Saturday, June 30, 2012

SAVAGE, GRISEL HEADLINE FRIDAY SALT LAKE CITY WINNERS



WEST VALLEY CITY, Utah -- Friday's final results from the IHRA Salt Lake Nitro Jam Day One 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 Plymouth Barracuda, 6.215, 222.93 def. Bob Godfrey, Moreno Valley, Calif., '69 Chevy Camaro, 8.361, 98.77.

PRO FUEL DRAGSTER

Casey Grisel, Orangevale, Calif., dragster, 5.801, 247.25 def. Kristen Dennis, Magnolia, Texas, dragster, 15.532, 59.71.

NOSTALGIA FUEL ALTERED

Tom Padilla, Arlington, Wash., '23 Ford roadster, 6.638, 211.86 def. Kyle Hough, Las Vegas, Nev., '23 roadster, 6.938, 215.00.

NITRO HARLEY

Ron Gledhill, Taylorsville, Utah, 7.565, 193.71 def. Tony Ruggiero, Fresno, Calif., 9.250, 152.67.

TOP DRAGSTER

Tom Bailey, Soda Spgs, Idaho, dragster, 7.760, 170.87 def. Robert Gregory, Temecula, Calif., dragster, 7.106, 187.30.

TOP SPORTSMAN

Joe Hopper, Salt Lake City, Utah, '62 Chevy Chevelle, 8.507, 157.48 def. Steve Hudson, Green River, Wyo., '96 Chevy Corvette, broke.

SUPER STOCK

Les Norton, S. Jordan, Utah, '11 Dodge Challenger, SS/DA, 10.161, 119.88 def. Rich Scrivner, Boise, Idaho, '57 Chevy, SS/LA, 11.364, 114.06.

STOCK ELIMINATOR

Jesse Sanderson, W. Jordan, Utah, '73 Dodge Dart, G/SA, 12.206, 101.84 def. Al Steinmetz, Chubbuck, Idaho, '72 Oldsmobile Cutlass, F/SA, 12.118, 107.96.

QUICK ROD

Ryan Cook, Idaho Falls, Idaho, dragster, 9.277, 160.91 def. Russ Stevenson, S. Jordan, Utah, dragster, 9.272, 144.30.

SUPER ROD

Mike Blodgett Sr., Torrence, Calif., '27 Ford roadster, 11.218, 93.44 def. Mark Tyacke, Provo, Utah, '72 Chevy Vega Wagon, 13.348, 82.21.

BOX ET

Dan Priest, Layton, Utah, dragster, 8.787, 143.03 def. James Shepherd, Springville, Utah, '74 Chevy Luv, 10.240, 130.77.

NO BOX ET

Karl Martin, Riverton, Utah, '70 Chevy Camaro, broke def. Brent Burrows, Ogden, Utah, '71 Ford Pinto, foul.

MOTORCYCLE/SNOWMOBILE

Benjamin McEwan, Taylorsville, Utah, '12 Suzuki Hayabusa, 10.485, 134.73 def. Jason Tueller, West Point, Utah, '04 Kawasaki ZX-10R, 10.200, 134.10.

JUNIOR DRAGSTER OPEN

Savannah Dial, Highland, Utah, dragster, 8.004, 80.61 def. Alexis Myers, W. Valley City, Utah, dragster, foul.

WEST VALLEY CITY, Utah -- Final round-by-round results from the IHRA Salt Lake Nitro Jam Day One at Rocky Mountain Raceway, the fifth of eight events in the 2012 Nitro Jam Series:

PROSTALGIA NITRO FUNNY CAR:

ROUND ONE -- Bob Godfrey, Chevy Camaro, 6.286, 226.70 was unopposed; Roger Garten, Ford Mustang, 6.556, 209.59 def. Steven Densham, Camaro, 9.457, 85.25; Jason Rupert, Camaro, broke def. Steven Macklyn, Chevy Monte Carlo, broke; Mike Savage, Plymouth Barracuda, 6.150, 225.45 def. Tim Boychuk, Pontiac Firebird, 6.701, 204.91;

CONSOLATION -- S. Densham, 6.247, 200.44 def. Dale Pulde, 7.017, 186.99; J. Rupert, 6.142, 213.21 was unopposed;

T. Boychuk, 6.313, 223.76 def. R. Garten, 6.956, 205.66;

FINAL -- M. Savage, 6.215, 222.93 def. B. Godfrey, 8.361, 98.77.

PRO FUEL DRAGSTER:

ROUND ONE -- Casey Grisel, McKinney, 5.871, 243.77 def. Don St. Arnaud, Hadman, 6.077, 234.31; Kristen Dennis, Monden, 6.119, 225.11 def. Johnny Ahten, Uyehara, 8.483, 98.37;

CONSOLATION -- J. Ahten, 13.222, 67.68 def. D. St. Arnaud, broke;

FINAL -- C. Grisel, 5.801, 247.25 def. K. Dennis, 15.532, 59.71.

NOSTALGIA FUEL ALTERED:

ROUND ONE -- Tom Padilla, '-T Ford, 6.650, 209.74 def. Randy Bradford, Fiat Topolino, 7.878, 170.68; Kyle Hough, '-T Ford, 6.759, 213.82 def. Ron Hope, Bantam, 7.290, 206.61;

CONSOLATION -- R. Bradford, no time def. R. Hope, DQ;

FINAL -- T. Padilla, 6.638, 211.86 def. K. Hough, 6.938, 215.00.

NITRO HARLEY:

ROUND ONE -- Ron Gledhill, 7.893, 140.27 def. Tony Ruggiero, 9.850, 111.30;

FINAL -- R. Gledhill, 7.565, 193.71 def. T. Ruggiero, 9.250, 152.67.