July 1-2 Gateway Motorsports Park Dragplex results including PSCA, JEGS Super Quick, Midwest Pro Mods, ET Bracket Series
July 2, 2017, St. Louis Region – Mike Eggleston of Highland, Illinois enjoyed a profitable weekend at Gateway Motorsports Park’s Dragplex. On Saturday, Eggleston won the $2,000 JEGS Super Quick final, then scored the ET Bracket Series Super Pro win on Sunday. Eggleston defeated George Atchison of Centralia, Illinois to win the big check from JEGS, then returned Sunday to face Collin Becker of Ballwin, Missouri in the Gateway ET Bracket Series’ final round of eliminations.
Jason Hamstra of Demotte, Indiana singled in the Midwest Pro Mod Series final Saturday after opponent and No. 1 Qualifier Keith Haney broke a transmission.
July 1 Premier Street Car Association (PSCA) heads-up winners included: Brandon Pesz (Morrow Bros. Ford Radial vs. The World), Shane Stack (VP Racing Fuels LDR), Phil Hines (Mickey Thompson X275), Brian Edwards (Ross/Vortech Outlaw 8.5/MX235).
Larry Wilkerson of St. Charles, Missouri celebrated his first-ever drag racing win after defeating Paul Hagan in Sunday’s Sportsman final.
Gene Crain of St. Louis won Sunday’s Missouri Street Car Shootout final over Collin Trollope of Camdenton, Missouri.
Final-round results, indicating driver/rider, hometown, vehicle, reaction time, elapsed time, top speed:
SATURDAY, JULY 1
MIDWEST PRO MOD SERIES
Winner: Jason Hamstra (Demotte, Indiana) 1969 Camaro 1.085 (singled) 3.816 sec. 196.93 mph.
Runner-up: Keith Haney (Broken Arrow, Oklahoma) Camaro (broke)
JEGS SUPER QUICK
Winner: Mike Eggleston (Highland, Illinois) Racecraft dragster .013 4.557 sec. 147.62 mph.
Runner-up: George Atchison (Centralia, Illinois) GARC dragster .022 4.532 sec. 145.97 mph.
PSCA MORROW BROS. FORD RADIAL VS. WORLD
Winner: Brandon Pesz (Broken Arrow, Oklahoma) Camaro .063 3.874 sec. 196.36 mph.
Runner-up: Mark Woodruff (Arnold, Missouri) 2010 Corvette .090 3.904 sec. 206.45 mph.
PSCA VP RACING FUELS LDR
Winner: Shane Stack (Huntsville, Alabama) 1986 Monte Carlo .044 4.190 sec. 182.22 mph.
Runner-up: Jason Rueckert (Terre Haute, Indiana) 1982 Cutlass .045 6.944 sec. 81.98 mph.
PSCA MICKEY THOMPSON X275
Winner: Phil Hines (Lebanon, Ohio) 2001 Mustang .037 4.448 sec. 160.59 mph.
Runner-up: Cecil Whitaker (Dexter, Missouri) 1999 Camaro .053 sec. 156.79 mph.
PSCA ROSS/VORTECH OUTLAW 8.5/MX235
Winner: Brian Edwards (Bloomington, Illinois) Mustang .072 4.669 sec. 157.71 mph.
Runner-up: Jason Collins (Blue Springs, Missouri) Mustang .046 4.751 sec. 150.06 mph.
PRO MOD SLAMMER
Winner: Jim Sackwick (Perrymore, Missouri) 1969 Camaro .056 3.797 sec. 200.56 mph.
Runner-up: Rich Smith (Wentzville, Missouri) 1969 Camaro .159 5.291 sec. 114.46 mph.
SUPER PRO
Winner: Darrell Forsyth Jr. (Alton, Illinois) Racecraft dragster .013 4.898 sec. 139.29 mph.
Runner-up: Brian Cook (Arnold, Missouri) Miller dragster -.013 (fouled) 5.167 sec. 132.90 mph.
PRO
Winner: Randy Weller (Edwardsville, Illinois) 1971 Vega .007 6.208 sec. 106.29 mph.
