Kil-Kare Dragway

8/14/2004

 

       Well the long awaited Buckeye Nationals under ideal weather, made for some great racing action. With the booked in shows of the Pro Top Outlaws, Supercharged Warriors, UDRA Funny Cars, and Midwest Doorslamers plus about 250 cars and bikes. We opened early in hopes that we good get it all done before the midnight curfew. The racing was hot all day long with the track record books being broken all day long. We didn’t get it all done before curfew and will finish what we didn’t next week before our quick sixteen race. We did have two first time winners this week.

 

      We started off with qualifying for the pro top outlaws and that’s where the first of the record breaking started. The track record for open wheel cars coming in to the race was a 3.859 at 185.00 held by Adam Trauth. With cars from Ohio, Indiana, Kentucky, Illinois, Wisconsin, South Carolina, Florida and Ontario, Canada trying to get in the 16-car show. Adam Trauth set the E.T. record in the first qualifying round at a 3.847 to be number one. After the second and final qualifying run there were 7 cars in the three second range and a bump spot of a 4.515. In the first round Terry Coyle of Stamping Ground, Kentucky ran a 3.928 Jason Hamstra of Demotte, Indiana ran a 3.869 and then Adam Trauth of Cold Springs, Kentucky broke the record again and this time also the speed record with a 3.833 at 185.97. In round two Jason Hamstra ran a 3.838 Tom Mueller of Sharonville, Ohio ran a 3.996 and Adam Trauth reset both records again with a 3.820 at 186.88. In the semi finals Jason Hamstra ran a 3.837 to beat Mike Kowalski of Lynn Haven, Florida who ran a 4.168. Adam Trauth ran a 3.960 to get by Leonard Mattingly of Shepardsville, Kentucky who ran a 4.848. In the final everybody was on there feet and hoping to see the record books be broken again Trauth had the jump at the start with a .415 to .425 reaction time but when up in smoke just pass the 60 foot mark and Jason when on to win with another 3.838 at 185.24 and won another outlaw race and added to his big points margin.  

 

Jason Hamstra near lane Adam Trauth far lane.

 

        In the Supercharged Warriors Jerry Streb of Youngstown, Ohio in his 69 Camaro won the burnout contest in round one. The warriors qualify in round two and to that run the closest to here 4.99 index come back for the final. In that final it was David Covell of Ashtabula, Ohio in his 23T taking on Martin Beno of Lagrange, Ohio in his 23 T. Covell had the better light but broke out with a 4.976 giving the win to Beno who ran a 5.016 and got his second win in a row on their tour.

 

Martin Beno far lane David Covell near lane.

 

        The UDRA Funny Cars qualify and run the two closest in there final also. In the final it was Mike McGee of Ft Wayne, Indiana in his 01 Corvette taking on Kevin Lennon of Merryville, Indiana in his 99 Firebird. In the Final they left together but McGee ran a 4.090 to get the win over Lennon who ran a 4.144.

 

Mike McGee far lane Kevin Lennon near lane.

 

       The Midwest Doorslamers a newly formed group who is looking for more booking run two rounds and then to cars comes back for the final. In that final it was Dave Applegate of Cincinnati, Ohio in his 55 Chevy taking on Mark Liddy of Kettering Ohio in his 76 Chevette. Applegate broke on the burnout giving the win to Liddy who ran a single at 5.115.

 

Mark Liddy

 

       Ok now getting to our regular brackets in Super Pro we had 125 cars staged up for the first round with 23 five O bulbs and two perfect .500 lights by Brent Angles and Tim Thatcher and sixteen dead on runs with two dead on with a zero by Danny Kendall 6.090 and Gary Ferguson 6.230. Round two’s best was to .501 lights by Chuck Burgess and Greg Kain and Dwight Fox with a 4.934 on a 4.93. In round three the best was .502 by Mike Brown and Lee Miller and Andrew J Barrett running dead on with a zero 5.66. In round four Dean Mcilvain with a .501 and David Calmes 5.881 on a 5.88. In the quarterfinals Andrew J Barrett of Beavercreek, Ohio in his 94 Lebaron had a .504 to .509 light advantage over Matt Antrobius of Bellbrook, Ohio in his 00 Fox but Matt got the win. Lee Miller of Germantown, Ohio in his 98 Dragster red lighted giving the win to David Calmes of Medway, Ohio in his 89 Beretta. Nathan Baker of Xenia, Ohio in his 89 Mustang had a perfect .500 light to beat Jim Fourcade of Dayton, Ohio in his 02 Dragster. Dwight Fox of Springfield, Ohio in his 98 Fox red-lighted giving Dean Mcilvain of New Carlisle, Ohio in his 97 Spitzer who ran a 4.844 on a 4.84. That set up the semi finals but the curfew hit and we will finish it next week.

