Pancake wins Hemi Challenge in Columbus (NHRA/JEG'S)

Pancake wins Hemi Challenge in  Columbus
 
COLUMBUS, Ohio – The highlight of Friday’s racing at the second annual  
JEG'S NHRA Northern SPORTSnationals was the Mopar Performance Super Stock Hemi  
Challenge, which was won by Delaware, Ohio racer Jim Pancake. Pancake collected  
the $5,000 first place prize after driving his ’68 Barracuda to a win over 
Joey  Wilkes of Zanesville, Ohio in the final round. Pancake won with an 8.86 
elapsed  time after Wilkes left the starting line too soon and red-lighted.  

Other winners were decided today in the Super Shootout, a special  race for 
the top eight qualifiers in the Super Comp, Super Gas, and Super Street  
categories. Rock Haas claimed the win in Super Comp, Leo Zynda was the champion  in 
Super Gas, and Marty Goodman emerged as the winner in Super Street.   

The qualifying leaders heading into Saturday’s final eliminations  include 
Tommy Turner (Top Sportsman), Bo Butner (Comp), Ray Vierheller (Super  Stock), 
and Robert Schroeder (Stock).

Friday’s busy scheduled also  included class eliminations for competitors in 
Comp, Super Stock, and Stock  eliminator. 

Team Jeg’s drivers John, Mike, and Jeg Coughlin are  all solidly qualified in 
their respective eliminators. Mike is qualified fifth  in Top Sportsman with 
his Jeg’s Mail Order Chevy Cobalt and John is seeded in  the 10th spot in the 
118-car Super Stock field with his yellow and black Jeg’s  Cavalier. Jeg and 
John Coughlin are also racing in the Super Comp class with  their matching Team 
Jeg’s dragsters. 

Final eliminations for the  JEG'S NHRA Northern SPORTSnationals are scheduled 
to get underway on Saturday at  9 a.m.



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