Sunday, July 01, 2012

CROWDS FILL ROCKY MOUNTAIN RACEWAYS FOR NITRO JAM FINALE

WEST VALLEY CITY, Utah -- Saturday's final results from the NAPA Auto Parts Nitro Jam presented by Good Vibrations and Cricket, Day Two at Rocky Mountain Raceway. The race is the fifth of eight in the 2012 Nitro Jam Series:


PROSTALGIA NITRO FUNNY CAR
Mike Savage, Tucson, Ariz., '70 Barracuda, 6.007, 236.22 def. Jason Rupert, Anaheim, Calif., '69 Camaro, 6.150, 231.18.


PRO FUEL DRAGSTER
Don St. Arnaud, Edmonton, Alb., dragster, 5.791, 242.00 def. Casey Grisel, Orangevale, Calif., dragster, 5.801, 247.11.


NOSTALGIA FUEL ALTERED
Tom Padilla, Arlington, Wash., '23 roadster, 6.528, 214.43 def. Ron Hope, Franklin, Tenn., '33 Bantam, 6.873, 195.73.


NITRO HARLEY
Ron Gledhill, Taylorsville, Utah, 6.752, 208.28 def. Tony Ruggiero, Fresno, Calif., 8.277, 172.57.


TOP DRAGSTER
Paul Snell, Sandy, Utah, dragster, 7.150, 188.79 def. Tom Bailey, Soda Spgs, Idaho, dragster, 7.785, 166.72.


TOP SPORTSMAN
Kenneth Covington, Grand Junction, Colo., '70 RX-7, 9.100, 147.90 def. Ed Olpin, Pleasant Grove, Utah, '63 Corvette, foul.


STOCK ELIMINATOR
Jesse Sanderson, W. Jordan, Utah, dragster, G/SA, 12.155, 108.65 def. Steve Hagberg, Berthoud, Colo., '64 Savoy, AA/SA, 10.444, 120.70.


SUPER STOCK
Carroll Warling, Brighton, Colo., '74 Grand Am, GT/MA, 11.407, 114.82 def. Brad Rounds, Reno, Nev., '02 S-10, SS/TB, foul.


QUICK ROD
Russ Stevenson, S. Jordan, Utah, dragster, 9.262, 149.82 def. Eddie Olpin, Pleasant Grove, Utah, dragster, 9.233, 150.85.


SUPER ROD
Ed Olpin, Pleasant Grove, Utah, '63 Corvette, 10.363, 151.87 def. Terry Keddington, Bluffdale, Utah, '57 Corvette, 10.343, 157.75.


BOX ET
James Shepherd, Springville, Utah, '74 Luv, 10.279, 130.58 def. Tim Vincent, Orem, Utah, dragster, 8.091, 160.22.


NO BOX ET
Travis Gaylord, Sandy, Utah, '87 Mustang, 12.633, 89.26 def. Jeff Cornick, N. Salt Lake City, Utah, dragster, foul.


MOTORCYCLE/SNOWMOBILE
Mike Cragun, Sandy, Utah, dragster, 10.713, 115.81 def. Larry Mota, Orem, Utah, '09 GSXR, 10.531, 135.39.


JUNIOR DRAGSTER OPEN
Kyle Anderson, Sandy, Utah, dragster, 8.831, 73.81 def. Alexis Myers, W. Valley City, Utah, dragster, 10.128, 65.07.


WEST VALLEY CITY, Utah -- Final round-by-round results from the NAPA Auto Parts Nitro Jam presented by Good Vibrations and Cricket, Day Two at Rocky Mountain Raceway, the fifth of eight events in the 2012 Nitro Jam Series:

PROSTALGIA NITRO FUNNY CAR:

ROUND ONE -- Mike Savage, Plymouth Barracuda, 6.151, 228.25 def. Tim Boychuk, Pontiac Firebird, 6.365, 216.50; Bob Godfrey, Chevy Camaro, 6.305, 224.66 was unopposed;
Jason Rupert, Camaro, 6.177, 227.38 def. Roger Garten, Ford Mustang, 6.747, 208.28; Steven Densham, Camaro, 6.221, 219.24 def. Dale Pulde, Pontiac Trans Am, 7.175, 182.22;
CONSOLATION -- D. Pulde, 6.158, 223.71 def. R. Garten, 6.427, 216.55; T. Boychuk, 6.160, 226.70 def. B. Godfrey, 6.106, 230.71; S. Densham, 6.008, 229.12 was unopposed;
FINAL -- M. Savage, 6.007, 236.22 def. J. Rupert, 6.150, 231.18.


PRO FUEL DRAGSTER:

ROUND ONE -- Casey Grisel, McKinney, 5.913, 233.76 def. Kristen Dennis, Monden, broke; Don St. Arnaud, Hadman, 5.965, 223.99 def. Johnny Ahten, Uyehara, 13.397, 77.79;
CONSOLATION -- J. Ahten, 12.570, 85.75 def. K. Dennis, 16.169, 63.71;
FINAL -- D. St. Arnaud, 5.791, 242.00 def. C. Grisel, 5.801, 247.11.


NOSTALGIA FUEL ALTERED:

ROUND ONE -- Ron Hope, Bantam, 7.131, 203.80 def. Randy Bradford, Fiat Topolino, 8.055, 168.76; Tom Padilla, '-T Ford, 6.467, 213.67 def. Kyle Hough, '-T Ford, 6.787, 216.60;
CONSOLATION -- K. Hough, 6.776, 214.43 def. R. Bradford, 7.809, 183.63;
FINAL -- T. Padilla, 6.528, 214.43 def. R. Hope, 6.873, 195.73. T. Padilla, 6.528, 214.43 def. R. Hope, 6.873, 195.73.


NITRO HARLEY:

ROUND ONE -- Ron Gledhill, 7.009, 200.80 def. Tony Ruggiero, 8.864, 124.12;
FINAL -- R. Gledhill, 6.752, 208.28 def. T. Ruggiero, 8.277, 172.57.