NORWALK - FRIDAY QUALIFYING
Sat, 2007-05-19 20:19
Over 500 racers converged on Summit Racing Equipment Motorsports Park
today for the inaugural running of the Budweiser/Ohio Lottery NHRA
Lucas Oil “Cavalcade of Stars”. This event, continuing Saturday and
Sunday, features Top Alcohol Dragsters and Funny Cars along with Bob
Motz’ Jet Kenworth, Jet Funny Cars, and Fuel Altereds reaching speeds
of over 260 mph. Number one qualifiers for today were Top Alcohol
Funny Car driver and defending national champion Frank Manzo and Top
Alcohol Dragster pilot Dave Heitzman.
Manzo of Morganville, N.J., used his vast championship experience to jump out to a quick start with a pass of 5.671 seconds at 260.36 mph. John Foster of Davenport, Iowa, took the next position behind Manzo with a run of 5.727 seconds at 249.81 mph. Over 500 racers converged on Summit Racing Equipment Motorsports Park today for the inaugural running of the Budweiser/Ohio Lottery NHRA Lucas Oil “Cavalcade of Stars”. This event, continuing Saturday and Sunday, features Top Alcohol Dragsters and Funny Cars along with Bob Motz’ Jet Kenworth, Jet Funny Cars, and Fuel Altereds reaching speeds of over 260 mph. Number one qualifiers for today were Top Alcohol Funny Car driver and defending national champion Frank Manzo and Top Alcohol Dragster pilot Dave Heitzman.
Manzo of Morganville, N.J., used his vast championship experience to jump out to a quick start with a pass of 5.671 seconds at 260.36 mph. John Foster of Davenport, Iowa, took the next position behind Manzo with a run of 5.727 seconds at 249.81 mph.
Heitzman of Decatur, Mich., edged out Ken Perry of Gormley, Ont., by a slim margin to lead day one of qualifying in Top Alcohol Dragster. Hietzman ran 5.417 seconds at 263.41 mph while, Perry qualified with a time of 5.458 seconds at 258.71 mph. Defending Lucas Oil National Champion Bill Reichert of Owosso, Mich., clinched the fourth spot with a run of 5.537 seconds at 274.94 mph.
Greenville, Ohio racer Scott Ray got out to a quick start with a pass of 6.521 seconds at 182.35 mph in Top Sportsman taking the top spot. Also qualifying in the first position was Cassie Simanton of Spring Lake Park, Minn., taking the field with a pass of 6.629 seconds at 200.77 mph in Top Dragster.
Comp Eliminator driver Jeff Taylor ran a pass of 8.715 seconds in a ’07 Cobalt to take the first position while Jason Coan of Greentown, Ind., qualified next in a ’32 Bantam.
Dayton, Ohio, resident Dave Layer qualified at the front of the pack in Super Stock with a time of 10.126 seconds. Layer, driving a ’85 Camaro, qualified just ahead of John Higgins of Fayetteville, N.C., who drives a ’06 Cobalt.
Tony Goodman of Zeeland, Mich., finished the day with a strong run with a time of 11.111 seconds, while David Edwards of Washington C.H., Ohio, landed the second qualifying spot in Stock Eliminator. Pro Stock Snowmobile racer Edwin Wirbel of Midland, Mich., also led the field reaching a top speed of 149.56 mph.
Gates open on Saturday at 7 a.m. with racing kicking off at 9 a.m. Saturday night racing concludes with a spectacular fireworks show at 10 p.m. Tickets are $20 for adults, children age 6-12 are $5, and children 5 & under are free. For more information please call the track at 419-668-5555 or visit www.SummitMotorsportsPark.com.
