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
