manit., '00 Avenger, 6.236, 225.33 

5) Gage Chaffee, Big Lake, Minn., '02 Corvette, 5.942, 240.98 def. 4) John
Patton, Peoria, Ariz., '06 Firebird, 5.956, 246.75

 

Semifinals

Chesterman, 5.759, 250.78 def. Bateman, 5.849, 245.81 

Moats, 5.673, 253.75 def. Chaffee, foul

 

Final

Chesterman, 8.788, 99.33 def. Moats, disqualified

 

COMP ELIMINATOR

Brad Zaskowski, Grand Rapids, Mich., '87 Camaro, H/SM, 9.339, 144.15 def.
Clint Sallee, Glendive,

Mont., dragster, B/D, 6.785, 199.61

 

SUPER STOCK

Michael Mans, Rogers, Minn., '00 Firebird, SS/CS, 9.695, 138.07 def. Brad
Zaskowski, Grand Rapids,

Mich., '87 Camaro, GT/K, 10.729, 124.09

 

STOCK ELIMINATOR

Scott Dugdale, Circle Pines, Minn., '67 Chevelle, I/SA, 12.122, 104.87 def.
T. J. Diekema, Mason

City, Iowa, '62 Fury, E/SA, 11.237, 116.89 

 

SUPER COMP

Chris Bruegger, Hudson, Wis., dragster, 8.897, 171.45 def. Todd Malik,
Andover, Minn., dragster,

8.878, 165.38

 

SUPER GAS

John Steffen, Littleton, Colo., '02 Corvette, 9.897, 153.13 def. Joe
Moulzolf, Foley, Minn., '71

Opel, 9.873, 138.06 

 

SUPER STREET

George Meyer, Brained, Minn., '79 Malibu, 10.915, 132.70 def. Mike Boehner,
Greeley, Colo., '67

Camaro, 10.876, 136.30

 

SPORTSMAN MOTORCYCLE

Curtis Spracklin, Omaha, Neb., '78 Kawasaki, 9.488, 131.91 def. Jeff Lanoue,
Zimmerman, Minn., '05

Suzuki, 8.033, 166.01 

 

TOP COMP

Jami Stoen, Owatonna, Minn., dragster, 7.452, 181.35 def. Roger Stoen,
Medford, Minn., dragster,

7.572, 178.85