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NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series @ National Trail Raceway

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From: Brett Lyons
Sent: Friday, July 24, 2009 6:46 PM
Subject: NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series @ National Trail Raceway

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
NHRA LUCAS OIL DRAG RACING SERIES - NORTH CENTRAL DIVISION
NATIONAL TRAIL RACEWAY; HEBRON, OHIO
FRIDAY, JULY  24, 2009
Contact: BRETT LYONS (626) 483-8242

Heavy Hitters at NHRA's National Trail Raceway

HEBRON, Ohio. (July 24, 2009) - The NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series makes its fifth appearance of North Central competition at National Trail Raceway this weekend. With two home divisional races left on the schedule, drivers are doing all they can to grab last minute points that lead to divisional and national championships.  With the first day of qualifying in the books, Top Alcohol Dragster pilot Mike Kosky of Cuddy, Pa., and Top Alcohol Funny Car driver Chris Foster of Davenport, Iowa took the pole.  Local boy and fan favorite John Coughlin, Delaware, Ohio, leads the pack in Super Stock.

Kosky currently holds second place of the Northeast division, who is still looking for his first win of the season.  He posted a 5.404 second, 259.81 mph pass to take the lead with heavy hitters Marty Thacker, Robinson, Ill., and Bill Reichert, Owosso, Mich., sitting in second and third respectively.  Sidelined Funny Car driver Tommy Johnson Jr. of Avon, Ind., currently sits outside of the qualifying class.

The Top Alcohol Funny Car's No.1 spot was awarded to Foster for laying down a 5.714 seconds 249.53 mph pass. He has ran at two divisionals this year in which he picked up the win at Route 66 Raceway last month.  Tony Bartone of Long Island City, N.Y., qualified in the second seed going into Saturday.

Other top qualifiers include Bruno Massel, Woodbridge, Ill., in Comp Eliminator; Super Stock racer Coughlin in his JEGS Cobalt; and Dave Campolito, Salem, Ohio, in Stock. Running in conjunction with the Lucas Oil Series, Jeffrey Barker, Warner-Robins, Ga., took the No.1 spot in the Top Sportsman class while Mark Harmon of Sunman, Ind., grabbed the pole in the Spitzer Race Cars Top Dragster Series.

Gates open Saturday at 8 a.m. with final qualifying and time trials beginning at 9 a.m. General Admission is $15 on Saturday and $15 Sunday.  Children 6 to 12 years old are $5 each day.  Kids 5 and under are admitted free.  Parking is $5.  For more information please call National Trail Raceway, (740) 928-5706, or visit www.NationalTrailRaceway.com.


The following are Friday's qualifying results from the NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series, North Central Division event at National Trail Raceway:

TOP ALCOHOL DRAGSTER
1) Mike Kosky, Cuddy, Pa., 5.404 seconds, 259.81 mph
2) Marty Thacker, Robinson, Ill., 5.509, 263.41
3) Bill Reichert, Owosso, Mich., 5.519, 269.29
4) Ken Perry, Richmond Hill, Ont., 5.540, 253.52
5) Brian Mans, Godfrey, Ill., 5.693, 253.09
6) Brandon Booher, Urbana, Ill., 5.714, 248.80
7) Robin Samsel, Marion, Ind., 5.771, 243.90
8) Jared Dreher, Clinton, Ind., 5.814, 237.21 Not Qualified
9) Dave Hill, Valparaiso, Ind., 6.612, 224.36
10) Richard Putz, Earlville, Iowa, 6.654, 246.30
11) Dave Weber, N. Ridgeville, Ohio, 7.150, 146.97
12) Tommy Johnson Jr., Avon, Ind., 7.454, 240.00
13) Doug McCann, Owensville, Mo., 17.742, 46.84

TOP ALCOHOL FUNNY CAR
1) Chris Foster, Davenport, Iowa, '07 Monte Carlo, 5.714 seconds, 249.53 mph
2) Tony Bartone, Long Island City, N.Y., '09 Mustang, 5.721, 250.64
3) Brian Harvanek, Cheswick, Pa., '02 Camaro, 5.791, 243.68
4) Andy Bohl, Racine, Wis., '07 Mustang, 5.800, 246.80
5) Terry Munroe, Beaver, Pa., '05 Monte Carlo, 5.824, 249.12
6) Bobby Martin, Beaver Falls, Pa., '08 Charger, 5.844, 249.67
7) John Bojec, Chardon, Ohio, '09 Monte Carlo, 5.937, 217.35
8) Larry Dobbs, Welland, Ont., '01 Corvette, 6.009, 238.05 Not Qualified
9) Ray Drew, Hales Corner, Wis., '04 Firebird, 6.244, 228.73
10) John Hart, Hicksville, Ohio, '08 Charger, 6.313, 186.82
11) Kevin Newburgh, Rock Falls, Ill., '06 Avenger, 8.042, 112.52
12) Thomas Carter, Cuero, Texas, '09 Monte Carlo, 9.184, 90.96
13) Tim Stevens, Dorr, Mich., '06 Stratus, 11.489, 69.61

