Kenny Duke Wins 2009 OTS Opener

Results from Shelly Frost ~ Text by Danny White 

Kenny Duke returned to the winner's circle in the 2009 Outlaw Top Sportsman season opener held at Texas Raceway in Kennedale. Duke is returning after a limited 2008 racing season when he did not race very often. Kenny beat 2007 OTS season champion Tommy Keeter's Wichita Tank Firebird in the first round. Duke took out local racer Roger Peterson in the semis. In the final, Kenny beat NHRA and IHRA national event champion Melvin Goss. The next OTS race is this weekend at Redline raceway on March 28. Full qualifying and eliminations results follow:

1 1.David Moser 4.702 128.38
2.Melvin Goss 4.708 150.63
3.Jim Brinkerhoff 4.708 149.46
4.Tommy Keeter 4.716 151.12
5.Kenny Duke 4.745 150.08
6.David Smith 4.791 144.86
7.Mat Thomas 4.794 145.77
8.Roger Peterson 4.806 145.15
9.Eddie Roach 4.914 145.28
10.Arnie Zimmerer 4.950 141.92
11.Ronald Curley 4.971 142.09
12.Jetty Wright 5.096 107.93
13.Barry Williams 5.632 93.62
14.Michelle Wilson 8.210 91.71
15.HT Wilson 12.47 58.60
16.Mike Jones 4.661 149.56
17.Rex Underwood 4.653 149.51

First Round:
Jim Brinkerhoff 4.711 149.60 (0.79)
David Smith 4.805 129.05 (0.21)

Kenny Duke 4.729 140.27 (0.54)
Tommy Keeter 4.732 151.04 (0.77)

Melvin Goss 4.706 149.36 (0.57)
Mat Thomas 4.655 144.78 (0.33)

Roger Peterson 4.813 145.36 (0.76)
David Moser 5.345 140.85 (0.85)


Semi Finals:
Melvin Goss 4.742 134.47 (0.16)
Jim Brinkerhoff 4.808 147.07 (0.52)

Kenny Duke 4.842 127.98 (0.23)
Roger Peterson 4.865 139.41 (.191)


Finals:
Kenny Duke 4.817 126.99 (0.10)
Melvin Goss 4.694 150.51 (.688)