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

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE


NHRA LUCAS OIL DRAG RACING SERIES - NORTH CENTRAL DIVISION

GATEWAY INT'L RACEWAY, ST. LOUIS

Friday, July 13, 2007

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

 

REICHERT, WILLIAMS LEAD QUALIFIERS AT GATEWAY INT'L RACEWAYS NHRA LUCAS OIL
DRAG RACING SERIES EVENT

            ST. LOUIS - The opening day of qualifying and time trials is
complete at Gateway Int'l Raceway's Rage at the River, a round of the NHRA
Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series.  Bill Reichert set the pace in the Top Alcohol
Dragster class while Kirk Williams led the charge in Top Alcohol Funny Car.


Reichert, the reigning Top Alcohol Dragster national and North Central
division champion from Owosso, Mich., ran 5.496 seconds at 267.64 mph to
take the No. 1 spot.  Reichert's pass was nearly a tenth quicker than No. 2
qualifier Marty Thacker of Robinson, Ill.  Thacker ran 5.587 seconds at
249.76 mph.

Glenwood, Iowa, resident Williams made a 5.775-second, 252.38 mph pass for
the top spot.  Marty Nothstein of Orefield, Pa., is the second-place
qualifier with a 5.800-second, 252.90 mph effort.  Springfield, Ill.,
resident Dan Wilkerson, son on NHRA Funny Car racer Tim Wilkerson, is
qualified in the seventh spot.

In Comp Eliminator, David Eaton of Merritt Island, Fla., is No. 1 in his '32
roadster and Delaware, Ohio's John Coughlin drove his '07 Cobalt to the pole
in Super Stock.  Bert Morgan, Charleston, Ill., in his '76 Buick wagon tops
the Stock Eliminator field.  Canyon, Texas, resident Greg Lair drove his '04
Grand Am to the No. 1 spot in Top Sportsman and Anthony Bronge, Park Ridge,
Ill., wheeled his dragster to the No. 1 position in Top Dragster.

            Racing continues Saturday and Sunday at Gateway Int'l Raceway.
Gates open at 7 a.m. both days.  Final qualifying and time trials are slated
to start at 10 a.m. Saturday.  Top Dragster qualifying is at 4:30 and 7:30
p.m.; Top Sportsman qualifying is at 5 and 8 p.m.; and Comp Eliminator
qualifying is at 5:30 and 8:30 p.m.  Top Alcohol Dragster and Top Alcohol
Funny Car qualifying sessions are scheduled at 6 and 9 p.m.  Eliminations
will start at 9 a.m. Sunday.  Top Alcohol Dragster and Top Alcohol Funny Car
will run first round at 1 p.m.

            Tickets for the Rage at the River Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series
event are $20 Saturday and $20 Sunday.  A two-day pass is $35.  Children 12
and under are admitted free with a paid adult.  

            Gateway Int'l Raceway is located in Madison, Ill., five minutes
from downtown St. Louis at the intersection 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., 5.496 seconds, 267.64 mph

2) Marty Thacker, Robinson, Ill., 5.587, 249.76

3) Dave Heitzman, Decatur, Mich., 5.740, 250.23

4) Aaron Tatum, Oklahoma City, 5.762, 243.81

5) Brandon Lewis, Broken Arrow, Okla., 5.875, 246.26

6) Dave Hedges Jr., Plainwell, Mich., 5.911, 235.27

7) Noah Condo, Monticello, Ind., 7.171, 118.86

8) Paul Fishburn, Rensselaer, Ind., 8.152, 103.00 

Not Qualified

9) Doug McCann, Owensville, Mo., 8.905, 119.46

10) Brian Mans, Godfrey, Ill., 9.329, 89.25

11) Todd Datweiler, Herscher, Ill., 10.472, 77.44

12) Dana Stripe, Galesburg, Ill., 13.422, 83.85

13) Dave Hirata, Lowell, Ind., 15.358, 66.85

 

TOP ALCOHOL FUNNY CAR

1) Kirk Williams, Glenwood, Iowa, '99 Camaro, 5.775 seconds, 252.38 mph

2) Marty Nothstein, Orefield, Pa., '07 Charger, 5.800, 252.90

3) Bobby Martin, Beaver Falls, Pa., '07 Charger, 5.877, 241.76

4) Mike Bell, Fulton, Mo., '05 Monte Carlo, 5.901, 245.00

5) Ray Drew, Union Grove, Wis., '02 Firebird, 6.069, 223.65

6) Steve Franke, Indianapolis, '99 Lumina, 6.484, 167.76

7) Daniel Wilkerson, Springfield, Ill., '06 Monte Carlo, 7.395, 127.84

8) Mick Snyder, Demotte, Ind., '02 Firebird, 8.268, 108.45 

Not Qualified

9) Andy Bohl, Racine, Wis., '00 Firebird, 8.471, 104.63

10) Russ Mudd, Fairdale, Ky., '98 Mustang, 11.672, 67.01

11) Lance Van Hauen, Reinbeck, Iowa, '04 Firebird, 12.079, 82.57

12) Chris Foster, Davenport, Iowa, '05 Monte Carlo, 13.000, 69.13

 

COMP ELIMINATOR

1) David Eaton, Merritt Island, Fla., '32 Bantam, A/AP, 6.808 seconds,
-0.572 (under index)