 

        In the Pro bracket 68 cars staged up for round one action. There was no dead on runs but there was three five O bulbs with Bill Cramer .505 the best. In round two there was four dead on runs with Bill Haag 10.124 on a 10.12 was the best and Shawn Stacy .502 was the best light. In round three James Sanders 11.354 on an 11.35 was the best. In round four David Berry had a .503 light and Chris Parriman 10.700 was dead on. In the quarterfinals Shawn Stacy of Beavercreek, Ohio in his 70 Camaro got the bye run. Steve collier of Xenia, Ohio in his 68 Camaro got by James Sanders of Riverside, Ohio in his 85 Firebird. Matt Peters of Fairborn, Ohio in his 77 Vega won a double breakout race over David Berry of Brookville, Ohio in his 78 Malibu. That set up the semi finals but curfew got us and we will finish it next week.

 

        In the Sportsman bracket 31 cars staged up for the first round. Joe Zimmer had a .507 light and their was on dead on’s. In the quarterfinals Ken Forsythe of Fairborn, Ohio in his 81 Mustang didn’t have his taillight on was that gave the win to Jason H Farquer of Hillsboro, Ohio in his 79 Malibu. Dennis Young of Riverside, Ohio in his 71 Camaro had the better light and beat Mick Howard of Beavercreek, Ohio in his 94 Z-28. Richard Hammond of West Milton, Ohio in his 87 Firebird used the better light to beat Joe Zimmer of Dayton, Ohio in his 71 Camaro. Mike McGriff of Oregonia, his in his 91 Mustang had the better light and got by Dale Adams of Beavercreek, Ohio in his 96 Mustang. In the semi finals Farquer won the double breakout race over McGriff. Young broke out giving the win to Hammond. In the final both drivers was looking for their first win of the season. Farquer had the better light but broke out giving Hammond his first win of the season.

 

Richard Hammond and gang.

 

       In Motorcycle we had 25 staged up in round one with Russ Withem having the best light with a .504 and Brad Shellhaas ran a 9.214 on a 9.21. In round two Withem again had the best light with a .504. In the quarterfinals Scott Sheppeard of Tipp City, Ohio on his 01 Honda got the bye run. Danny Oiler Sr of Springfield, Ohio on his Suzuki got a broke run when Darrel Johnson broke in the water box. Brad Shellhaas of Springfield, Ohio on his 75 Kawasaki also got one when Burt Exman of Englewood, Ohio on his 83 Suzuki broke a chain in the water box. Dave Beavers of Urbana, Oho on his 76 Kawasaki had the better light and got by Roger Wilhelm Jr of Urbana, Ohio on his 72 Kawasaki. In the semi finals Sheppeard had the better light but Beavers got the win. Shellhaas red lighted giving the win to Oiler Sr. That set up the final that will run next week because of the curfew.

 

      High School today we had a first time winner Bobby Hatton of Kettering, Ohio in his 92 Chevy Pick up he ran a 16.878 at 79.50 on a 16.82 dial in.    

 

Bobby Hatton and crew.

 

Text and photos by Jon Gentry 

 

                                Kil-Kare Dragway 08/14/2004

 

Super pro

Winner: Four Cars left to finish because of curfew.

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Runner Up:

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Semi Final:

Dial In:  Reaction Time. . E.T.  MPH:

Semi Final:

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Quarter Final: Andrew J Barrett Beavercreek, Ohio. 94 Lebaron

Dial In: 5.65 Reaction Time. .504 E.T. 5.667 MPH: 122.69

Quarter Final: Lee Miller Germantown, Ohio. 98 Dragster

Dial In: 5.32 Reaction Time. .492 E.T. 5.317 MPH: 128.48

Quarter Final: Jim Fourcade Dayton, Ohio. 02 HFR

Dial In: 4.88 Reaction Time. .541 E.T. 4.917 MPH: 139.33

Quarter Final: Dwight Fox Springfield, Ohio. 98 Fox

Dial In: 4.93 Reaction Time. .489 E.T. 4.910 MPH: 138.47

 

Pro

Winner: Three cars left to finish because of curfew.

