KANSAS INTERNATIONAL DRAGWAY WINS NHRA DIV. 5 BRACKET FINALS
In the final results from Heartland Park Topeka and the NHRA West Central Division Summit Racing Series, Kansas International Dragway took home the Team Championship while four individual champions were crowned as well.
AJ Percival took home the Super Pro championship and was joined by Reno Loeffelholz, Alix Risse and Jon Haney in the winner’s circle celebration.
In the final results from Heartland Park Topeka and the NHRA West Central Division Summit Racing Series, Kansas International Dragway took home the Team Championship while four individual champions were crowned as well.
AJ Percival took home the Super Pro championship and was joined by Reno Loeffelholz, Alix Risse and Jon Haney in the winner’s circle celebration.
Percival, Windsor, Colo., worked his way through the field and ran 7.519 seconds at 171.23 mph in his final round victory over Mike Campbell, Brooklyn Park, Minn., who clocked in at 7.686 seconds, 176.93 mph in Super Pro.
In Pro, it was Loeffelholz, Shafer, Minn., who outlasted the competition knocking out Butts, Mulvane, Kan. in the final with a pass of 9.454 seconds, 142.22 mph while Risse, Waterloo, Iowa, defeated Troy Ross, Emporia, Kan. with a time of 12.020 at 108.95 mph for the Sportsman title.
Haney, Wichita, Kan., rounded out the weekend’s winners with a lap of 9.734 seconds, 132.83 mph to take down Tom Klemme, Davenport, Iowa in Bike. The four winners will advance to the Summit Racing Series National Championship in November at Auto Club Raceway at Pomona where they will meet up with the winner’s from the six other NHRA divisions.
In the Race of Champions competition it was Larry Richardson, Alamusa, Colo., taking the win in Super Pro over John Davis Jr., Dunkerton, Iowa; Ron Knott, Prior Lake, Minn., defeated Jeffery Freeman, Colona, Ill., in Pro; Mark Johnson, Park City, Kan., took the Sportsman trophy against Rory Emmans, Dayton, Minn.; and the Bike title went to Tom Klemme, Davenport, Iowa, who outran Curtis Spracklin, Omaha, Neb.
The following are the final results from the NHRA West Central Division Summit Racing Series event at Heartland Park Topeka:
TEAM CHAMPIONSHIP
Kansas International Dragway, Maize, Kan. - 71 Brainerd International, Brainerd, Minn. - 45 Cedar Falls Raceway Cedar Falls, Iowa - 45 Heartland Park Topeka, Topeka, Kan. - 43 Rock Falls Raceway, Eau Claire, Wis. - 42 Kearney Raceway, Kearney, Neb. - 40 Cordova Dragway Park, Cordova, Ill. - 40 Bandimere Speedway, Morrison, Colo. - 39 SRCA Dragstrip, Great Bend, Kan. - 38 Eddyville Raceway Park, Oskaloosa, Iowa - 37 Rolling Thunder Dragstrip, Pacific Junction, Iowa - 31 Grove Creek Raceway, Grove City, Minn. - 27 Tri State Raceway, Earlville, Iowa - 17 Pueblo Motorsports Park, Pueblo, Colo. - 15 Oahe Speedway, Pierre, S.D. - 11 Julesburg Dragstrip, Julesburg, Colo. - 9 Douglas Motorsports Park, Douglas, Wyo. - 9 Top End Dragway, Glyndon, Minn. - 6
SUPER PRO
AJ Percival, Windsor, Colo., '03 Davis, 7.519, 171.23 def. Mike Campbell, Brooklyn Park, Minn., '07 UNK, 7.686, 176.93.
PRO
Reno Loeffelholz, Shafer, Minn., '68 Mustang, 9.454, 142.22 def. Kurt Butts, Mulvane, Kan., '01 Cameron, 9.603, 144.89.
SPORTSMAN
Alix Risse, Waterloo, Iowa, '67 Camero, 12.020, 108.95 def. Troy Ross, Emporia, Kan., '91 Camaro, 12.083, 115.24.
BIKE
Jon Haney, Wichita, Kan., '99 Honda, 9.734, 132.83 def. Tom Klemme, Davenport, Iowa, '73 Kawasaki, 8.889, 144.18.
HIGH SCHOOL
Katelyn Parnell, Pueblo, Colo., '70 Chevelle, 12.341, 103.28 def. Michelle Emmans, Dayton, Minn., '98 Regal, 13.948, 98.06.
The following are the final results from the NHRA west Central Division Race of Champions at Heartland Park Topeka:
SUPER PRO
Larry Richardson, Alamusa, Colo., ’03 Undercover, 7.848, 165.54 def. John Davis Jr., Dunkerton, Iowa, ’90 Firebird, 8.526, 159.12.
PRO
Ron Knott, Prior Lake, Minn.,’ 48Silverstreak, 10.041, 126.20 def. Jeffery Freeman, Colona, Ill., ’71 Demon, 10.224, 127.81.
SPORTSMAN
Mark Johnson, Park City, Kan., ’69 AMC, 12.964, 101.72 def. Rory Emmans, Dayton, Minn., ’68 Caprice, 12.171, 104.05.
PRO BIKE
Tom Klemme, Davenport, Iowa, ’73 Kawaski, 8.924, 142.85 def. Curtis Spracklin, Omaha, Neb., ’00 Kawaski, 9.120, 133.87.
HIGH SCHOOL
Brandon Prine, Dubaque, Iowa, ’96 Mustang, 12.583, 104.31 def. Eli Thorpe, Topeka, Kan., ’29 Model A, 12.515, 100.58.