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NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series-Friday from Bandimere Speedway

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE


NHRA LUCAS OIL DRAG RACING SERIES - WEST CENTRAL DIVISION

BANDIMERE SPEEDWAY, MORRISON, COLO.

Friday, June 15, 2007

Contact: Jerrie Foss, NHRA (626) 278-1956

 

FIRST DAY QUALIFYING COMPLETE AT BANDIMERE SPEEDWAY'S NHRA LUCAS OIL EVENT

Local racers take early qualifying leads

 

            MORRISON, Colo. - In the first rounds of qualifying at the
Grease Monkey Thunder on the Mountain event, a round of the NHRA Lucas Oil
Drag Racing Series, Jim Whitely leads the Top Alcohol Dragster class and
Doug Gordon tops the Top Alcohol Funny Car field.  Racers in the alcohol
classes are vying for a spot in the eight-car elimination field.

Whitely, a Grand Junction, Colo., resident, outran the field with a pass of
5.652 seconds at 254.81 mph.  The No. 2 qualifier, Bluffdale, Utah's Cody
Perkins, ran 5.713 seconds at 247.57 mph.

Gordon, a Paso Robles, Calif., racer, covered the quarter-mile in 5.986
seconds at 241.28 mph to lead the pack.  Roger Bateman, Calgary, Alb., is
the second place qualifier with a 6.003-second, 238.51 mph pass.

Local favorites top several of the other categories.  Lou Ficco, Wheatridge,
Colo., is No. 1 in Comp Eliminator, Danny Gruninger of Morrison is No. 2 and
Steve Holloway, Lakewood, Colo., is No. 3  Sterling, Colo., racer Deric
Kramer is in fourth place in the category.  In Super Stock Morrison's James
Weakland set the pace in his '68 Camaro and Darren Wall of Littleton in No.
3.  Denver's Tony Hernandez heads up the Stock Eliminator field in his '65
Corvette while Mark Lovell of Eagle, Colo., leads in Top Sportsman. In Top
Dragster, Clif Bakx, Kleefield, Manit., is to top qualifier and Don Johnson,
Casper, Wyo., is No. 1 in Sportsman Motorcycle.

            Racing continues Saturday and Sunday at Bandimere Speedway.
Gates open at 8:30 a.m. Saturday and qualifying and time trials continue at
9 a.m.  Top Alcohol Dragster and Top Alcohol Funny Car will have qualifying
sessions at 3 and 6 p.m.  Eliminations begin on Sunday.  Gates open at 8
a.m. and racing starts at 8:30 a.m.  Top Alcohol Dragster and Top Alcohol
Funny Car will run first round at noon.

            Tickets for the Grease Monkey Thunder on the Mountain event are
$20 Saturday and $22 Sunday.  A two-day pass is $40.  Children 6 to 12 years
old are $6 each day and kids 5 and under are admitted free.

            Bandimere Speedway is located at 3051 S. Rooney Road in
Morrison; west of Denver off I-470.  For more information call the track,
(303) 697-4870, or visit www.Bandimere.com.                     

 

            The following are Friday's qualifying results from the Grease
Monkey Thunder on the Mountain event at Bandimere Speedway:

 

TOP ALCOHOL DRAGSTER

1) Jim Whiteley, Grand Junction, Colo., 5.652 seconds, 254.81 mph

2) Cody Perkins, Bluffdale, Utah, 5.713, 247.57

3) Richard Putz, Earlville, Iowa, 5.797, 244.65

4) Jared Dreher, Clinton, Ind., 5.832, 244.47

5) Brent DuCray, Grand Junction, Colo., 6.020, 238.89

6) Edwin Schmeeckle, Gothenburg, Neb., 7.531, 125.16

7) Chris Demke, Sunland, Calif., 14.430, 101.29

 

TOP ALCOHOL FUNNY CAR

1) Doug Gordon, Paso Robles, Calif., '05 Monte Carlo, 5.986 seconds, 241.28
mph

2) Roger Bateman, Calgary, Alb., '02 Camaro, 6.003, 238.51

3) Kirk Williams, Glenwood, Iowa, '99 Camaro, 6.009, 241.37

4) John Patton, Peoria, Ariz., '00 Firebird, 6.094, 235.47

5) Vern Moats, Des Moines, Iowa, '03 Camaro, 6.158, 235.47

6) Paul Crifasi, Henderson, Nev., '04 Firebird, 6.194, 233.88

7) Cy Chesterman, Sioux City, Iowa, '07 Mustang, 6.460, 196.76

8) Shannon Beal, Shawnee, Kan., '99 Camaro, 6.712, 210.73

 Not Qualified

9) Bernie Harrington, Apple Valley, Calif., '02 Camaro, 6.725, 225.33

 

COMP ELIMINATOR

1) Lou Ficco, Wheat Ridge, Colo., '04 Cavalier, B/AA, 7.572 seconds, -0.588
(under index)

