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The following are the final results from the NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series event at Mid-Michigan Motorplex:
Saturday Qualifying:
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Racing kicks off at Central Michigan
STANTON, Mich. – Racing kicked off today at Mid-Michigan Motorplex for the NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series with Chad Voges taking the pole position in Comp Eliminator in his '02 Camaro. With nearly $150,000 up for grabs, the Lafayette, Ind., runner is followed by Robert Bailey of Wabash, Ind., and Steve Ambrose of Woodhaven, Mich., in his '23 T-Ford. Brad Zoskowski of Grand Rapids, Mich., is currently third in the points chase and is qualified 16th in the 25 car field.
Dave Layer of Daytona, Ohio, joined Voges on top, qualifying No. 1 in Super Stock with his '87 Camaro running 10.410 seconds. Charlie Westcott of Parma, Mich., is second in his '98 Grand Am.
In Stock Eliminator, Bob Schroder of Peconic, N.Y., leads the field in his '69 Camaro followed by Donald Holmes of Dayton, Ohio, and Zeeland, Mich., racer Tony Goodman in his '78 Trans Am. A pair of Illinois racers lead the Top Sportsman class with Rick Corn of Benton, Ill., in the No. 1 spot running 7.103 seconds at 188.79 mph followed by Tim Kirman of Morris, Ill., at 7.144 seconds, 195.05 mph.
In the Saturday Night Super Shootouts it was Richard Forish winning in Super Comp, Ryan Bolin in Super Gas, Vern Johnson of Richland, Mich., in Super Street, and Geoff Turk in Top Super Stock.
Racing continues Sunday with eliminations set for 9:30 a.m. Gates open at 8 a.m. Tickets are $20. For more information, call Mid-Michigan Motorplex, (989) 762-5043. Mid-Michigan Motorplex is located 50 miles Northeast of Grand Rapids at 2589 N. Wyman Rd., off M-66 in Stanton, Mich.
The following are Saturday's final qualifying results for the NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series event at Mid-Michigan Motorplex:
COMP ELIMINATOR
1) Chad Voges, Lafayette, Ind., '02 Camaro, L/AA, 9.254 seconds, -0.496 (under index)
2) Robert Bailey, Wabash, Ind., dragster, A/ED, 6.764, -0.486
3) Steve Ambrose, Woodhaven, Mich., '23 roadster, J/AA, 7.956, -0.484
4) Scott Chamness, Bourbonnais, Ill., dragster, A/D, 6.633, -0.467
5) Douglas Stewart, Edwardsburg, Mich., '03 Stratus, B/SMA, 8.316, -0.454
6) Jeb Stewart, Edwardsburg, Mich., '05 Cavalier, E/SMA, 8.681, -0.449
7) Ralph Hope, London, Ont., '23 roadster, J/A, 8.109, -0.381
8) James Stewart, Edwardsburg, Mich., '04 Cavalier, D/SMA, 8.713, -0.377
9) Rod Dorsey, N. Judson, Ind., '07 Cobalt, G/SMA, 9.080, -0.370
10) Mike Lund, Bettendorf, Iowa, '03 S-10, PST, 7.707, -0.363
SUPER STOCK
1) Dave Layer, Dayton, Ohio, '87 Camaro, GT/IA, 10.410 seconds, -1.090 (under index)
2) Charlie Westcott, Parma, Mich., '98 Grand Am, GT/E, 9.793, -1.007
3) Jeff Dona, Gordonville, Mo., '69 Camaro, SS/IA, 10.057, -0.943
4) Charley Downing, Britton, Mich., '78 Firebird, SS/KA, 10.634, -0.916
5) Bobby Rashid, Grosse Point, Mich., '82 Firebird, GT/CA, 9.795, -0.905
6) Tony DePillo, Dayton, Ohio, '64 Savoy, SS/B, 9.300, -0.900
7) Mike Pustelny, Almont, Mich., '04 Grand Am, GT/EA, 10.050, -0.900
8) Zack Running, Lapeer, Mich., '84 Cutlass, SS/MA, 11.256, -0.894
9) Matt Lund, Bettendorf, Iowa, '90 Camaro, GT/CA, 9.829, -0.871
10) Bill Davis, Columbiana, Ohio, '68 Camaro, SS/D, 9.644, -0.856
STOCK ELIMINATOR
1) Bob Schroeder, Peconic, N.Y., '69 Camaro, B/SA, 10.418 seconds, -1.132 (under index)
2) Donald Holmes, Dayton, Ohio, '77 Firebird, K/SA, 11.832, -1.118
3) Tony Goodman, Zeeland, Mich., '78 Trans Am, H/SA, 11.341, -1.109
4) Chuck Beach, Delaware, Ohio, '68 Barracuda, G/SA, 11.216, -1.084
5) Rick Winchester, Cincinnati, Ohio, '73 Camaro, I/SA, 11.547, -1.053