Dial In.  Reaction Time. . E.T.  MPH:

Runner Up:

Dial In.  Reaction Time. . E.T.  MPH:

Semi Final:

Dial In.  Reaction Time. . E.T.  MPH:

Quarter Final: James Sanders Riverside, Ohio. 85 Firebird

Dial In. 11.36 Reaction Time. .558 E.T. 11.404 MPH: 113.10

Quarter Final: David Berry Brookville, Ohio. 78 Malibu

Dial In. 11.27 Reaction Time. .583 E.T. 11.237 MPH: 117.76

 

Sportsman

Winner: Richard Hammond West Milton, Ohio. 87 Firebird

 

Dial In. 13.67 Reaction Time. .607 E.T. 13.728 MPH: 104.38

Runner Up: Jason Farquer Hillsboro, Ohio. 79 Malibu

Dial In. 13.05 Reaction Time. .587 E.T. 13.039 MPH: 90.59

Semi Final: Mike McGriff Oregonia, Ohio. 91 Mustang

Dial In. 13.55 Reaction Time. .685 E.T. 13.464 MPH: 101.10

Semi Final: Dennis Young Riverside, Ohio. 71 Camaro

Dial In. 13.07 Reaction Time. .563 E.T. 13.064 MPH: 102.32

Quarter Final: Ken Forsythe Fairborn, Ohio. 81 Mustang

Dial In. 14.78 Reaction Time. .606 E.T. 14.764 MPH: 87.53

Quarter Final: Mick Howard Beavercreek, Ohio. 94 Z-28

Dial In. 13.24 Reaction Time. .623 E.T. 13.210 MPH: 103.94

Quarter Final: Joe Zimmer Dayton, Ohio. 71 Camaro

Dial In. 13.78 Reaction Time. .615 E.T. 13.842 MPH: 98.25

Quarter Final: Dale Adams Beavercreek, Ohio. 96 Mustang

Dial In. 16.54 Reaction Time. .611 E.T. 16.595 MPH: 82.73

 

Pro Motorcycle

Winner: Two Bikes left because of curfew.

Dial In.  Reaction Time. . E.T.  MPH:

Runner Up:

Dial In.  Reaction Time. . E.T.  MPH:

Semi Final: Brad Shellhaas Springfield, Ohio. 75 Kawasaki

Dial In. 9.16 Reaction Time. .493 E.T. 9.196 MPH: 137.64

Semi Final: Scott Sheppeard Tipp City, Ohio. 01 Honda

Dial In. 9.73 Reaction Time. .528 E.T. 25.214 MPH: 25.95

Quarter Final: Roger Wilhelm JR Urbana, Ohio. 72 Kawasaki

Dial In. 10.10 Reaction Time. .608 E.T. 10.127 MPH: 127.89

Quarter Final: Burt Exman Englewood, Ohio. 83 Suzuki

Dial In. 8.49 Reaction Time. .000 E.T. 0.00 MPH: 0.00

 

High School

Winner: Robby Hatton Kettering, Ohio. 92 Chevy P/U

Dial In. 16.82 Reaction Time. .753 E. T. 16.878 MPH: 79.50

 

Pro Top Outlaws

Winner: Jason Hamstra Demotte, Indiana. 00 Spitzer

Reaction Time. .425 E.T. 3.838 MPH: 185.24

Runner Up: Adam Trauth Cold Springs, Kentucky. 01 Davis

Reaction Time. .415 E.T. 5.675 MPH: 83.63

Semi Final: Mike Kowalski Lynn Haven, Florida. 01 Spitzer

Reaction Time. .473 E.T. 4.168 MPH: 167.30

Semi Final: Leonard Mattingly Shepardsville, Kentucky. 00 Spitzer

Reaction Time. .449 E.T. 4.848 MPH: 129.58

Quarter Final: Jeff Chatterson Brantford Ontario, Canada.

Reaction Time. .421 E.T. 4.118 MPH: 171.64

Quarter Final: Terry Coyle Stamping Ground, Kentucky. 00 Spitzer

Reaction Time. .000 E.T. 0.00 MPH: 0.00

Quarter Final: Tim Bragg Valley City, Ohio. 03 Spitzer

Reaction Time. .562 E.T. 4.621 MPH: 115.39

Quarter Final: Tom Mueller Sharonville, Ohio. Spitzer

Reaction Time. .408 E.T. 3.996 MPH: 179.07

 

Supercharged Warriors

Winner: Martin Beno Lagrange, Ohio. 23T

Dial In: 4.99 Reaction Time. .444 E.T. 5016 MPH: 138.08

Runner Up: David Covell Ashtabula, Ohio. 23T

Dial In: 4.99 Reaction Time. .412 E.T. 4.976 MPH: 138.88

 

Midwest Doorslamers

Winner: Mark Liddy Kettering, Ohio. 76 Chevette

Reaction Time. .531 E.T. 5.115 MPH: 135.69

Dave Applegate Cincinnati, Ohio. 55 Chevy

Broke

 

UDRA Funny Cars

Winner: Mike McGee FT. Wayne, Indiana. 01 Corvette

Reaction Time. .460 E.T. 4.090 MPH: 177.24

Runner Up: Kevin Lennon Merryville, Indiana. 99 Firebird

Reaction Time. .460 E.T. 4.144 MPH: 178.35

 

By Jon Gentry