NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series-Friday from Gateway Int'l Raceway

NHRA LUCAS OIL DRAG RACING SERIES - NORTH CENTRAL DIVISION

GATEWAY INT'L RACEWAY, ST. LOUIS

Friday, August 4, 2006


            ST. LOUIS - Gateway International Raceway is hosting its first
NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series event this weekend.  The three-day race
kicked off today in spectacular style with Bill Reichert breaking the
track's Top Alcohol Dragster elapsed time record.  Reichert's effort put him
squarely in the No. 1 qualifying spot while Jeff Burnett set a strong pace
in Top Alcohol Funny Car.  On the opening day of action, there are 13 Top
Alcohol Dragsters and 10 Top Alcohol Funny Cars vying for eight qualifying
spots in each class.

            Reichert's record-setting 5.305-second, 274.27 mph pass put the
Owosso, Mich., racer a full tenth of a second ahead of No. 2 qualifier Dave
Heitzman of Grand Rapids, Ohio.  Heitzman ran 5.409 seconds at 257.68 mph.

            Burnett, a Brownsburg, Ind., resident, also has a tenth of a
second on the second-place qualifier.  Burnett made a 5.718-second, 252.43
mph pass while reigning division Top Alcohol Funny Car champ Mick Snyder,
Demotte, Ind., ran 5.816 seconds at 249.39 mph to put him in the No. 2 slot.

Brian Browell, Lafayette, Ind., set the pace in Comp Eliminator while
Madisonville, Ky., resident Robin Brown led the Super Stock contingent.  The
No. 1 qualifier in Stock Eliminator was Bert Morgan, Charleston, Ill., and
Earl Folse was the best qualifier in Top Sportsman.

            Racing continues Saturday and Sunday at Gateway Int'l Raceway.
Gates open at 7 a.m. both days and qualifying and time trials will start at
10 a.m. Saturday.  Eliminations are slated to begin at 9 a.m. Sunday.  Top
Alcohol Dragster and Top Alcohol Funny Car will have two qualifying runs on
Saturday, at 6 and 9 p.m., and will start first round of eliminations on
Sunday at 1 p.m.

            Tickets for the NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series are $20
Saturday and $20 Sunday. A Saturday/Sunday ticket is $35 and children 12 and
under are admitted free with a paid adult.

            Gateway International Raceway is located in Madison, Ill., five
minutes from downtown St. Louis at the intersections of Interstates 55/70
and Illinois Route 203 (Exit 4).  For more information call the track, (618)
482-2400, or visit www.GatewayRaceway.com.

 

 

            The following are Friday's qualifying results from the NHRA
Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series event at Gateway Int'l Raceway:

 

TOP ALCOHOL DRAGSTER

1) Bill Reichert, Owosso, Mich., 5.305 seconds, 274.27 mph

2) Dyno Dave Heitzman, Grand Rapids, Ohio, 5.409, 257.68

3) Jeff Bohr, Plymouth, Mich., 5.465, 257.19

4) Noah Condo, Monticello, Ind., 5.479, 263.10

5) Marty Thacker, Robinson, Ill., 5.509, 262.79

6) Ken Perry, Gormley, Ont., 5.517, 253.33

7) Dave Hedges Jr., Plainwell, Mich., 5.725, 234.13

8) Dave Hirata, Lowell, Ind., 5.739, 256.06 

Not Qualified

9) Troy Kaiser, Littleton, Colo., 5.813, 250.23

10) Timothy Bowgren, Valparaiso, Ind., 6.209, 250.09

11) Ray Hack, Valpraiso, Ind., 9.811, 104.43

12) Lee Callaway, Channelview, Texas, 14.721, 72.94

13) Brian Badgett, Foristell, Mo., (no time)

 

TOP ALCOHOL FUNNY CAR

1) Jeff Burnett, Brownsburg, Ind., '00 Avenger, 5.718 seconds, 252.43 mph

2) Mick Snyder, Demotte, Ind., '02 Firebird, 5.816, 249.39

3) Danny Townsend, Muncie, Ind., '05 Stratus, 5.817, 249.95

4) Todd Veney, Indianapolis, '06 Monte Carlo, 5.881, 247.66

5) Andy Bohl, Racine, Wis., '00 Firebird, 5.919, 245.49

6) Jonathan Johnson, Beaumont, Texas, '05 Stratus, 6.037, 238.76

7) Daniel Wilkerson, Springfield, Ill., '98 Firebird, 6.109, 237.13

8) Jeff Wilson, Winfield, Mo., '05 Monte Carlo, 6.757, 166.39 

Not Qualified

9) Steve Franke, Indianapolis, '00 Lumina, 6.807, 210.67

10) Will Hanna, Richwood Village, Texas, '06 Monte Carlo, 8.477, 101.01

 

