LUCAS EVENT POSTPONED
HEBRON, Ohio – Heavy rain on Saturday night in Sunday morning forced NHRA and track officials to postpone the completion of the NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series Buckeye Fuel Wars at National Trail Raceway. The Top Alcohol Dragster and Funny Car classes will run their eliminations at the Lucas Oil event at Beech Bend Raceway Park, Bowling Green, Ky., Aug. 26-28 while the remainder of the classes will return to National Trail Raceway and complete their eliminations on Thursday, Sept. 22, just prior to the NHRA JEGS Northern SPORTSnationals scheduled for Sept. 23-25.
Saturday’s qualifying action set the fields with Bill Reichert and Tony Bartone setting the pace in the Top Alcohol Dragster and Funny Car classes respectively. Reichert, Owosso, Mich., posted a 5.365 second lap at 263.15 to lead the dragsters and Barton, Long Island, N.Y., went 5.681, 255.63 in his ’09 Mustang for the top spot in funny car.
The following are first round pairings for Top Alcohol Dragster and Funny Car and final qualifying results from the NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series Buckeye Fuel Wars event at National Trail Raceway:
TOP ALCOHOL DRAGSTER
1) Bill Reichert, Owosso, Mich., 5.365 seconds, 263.15 mph
2) Mike Kosky, Cuddy, Pa., 5.524, 258.62
3) Robin Samsel, Marion, Ind., 5.532, 256.16
4) Richard Putz, Earlville, Iowa, 5.559, 253.42
5) Marty Thacker, Robinson, Ill., 5.575, 257.38
6) Brandon Booher, Tolono, Ill., 5.585, 253.61
7) Brian Mans, Godfrey, Ill., 5.678, 252.61
8) Denny Hummel, Clinton Township, Mich., 6.319, 239.14
First round TAD pairings
1) Bill Reichert, Owosso, Mich., 5.365 seconds, 263.15 mph vs. 8) Denny Hummel, Clinton Township, Mich., 6.319, 239.14
2) Mike Kosky, Cuddy, Pa., 5.524, 258.62 vs. 7) Brian Mans, Godfrey, Ill., 5.678, 252.61
3) Robin Samsel, Marion, Ind., 5.532, 256.16 vs. 6) Brandon Booher, Tolono, Ill., 5.585, 253.61
4) Richard Putz, Earlville, Iowa, 5.559, 253.42 vs. 5) Marty Thacker, Robinson, Ill., 5.575, 257.38
TOP ALCOHOL FUNNY CAR
1) Tony Bartone, Long Island City, N.Y., '09 Mustang, 5.681 seconds, 255.63 mph
2) Chris Foster, Davenport, Iowa, '11 Mustang, 5.778, 247.97
3) John Bojec, Mentor, Ohio, '10 Monte Carlo, 5.827, 248.57
4) Brian Harvanek, Cheswick, Pa., '02 Camaro, 5.904, 241.50
5) Thomas Carter, Victoria, Texas, '09 Mustang, 6.009, 233.16
6) Brent Henry, Breckenridge, Colo., '11 Monte Carlo, 6.069, 249.72
First round TAFC pairings
1) Tony Bartone, Long Island City, N.Y., '09 Mustang, 5.681 seconds, 255.63 mph vs. 6) Brent Henry, Breckenridge, Colo., '11 Monte Carlo, 6.069, 249.72
2) Chris Foster, Davenport, Iowa, '11 Mustang, 5.778, 247.97 vs. 5) Thomas Carter, Victoria, Texas, '09 Mustang, 6.009, 233.16
3) John Bojec, Mentor, Ohio, '10 Monte Carlo, 5.827, 248.57 vs. 4) Brian Harvanek, Cheswick, Pa., '02 Camaro, 5.904, 241.50
COMP ELIMINATOR
1) Bruno Massel, Woodridge, Ill., '10 Cobalt, DD/AT, 7.120 seconds, -0.590 (under index)
2) David Billingsley, Decatur, Ill., '93 Cutlass, L/AA, 8.924, -0.506
3) David Rampy, Piedmont, Ala., '32 Bantam, A/EA, 7.356, -0.484