The following are Friday’s qualifying results from the Budweiser/Ohio Lottery NHRA Lucas Oil “Cavalcade of Stars” at Summit Racing Equipment Motorsports Park in Norwalk, Ohio:
TOP ALCOHOL DRAGSTER
1) Dave Heitzman, Decatur, Mich., 5.417 seconds, 263.41 mph
2) Ken Perry, Gormley, Ont., 5.458, 258.71
3) Todd Datweiler, Herscher, Ill., 5.465, 259.51
4) Bill Reichert, Owosso, Mich., 5.537, 274.94
5) Paul Fishburn, Rensselaer, Ind., 5.662, 256.99
6) Dave Hedges Jr., Plainwell, Mich., 5.713, 245.23
7) Robert Ginther, Lansing, Mich., 6.845, 164.75
8) Dave Hirata, Lowell, Ind., 17.025, 63.33
TOP ALCOHOL FUNNY CAR
1) Frank Manzo, Morganville, N.J., '06 Monte Carlo, 5.671 seconds, 260.36 mph
2) John Foster, Davenport, Iowa, '06 Avenger, 5.727, 249.81
3) Marty Nothstein, Orefield, Pa., '07 Charger, 5.868, 251.72
4) Fred Hagen, Chicago, Ill., '07 Mustang, 5.949, 213.98
5) Bobby Martin, Beaver Falls, Pa., '07 Charger, 6.098, 243.59
6) Ray Drew, Union Grove, Wis., '04 Firebird, 6.248, 197.48
7) Todd Veney, Indianapolis, Ind., '06 Monte Carlo, 6.402, 168.47
8) Andy Bohl, Racine, Wis., '07 Mustang, 6.536, 243.15 Not Qualified
9) Daniel Wilkerson, Springfield, Ill., '05 Monte Carlo, 6.968, 146.43
10) Jeff Wilson, Winfield, Mo., '06 Monte Carlo, 7.542, 163.43
11) Chuck Cheeseman, Galena, Ohio, '02 Firebird, 8.175, 93.58
12) Mick Snyder, Demotte, Ind., '02 Firebird, 10.301, 81.55
13) Rob Atchison, London, Ont., '06 Monte Carlo, 10.553, 86.24
14) John Bojec, Chardon, Ohio, '03 Avenger, 12.258, 72.94
COMP ELIMINATOR
1) Jeff Taylor, Floyds Kobb, Ind., '07 Cobalt, G/SMA, 8.715 seconds, -0.695 (under index)
2) Jason Coan, Greentown, Ind., '32 Bantam, G/EA, 8.384, -0.686
3) Mike Smith, Mineral Wells, W.V., '04 Neon, G/AA, 8.314, -0.646
4) Steve Ambrose, Woodhaven, Mich., '23 roadster, J/AA, 7.769, -0.631
5) Pat Ross, Avon Lake, Ohio, '05 Grand Am, F/A, 8.052, -0.628
6) Dale Spencer, Greenwood, Ind., dragster, F/ED, 8.300, -0.610
7) Greg Kamplain, Brownsburg, Ind., dragster, C/ED, 7.332, -0.578
8) Robert Bailey, Wabash, Ind., dragster, A/ED, 6.658, -0.572
9) Terry Smith, Williamstown, W.V., '32 Bantam, D/EA, 8.360, -0.530
10) Chad Voges, Lafayette, Ind., '02 Camaro, K/A, 8.153, -0.467
SUPER STOCK
1) Dave Layer, Dayton, Ohio, '85 Camaro, SS/KA, 10.126 seconds, -1.424 (under index)
2) John Higgins, Fayetteville, N.C., '06 Cobalt, SS/BM, 8.444, -1.256
3) Don Carpenter II, Conway, Pa., '79 Cadillac, SS/PA, 11.722, -1.228
4) Jeff Gillman, Marne, Mich., '05 Sunfire, SS/BS, 8.842, -1.208
5) Ken Schindler, Hendersonville, Tenn., '71 Corvette, SS/BA, 9.010, -1.190
6) Colin Wigle, Amherstburg, Ont., '05 Mustang, GT/EA, 9.760, -1.190
7) Irvin Johns, Charlestown, Ind., '02 Cavalier, GT/DA, 9.627, -1.173
8) Gene McBean, Chardon, Ohio, '95 Mustang, GT/BA, 9.427, -1.123
9) Tom Sheehan, Belle Vernon, Pa., '00 Sebring, GT/HA, 10.227, -1.123
10) Brandon Wilkinson, Bowling Green, Ky., '69 Corvette, SS/AA, 8.880, -1.120
STOCK ELIMINATOR
1) Tony Goodman, Zeeland, Mich., '77 Firebird, H/SA, 11.111 seconds, -1.339 (under index)
