NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series-Final results from
Cordova Dragway Park
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
NHRA LUCAS OIL DRAG RACING SERIES - WEST CENTRAL DIVISION
Cordova Dragway Park, Cordova, Ill.
Saturday, August 8, 2009
Contact: Jerrie Foss, NHRA (626) 278-1956
THACKER, BOHL REACH THE WINNER'S CIRCLE AT CORDOVA DRAGWAY PARK'S LUCAS OIL
SERIES EVENT
CORDOVA, Ill. (Aug. 9, 2009) - The Summer Showdown presented by
Matco Tools, a round of the NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series at Cordova
Dragway Park, ran late into the night on Saturday but champions in 11
categories were crowned. Marty Thacker of Robinson, Ill., led the winners,
taking the crown in Top Alcohol Dragster while Andy Bohl, Racine, Wis.,
scored the win in Top Alcohol Funny Car. Davenport's Tom Klemme rode to the
win in Sportsman Motorcycle presented by Harley Davidson and Muscatine
resident Hank Brown won in Top Dragster.
Thacker, who was the event's No. 1 qualifier in TAD, laid down a
5.510-second, 261.12 mph pass in the final. That run was more than enough
to give him the win over No. 3 qualifier Justin Davis of Murrieta, Calif.,
who slowed to a 9.540-second lap at 83.90 mph.
Bohl took on another Davenport racer, Chris Foster, in the TAFC
final. The racers had qualified in the No. 3 (Foster) and 4 (Bohl) spots,
and Bolh's 5.866-second, 240.64 mph run in the final was enough to put him
in the winner's circle. Foster ran 5.950 seconds at 199.82 mph.
Klemme took on division points leader Tom Gilligan, Freemont,
Neb., in the final round to earn the Sportsman Motorcycle win. And Brown's
win came at the expense of Rick Forish of New Palestine, Ind.
Edmond Richardson, Greenbrier, Tenn., took home two trophies as
he wheeled his '02 Camaro to the win in Stock Eliminator and scored the
Super Comp win. In Stock Eliminator, Richardson, one of the winningest
sportsman racers in NHRA, faced Bettendorf's Chris Knudsen, who was driving
his '69 Camaro, and in Super Comp he bested Brad Plourd of Maple Valley,
Wash., in the final.
The win in Comp Eliminator went to Scott Parks, Burlingame,
Kan., who ousted Tom Schmidt, Lindstrom, Minn. Brad Zaskowski grabbed first
divisional win of the season in Super Stock, taking out Bred Bartoli,
Schaumburg, Ill., in the final. In Super Gas, Ray Connolly, Elyria, Ohio,
won for the third time in five races. Connolly took on Rodney Thompson,
Anoka, Minn., to get the win. Super Street winner Eric Olhava, Buffalo
Grove, Ill., drove his '68 Camaro to the win over Andy Field of Chippewa
Falls, Wis., driving his '77 Corvette, while Joshua Vettel of Phillips,
Neb., got the win in Top Sportsman ousting Rick Wilson, Independence, Mo.,
in the final.
The NHRA West Central division's Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series season
continues in Kansas. Heartland Park Topeka in Topeka, Kan., will play host
for two days, August 28-29.
The following are the final results from the Summer Showdown
presented by Matco Tools event at Cordova Dragway Park:
TOP ALCOHOL DRAGSTER
Round 1
1) Marty Thacker, Robinson, Ill., 5.523, 261.37 def. 8) Dan Kracht, Gretna,
Neb., 5.536, 254.18
2) Dave Hirata, Lowell, Ind., 5.697, 253.09 def. 7) Brian Mans, Godfrey,
Ill., 5.680, 232.91
3) Justin Davis, Murrieta, Calif., 5.607, 258.27 def. 6) Brandon Booher,
Urbana, Ill., 5.613, 249.58
5) Richard Putz, Earlville, Iowa, 7.509, 148.43 def. 4) Edwin Schmeeckle,
Gothenburg, Neb., broke
Semifinals
Thacker, 5.495, 261.98 def. Putz, 5.596, 248.02
Davis, 5.538, 260.91 def. Hirata, 5.793, 250.74
Final
Thacker, 5.510, 261.12 def. Davis, 9.540, 83.90
TOP ALCOHOL FUNNY CAR
Round 1
1) Mick Snyder, Demotte, Ind., '08 Mustang, 5.953, 245.49 def. 10) Kevin
Newburgh, Rock Falls, Ill., '06 Avenger, 6.356, 232.31
2) Vern Moats, Des Moines, Iowa, '08 Mustang, 5.782, 252.00 def. 7) Tony
Bogolo, Hamilton, Ont., '99 Mustang, 5.970, 238.85
3) Chris Foster, Davenport, Iowa, '07 Monte Carlo, 5.849, 240.21 def. 6)
Lance Van Hauen, Reinbeck, Iowa, '05 Firebird, 6.141, 234.37
4) Andy Bohl, Racine, Wis., '07 Mustang, 5.759, 250.37 def. 5) Ray Drew,
Hales Corner, Wis., '04 Firebird, 6.215, 234.57
Semifinals
Foster, 5.806, 244.16 def. Moats, 6.709, 148.15
Bohl, 5.779, 248.98 def. Snyder, 5.857, 245.40
Final
Bohl, 5.866, 240.64 def. Foster, 5.950, 199.82
COMP ELIMINATOR
Scott Parks, Burlingame, Kan., dragster, A/ND, 6.906, 192.52 def. Tom
Schmidt, Lindstrom, Minn., '03 S-10, C/T, 8.357, 159.83
SUPER STOCK
Brad Zaskowski, Belmont, Mich., '87 Camaro, GT/G, 10.741, 99.92 def. Fred
Bartoli, Schaumburg, Ill., '88 Camaro, GT/DA, 10.327, 130.23
STOCK ELIMINATOR
Edmond Richardson, Greenbrier, Tenn., '02 Camaro, C/SA, 10.665, 124.22 def.
Chris Knudsen, Bettendorf, Iowa, '69 Camaro, C/SA, 10.668, 122.68
SUPER COMP
Edmond Richardson, Greenbrier, Tenn., dragster, 8.935, 164.55 def. Brad
Plourd, Maple Valley, Wash., dragster, 8.955, 150.11
SUPER GAS
Ray Connolly, Elyria, Ohio, '63 Corvette, 13.950, 76.73 def. Rodney
Thompson, Anoka, Minn., '94 Cutlass, foul
SUPER STREET
Eric Olhava, Buffalo Grove, Ill., '68 Camaro, 10.905, 125.51 def. Andy
Field, Chippewa Falls, Wis., '77 Corvette, 10.856, 130.25
TOP SPORTSMAN
Joshua Vettel, Phillips, Neb., '04 Stratus, 7.041, 196.24 def. Rick Wilson,
Independence, Mo., '69 Camaro, 7.470, 179.76
TOP DRAGSTER
Hank Brown, Muscatine, Iowa, dragster, 6.980, 183.00 def. Rick Forish, New
Palestine, Ind., dragster, 7.065, 189.50
SPORTSMAN MOTORCYCLE
Tom Klemme, Davenport, Iowa, '77 Kawasaki, 8.703, 145.91 def. Tom Gilligan,
Fremont, Neb., '77 Kawasaki, 9.031, 138.84.
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