NHRA Summit Racing Series West Central Division Finals from Heartland Park Topeka, Topeka, Kan.

** Added complete Team Standings


FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
NHRA SUMMIT RACING SERIES - WEST CENTRAL DIVISION
HEARTLAND PARK TOPEKA, TOPEKA, KAN.
Monday, September 20, 2010
Contact: Eric Lotz, NHRA (626) 688-8646

KCIR TAKES SUMMIT TEAM TITLE, GOHEEN REPEATS

            TOPEKA, Kan. (September 19, 2010) - Kansas City International Raceway jumped to the top of the team standings and took home the Team Championship for the NHRA West Central Division Summit Racing Series Finals at Heartland Park Topeka, Topeka, Kan., while Darrel Goheen picked up where he left off last year as he took the win in the Sportsman class for the second year in a row.  Kansas Int'l Dragway finished second in the team standings, 2-points behind KCIR at 48 and SRCA Dragstrip was third at 45.
            Goheen, Hays, Kan., drove his '67 Chevelle to a lap of 12.475 seconds at 107.18 mph for the win over Mark Johnson, Wichita, Kan., who left early with a foul start in his '67 Caprice.  Goheen, along with the winner's this weekend in Super Pro, Pro and Pro Bike will advance to the Summit Racing Series National Championship where they will do battle with the winners from the other six NHRA Division Finals in Pomona, Calif., at the Auto Club NHRA Finals Nov. 11-14.
            In Super Pro it was Adam Chioda, Frederick, Colo., posting a winning run of 8.720 seconds at 169.00 mph for the win over Doug Kutina, Lake City, Minn., in his '08 dragster.
            Joining Goheen and Chioda in the winner's circle were Shawn Anderson and Toby Giese in the Pro and Pro Bike classes respectively.  Anderson, Chippea Falls, Wis., had a great run of 9.613 seconds on a 9.61 index in his '00 Firebird to beat Brett Speer, Ottertail, Minn., and his '89 Camaro.  Giese, Kanoyohi, Minn., went 9.088 seconds at 135.58 mph on his '83 Suzuki in defeating last year's champion Michael Nichols, Knoxville, Iowa.
            Kyle Sanders, Topeka, Kan., took the final trophy in the High School class by knocking out Saturday's Race of Champion winner Shad Bodey, Rye, Colo., in the semifinals then holding off Tyler Selden, Glenwood, Iowa, in a double breakout final round win in his '88 Mustang.

The following are final results from the 2010 NHRA Summit Racing Series West Central Division Finals at Heartland Park Topeka:

TEAM STANDINGS
Kansas City Int'l Raceway     50
Kansas Int'l Dragway             48
SRCA Dragstrip                     45
Heartland Park Topeka           44
Rock Falls Raceway               42
Brainerd Int'l Raceway          40
Rolling Thunder Dragstrip      39
Bandimere Speedway             37
Cedar Falls Raceway              36
Cordova Dragway Park          35
Tri-State Raceway                  34
Grove Creek Raceway            34
Eddyville Raceway Park        32
Kearney Raceway Park           24
Interstate Dragways                23
Pueblo Motorsports Park        17
Oahe Speedway                      15
Douglas Motorsports Park      12
Julesburg Dragway                 12
Western Colorado Dragway   7

SUPER PRO
Adam Chioda, Frederick, Colo., '03 dragster, 8.720, 169.00 def. Doug Kutina, Lake City, Minn., '08 dragster, 8.096, 164.63

PRO
Shawn Anderson, Chippea Falls, Wis., '00 Firebird, 9.613, 139.93 def. Brett Speer, Ottertail, Minn., '89 Camaro, 10.127, 133.53

SPORTSMAN
Darrel Goheen, Hays, Kan., '67 Chevelle, 12.475, 107.18 def. Mark Johnson, Wichita, Kan., '67 Caprice, 24.502, 44.80

PRO BIKE
Toby Giese, Kanoyohi, Minn., '83 Suzuki, 9.088, 135.58 def. Michael Nichols, Knoxville, Iowa, '80 Kawasaki, 8.645, 143.31

HIGH SCHOOL

Kyle Sanders, Topeka, Kan., '88 Mustang, 14.060, 98.29 def. Tyler Selden, Glenwood, Iowa, '74 Duster, 12.400, 107.51

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