2) David Edwards, Washington C.H., Ohio, '97 Camaro, B/FIA, 10.570, -1.130
3) David Walther, Lanesville, Ind., '69 Camaro, G/S, 11.089, -1.111
4) Steve Polhill, London, Ont., '82 Escort, EF/S, 16.647, -1.103
5) Ben Wenzel Sr., Freeland, Mich., '67 Camaro, D/S, 10.705, -1.095
6) Gregory Hill, Louisville, Ky., '70 Camaro, E/SA, 10.909, -1.091
7) James Kaekel Jr., Coloma, Mich., '70 4-4-2, E/SA, 10.911, -1.089
8) Carlton Sweasy, Louisville, Ky., '77 Corvette, H/SA, 11.372, -1.078
9) Robert Schroeder, Peconic, N.Y., '69 Camaro, A/SA, 10.227, -1.073
10) Kevin Zaskowski, Grand Rapids, Mich., '68 Camaro, D/SA, 10.795, -1.055
TOP SPORTSMAN
1) Scott Ray, Greenville, Ohio, '63 Corvette, 6.521 seconds, 182.35 mph
2) Scott Wasko, Columbia Stn, Ohio, '94 Lumina, 6.672, 206.57
3) Jerry Albert, Avon, Ohio, '97 Camaro, 6.706, 206.92
4) Tim Molnar, Seville, Ohio, '02 Grand Am, 6.876, 199.97
5) Reed Hughes, Terre Haute, Ind., '68 Camaro, 6.891, 195.14
6) Gary Wojnowski, Brunswick, Ohio, '96 Monte Carlo, 6.909, 201.76
7) Glen Butcher, Doylestown, Ohio, '68 Camaro, 6.914, 195.11
8) Ricky Adkins, Milan, Mich., '69 Camaro, 6.927, 198.17
9) Jeff Fleming, Winfield, Ill., '97 Camaro, 6.938, 197.10
10) Greg Burba, Beavercreek, Ohio, '63 Corvette, 7.014, 193.85
TOP DRAGSTER
1) Cassie Simanton, Spring Lake Park, Minn., dragster, 6.629 seconds, 200.77 mph
2) David Jamsion, Twinsburg, Ohio, dragster, 6.642, 202.48
3) Alan O'Brien, Roncerverte, W.V., dragster, 6.865, 193.35
4) Dean McIlvain, New Carlisle, Ohio, dragster, 7.020, 191.57
5) Rick Forish, New Boston, Mich., dragster, 7.208, 187.13
6) Jeff Brown, Marysville, Ohio, dragster, 7.216, 184.85
7) John Maggiulli Jr, Chester, N.J., dragster, 7.228, 185.10
8) Ricky Adkins, Milan, Mich., dragster, 7.247, 183.84
9) Joe West, Shreve, Ohio, dragster, 7.381, 181.25
10) John Toolis, Lisbon, Ohio, dragster, 7.390, 180.24
PRO STOCK SNOWMOBILE
1) Edwin Wirbel, Midland, Mich., '03 Ski Doo, 8.446 seconds, 149.56 mph
2) Ron Bray, Anoka, Minn., '03 Ski Doo, 8.643, 151.77
3) Darrin Weber, Anoka, Minn., '05 Polaris, 8.749, 147.37
4) Dave Goodwill, W. St. Paul, Minn., '03 Ski Doo, 8.793, 146.35
5) Todd King, Greenwich, N.Y., '03 Ski Doo, 8.795, 149.43
6) Danny Blackfelner, Minneapolis, Minn., '06 Polaris, 9.081, 141.83
7) Tim Sioui, Ft. Edward, N.Y., '00 Ski Doo, 9.156, 138.16
Manzo of Morganville, N.J., used his vast championship experience to jump out to a quick start with a pass of 5.671 seconds at 260.36 mph. John Foster of Davenport, Iowa, took the next position behind Manzo with a run of 5.727 seconds at 249.81 mph. Over 500 racers converged on Summit Racing Equipment Motorsports Park today for the inaugural running of the Budweiser/Ohio Lottery NHRA Lucas Oil “Cavalcade of Stars”. This event, continuing Saturday and Sunday, features Top Alcohol Dragsters and Funny Cars along with Bob Motz’ Jet Kenworth, Jet Funny Cars, and Fuel Altereds reaching speeds of over 260 mph. Number one qualifiers for today were Top Alcohol Funny Car driver and defending national champion Frank Manzo and Top Alcohol Dragster pilot Dave Heitzman.
