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TORKELSON HOLESHOTS HOMETOWN HERO
TO CLAIM ROUTE 66 WIN; TOUR GOES TO BANDIMERE THIS WEEKEND
Mickey Thompson Nitro Coupe rookie
Wayne Torkelson of Belpre, Ohio, marched closer to a world
championship Sunday (8/14) when he defeated defending world champ Randy
Adler in the finals of the AutoZone Super Chevy Show at Route 66
Raceway. The win is the latest in a string for
Torkelson this year, moving him closer to getting a strangle-hold on the
Nitro Coupe world championship in his rookie year on the tour.
In Saturday qualifying, Adler edged Torkelson for the Trim Parts Low
Qualifier Award with a 6.345 at 221.13 miles per hour versus Torkelson's
6.380 at 223.14.
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Nitro
Coupe Runner-up Randy Adler
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In the finals, though, points leader
Torkelson put a .037 to .094 holeshot on Adler, winning with a 6.439 at
217.63 miles per hour to Adler's quicker but losing 6.410 at 218.09 mph.
A field of ten Top Sportsmen duked it
out in qualifying Saturday and in eliminations Sunday. Winfield,
IL racer Jeff Fleming dipped into six-second land to put his '97 Camaro
in the low qualifier slot. Fleming ran a sterling 6.997 at 194.52 miles
per hour on Saturday, but had to settle for semi-final money on Sunday.
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Top
Sportsman Winner Mark Conkle
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AutoZone Super Chevy Show's Route 66
Top Sportsman winner was Mark Conkle of Etna, Ohio. Conkle bested
Dan Howorth of Yorkville, Indiana in the finals. Conkle's 1987 Sunbird
ran a 7.296 at 175.82 miles per hour on a 7.21 dial; he got away with it
because Howorth had a ton of problems leaving the line. ending up with a
7.219 on his 7.19 dial.
(Results from the Flowmaster Bracket
Racing Series are shown below)
The 25th Anniversary Tour of the
AutoZone Super Chevy Show heads to Bandimere Speedway this weekend
(8/20-21); due to the increased altitude, the minimum 1/4 mile ET for
Top Sportsman is 8.49 seconds for the Bandimere event only.
Nitro
Coupe Qualifying - Saturday 8/13/05
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Qualifying
Position
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Driver/Hometown |
Car |
ET |
MPH |
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Randy Adler, Tinley Park, IL |
'57 Chevy |
6.345 |
221.13 |
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Wayne Torkelson, Belpre, OH |
'54 Corvette |
6.380 |
223.14 |
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Scott Ray, Greenville, OH |
'63 Corvette |
6.594 |
212.63 |
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Tony
"Sandman" Williams, Millington, TN |
'69 Camaro |
6.821 |
207.66 |
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Dave Tomasino, Holley, NY |
'69 Camaro |
6.941 |
212.66 |
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Jerry Hicks, Deer
Park, TX |
'63 Corvette |
8.501 |
110.34 |
Nitro
Coupe Eliminations - Sunday 8/14
| Finals |
R/T |
ET |
MPH |
| Wayne Torkelson def. |
.037 |
6.439 |
217.63 |
| Randy Adler |
.094 |
6.410 |
218.09 |
Trim
Parts Low Qualifiers - Sat. 8/14/05
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Driver |
ET |
MPH |
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Randy Adler, Tinley Park, IL,
'57 Chevy |
6.345 |
221.13 |
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Jeff Fleming, Winfield, IL,
'97 Camaro |
6.997 |
194.52 |
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Top
Sportsman Runner-Up Dan Howorth
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Top
Sportsman Qualifying Presented by ProCharger - Saturday 8/13/05
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Qualifying
Position
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Driver/Hometown |
Car |
ET |
MPH |
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Jeff Fleming, Winfield, IL |
'97 Camaro |
6.997 |
194.52 |
| 2 |
Daniel Howorth, Yorkville,
IL |
'03 Camaro |
7.218 |
189.71 |
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Mark Conkle, Etna, OH |
'87 Sunbird |
7.250 |
191.65 |
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Jim Tacchia,
Essex, IL |
'03 Chevy S-10 |
7.280 |
184.12 |
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Kevin Flondor, New Lenox, IL |
'57 Chevy |
7.529 |
179.09 |
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Jim Costa,
Oakland Hills, IL |
'63 Corvette |
7.553 |
187.39 |
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David Senko, Elwood, IL |
'03 Grand AM |
7.569 |
183.44 |
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Alan Gendusa, New Lenox, IL |
'00 Firebird |
7.630 |
181.52 |
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Bruce Stedry, Naperville, IL |
'67 Camaro |
7.724 |
176.40 |
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Bill Dropski, Jr.,
Romeoville, IL |
'69 Pontiac |
7.780 |
175.96 |
Top
Sportsman Eliminations - Sunday 8/14
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R/T |
DIAL |
ET |
MPH |
| Winner |
Mark Conkle, Etna, OH |
.051 |
7.21 |
7.296 |
175.82 |
| Runner-Up |
Daniel Howorth, Yorkville, IL |
.114 |
7.19 |
7.219 |
189.87 |
| Semis |
Jeff Fleming, Winfield,
IL
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Chicago
Super Stock Outlaw Joe Priola
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FLOWMASTER
Bracket Racing Series Eliminations Sunday
8/14/05
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Mr.
Gasket Bracket One Pro Eliminator
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Driver
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R/T |
Dial-in
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ET |
MPH |
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Winner
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Scott
Blazeovich, Minooka, IL |
.030 |
9.26 |
9.261 |
145.06 |
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Runner-up
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Dana Gast,
Bridgman, MI, '91 Spitzer |
.002 |
7.69 |
7.684 |
172.65 |
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| Semis |
Steve
Hamilton, Westmont, IL |
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Jerry
Cotton, Crown Point, IN |
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Bracket Two Eliminator
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Winner
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Ricky
Pena, Hickory Hills, IL, '64 Nova |
.099 |
9.96 |
9.943 |
132.23 |
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Runner-up
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Ken Kamba,
Jr. Manhattan, IL, '93 Z-28 |
FOUL |
11.11 |
11.108 |
119.25 |
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| Semis |
Owin
Proffitt, Wilmington, IL |
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Patricia
Kwasniewski, Joliet, IL |
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| Winner |
Dan Marek,
Oak Lawn, IL, '68 Chevelle |
.037 |
14.70 |
17.747 |
83.96 |
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George
Carey, Monee, IL, '68 Camaro |
.039 |
10.31 |
10.377 |
132.10 |
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| Semis |
Larry
Perry, Streator, IL |
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