Runner-up: Billy Rowe (Eureka, Missouri) 1966 Mustang .080 7.806 sec. 84.77 mph.
SPORTSMAN
Winner: Derek Allen (Waterloo, Illinois) Chevrolet S-10 .045 12.030 sec. 108.86 mph.
Runner-up: Ronnie Beach (Troy, Illinois) 1969 GTO .055 11.967 sec. 108.42 mph.
SUPER PRO MOTORCYCLE
Winner: Mark Abrams (Bethalto, Illinois) Kawasaki .020 9.235 sec. 136.33 mph.
Runner-up: Charles Willis Jr. (Collinsville, Illinois) Suzuki .053 9.917 sec. 136.63 mph.
TROPHY
Winner: Kira Keck (Foristell, Missouri) 2010 Challenger .302 16.116 sec. 88.60 mph.
Runner-up: Rodney Brown (Wood River, Illinois) 1980 Malibu (broke)
JR. DRAGSTER THUNDER
Winner: Kennedy Hale (Peveley, Missouri) .087 8.933 sec. 73.43 mph.
Runner-up: Nick Dokman (Fairview Heights, Illinois) -.032 (fouled) 8.943 sec. 70.84 mph.
JR. DRAGSTER LIGHTNING
Winner: Clayton McGinnis (Independence, Missouri) .078 7.907 sec. 81.76 mph.
Runner-up: Bailey Whitaker (Dexter, Missouri) .046 7.913 sec. 81.90 mph.
JR. DRAGSTER RUN-OFF (Winner of Lightning vs. Thunder winner)
Winner: Kennedy Hale (Peveley, Missouri) .080 8.906 sec. 73.23 mph.
Runner-up: Clayton McGinnis (Independence, Missouri) .176 7.880 sec. 83.44 mph.
SUNDAY, JULY 2
SUPER PRO
Winner: Mike Eggleston (Highland, Illinois) Racecraft dragster .031 4.575 sec. 151.54 mph.
Runner-up: Collin Becker (Ballwin, Missouri) 1967 Camaro .022 5.028 sec. 138.58 mph.
PRO
Winner: Jesse Garcia (St. Louis) 1978 Nova .004 6.622 sec. 92.95 mph.
Runner-up: Kevin Corzine (Robertsville, Missouri) 1981 Camaro .070 5.811 sec. 119.72 mph.
SPORTSMAN
Winner: Larry Wilkerson (St. Charles, Missouri) 1987 Mustang .091 13.136 sec. 105.46 mph.
Runner-up: Paul Hagen (Fenton, Missouri) 2001 Firebird -.010 (fouled) 12.869 sec. 103.00 mph.
SUPER PRO MOTORCYCLE
Winner: Scott Leonard (Glen Carbon, Illinois) Kawasaki .149 8.722 sec. 159.14 mph.
Runner-up: Mark Abrams (Bethalto, Illinois) Kawasaki -.005 (fouled) 9.176 sec. 137.29 mph.
TROPHY
Winner: Tracey Wiggins (Kevil, Kentucky) Mustang .188 17.184 sec. 85.73 mph.
Runner-up: Tim Zeuner (Imperial, Missouri) 2014 Cruze .243
JR. DRAGSTER THUNDER
Winner: Sam Stewart (Washington, Missouri) .090 8.867 sec. 72.54 mph.
Runner-up: Cohen Hale (not avail.) -.079 (fouled) 11.883 sec. 55.13 mph.
JR. DRAGSTER LIGHTNING
Winner: Lyndsey Back (not avail.) .108 7.888 sec. 81.56 mph.
Runner-up: Allysia Vaultonbourg (Clanton, Illinois) .119 7.853 sec. 81.44 mph.
JR. DRAGSTER RUN-OFF (Winner of Lightning vs. Thunder winner)
Winner: Lyndsey Back (not avail.)
Runner-up: Sam Stewart (Washington, Missouri)
MISSOURI STREET CAR SHOOTOUT
Winner: Gene Crain (St. Louis) 1987 Mustang .315 9.289 sec. 144.27 mph.
Runner-up: Collin Trollope (Camdenton, Missouri) 2015 Mustang .144 9.998 sec. 142.54 mph.