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Drag Bikes: ProStar West Coast Finals, Presented by APE, Race Results

12 October 1999

Posted By Terry Callahan
Motorsports Editor, The Auto Channel
-courtesy DRAGBIKE.COM Tucson, Ariz. -- Final results from the second annual Prostar West Coast Finals, presented by APE, shown by class, with position, rider name, hometown, make, reaction time, elapsed time and speed in MPH.

FUNNYBIKE:

WINNER: Bryan Bennett (Herrin, IL), Kawasaki, .629, 6.88, 198.64 RUNNER-UP: Steve Rice (Costa Mesa, CA), Kawasaki, .501, 7.22, 192.11 #1 QUALIFIER: Bryan Bennett (Herrin, IL), Kawasaki, 7.24, 192.11

PRO MODIFIED:

WINNER: Bill Vose (Swedeland, PA), Kawasaki, .581, 7.20, 191.13 RUNNER-UP: Scott Valentine (Northridge, CA), Suzuki, broke #1 QUALIFIER: Bill Vose (Swedeland, PA), Suzuki, 7.28, 181.89

PRO STOCK:

WINNER: Patrick Wise (Palmer, MA), Suzuki, .472, 7.68, 174.44 RUNNER-UP: Scott Lewis (Orangevale, CA), Kawasaki, .638, 8.09, 161.73 #1 QUALIFIER: Patrick Wise (Palmer, MA), Suzuki, 7.75, 170.45

STREETBIKE SHOOTOUT:

WINNER: Augustine Herrera (La Mirada, CA), Suzuki, .616, 9.82, 117.40 RUNNER-UP: Walter Sprout (Phoenix, AZ), Suzuki, .570, 10.61, 127.21 #1 QUALIFIER: Augustine Herrera (La Mirada, CA), Suzuki, 9.14, 142.72

TOP GAS:

WINNER: Jay Mathews (Henderson, NV), Suzuki, .440, 8.45, 155.65 RUNNER-UP: Ken Bortz (Mesa, AZ), Suzuki, .473, 8.38, 140.52 #1 QUALIFIER: Scott Wall (Antioch, TN), Suzuki, 8.45, 161.67

SUPER COMP:

WINNER: Tom Medlin (La Mirada, CA), Suzuki, .421, 9.23, 135.39 RUNNER-UP: Larry Laye (La Mirada, CA), Suzuki, .430, 9.25, 139.92 #1 QUALIFIER: Tom Medlin (La Mirada, CA), Suzuki, 9.15, 144.16

SUPER GAS:

WINNER: Joseph Smith (Tucson, AZ), Kawasaki, .625, 10.48, 128.52 RUNNER-UP: Steve Kleinberg (Scottsdale, AZ),. Suzuki, .379, 10.24, 129.69 (red light) #1 QUALIFIER: Larry Nelson (Los Angeles, CA), Suzuki, 10.18, 124.08

600 SUPERSPORT:

WINNER: Marty Ladwig (San Antonio, TX), Kawasaki, .625, 10.48, 128.52 RUNNER-UP: Rickey Gadson (Sickerville, NJ), Kawasaki, .558, 10.60, 128.55 #1 QUALIFIER: Marty Ladwig (San Antonio, TX), Kawasaki, 10.52, 128.30

PRO SUPERBIKE:

WINNER: Scott Buckley (Costa Mesa, CA), Kawasaki, .830, 9.42, 140.72 RUNNER-UP: Rob Bush (Columbia, SC), Suzuki, .568, 10.89, 128.08 #1 QUALIFIER: Scott Buckley (Costa Mesa, CA), Kawasaki, 9.48, 147.04

PRO ET:

WINNER: Dave Schell (Dillon, CO), Kawasaki, .534, 8.90, 143.80 RUNNER-UP: Ken Kinsella (Peoria, AZ), Suzuki, .520, 9.72, 128.69

STREET ET:

WINNER: Rickey Gadson (Sicklerville, NJ), Kawasaki, .539, 10.60, 123.68 RUNNER-UP: Chris Myhre (Skull Valley, AZ), Kawasaki, .621, 11.28, 124.86

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