REICHERT, GILL WIN NHRA DIV. 3 LODRS

Div3_NorthCentral-4cIn the final results from National Trail Raceway’s Buckeye Fuel Wars and the NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series, Bill Reichert, Owosso, Mich., and Paul Gill, Brockton, Mass., took home the wins in Top Alcohol Dragster and Top Alcohol Funny Car respectively.

Reichert, the current NHRA Lucas Oil National Champion, worked his way through the field and ran 5.448 seconds at 259.29 mph for the easy victory over Richard Putz, Earlville, Iowa.  The win is Reichert’s fifth of the season that includes both divisional and national event wins.

Gill faced off against Brent Henry, Breckenridge, Colo., and posted a winning run of 5.739 seconds, 248.34 mph in his '08 Mustang for his first win of the year.

In the final results from National Trail Raceway’s Buckeye Fuel Wars and the NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series, Bill Reichert, Owosso, Mich., and Div3_NorthCentral-4cPaul Gill, Brockton, Mass., took home the wins in Top Alcohol Dragster and Top Alcohol Funny Car respectively.

Reichert, the current NHRA Lucas Oil National Champion, worked his way through the field and ran 5.448 seconds at 259.29 mph for the easy victory over Richard Putz, Earlville, Iowa.  The win is Reichert’s fifth of the season that includes both divisional and national event wins.

Gill faced off against Brent Henry, Breckenridge, Colo., and posted a winning run of 5.739 seconds, 248.34 mph in his '08 Mustang for his first win of the year.

Two Ohio racers made the trip to winner’s circle this weekend as Kevin Myers, Williamsport, Ohio, drove his '71 Nova past Rudy Matthews, Ohio City, Ohio, in Super Street and Marco Abruzzi, Warren, Ohio, beat Tim Molnar, Seville, Ohio, in Top Sportsman.

Brad Zaskowski, Belmont, Mich., bettered his runner up finish from last year posting the win in Super Stock against Andy Kronenbitter of Lancaster, Ohio.

Other racers visiting the winner’s circle this weekend were Al Ackerman, Saddle Brook, N.J., in Comp Eliminator; Greg Kamplain, Brownsburg, Ind., in Super Comp; Katie Sepanek, Moosic, Pa., in Stock Eliminator; Marlin Snyder, Avon, Ind., in Super Gas; and James Monroe, Bloomington, Ind., in Top Dragster.

North Central Division racers head to Beech Bend Raceway Park for the last race of the division in the NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series, August 27-29.


The following are the final results from the NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series event at National Trail Raceway:


TOP ALCOHOL DRAGSTER
Bill Reichert, Owosso, Mich., 5.448, 259.29 def. Richard Putz, Earlville, Iowa, broke
 
TOP ALCOHOL FUNNY CAR
Paul Gill, Brockton, Mass., '08 Mustang, 5.739, 248.34 def. Brent Henry, Breckenridge, Colo., '09 Charger, 5.835, 251.32
 
COMP ELIMINATOR

Al Ackerman, Saddle Brook, N.J., dragster, F/D, 9.483, 92.01 def. Brian Browell, Lafayette, Ind., dragster, D/D, 24.250, 22.87
 
SUPER STOCK
Brad Zaskowski, Belmont, Mich., '87 Camaro, GT/G, 10.133, 130.60 def. Andy Kronenbitter, Lancaster, Ohio, '05 Cavalier, GT/BA, foul
 
STOCK ELIMINATOR
Katie Sepanek, Moosic, Pa., '72 Chevelle, I/SA, 11.683, 108.48 def. Edmond Richardson, Greenbrier, Tenn., '99 Camaro, C/SA, 10.945, 117.61
 
SUPER COMP
Greg Kamplain, Brownsburg, Ind., dragster, 8.875, 157.81 def. Vince Nannini, Lake Bluff, Ill., dragster, 8.848, 167.41
 
SUPER GAS
Marlin Snyder, Avon, Ind., '73 GT, 9.913, 157.53 def. Steven Hoyt, Ft. Wayne, Ind., '63 Corvette, 9.956, 157.86
 
SUPER STREET
Kevin Myers, Williamsport, Ohio, '71 Nova, 10.904, 121.53 def. Rudy Matthews, Ohio City, Ohio, '69 Camaro, 10.895, 135.95
 
TOP DRAGSTER
James Monroe, Bloomington, Ind., dragster, 6.849, 181.67 def. Lynn Ellison, Central City, Ky., dragster, 12.730, 68.25
 
TOP SPORTSMAN
Marco Abruzzi, Warren, Ohio, '68 Camaro, 7.007, 189.59 def. Tim Molnar, Seville, Ohio, '02 Grand Am, 6.996, 198.98

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