2) Danny Gruninger, Morrison, Colo., '07 Cobalt, B/A, 7.596, -0.584

3) Steve Holloway, Lakewood, Colo., '06 GTO, A/AA, 7.177, -0.563

4) Deric Kramer, Sterling, Colo., dragster, A/ED, 7.132, -0.558

5) Dean Carter, Glendale, Ariz., dragster, A/ND, 7.466, -0.504

6) Todd Patterson, Augusta, Kan., '34 Chevy, B/SR, 8.579, -0.501

7) Alan Ellis, Mapleton, Utah, '23 roadster, A/AP, 7.355, -0.495

8) Clint Neff, Westminster, Colo., dragster, A/DA, 7.171, -0.489

9) Dean Howerton, Lake Havasu City, Ariz., dragster, C/D, 7.555, -0.485

10) Tom Snyder, Berthoud, Colo., '23 roadster, A/A, 7.129, -0.481

 

SUPER STOCK

1) James Weakland, Morrison, Colo., '68 Camaro, SS/FA, 10.104 seconds,
-1.486 (under index)

2) Gene Bichlmeier, Norfolk, Neb., '66 Chevy II, GT/I, 10.836, -1.294

3) Darren Wall, Littleton, Colo., '90 Calais, SS/BX, 10.422, -1.278

4) Tim Nicholson, Concordia, Kan., '66 Chevy II, GT/I, 10.895, -1.235

5) Ritch Ahrens, Greeley, Colo., '85 Firebird, GT/EA, 10.593, -1.217

6) Jim Beuthel, Castle Rock, Colo., '91 Cutlass, GT/CA, 10.349, -1.191

7) David Bogner, Kearney, Neb., '92 Daytona, SS/CS, 10.293, -1.187

8) Carroll Warling, Brighton, Colo., '74 Grand Am, SS/MA, 11.927, -1.173

9) Ted Romero, Denver, '98 Grand Am, GT/HA, 11.083, -1.157

10) Ron Parness, Conifer, Colo., '67 Chevy II, SS/HA, 10.597, -1.153

 

STOCK ELIMINATOR

1) Tony Hernandez, Denver, '65 Corvette, H/S, 11.813 seconds, -1.447 (under
index)

2) Bob Pott, Cornville, Ariz., '88 Mustang, F/FI, 12.583, -1.267

3) Brad Burton, Golden, Colo., '72 Formula, E/SA, 11.729, -1.211

4) Scott Burton, Golden, Colo., '71 Formula, D/SA, 11.599, -1.181

5) Nick Seibert, Wamego, Kan., '85 Camaro, I/SA, 12.498, -1.082

6) Bobby Baerg, Arvada, Colo., '69 Camaro, G/SA, 12.189, -1.071

7) Troy Henderson, Tecumseh, Kan., '68 Camaro, A/S, 11.062, -1.068

8) Jay Tittle, Rapid City, S.D., '67 Fairlane, E/S, 11.862, -1.018

9) Bob Wells, Pleasant Hill, Mo., '67 Camaro, E/S, 11.871, -1.009

10) Douglas McCue, Kearney, Neb., '70 Camaro, B/SA, 11.442, -1.008

 

TOP SPORTSMAN

1) Mark Lovell, Eagle, Colo., '05 Viper, 7.262 seconds, 192.85 mph

2) Wayne Glasgow, Casper, Wyo., '01 Camaro, 7.389, 188.89

3) Robbie Ward, Peyton, Colo., '69 Camaro, 7.574, 185.64

4) Dave Slatten, Fort Collins, Colo., '04 Grand Am, 7.667, 174.30

5) Dustin Premer, Kearney, Neb., '69 Mustang, 7.954, 173.56

6) Jim White, Haysville, Kan., '04 Cavalier, 7.961, 174.98

7) Ryan Julius, Frederick, Colo., '66 Chevelle, 8.040, 172.45

8) J.J. Heber, Centennial, Colo., '06 Mustang, 8.139, 171.45

9) Robert Costa, Albuquerque, N.M., '55 Chevy, 8.533, 161.54

 

TOP DRAGSTER

1) Clif Bakx, Kleefield, Manit., dragster, 6.809 seconds, 200.41 mph

2) David Oenes, Henderson, Colo., dragster, 6.915, 198.12

3) Jamie Shwartzkopf, Torrington, Wyo., dragster, 7.125, 191.62

4) Monte Green, Haxtun, Colo., dragster, 7.129, 189.15

5) Kent Kroeker, Grant, Neb., dragster, 7.165, 193.18

6) Phil Unruh, McPhearson, Kan., dragster, 7.382, 186.56

7) Steve Johnson, Arvada, Colo., dragster, 7.465, 184.85

8) Jerry Miller, Lakewood, Colo., dragster, 7.493, 181.42

9) Justin Lamb, Henderson, Nev., dragster, 7.593, 180.12

10) Gary Vang, Parker, Colo., dragster, 7.594, 174.05

 

SPORTSMAN MOTORCYCLE

1) Don Johnson, Casper, Wyo., '96 Suzuki, 0.002 seconds reaction time

2) Alex Barmettler, Maplewood, Minn., '78 Kawasaki, 0.017

3) Dave Shell, Dillon, Colo., '96 Kawasaki, 0.022

4) Mike Voss, Maplewood, Minn., '04 Kawasaki, 0.027

5) Dave Olsen, Littleton, Colo., '88 Kawasaki, 0.028

6) Robert Cooper, Plattsmouth, Neb., '81 Suzuki, 0.039

7) Ryan Sparke, Hays, Kan., '05 Suzuki, 0.046

8) R.J. McAnulty, Billings, Mont., '83 Suzuki, 0.156

9) Tom Gilligan, Fremont, Neb., '00 Kawasaki, 1.058

 

 

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