2006 Great Lakes Dragaway Import Wars
For immediate release October 20, 2006 Evanston, IL 2006 Great Lakes Dragaway Import Wars sponsored by Phil?s Inc. ? Final Championship Points Standings Great Lakes Dragaway in Union Grove, Wisconsin continued its support of the Sport Compact scene with the scheduling of a monthly series dedicated to the import car enthusiast. In 2006, a points series was established for the Bracket ET classes, as well as the Quick 16 and Frantic 7 divisions. The seven monthly events were well supported as over 200 drivers competed in the elimination rounds throughout the 2006 season. The great folks at GLD also allow non-racers to make Test and Tune passes down the strip between eliminations ensuring that everyone can enjoy the thrill of running down one of the longest running drag racing facilities in the country. The Test and Tune entries easily equaled the number racers at each event. Needless to say, Import Wars is well supported by the Sport Compact racing community. Here are the final standings of the 2006 Great Lakes Dragaway Import Wars sponsored by Phil?s Inc. Bracket Class D 1st ? Glen Deutschendorf ? Honda - WI 2nd ? Tom Dorsch ? Honda - IL 3rd ? Zack Van Wormen ? Dodge - IL Bracket Class C 1st ? Jacob Bierer ? Pontiac - WI 2nd ? Michael Szromba - Mitsubishi - IL 3rd ? Freddy Melecp ? Honda - IL Bracket Class B 1st ? Mauer Behum - IL 2nd ? Ryne Hoover - Chevy - IL 3rd ? Arturo Aguero - WI Quick 16 Frantic 7 1st ? Prescott Phillips - VW Bug - WI 1st ? Efrain Gomez - Toyota - WI 2nd ? Mike Lindquist ? Honda - IL 2nd ? Garrett Parker ? Mitsubishi - WI 3rd ? Rich Lindstrom ? VW - IL 3rd ? John San Jose ? Honda - IL Also at every Import Wars, Concept R Car Club from Racine, Wisconsin hosted the car show competition. Typically 50 ? 70 vehicles of all shapes and sizes attended the display area every month. The monthly sound competitions were also hosted by Audiosmith Electronics. The Import Wars audio competitions were Mobile Electronics Competition Association (MECA) sanctioned events. Typically 60 ? 80 vehicles competed every month at the GLD as well. Thanks also goes to Marcel Kuper, Randy Henning, & Ray Drew, the owners of Great Lakes Dragaway, for their vision, and event sponsor, Phil?s Inc., for their support, of the best Sport Compact Series in the Midwest. Great Lakes Dragaway, a NHRA facility in 2007, has been open for racing since 1955. The facility is located near Union Grove, Wis., between Chicago and Milwaukee, four miles west of I-94 on Kenosha-Racine County Line Road (K-R), exit 337. For more information, visit the track?s web site, www.greatlakesdragaway.com Phil?s Inc. has been serving the automotive community since 1958. Currently, Phil?s Inc. is a distributor of premium stock replacement and performance automotive parts. Their product lines include such names as Robert Bosch, Centric Parts, KYB, Prothane, Powerstop, SACHS, Competition Clutch, Powerslot, NGK, and others. For more information about Phil?s Inc., please visit www.philsinc.com or call toll-free 1-877-750-7251 -Mike Reusche, marketing - MTG