NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series-Final results from Beech Bend Raceway Park

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE


NHRA LUCAS OIL DRAG RACING SERIES - NORTH CENTRAL DIVISION

Beech Bend Raceway, Bowling Green, Ky.

Sunday, August 30, 2009

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

 

REICHERT INCREASES DIVISION POINTS LEAD, SNYDER SCORES FIRST WIN AT BEECH
BEND RACEWAY PARK'S LUCAS OIL SERIES EVENT

 

            BOWLING GREEN, Ky. (Aug. 30, 2009) - NHRA North Central division
Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series competitors closed out the 2009 season at Beech
Bend Raceway Park this weekend.  Defending event champion Bill Reichert
scored the Top Alcohol Dragster win again, increasing his lead in the
division point standings, while Mick Snyder, Demotte, Ind., earned his first
Top Alcohol Funny Car win of the year.

            Reichert carried his No. 1 qualifying momentum into the winner's
circle when he beat Brandon Booher of Urbana, Ill., in the final.  Although
Booher left first, Reichert laid down a 5.387-second, 261.22 mph pass which
was more than enough to cover Booher's 5.658-second, 227.96 mph lap.  This
was Reichert's fifth final-round appearance on the divisional level this
year and his fourth win.

            The Top Alcohol Funny Car final was anticlimactic because Andy
Bohl broke on the burnout, giving Snyder a free pass to the winner's circle.
However, in the semis, Snyder beat No. 1 qualifier Steve Harker,
Gainesville, Ga.  This was Snyder's third final-round appearance this year
and his first win while Bohl has had been to the finals at his last three
races. He also has one win on the year.

            Veteran Comp Eliminator racer David Rampy wheeled his roadster
to the win over Chad Voges, St. Peters, Mo., and Jeremy Duncan, Charlestown,
Ind., drove his '69 Camaro to the win in Super Stock, beating Charlie
Bohannon, Valley Station, Ky., in the final.  Chris Stephenson, Tipton,
Ind., ousted Brent Robbins, Cookeville, Tenn., in the Stock Eliminator final
as Corey Glidewell, Corinth, Miss., beat Brad Plourd, Maple Valley, Wash.,
to grab the Super Comp title.  Steven Hoyt, Ft. Wayne, Ind., took his '63
Corvette all the way to the Super Gas win, taking out Michael Ruff, Orlando,
Fla., in the final round.  The Super Street win went to Eureka, Mo., racer
Louis Murray when he checked Bowling Green's own Mark Smith in the final.
The win in Top Sportsman went to Warren, Ohio's Marco Abruzzi who beat out
Bill Gibson, Steger, Ill.  Robert Cireddu, Perry, Ohio, joined the other
winners when he jettisoned Brandon Chauvin, Gonzales, La., in the Top
Dragster final.

            This was the last NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series event on the
North Central division calendar.  Racers may continue to earn points at
out-of-division races until the last divisional event, which is slated for
Nov. 5-8 in Las Vegas.

 

The following are the final results from the NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing
Series event at Beech Bend Raceway Park:

 

TOP ALCOHOL DRAGSTER

Round 1

1) Bill Reichert, Owosso, Mich., 5.479, 246.84 def. 8) Brian Mans, Godfrey,
Ill., 5.573, 245.85

7) Brandon Booher, Urbana, Ill., 5.527, 257.97 def. 2) Robin Samsel, Marion,
Ind., broke

3) Ken Perry, Richmond Hill, Ont., 5.405, 260.16 def. 6) Tim Bowgren,
Valparaiso, Ind., 14.908, 47.47

5) Dave Hirata, Lowell, Ind., 5.576, 252.85 def. 4) Marty Thacker, Robinson,
Ill., 5.562, 263.31

 

Semifinals

Reichert, 5.341, 265.22 def. Hirata, 14.146, 59.43

Booher, 5.534, 258.37 def. Perry, 10.010, 53.40

 

Final

Reichert, 5.387, 261.22 def. Booher, 5.658, 227.96

 

TOP ALCOHOL FUNNY CAR

Round 1

1) Steve Harker, Gainesville, Ga., '06 Monte Carlo, 5.652, 256.36 def. 8)
Thomas Carter, Victoria, Texas, '08 Monte Carlo, 9.335, 97.15

2) Andy Bohl, Racine, Wis., '07 Mustang, 5.647, 255.43 def. 7) Rob Atchison,
London, Ont., '06 Monte Carlo, 20.936, 37.98

6) Bobby Martin, Beaver Falls, Pa., '08 Charger, 5.631, 256.06 def. 3) Chris
Foster, Davenport, Iowa, '07 Monte Carlo, 9.147, 91.53

4) Mick Snyder, Demotte, Ind., '09 Mustang, 5.636, 256.36 def. 5) Fred Hagen
Jr., Des Plaines, Ill., '09 Mustang, 5.645, 254.52

 

Semifinals

Snyder, 5.646, 255.68 def. Harker, 5.699, 255.24

Bohl, 5.626, 257.28 def. Martin, 5.804, 252.61

 

Final

Snyder, 8.523, 104.74 def. Bohl, broke

 

COMP ELIMINATOR

David Rampy, Piedmont, Ala., '32 Bantam, A/EA, 7.425, 147.83 def. Chad
Voges, St. Peters, Mo., '32 Bantam, K/A, 8.077, 138.13

 

SUPER STOCK

Jeremy Duncan, Charlestown, Ind., '69 Camaro, SS/GA, 9.787, 131.90 def.
Charlie Bohannon, Valley Station, Ky., '67 Corvette, SS/HA, 9.851, 126.66

 

STOCK ELIMINATOR

Chris Stephenson, Tipton, Ind., '86 Firebird, H/SA, 11.368, 115.76 def.
Brent Robbins, Cookeville, Tenn., '86 Camaro, H/SA, 11.419, 114.30

 

SUPER COMP

Corey Glidewell, Corinth, Miss., dragster, 8.915, 165.62 def. Brad Plourd,
Maple Valley, Wash., dragster, 8.901, 161.40 

 

SUPER GAS

Steven Hoyt, Ft. Wayne, Ind., '63 Corvette, 9.909, 161.81 def. Michael Ruff,
Orlando, Fla., '67 Camaro, 9.915, 164.25

 

SUPER STREET

Louis Murray, Eureka, Mo., '73 Camaro, 10.885, 150.60 def. Mark Smith,
Bowling Green, Ky., '82 Mustang, 10.837, 136.61

 

TOP SPORTSMAN

Marco Abruzzi, Warren, Ohio, '68 Camaro, 10.429, 85.71 def. Bill Gibson,
Steger, Ill., '01 Grand Am, foul

 

TOP DRAGSTER

Robert Cireddu, Perry, Ohio, dragster, 6.791, 194.21 def. Brandon Chauvin,
Gonzales, La., dragster, 6.809, 197.57

 

 

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