6) Bill Sempsrott, Middleton, Ohio, '66 Nova, K/S, 11.853, -0.997
7) Bruce Witherspoon, Lansing, Mich., '90 Corvette, C/FIA, 11.020, -0.980
8) Steve Sullivan, W. Chester, Ohio, '88 Mustang, G/FIA, 12.179, -0.971
9) Tim Lowe, Macy, Ind., '72 Skylark, J/SA, 11.782, -0.968
10) Ben Wenzel Sr., Freeland, Mich., '67 Camaro, D/S, 10.856, -0.944
TOP SPORTSMAN
1) Rick Corn, Benton, Ill., '05 Stratus, 7.103 seconds, 188.79 mph
2) Jeff Fleming, Winfield, Ill., '97 Camaro, 7.107, 192.84
3) Tim Kirman, Morris, Ill., '01 Grand Am, 7.111, 195.05
4) Gary Muscat, Milford, Mich., '03 Grand Am, 7.169, 196.29
5) Michael Radtke, Tinley Park, Ill., '92 Camaro, 7.312, 189.63
6) Ryan Koener, Morton, Ill., '01 Firebird, 7.315, 186.99
7) Reed Hughes, Terre Haute, Ill., '90 Firebird, 7.334, 183.78
8) Mike Coughlin, Delaware, Ohio, '06 Cobalt, 7.341, 188.28
9) Jim Tacchia, Essex, Ill., '03 S-10, 7.390, 183.37
10) Jimmy Fallon, Hamilton, Ohio, '63 Corvette, 7.431, 184.65
Event preview:
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NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing series makes stop in Stanton
STANTON, Mich. – Mid-Michigan Motorplex will host the NHRA North Central division Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series for a two-day event, July 1 and 2. The race is the second of six on the division's schedule. It will feature drivers in six categories vying for points leading to divisional and national championships. The division's Top Sportsman class will also run in conjunction with the event and the National Snowmobile Drag Racing Association will run one of its three races in conjunction with the North Central division.
Pro Stock Snowmobiles will run qualifying and eliminations along with the other categories. A Jet Car and Wheel Stander exhibition is slated for Saturday night.
Grand Rapids, Mich., racer Brad Zaskowski is off to a quick start this year. He competes in both the Comp Eliminator and Super Stock classes and at his last event, an out-of-division meet in Brainerd, Minn., Zaskowski went to the final round in both categories and came away with a win in Comp Eliminator and a runner-up finish in Super Stock. Coming into Mid-Michigan Motorplex, Zaskowski is in third place in Comp Eliminator and is tied for second place in Super Stock. He trails reigning division and national Comp Eliminator champion Jeff Taylor of Floyds Knobs, Ind., by just one point and is 32 points behind current points leader Douglas Stewart of Edwardsburg, Mich. In Super Stock, just 20 points separates Zaskowski and Jeff Dona, Gordonville, Mo., from points leaders Ken Schindler, Hendersonville, Ky., and Brandon Wilkinson of Bowling Green, Ky.
Ron Erks of Clinton, Mich., is another dual-class competitor. The division's defending Super Gas champion is currently No. 1 in Super Gas and Super Comp. He opened the year with a Super Gas win at an out-of-division race in Bradenton, Fla., and was runner-up in Super Comp at the division's season-opener at Indianapolis (Ind.) Raceway Park.
Rock Haas, White Lake, Mich., is the defending division Super Comp champion.
At Indianapolis Raceway Park he took the win in Super Gas and went to the fifth round in Super Comp.
Gates at Mid-Michigan Motorplex open at 8 a.m. Saturday and Sunday. Qualifying and time trials start Saturday morning at 10. Top Sportsman and Comp Eliminator will qualify at 12:30, 5 and 8 p.m., and Pro Stock Snowmobiles will qualify at 5:30, 7:30 and 9:30 p.m. The Jet Car and Wheel Stander exhibition will run at 6 p.m. Saturday. Eliminations start at 9:30 a.m. Sunday.
Tickets for the NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series event are $25 Saturday and $20 Sunday. A two-day ticket is $40. Children 6 to 12 years old are $5 each day and kids 5 and under are admitted free. Each ticket includes a free pit pass.