2) Jason Coan, Greentown, Ind., '32 Bantam, G/EA, 8.504, -0.556

3) Eric Grundhoefer, Foley, Minn., '32 Bantam, G/EA, 8.539, -0.521

4) Dale Spencer, Greenwood, Ind., dragster, F/ED, 8.393, -0.517

5) Craig Bourgeois, Metarie, La., dragster, A/ND, 6.998, -0.502

6) Jacklyn Gebhardt, Jacksonville, Ill., dragster, A/ED, 6.733, -0.497

7) Brian Browell, Lafayette, Ind., dragster, D/D, 7.331, -0.489

8) Greg Kamplain, Brownsburg, Ind., dragster, C/ED, 7.474, -0.436

9) Al Bresch, Osoyoos, B.C., '92 Camaro, G/SM, 9.055, -0.425

10) Dan Saitz, St. Louis, '97 Probe, AA/AT, 6.769, -0.411

 

SUPER STOCK

1) John Coughlin, Delaware, Ohio, '07 Cobalt, SS/CM, 8.711 seconds, -1.239
(under index)

2) Kevin Murphy, Mt. Carmel, Ill., '88 Cutlass, GT/MA, 10.815, -1.235

3) Don O'Malley, Decatur, Ill., '64 Corvette, SS/KA, 10.362, -1.188

4) Tom Plant, Rosedale, Ind., '03 S-10, SS/TD, 10.232, -1.118

5) Jeremy Duncan, Charlestown, Ind., '02 Cavalier, GT/CA, 9.606, -1.094

6) Jay Higgins, Fayetteville, N.C., '07 Cobalt, SS/BM, 8.616, -1.084

7) Michael Mans, Rogers, Minn., '00 Formula, SS/CS, 9.593, -1.057

8) Jeff Dona, Gordonville, Mo., '69 Camaro, SS/HA, 9.846, -1.054

9) Irvin Johns, Charlestown, Ind., '02 Cavalier, GT/CA, 9.662, -1.038

10) Robert Harrison, Albion, Ill., '66 Nova, SS/KA, 10.518, -1.032

 

STOCK ELIMINATOR

1) Bert Morgan, Charleston, Ill., '76 Buick Wgn, T/SA, 13.403 seconds,
-1.297 (under index)

2) George Widuch, Hermitage, Tenn., '77 Volare, I/SA, 11.362, -1.238

3) Jerry Bennett, Hickory, Ky., '77 Roadrunner, G/SA, 11.188, -1.112

4) Travis Sturgell, Paris, Ill., '79 Trans Am, I/SA, 11.504, -1.096

5) Larry Hodge, LaPlace, Ill., '75 Omega, N/SA, 12.232, -1.068

6) Terry Lacy, McPherson, Kan., '80 Capri, U/SA, 14.084, -1.066

7) David Walther, Lanesville, Ind., '69 Camaro, H/S, 11.265, -1.035

8) Marty Buth, Freeport, Ill., '86 Thunderbird, J/FIA, 13.321, -1.029

9) Bob Schroeder, Peconic, N.Y., '69 Camaro, A/SA, 10.294, -1.006

10) Keith Lynch, West Manchester, Ohio, '70 Camaro, B/SA, 10.545, -1.005

 

TOP SPORTSMAN

1) Greg Lair, Canyon, Texas, '04 Grand Am, 6.840 seconds, 205.47 mph

2) Tom Stultz, Terre Haute, Ind., '92 Firebird, 6.968, 200.32

3) Belva Brinegar Jr., Middletown, Ohio, '03 Mustang, 7.007, 199.52

4) Keith Raftery, Lake Charles, La., '06 GTO, 7.046, 198.90

5) Mike Coughlin, Delaware, Ohio, '06 Cobalt, 7.066, 197.68

6) Stephen Brineger, Germantown, Ohio, '97 Probe, 7.084, 199.05

7) Rick Corn, Benton, Ill., '05 Stratus, 7.100, 195.73

8) Anthony Munao, Elgin, Ill., '06 Cobalt, 7.109, 195.96

9) Billy Vaughn, Knoxville, Tenn., '01 S-10, 7.109, 189.87

10) Rick Sojka Sr., Batavia, Ill., '97 Firebird, 7.126, 176.63

 

TOP DRAGSTER

1) Anthony Bronge, Park Ridge, Ill., dragster, 6.541 seconds, 215.55 mph

2) Dean McIlvain, New Carlisle, Ohio, dragster, 7.118, 190.35

3) JR McKague, Chamois, Mo., dragster, 7.212, 184.12

4) Jeff Hurst, Fairborn, Ohio, '01 Undercover, 7.257, 184.45

5) Pascal Lecompte, New Baltimore, Mich., dragster, 7.276, 186.38

6) George Atchison Sr., Centralia, Ill., dragster, 7.286, 182.75

7) John Coughlin, Delaware, Ohio, dragster, 7.331, 184.42

8) Tony Atchison, Greenville, Ill., dragster, 7.370, 179.11

9) Rick Firebaugh, Imperial, Mo., dragster, 7.373, 190.38

10) Troy Williams Jr., Bradenton, Fla., dragster, 7.447, 178.26

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