NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series-Friday from Tri-State
Raceway
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
NHRA LUCAS OIL DRAG RACING SERIES - WEST CENTRAL DIVISION
TRI-STATE RACEWAY, EARLVILLE, IOWA
Friday, September 7, 2007
Contact: Jerrie Foss, NHRA (626) 278-1956
HAMELINK, BOHR SET THE PACE AT TRI-STATE RACEWAY'S NHRA LUCAS OIL DRAG
RACING SERIES EVENT
EARLVILLE, Iowa - Jeff Hamelink of Savage, Minn., leads the
early qualifiers at Tri-State Raceway's NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series
event. The Top Alcohol Dragster pilot wheeled his ride to the No. 1
qualifying spot in the opening day of the three-day race and Earlville
resident Richard Putz is in the sixth spot. Top Alcohol Funny Car racer
Andy Bohl, Racine, Wis., leads his class, where there are 18 racers vying
for the eight-car elimination field.
Hamelink peeled off a 5.344-second, 257.92 mph pass in the first qualifying
run of the weekend. He is more than tenth of a second quicker than No. 2
qualifier Scott Murray of Winnipeg, Manit., who ran 5.472 seconds at 252.85
mph. Putz, who is leading in the division's point standings, posted a
7.275-second, 127.15 mph pass in the opening round.
Bohl's 5.730-second, 250.83 mph run was enough to cover the second place
qualifier, Kirk Williams, Glenwood, Iowa, who ran 5.774 seconds at 250.60
mph. Division veteran Vern Moats of Des Moines is in the No. 3 spot with a
5.797-second, 251.63 mph effort.
Jason Coan of Greentown, Ind., is leading Comp Eliminator the Comp
Eliminator field , Ron Roddel, Sioux Fall, S.D., heads up Super Stock and
Brad VanLant, Linn Creek, Mo., is No. 1 in Stock Eliminator. Des Moines
resident Tom Harger is the top qualifier in Top Sportsman, while in Top
Dragster Anthony Bronge, Marengo, Ill., leads the field, and in Sportsman
Motorcycle, Van Horne, Iowa's Al Wright is the best qualifier.
Racing continues Saturday and Sunday at Tri-State Raceway.
Gates open at 8 a.m. Saturday and final qualifying and time trials start at
9 a.m. Top Alcohol Dragster and Top Alcohol Funny Car competitors are
slated for two qualifying passes, at noon and 4 p.m. On Sunday, gates open
at 7 a.m. and eliminations start at 8 a.m. Top Alcohol Dragster and Top
Alcohol Funny Car will run first round of eliminations at noon.
Tickets for the NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series at Tri-State
Raceway are $20 each day. Children 6 to 12 years old are $5 and kids 5 and
under are admitted free with a paid adult.
Tri-State Raceway is located 30 miles west of Dubuque on Highway
20 at exit 285. For more information call the track, (563) 923-DRAG, or
visit www.TriStateRaceway.com.