Manzo of Morganville, N.J., used his vast championship experience to jump out to a quick start with a pass of 5.671 seconds at 260.36 mph. John Foster of Davenport, Iowa, took the next position behind Manzo with a run of 5.727 seconds at 249.81 mph.
Heitzman of Decatur, Mich., edged out Ken Perry of Gormley, Ont., by a slim margin to lead day one of qualifying in Top Alcohol Dragster. Hietzman ran 5.417 seconds at 263.41 mph while, Perry qualified with a time of 5.458 seconds at 258.71 mph. Defending Lucas Oil National Champion Bill Reichert of Owosso, Mich., clinched the fourth spot with a run of 5.537 seconds at 274.94 mph.
Greenville, Ohio racer Scott Ray got out to a quick start with a pass of 6.521 seconds at 182.35 mph in Top Sportsman taking the top spot. Also qualifying in the first position was Cassie Simanton of Spring Lake Park, Minn., taking the field with a pass of 6.629 seconds at 200.77 mph in Top Dragster.
Comp Eliminator driver Jeff Taylor ran a pass of 8.715 seconds in a ’07 Cobalt to take the first position while Jason Coan of Greentown, Ind., qualified next in a ’32 Bantam.
Dayton, Ohio, resident Dave Layer qualified at the front of the pack in Super Stock with a time of 10.126 seconds. Layer, driving a ’85 Camaro, qualified just ahead of John Higgins of Fayetteville, N.C., who drives a ’06 Cobalt.
Tony Goodman of Zeeland, Mich., finished the day with a strong run with a time of 11.111 seconds, while David Edwards of Washington C.H., Ohio, landed the second qualifying spot in Stock Eliminator. Pro Stock Snowmobile racer Edwin Wirbel of Midland, Mich., also led the field reaching a top speed of 149.56 mph.
Gates open on Saturday at 7 a.m. with racing kicking off at 9 a.m. Saturday night racing concludes with a spectacular fireworks show at 10 p.m. Tickets are $20 for adults, children age 6-12 are $5, and children 5 & under are free. For more information please call the track at 419-668-5555 or visit www.SummitMotorsportsPark.com.
