NHRA North Central Division Summit Finals Sunday from ORP
NHRA SUMMIT RACING SERIES - NORTH CENTRAL DIVISIONO'REILLY RACEWAY PARK AT INDIANAPOLIS
SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 17, 2006
CHAMPIONS CROWNED AT NORTH CENTRAL DIVISION SUMMIT FINALS
INDIANAPOLIS - Racing is complete at the NHRA Summit Racing Series 30th Annual North Central Division Finals at O'Reilly Raceway Park. The home track, O'Reilly Raceway Park, took home the team trophy while Wabash Valley Dragway took home the Youth Team Trophy.
Ron Baisden of Columbus, Ohio, representing National Trail Raceway, was crowned the Summit Super Pro champion. Baisden made a pass of 6.420 seconds at 105.46 mph to defeat Steve Mikus of Ashley, Mich., representing Mid-Michigan Motorplex.
In the Summit Pro Category, Clayton Clark of Bowling Green, Ky., took home the trophy representing Beech Bend Raceway Park. Driving an '85 Calais, Clark made a pass of 6.444 seconds at 105.46 mph to overtake hometown racer, Chris Walters of Indianapolis, Ind., representing O'Reilly Raceway Park at Indianapolis.
Jimmie Barrett of Havana, Ill., from Midstate Dragway clinched the Summit Sportsman Championship with a pass of 12.809 seconds at 105.24 mph. Barrett defeated Steve Foley of Barbourville, Ky., from London Dragway.
Joe Deck of Morningview, Ky., was the big winner in the Summit Bike/Sled category representing London Dragway. Deck ran 8.935 seconds at 135.95 mph to defeat Glen Lakins of Trenton, Ohio, from Edgewater Sports Park.
The High School champion was Jordan Eaker of Brownsburg, Ind., from Wabash Valley Dragway who made a final pass of 16.461 seconds at 82.50 mph for the win. Other junior champions included Cody Anderson of Prescott, Mich., from Mid-Michigan Motorplex in the 13-17 Year-old category, Austin Eveland of Nashport, Ohio, from Wabash Valley Dragway in the 10-12 Year-old category and the 8-9 Year-old champion was John Vice of Paris, Ill., also from Wabash Valley Dragway.
Individual winners in Super Pro, Pro, Sportsman and Bike/Sled now will advance to a national run-off at the NHRA Auto Club of Southern California Finals at Pomona Raceway in November. In Pomona, Summit Division Champions will vie for a National Championship and a winner-take-all $5,000 award in each class. Each driver also receives an extra $3,500 just for making the trip to Pomona.
The following are Sunday's final results from the NHRA Summit Racing Series 30th annual North Central Division Finals:
SUMMIT SUPER PRO
Ron Baisden, Columbus, Ohio, (National Trail Raceway) '77 Pontiac,
6.420, 105.46 def. Steve Mikus, Ashley, Mich., (Mid-Michigan Motorplex)
'90 Spitzer, 5.079, 135.33.
SUMMIT PRO
Clayton Clark, Bowling Green, Ky., (Beech Bend Raceway Park) '85 Calais,
6.444, 105.46 def. Chris Walters, Indianapolis, Ind., (O'Reilly Raceway
Park at Indianapolis) '83 Regal, 7.498, 88.83.
SUMMIT SPORTSMAN
Jimmie Barrett, Havana, Ill., (Midstate Dragway) '85 Camino, 12.809,
105.24 def. Steve Foley, Barbourville, Ky., (London Dragway) '74 Duster,
12.230, 107.32.
SUMMIT BIKE/SLED
Joe Deck, Morningview, Ky., (London Dragway), 8.935, 135.95 def. Glen
Lakins, Trenton, Ohio, (Edgewater Sports Park) '00 Kawasaki, foul.
HIGH SCHOOL (Contested Saturday)
Jordan Eaker, Brownsburg, Ind., (Wabash Valley Dragway) '74 Duster,
16.461, 82.50 def. Rod Boyd, Mt. Vernon, Ohio, (Pacemakers Dragway) '70
Duster, 13.928, 91.88.
JUNIOR DRAGSTER 13-17
Cody Anderson, Prescott, Mich., (Mid-Michigan Motorplex), 7.937, 82.26
def. Josh Harper, Evansville, Ind., (Gateway International Raceway),
9.037, 71.09.
JUNIOR DRAGSTER 10-12
Austin Eveland, Nashport, Ohio, (Wabash Valley Dragway), 8.993, 72.96
def. Haley McQuinn, Middletown, Ohio, (Edgewater Sports Park), 9.060,
73.56.
JUNIOR DRAGSTER 8-9
John Vice, Paris, Ill., (Wabash Valley Dragway), 13.182, 48.29 def.
Dalton Deffenbaugh, Lebanon, Ind., (O'Reilly Raceway Park), 13.224,
52.36.
Final Team Championship points at the NHRA Summit Racing Series, 30th annual North Central Division Finals:
Psn Track Name Points
1 O'Reilly Raceway Park @ Indy 50
2 National Trail Raceway 45
3 Edgewater Sports Park 43
4 London Dragway 41
5 Gateway International Raceway 40
6 Pacemakers Dragway 39
7 Bluegrass Raceway Park 36
8 Midstate Dragway 36
9 Bunker Hill Dragstrip 35
10 Route 66 Raceway 35
11 Coles County Dragway 34
12 Windy Hollow Dragway 34
13 Mid-Michigan Motorplex 34
14 E.T. Raceway 33
15 Chandler Motorsports Park 31
16 Beech Bend Raceway Park 30
17 Wabash Valley Dragway 29
18 Kil-Kare Dragway 22
19 Ohio Valley Raceway 22
20 Thompson Raceway Park 9
Final Youth Team Championship points at the NHRA Summit Racing Series,
30th annual North Central Division Finals:
Psn Track Name Points
1 Wabash Valley Dragway 13
2 Pacemakers Dragway 11
3 National Trail Raceway 7
4 Gateway International Raceway 7
5 Chandler Motorsports Park 7
6 Mid-Michigan Motorplex 7
7 O'Reilly Raceway Park @ Indy 7
8 Coles County Dragway 6
9 Kil-Kare Dragway 6
10 E.T. Raceway 6
11 Edgewater Sports Park 5
12 Ohio Valley Raceway 4
13 Thompson Raceway Park 2
14 Bunker Hill Dragstrip 1
15 Midstate Dragway 1
16 Windy Hollow Dragway 1
17 London Dragway 1
18 Route 66 Raceway 0
19 Bluegrass Raceway Park 0
20 Beech Bend Raceway Park 0