The following are Friday's qualifying results from the NHRA
Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series event at Tri-State Raceway:
TOP ALCOHOL DRAGSTER
1) Jeff Hamelink, Savage, Minn., 5.344 seconds, 257.92 mph
2) Scott Murray, Winnipeg, Manit., 5.472, 252.85
3) Dave Heitzman, Decatur, Mich., 5.508, 263.77
4) Edwin Schmeeckle, Gothenburg, Neb., 5.510, 259.31
5) Dana Stripe, Galesburg, Ill., 5.541, 259.01
6) Richard Putz, Earlville, Iowa, 7.275, 127.15
7) Dave Hirata, Lowell, Ind., 11.920, 78.54
8) Jared Dreher, Clinton, Ind., 22.616, 67.25
Not Qualified
9) Randy Meyer, Spring Hill, Kan., (no time)
TOP ALCOHOL FUNNY CAR
1) Andy Bohl, Racine, Wis., '00 Firebird, 5.730 seconds, 250.83 mph
2) Kirk Williams, Glenwood, Iowa, '99 Camaro, 5.774, 250.60
3) Vern Moats, Des Moines, Iowa, '04 Camaro, 5.797, 251.63
4) Mick Snyder, Demotte, Ind., '02 Firebird, 5.808, 247.97
5) Lance Van Hauen, Reinbeck, Iowa, '05 Firebird, 5.835, 244.78
6) Roger Bateman, Calgary, Alb., '02 Camaro, 5.891, 250.18
7) Mike Bell, Fulton, Mo., '06 Monte Carlo, 5.975, 242.45
8) Bruce Carlson, Prior Lake, Minn., '97 Firebird, 5.994, 239.87
Not Qualified
9) Wayne Butler, Forest City, Ill., '02 Firebird, 6.038, 239.40
10) Paul Anderson, Erie, Colo., '07 Charger, 6.141, 235.76
11) Ray Drew, Hales Corner, Wis., '04 Firebird, 7.150, 136.87
12) John Foster, Davenport, Iowa, '06 Monte Carlo, 7.319, 130.67
13) Ken Kraus, Great Falls, Mont., '05 Camaro, 7.562, 122.52
14) Daniel Wilkerson, Springfield, Ill., '07 Monte Carlo, 7.697, 123.94
15) John Patton, Peoria, Ariz., '00 Firebird, 10.086, 84.88
16) Shawn(Casey) Beal, Basehor, Kan., '99 Camaro, (no time)
17) Cy Chesterman, Sioux City, Iowa, '07 Mustang, (no time)
18) Scott McVey, Winnipeg, Manit., '00 Avenger, (no time)
COMP ELIMINATOR
1) Jason Coan, Greentown, Ind., '32 Bantam, G/EA, 8.316 seconds, -0.644
(under index)
2) Bruno Massel, Woodridge, Ill., '07 Cobalt, DD/AT, 7.414, -0.636
3) Bob Book, Frankfort, Ill., dragster, A/D, 6.427, -0.613
4) Thomas Schmidt, Lindstrom, Minn., '34 Chevy, C/SR, 8.527, -0.593
5) Lee Sharp, Louisville, Tenn., '07 Cobalt, D/AA, 7.725, -0.585
6) Royce Freeman, Lindsay, Okla., '07 G5, B/SMA, 8.216, -0.554
7) Richard Freeman, Pauls Valley, Okla., '07 Cobalt, C/AA, 7.487, -0.553
8) Bill Morse, McKinney, Texas, '07 Cobalt, G/SM, 8.886, -0.544
9) Doug Engels, Watertown, S.D., dragster, D/ED, 7.453, -0.537
10) Brian Antony, Lonsdale, Minn., '00 Avenger, B/AP, 7.450, -0.530
SUPER STOCK
1) Ron Roddel, Sioux Falls, S.D., '02 Grand Am, GT/MA, 10.780 seconds,
-1.270 (under index)
2) David Bogner, Kearney, Neb., '92 Daytona, SS/CS, 9.456, -1.194
3) Roy Whittemore, E Moline, Ill., '88 Mustang, GT/EA, 9.814, -1.136
4) Don O'Malley, Decatur, Ill., '64 Corvette, SS/JA, 10.174, -1.126
5) Michael Mans, Rogers, Minn., '00 Formula, SS/CS, 9.583, -1.067
6) Jim Voth, Buhler, Kan., '86 Monte Carlo, GT/E, 9.764, -1.036