COMP ELIMINATOR
1) Bruno Massel, Woodbridge, Ill., '08 Cobalt, DD/AT, 7.327 seconds, -0.553 (under index)
2) Jason Coan, Greentown, Ind., '32 Bantam, G/EA, 8.328, -0.552
3) Brian Browell, Lafayette, Ind., dragster, D/D, 7.288, -0.522
4) Steve Ambrose, Woodhaven, Mich., '23 roadster, J/AA, 7.893, -0.507
5) Robert Bailey, Wabash, Ind., dragster, A/ED, 6.721, -0.479
6) Terry Smith, Williamstown, W.V., dragster, D/ED, 7.464, -0.476
7) Richard Barga, Sidney, Ohio, '09 Accord, CC/AT, 7.302, -0.468
8) Rick Brown, Lebanon, Ohio, '00 S-10, B/TA, 8.378, -0.462
9) Stu Sandhaus, Pittsburgh, Pa., dragster, A/ND, 7.006, -0.454
10) Greg Kamplain, Brownsburg, Ind., dragster, C/DA, 7.119, -0.451

SUPER STOCK
1) John Coughlin, Delaware, Ohio, '07 Cobalt, SS/CM, 8.597 seconds, -1.203 (under index)
2) Paul Adams, Barboursville, W.V., '64 Fairlane, SS/B, 9.037, -1.163
3) Irvin Johns, Charlestown, Ind., '08 Cobalt, GT/CA, 9.563, -1.137
4) Jerry Silveus, Van Buren, Ohio, '05 Cavalier, GT/CA, 9.567, -1.133
5) Ronnie Terrell, Hebron, Ky., '85 Camaro, SS/JA, 10.175, -1.125
6) Colin Wigle, Amherstburg, Ont., '08 Mustang, GT/AA, 9.278, -1.122
7) Dave Layer, Dayton, Ohio, '08 Cobalt, GT/FA, 9.984, -1.116
8) Ray Paquet, Holt, Mich., '64 Thunderbolt, SS/B, 9.095, -1.105
9) Paul Hellenberg, Dry Ridge, Ky., '05 Cavalier, GT/BA, 9.464, -1.086
10) Richard Mowat, Kitchener, Ont., '00 Firebird, GT/CA, 9.614, -1.086

STOCK ELIMINATOR
1) Dave Campolito, Salem, Ohio, '96 Caprice, R/SA, 13.011 seconds, -1.339 (under index)
2) Jim Marshall, Scottsville, N.Y., '81 Corvette, G/SA, 11.084, -1.216
3) Joey Wilkes, Zanesville, Ohio, '04 GTO, E/SA, 10.811, -1.189
4) Bert Morgan, Charleston, Ill., '75 Buick, R/SA, 13.221, -1.129
5) David Horn, Decatur, Ill., '77 Trans Am, H/SA, 11.328, -1.122
6) John Fisher, Raleigh, N.C., '80 Dodge, K/SA, 11.862, -1.088
7) Sam Hamod, Hobart, Ind., '90 Firebird, I/SA, 11.527, -1.073
8) David Walther, Lanesville, Ind., '69 Camaro, G/S, 11.132, -1.068
9) Wade Owens, Cape Girardeau, Mo., '66 Chevelle, M/SA, 12.087, -1.063
10) Jeff Taylor, Sellersburg, Ind., '69 Camaro, C/SA, 10.660, -1.040

TOP SPORTSMAN
1) Jeffrey Barker, Warner-Robins, Ga., '06 Cobalt, 6.933 seconds, 200.44 mph
2) Thomas Turner Jr., Naples, Fla., '08 GTO, 6.964, 201.76
3) Billy Thoman, Mt Washington, Ky., '63 Corvette, 6.975, 193.88
4) Marco Abruzzi, Warren, Ohio, '68 Camaro, 6.978, 196.36
5) Reed Hughes, Terre Haute, Ind., '68 Camaro, 7.007, 193.79
6) William Gibson, Steger, Ill., '01 Grand Am, 7.012, 198.96
7) Glenn Butcher, Doylestown, Ohio, '68 Camaro, 7.012, 197.10
8) Stephen Brinegar, Germantown, Ohio, '97 Probe, 7.025, 198.44
9) Aaron Glaser, Louisville, Ky., '68 Camaro, 7.038, 194.27
10) Jeff Brooks, Fredericksburg, Va., '51 Henry J, 7.063, 195.14

TOP DRAGSTER
1) Mark Harmon, Sunman, Ind., dragster, 6.685 seconds, 199.70 mph
2) Dean McIlvain, New Carlisle, Ohio, dragster, 6.836, 199.67
3) John Coughlin, Delaware, Ohio, dragster, 6.840, 198.26
4) Edward Dudley, Fishers, Ind., dragster, 6.885, 193.82
5) Joe West, Shreve, Ohio, dragster, 6.897, 193.24
6) Mike Gardner, Haymarket, Va., dragster, 6.935, 189.07
7) Marco Abruzzi, Warren, Ohio, dragster, 6.960, 193.18
8) Rick Forish, New Palestine, Ind., dragster, 6.962, 192.14
9) Kurt Damron, Fruitland Park, Fla., dragster, 6.996, 189.55
10) James Monroe, Bloomington, Ind., dragster, 7.008, 191.70