The following are Friday’s qualifying results from the Budweiser/Ohio Lottery NHRA Lucas Oil “Cavalcade of Stars” at Summit Racing Equipment Motorsports Park in Norwalk, Ohio:
TOP ALCOHOL DRAGSTER
1) Dave Heitzman, Decatur, Mich., 5.417 seconds, 263.41 mph
2) Ken Perry, Gormley, Ont., 5.458, 258.71
3) Todd Datweiler, Herscher, Ill., 5.465, 259.51
4) Bill Reichert, Owosso, Mich., 5.537, 274.94
5) Paul Fishburn, Rensselaer, Ind., 5.662, 256.99
6) Dave Hedges Jr., Plainwell, Mich., 5.713, 245.23
7) Robert Ginther, Lansing, Mich., 6.845, 164.75
8) Dave Hirata, Lowell, Ind., 17.025, 63.33
TOP ALCOHOL FUNNY CAR
1) Frank Manzo, Morganville, N.J., '06 Monte Carlo, 5.671 seconds, 260.36 mph
2) John Foster, Davenport, Iowa, '06 Avenger, 5.727, 249.81
3) Marty Nothstein, Orefield, Pa., '07 Charger, 5.868, 251.72
4) Fred Hagen, Chicago, Ill., '07 Mustang, 5.949, 213.98
5) Bobby Martin, Beaver Falls, Pa., '07 Charger, 6.098, 243.59
6) Ray Drew, Union Grove, Wis., '04 Firebird, 6.248, 197.48
7) Todd Veney, Indianapolis, Ind., '06 Monte Carlo, 6.402, 168.47
8) Andy Bohl, Racine, Wis., '07 Mustang, 6.536, 243.15 Not Qualified
9) Daniel Wilkerson, Springfield, Ill., '05 Monte Carlo, 6.968, 146.43
10) Jeff Wilson, Winfield, Mo., '06 Monte Carlo, 7.542, 163.43
11) Chuck Cheeseman, Galena, Ohio, '02 Firebird, 8.175, 93.58
12) Mick Snyder, Demotte, Ind., '02 Firebird, 10.301, 81.55
13) Rob Atchison, London, Ont., '06 Monte Carlo, 10.553, 86.24
14) John Bojec, Chardon, Ohio, '03 Avenger, 12.258, 72.94
COMP ELIMINATOR
1) Jeff Taylor, Floyds Kobb, Ind., '07 Cobalt, G/SMA, 8.715 seconds, -0.695 (under index)
2) Jason Coan, Greentown, Ind., '32 Bantam, G/EA, 8.384, -0.686
3) Mike Smith, Mineral Wells, W.V., '04 Neon, G/AA, 8.314, -0.646
4) Steve Ambrose, Woodhaven, Mich., '23 roadster, J/AA, 7.769, -0.631
5) Pat Ross, Avon Lake, Ohio, '05 Grand Am, F/A, 8.052, -0.628
6) Dale Spencer, Greenwood, Ind., dragster, F/ED, 8.300, -0.610
7) Greg Kamplain, Brownsburg, Ind., dragster, C/ED, 7.332, -0.578
8) Robert Bailey, Wabash, Ind., dragster, A/ED, 6.658, -0.572
9) Terry Smith, Williamstown, W.V., '32 Bantam, D/EA, 8.360, -0.530
10) Chad Voges, Lafayette, Ind., '02 Camaro, K/A, 8.153, -0.467
SUPER STOCK
1) Dave Layer, Dayton, Ohio, '85 Camaro, SS/KA, 10.126 seconds, -1.424 (under index)
2) John Higgins, Fayetteville, N.C., '06 Cobalt, SS/BM, 8.444, -1.256
3) Don Carpenter II, Conway, Pa., '79 Cadillac, SS/PA, 11.722, -1.228
4) Jeff Gillman, Marne, Mich., '05 Sunfire, SS/BS, 8.842, -1.208
5) Ken Schindler, Hendersonville, Tenn., '71 Corvette, SS/BA, 9.010, -1.190
6) Colin Wigle, Amherstburg, Ont., '05 Mustang, GT/EA, 9.760, -1.190
7) Irvin Johns, Charlestown, Ind., '02 Cavalier, GT/DA, 9.627, -1.173
