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Whitely Wins Second in a Row; Richardson Doubles
JOLIET, Ill. (June 14, 2009) – In the final results from Route 66 Raceway and the Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series it was Jim Whiteley and Chris Foster taking home their share of the more than $150,000 in purse and contingency awards along with valuable national and divisional championship points.
This was Whiteley’s second win in as many weeks in Top Alcohol Dragster here at Route 66 Raceway picking up the NHRA national event win last weekend. The Grand Junction, Colo., resident saved his best pass of the weekend for the final round against Bill Reichert of Owosso, Mich. Whitely was out first and never looked back posting a time of 5.298 seconds at 271.41 mph to Reichert’s 5.304, 272.67.
Foster of Davenport, Iowa, made his way into the winner’s circle from the No. 3 qualifying position in Top Alcohol Funny Car with a final round lap of 5.685 seconds, 253.42 mph to take out Mick Snyder. Synder, Demotte, Ind., qualified No. 1 but suffered mechanical problems in the final and slowed to a 6.860 second, 144.91 mph pass.
Bruno Massel, Woodbridge, Ill., drove to the win in Comp Eliminator over Justin Lamb, Henderson, Nev., continuing his winning ways as he won the highly coveted JEGS Allstar race with in a race last weekend here in Joliet.
In Stock Eliminator it was Edmond Richardson grabbing his first of two trophies this weekend taking out Robert Holmes of Dayton, Ohio. Richardson, Greenbrier, Tenn., then went on to face Dave Connolly, who is on a break from the NHRA Full Throttle Drag Racing Series, in a monster match up in Super Comp with Richardson taking the win and denying Connolly the chance to share the winner’s circle with his father who wheeled his Super Gas enter to the win over Jim Brown.
John Coughlin took a nail bitter in the division’s Spitzer Race Cars Top Dragster class winning by just ten-inches in running 6.857 seconds, 194.27 mph in his JEGS Mail Order sponsored dragster. Ricky Adkins clinched the win over Chris Nyerges in the Dart Top Sportsman class in 6.976 seconds, 180.91 mph.
Finishing out this weekend’s winners was Bill Zaskowski, Belding, Mich., ousting reigning Super Stock National Champion Ricky Decker, Charlestown, Ind.; Joey Shipp, Whiteland, Ind., over Bill Worby, Dwight, Ill., in Super Street; and Edwin Wirbel, Hope, Mich., over Rich Stumpf, Almont, Mich., in Pro Stock Motorcycle.
North Central Division racers head to the Mid-Michigan Motorplex, Stanton, Mich., for the next NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series event, July 11-12.
The following are the final results from the NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series event at Route 66 Raceway:
TOP ALCOHOL DRAGSTER:
Round 1
4) Noah Condo, Monticello, Ind., 5.456, 240.98 def. 5) Chase Copeland, Ft. Worth, Texas, 17.701, 59.40
1) Bill Reichert, Owosso, Mich., 5.308, 273.16 def. 8) Richard Putz, Earlville, Iowa, 5.430, 262.13
2) Ken Perry, Richmond Hill, Ont., 5.361, 263.26 def. 7) Michael Manners, Willis, Texas, 5.573, 262.39
3) Jim Whiteley, Grand Junction, Colo., 5.359, 270.75 def. 6) Paul Fishburn, Rensselaer, Ind., 5.458, 261.93
Semifinals
Whiteley, 5.339, 270.54 def. Perry, 6.504, 148.69
Reichert, 5.328, 271.02 def. Condo, 5.428, 262.28
Final
Whiteley, 5.298, 271.41 def. Reichert, 5.304, 272.67
TOP ALCOHOL FUNNY CAR:
Round 1
2) Ray Drew, Hales Corner, Wis., '04 Firebird, 5.928, 248.98 def. 7) John Bojec, Chardon, Ohio, '09 Monte Carlo, 7.162, 137.58
3) Chris Foster, Davenport, Iowa, '07 Monte Carlo, 5.722, 253.75 def. 6) Brian Harvanek, Cheswick, Pa., '02 Camaro, 5.737, 250.83
4) Andy Bohl, Racine, Wis., '07 Mustang, 5.662, 255.87 def. 5) Fred Hagen Jr., Des
Plaines, Ill., '09 Mustang, 5.723, 253.56
1) Mick Snyder, Demotte, Ind., '09 Mustang, 5.704, 254.95 def. 9) Wayne Butler, Forest City, Ill., '02 Firebird, 5.813, 232.07
Semifinals
Foster, 5.678, 253.85 def. Drew, 5.671, 252.19
Snyder, 5.813, 229.47 def. Bohl, 5.852, 234.98
Final
Foster, 5.685, 253.42 def. Snyder, 6.860, 144.91
COMP ELIMINATOR
Bruno Massel, Woodbridge, Ill., '08 Cobalt, DD/AT, 7.275, 168.89 def. Justin Lamb,
Henderson, Nev., '09 Cobalt, G/SMA, 8.792, 153.04.
SUPER STOCK
Bill Zaskowski, Belding, Mich., '66 Nova, GT/J, 10.467, 124.46 def. Ricky Decker,
Charlestown, Ind., '94 Camaro, GT/EA, foul.
STOCK ELIMINATOR
Edmond Richardson, Greenbrier, Tenn., '02 Camaro, B/SA, 10.604, 112.35 def. Robert
Holmes, Dayton, Ohio, '69 Nova, H/SA, 11.594, 111.79.
SUPER COMP
Edmond Richardson, Greenbrier, Tenn., dragster, 8.912, 167.24 def. Dave Connolly,
Bradenton, Fla., dragster, 8.920, 159.48.
SUPER GAS
Ray Connolly, Elyria, Ont., '63 Corvette, 9.889, 167.20 def. Jim Brown, Chillicothe, Ohio, '63 Corvette, foul.
SUPER STREET
Joey Shipp, Whiteland, Ind., '67 Camaro, 10.902, 139.60 def. Bill Worby, Dwight, Ill., '88 Camaro, 10.876, 131.88.
TOP SPORTSMAN
Ricky Adkins, Milan, Mich., '57 Bel Air, 6.976, 180.91 def. Chris Nyerges, Burton, Ohio, '00 Firebird, 7.203, 198.29.
TOP DRAGSTER
John Coughlin, Delaware, Ohio, dragster, 6.857, 194.27 def. Jeff Hurst, Fairborn, Ohio, dragster, 7.130, 180.89.
PRO STOCK SNOWMOBILE
Edwin Wirbel, Hope, Mich., '06 Skidoo, 8.412, 149.40 def. Rich Stumpf, Almont, Mich., '07 Skidoo, 8.615, 149.43.
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