Mid-Michigan Motorplex is located 50 miles northeast of Grand Rapids at 2589 N. Wyman Road, off M-66. For more information call the track, (989)762-5043, or visit www.MidMichiganMotorplex.com.
The NHRA North Central division Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series season will continue July 14-16. Racers will travel to Route 66 Raceway in Joliet, Ill., for the season's third event.
NHRA LUCAS OIL DRAG RACING SERIES: Fact Sheet
WHAT: NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series, where drivers earn points leading to divisional and national championships. Categories include Comp Eliminator, Super Stock, Stock Eliminator, Super Comp, Super Gas and Super Street. The event is the second of six in North Central Division competition. The division's Top Sportsman class will also run in conjunction with the event. In a race within a race, the National Snowmobile Drag Racing Association will conduct one of its three races in conjunction with NHRA's North Central division. Pro Stock Snowmobiles will run qualifying and eliminations along with the division's regular classes.
WHERE: Mid-Michigan Motorplex, Stanton, Mich. Track is located 50 miles Northeast of Grand Rapids at 2589 N. Wyman Rd., off M-66.
WHEN: Saturday and Sunday, July 1-2, 2006
SCHEDULE: Time trials and qualifying schedule for the NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series:
SATURDAY, July 1 -- Gates open at 8 a.m. Qualifying and time trials are scheduled to begin at 10 a.m. Top Sportsman and comp Eliminator will qualify at 12:30, 5 and 8 p.m. A Jet Car and Wheel Stander exhibition is slated for 6 p.m. and Pro Stock Snowmobiles will qualify at 5:30, 7:30 and 9:30 p.m.
SUNDAY, July 2 -- Gates open at 8 a.m. Eliminations begin at 9:30 a.m.
TICKETS: GENERAL ADMISSION/PIT PASS -- $25 Saturday, $20 Sunday, a two-day pass is $40. Children 6 to 12 years old are $5 each day and kids 5 and under are admitted free with a paid adult. A pit pass is included with each ticket. For more information please call Mid-Michigan Motorplex, (989) 762-5043.
PURSE: The NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series competitors will vie for cash and contingency awards of $174,050, as well as a chance at a share of the year-end purse of more than $560,000.
2005 EVENT WINNERS: Rod Dorsey, Comp Eliminator; Jeremy Duncan, Super Stock; Monte Howard, Stock Eliminator; Rick Forish, Super Comp; Ed Apple, Super Gas; William Bennett Jr., Super Street
BONUS PROGRAMS:
NHRA LUCAS OIL DRAG RACING SERIES POINTS FUND: A $561,000 point fund from Lucas Oil, which will be shared by 2006 NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series divisional champions and national champions. Divisional awards include $8,500 each to the Top Alcohol Dragster and Top Alcohol Funny Car champions; $3,000 to the champions in both Competition and Super Stock; $2,000 each to the champions in Stock, Super Comp, Super Gas and Super Street. The seven national champions will share a bonus of $135,000.
JEG'S ALLSTARS: The best of the best from each of NHRA's seven divisions will compete for a share of the $100,000 point fund from Jeg's High Performance. The 2007 Jeg's Allstars event will culminate a year-long points battle between drivers in each of NHRA's Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series' eight classes. The top points earner in each category will qualify to represent his/her division at the 2007 Jeg's Allstars. Points are based on in-division races only.
The winning division's team will share $20,000 and individual awards include $7,000 each to the Top Alcohol Dragster and Top Alcohol Funny Car champions, $6,000 to champions in Comp Eliminator and Super Stock, and $4,500 to the Stock, Super Comp, Super Gas, and Super Street champions. Runners-up in all categories will earn $2,000 apiece. Each Allstars competitor will also receive a share of a $20,000 towing fund to get to the event.
North Central Division Top Sportsman Class: Run in conjunction with the Lucas Oil Series, competitors in the Top Sportsman class are vying for division championships and a share in the $3,200 event purse as well as points leading to a divisional championship.
Top Sportsman racers may run the six North Central Division Lucas Oil events as well as three Lucas Oil Series races in either the Southeast or South Central Divisions.
The North Central Division Top Sportsman year-end champion will earn $2,000, No. 2 points finisher will receive $1,000 and the third place competitor will earn $500.
FEATURES: More than 400 drivers in the eight racing categories. The division's Top Sportsman category and Pro Stock Snowmobiles will also run in conjunction with the race. A Jet Car and Wheel Stander exhibition is scheduled on Saturday night.
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