4) Brian Browell, Lafayette, Ind., dragster, D/D, 7.308, -0.482
5) Chuck Haubiel, Gahanna, Ohio, '09 Cobalt, C/SM, 8.321, -0.439
6) Scott Parks, Burlingame, Kan., dragster, A/ND, 6.982, -0.438
7) Ed Bennett, Carleton, Mich., dragster, A/D, 6.603, -0.427
8) Steve Ambrose, Woodhaven, Mich., '23 roadster, J/AA, 7.964, -0.426
9) Robert Bailey, Wabash, Ind., dragster, A/ED, 6.744, -0.416
10) Terry A. Smith, Middletown, Ohio, dragster, D/DA, 7.547, -0.373
SUPER STOCK
1) Roy Hill, Sophia, N.C., '10 Mustang, SS/AA, 8.661 seconds, -1.039 (under index)
2) Jeff Dona, Gordonville, Mo., '98 Firebird, SS/HA, 9.594, -1.006
3) Jerry Silveus, Van Buren, Ohio, '05 Cavalier, GT/CA, 9.464, -0.936
4) Todd Frantz, Louisville, Ky., '90 Baretta, GT/DA, 9.602, -0.898
5) Irvin Johns, Charlestown, Ind., '08 Cobalt, GT/CA, 9.502, -0.898
6) Dan Kyle, Lawrenceburg, Ind., '88 Firebird, GT/GA, 10.036, -0.864
7) Dave Layer, Dayton, Ohio, '08 Cobalt, GT/GA, 10.047, -0.853
8) Joey Wilkes, Zanesville, Ohio, '91 Firebird, GT/FA, 9.948, -0.852
9) Rich South, Pataskala, Ohio, '09 G5, GT/FA, 9.952, -0.848
10) James Evanuik, N. Versailles, Pa., '98 Escort, GT/A, 9.173, -0.827
STOCK ELIMINATOR
1) Irvin Johns, Charlestown, Ind., '10 Challenger, A/SA, 10.015 seconds, -0.985 (under index)
2) Bo Butner, Floyds Knobs, Ind., '10 Mustang, AA/SA, 9.620, -0.980
3) Bill Skillman, Greenwood, Ind., '12 Mustang, AA/SA, 9.640, -0.960
4) Chuck Beach, Delaware, Ohio, '68 Barracuda, G/SA, 11.151, -0.849
5) Randy Wilkes, Zanesville, Ohio, '01 Firebird, B/SA, 10.427, -0.823
6) Paul Boster, Pataskala, Ohio, '03 Corvette, D/SA, 10.731, -0.819
7) Don Fezell, DuBois, Pa., '08 Mustang, AA/S, 9.790, -0.810
8) Jim Boburka, Corapolis, Pa., '69 Camaro, A/SA, 10.211, -0.789
9) Robbie Shaw, Bowdon, Ga., '01 Firebird, A/SA, 10.235, -0.765
10) Joey Wilkes, Zanesville, Ohio, '04 GTO, E/SA, 10.951, -0.749
TOP SPORTSMAN
1) Tom Stultz, Terre Haute, Ind., '68 Camaro, 6.627 seconds, 213.81 mph
2) Jeff Brooks, Fredericksburg, Va., '51 Henry J, 6.769, 203.22
3) Lester Johnson, Cynthiana, Ky., '55 Chevy, 6.832, 207.08
4) Glen Butcher, Doylestown, Ohio, '68 Camaro, 6.932, 198.93
5) Marco Abruzzi, Warren, Ohio, '68 Camaro, 6.971, 200.20
6) Randy Primozic, Willoughby Hills, Ohio, '01 Cavalier, 7.000, 192.30
7) Mike Coughlin, Delaware, Ohio, '06 Cobalt, 7.015, 201.34
8) Dylan Stott, Columbus, N.C., '67 Shelby, 7.031, 196.19
9) Jeff Sexton, Fairborn, Ohio, '03 Cavalier, 7.042, 199.17
10) Curt Fredrich, Burlington, Wis., '68 Camaro, 7.052, 195.76
TOP DRAGSTER
1) Troy Stone, Granger, Ind., dragster, 6.060 seconds, 232.35 mph
2) Alan O'Brien, Roncerverte, W.V., dragster, 6.263, 230.02
3) Michael Smith, Owosso, Mich., dragster, 6.323, 219.51
4) Martin Chappo, Hobart, Ind., dragster, 6.403, 214.11
5) Richard Edwards, Terre Haute, Ind., dragster, 6.449, 211.53
6) Mark Harmon, Sunman, Ind., dragster, 6.467, 211.06
7) Ed Dudley, Fishers, Ind., dragster, 6.547, 207.91
8) Rick Forish, New Palestine, Ind., dragster, 6.553, 207.98
9) Vince Nannini, Lake Bluff, Ill., dragster, 6.642, 204.05
10) James Davies, Warren, Ohio, dragster, 6.698, 203.89