7) Tim Nicholson, Concordia, Kan., '66 Chevy II, GT/I, 10.227, -1.023
8) Larry Hodge, La Place, Ill., '86 Monte Carlo, SS/KA, 10.529, -1.021
9) Jim Langer, Forest Lake, Minn., '72 Mustang, SS/I, 9.839, -1.011
10) Tom Randall, Montgomery, Ill., '02 Cavalier, GT/CA, 9.695, -1.005
STOCK ELIMINATOR
1) Brad VanLant, Linn Creek, Mo., '71 Duster, E/SA, 10.713 seconds, -1.287
(under index)
2) Stan Kopejtka, Atkinson, Neb., '85 Charger, EF/S, 16.595, -1.155
3) Robert Shaw, Sedalia, Mo., '79 Seville, K/FIA, 13.996, -1.154
4) Jerry Davis, Santa Fe, Texas, '72 Duster, F/SA, 11.036, -1.114
5) Dirk Olson, LaCrosse, Wis., '69 Nova, B/S, 10.386, -1.114
6) Charles Blossom, Woodbury, Minn., '03 Neon, AF/S, 13.056, -1.094
7) Steve Brack, Lawrence, Kan., '87 Camaro, E/FI, 11.442, -1.058
8) Paul Schadt, Lindstrom, Minn., '72 Gran Sport, G/SA, 11.248, -1.052
9) Scott Dugdale, Circle Pines, Minn., '67 Chevelle, I/S, 11.449, -1.051
10) Nick Seibert, Wamego, Kan., '85 Camaro, I/SA, 11.551, -1.049
TOP SPORTSMAN
1) Tom Harger, Des Moines, Iowa, '96 Cutlass, 6.961 seconds, 199.91 mph
2) Rick Sojka Sr., Batavia, Ill., '97 Firebird, 7.004, 197.19
3) Dan Stevenson, Bolingbrook, Ill., '01 S-10, 7.014, 197.77
4) Dave Slatten, Fort Collins, Colo., '05 Grand Am, 7.090, 195.25
5) John Scali Jr., Chicago, '67 Camaro, 7.106, 189.60
6) Mike Radtke, Tinley Park, Ill., '92 Camaro, 7.154, 194.13
7) Jim White, Haysville, Kan., '05 Cavalier, 7.168, 191.81
8) Jamie Schwartzkopf, Torrington, Wyo., '63 Corvette, 7.226, 190.27
9) Tony Grzelinski, Minooka, Ill., '00 Camaro, 7.233, 191.87
10) James Tacchia, Essex, Ill., '03 S-10, 7.283, 187.60
TOP DRAGSTER
1) Anthony Bronge, Marengo, Ill., dragster, 6.367 seconds, 219.90 mph
2) Clif Bakx, Kleefield, Manit., dragster, 6.388, 210.47
3) Dean Dubbin, Royalton, Minn., dragster, 6.394, 214.69
4) Mark Grame, Overland Park, Kan., dragster, 6.951, 193.07
5) Matt Driskell, Wellsville, Kan., dragster, 7.000, 191.35
6) Clarence Mayo, Manly, Iowa, dragster, 7.017, 188.99
7) Brent Camerlinck, Leonardsville, Kan., dragster, 7.057, 189.71
8) Jeremy Siffring, Fremont, Neb., dragster, 7.085, 188.78
9) Jami Stoen, Owatonna, Minn., dragster, 7.211, 187.03
10) Brian Folk, Durand, Ill., dragster, 7.304, 184.75
SPORTSMAN MOTORCYCLE
1) Al Wright, Van Horne, Iowa, '80 Suzuki, , 0.008 seconds reaction time
2) Tim Pazour, Cedar Rapids, Iowa, '86 Suzuki, , 0.013
3) Stan Johnson, Sioux Falls, S.D., '78 Kawasaki, ETMX, 0.018
4) Dave Kieffer, Spring Lake Park, Minn., '86 Suzuki, , 0.020
5) Travis McMann, Marengo, Iowa, '88 Kawasaki, SMC, 0.021
6) Larry Christianson, Vinton, Iowa, '91 Suzuki, , 0.026
7) Jarron Christenson, Vinton, Iowa, '97 Harley, ETMX, 0.036
8) Tiffany Johnson, Fridley, Minn., '97 Arctic Cat, ETMX, 0.069
9) Bruce Sampson, Forest Lake, Minn., '82 Kawasaki, ETMX, 0.104
10) Tom Gilligan, Fremont, Neb., '00 Kawasaki, SMC, -0.004
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