COMP ELIMINATOR

1) Brian Browell, Lafayette, Ind., dragster, D/D, 7.198 seconds, -0.622
(under index)

2) Jason Coan, Greentown, Ind., dragster, F/ED, 8.346, -0.614

3) Steve Ambrose, Woodhaven, Mich., '23 roadster, J/AA, 7.850, -0.590

4) Colt Mikel, Hempstead, Texas, '02 S-10, B/TA, 8.389, -0.561

5) Greg Kamplain, Brownsburg, Ind., dragster, C/ED, 7.371, -0.559

6) Doug Engels, Watertown, S.D., dragster, D/ED, 7.453, -0.547

7) Darren Breaud, Hohenwald, Texas, '06 Cobalt, G/SMA, 8.905, -0.545

8) Charlie Greco, Berwyn, Pa., '06 GTO, E/A, 7.867, -0.543

9) Scott Chamness, Bourbonnais, Ill., dragster, A/D, 6.558, -0.542

10) David Rampy, Piedmont, Ala., '32 Bantam, A/EA, 7.384, -0.526

 

SUPER STOCK

1) Robin Brown, Madisonville, Ky., '66 Chevy II, SS/K, 10.111 seconds,
-1.189 (under index)

2) Robert Harrison, Albion, Ill., '66 Nova, SS/KA, 10.477, -1.073

3) Ricky Decker, Charlestown, Ind., '94 Camaro, GT/CA, 9.629, -1.071

4) Michael Beachy, Kokomo, Ind., '82 Firebird, GT/CA, 9.635, -1.065

5) Jeff Niceswanger, Zanesville, Ohio, '86 Camaro, GT/FA, 10.058, -1.042

6) Tim Cole, Collierville, Tenn., '96 Corvette, SS/AX, 8.818, -1.032

7) Bill Rowe Jr., Eureka, Mo., '67 Nova, SS/GA, 9.827, -1.023

8) Jeff Dona, Gordonville, Mo., '69 Camaro, SS/IA, 9.983, -1.017

9) Ted Romero, Denver, '98 Grand Am, GT/HA, 10.333, -1.017

10) Bobby Rashid, Grosse Point, Mich., '82 Firebird, GT/CA, 9.693, -1.007

 

STOCK ELIMINATOR

1) Bert Morgan, Charleston, Ill., '76 Buick Wgn, T/SA, 13.375 seconds,
-1.325 (under index)

2) Gregory Greening, Columbia, Mo., '96 S-10, I/FIA, 12.449, -1.301

3) Jerry Bennett, Hickory, Ky., '79 Aspen, G/SA, 11.057, -1.243

4) Marty Buth, Freeport, Ill., '86 Thunderbird, J/FIA, 13.136, -1.214

5) Tim Lowe, Macy, Ind., '72 Skylark, K/SA, 11.757, -1.193

6) Bob Schroeder, Peconic, N.Y., '69 Camaro, B/SA, 10.408, -1.142

7) Fred Suiter, Defiance, Mo., '69 Camaro, B/SA, 10.445, -1.105

8) Travis Sturgell, Paris, Ill., '79 Trans Am, I/SA, 11.499, -1.101

9) Fred Thibeault, Annapolis Co., N.S., '69 Camaro, B/SA, 10.453, -1.097

10) Brad VanLant, Linn Creek, Mo., '71 Duster, E/SA, 10.966, -1.034

 

TOP SPORTSMAN

1) Earl Folse, Raceland, La., '68 Camaro, 6.745 seconds, 206.10 mph

2) Bert Prejean, St. Amant, La., '06 GTO, 6.893, 202.12

3) Tim Kirman, Morris, Ill., '01 Grand Am, 6.973, 199.08

4) Bill Gibson, Grand Rapids, Mich., '01 Grand Am, 7.032, 198.20

5) Jeff Fleming, Winfield, Ill., '97 Camaro, 7.033, 195.31

6) Chris Ray, Louisville, Ky., '04 Cavalier, 7.056, 196.36

7) Anthony Munao, Elgin, Ill., '06 Cobalt, 7.114, 194.72

8) Don Peden, Edinburg, Ill., '06 Cobalt, 7.192, 192.11

9) Steve Holloway, Lakewood, Colo., '06 GTO, 7.195, 194.49

10) Ryan Koener, Morton, Ill., '01 Firebird, 7.297, 188.75