8) Gene McBean, Chardon, Ohio, '95 Mustang, GT/BA, 9.427, -1.123
9) Tom Sheehan, Belle Vernon, Pa., '00 Sebring, GT/HA, 10.227, -1.123
10) Brandon Wilkinson, Bowling Green, Ky., '69 Corvette, SS/AA, 8.880, -1.120
STOCK ELIMINATOR
1) Tony Goodman, Zeeland, Mich., '77 Firebird, H/SA, 11.111 seconds, -1.339 (under index)
2) David Edwards, Washington C.H., Ohio, '97 Camaro, B/FIA, 10.570, -1.130
3) David Walther, Lanesville, Ind., '69 Camaro, G/S, 11.089, -1.111
4) Steve Polhill, London, Ont., '82 Escort, EF/S, 16.647, -1.103
5) Ben Wenzel Sr., Freeland, Mich., '67 Camaro, D/S, 10.705, -1.095
6) Gregory Hill, Louisville, Ky., '70 Camaro, E/SA, 10.909, -1.091
7) James Kaekel Jr., Coloma, Mich., '70 4-4-2, E/SA, 10.911, -1.089
8) Carlton Sweasy, Louisville, Ky., '77 Corvette, H/SA, 11.372, -1.078
9) Robert Schroeder, Peconic, N.Y., '69 Camaro, A/SA, 10.227, -1.073
10) Kevin Zaskowski, Grand Rapids, Mich., '68 Camaro, D/SA, 10.795, -1.055
TOP SPORTSMAN
1) Scott Ray, Greenville, Ohio, '63 Corvette, 6.521 seconds, 182.35 mph
2) Scott Wasko, Columbia Stn, Ohio, '94 Lumina, 6.672, 206.57
3) Jerry Albert, Avon, Ohio, '97 Camaro, 6.706, 206.92
4) Tim Molnar, Seville, Ohio, '02 Grand Am, 6.876, 199.97
5) Reed Hughes, Terre Haute, Ind., '68 Camaro, 6.891, 195.14
6) Gary Wojnowski, Brunswick, Ohio, '96 Monte Carlo, 6.909, 201.76
7) Glen Butcher, Doylestown, Ohio, '68 Camaro, 6.914, 195.11
8) Ricky Adkins, Milan, Mich., '69 Camaro, 6.927, 198.17
9) Jeff Fleming, Winfield, Ill., '97 Camaro, 6.938, 197.10
10) Greg Burba, Beavercreek, Ohio, '63 Corvette, 7.014, 193.85
TOP DRAGSTER
1) Cassie Simanton, Spring Lake Park, Minn., dragster, 6.629 seconds, 200.77 mph
2) David Jamsion, Twinsburg, Ohio, dragster, 6.642, 202.48
3) Alan O'Brien, Roncerverte, W.V., dragster, 6.865, 193.35
4) Dean McIlvain, New Carlisle, Ohio, dragster, 7.020, 191.57
5) Rick Forish, New Boston, Mich., dragster, 7.208, 187.13
6) Jeff Brown, Marysville, Ohio, dragster, 7.216, 184.85
7) John Maggiulli Jr, Chester, N.J., dragster, 7.228, 185.10
8) Ricky Adkins, Milan, Mich., dragster, 7.247, 183.84
9) Joe West, Shreve, Ohio, dragster, 7.381, 181.25
10) John Toolis, Lisbon, Ohio, dragster, 7.390, 180.24
PRO STOCK SNOWMOBILE
1) Edwin Wirbel, Midland, Mich., '03 Ski Doo, 8.446 seconds, 149.56 mph
2) Ron Bray, Anoka, Minn., '03 Ski Doo, 8.643, 151.77
3) Darrin Weber, Anoka, Minn., '05 Polaris, 8.749, 147.37
4) Dave Goodwill, W. St. Paul, Minn., '03 Ski Doo, 8.793, 146.35
5) Todd King, Greenwich, N.Y., '03 Ski Doo, 8.795, 149.43
6) Danny Blackfelner, Minneapolis, Minn., '06 Polaris, 9.081, 141.83
7) Tim Sioui, Ft. Edward, N.Y., '00 Ski Doo, 9.156, 138.16
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