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Well with a chance of rain and some hot temp’s and the holiday
weekend the car count was down just a bit, but the racing was hot. The
track management ran all brackets separate and paid full purse. We had
four first time winners and two repeat winners.
In the super pro bracket we had 93 cars stage up for the first
round action. Todd Cordell and Mike Sparks had the best lights with .501
and Ed Beyer Jr and Wayne Angell both ran dead on with a zero. In the
second round John King and Bradley Shellhaas both had perfect .500
lights and Leon Bryan running the best with a 5.934 on a 5.93 dial in.
In round three Jim Smith had the best light with a .502 and JR Lockhart
had the best run with a 5.042 on a 5.04 dial in. In round four Jim Smith
had it all with a perfect .500 light and a 5.192 on a 5.19 dial in. In
the quarterfinals Jason Ford of New Madison, Ohio in Gail Carlson
dragster went .499 red giving the win to Bradley Shellhaas of
Springfield, Ohio in his 91 Jegster. Jeff Perry of Huber Heights, Ohio
in his T-Bird just got by Jim Smith of Beavercreek, Ohio in his
Dragster. Jeff Hurst of Fairborn, Ohio in his Undercover Dragster got
bye Jerry Dunkel of Kettering, Ohio in his 69 Chevelle. In the semi
finals Perry got the bye run. Shellhaas had a .508 light but broke out
giving the win to Hurst. In the final it was two first time finalist for
04 looking for there first win. Hurst red lighted with a .498 and ran
dead on 4.750 on a 4.75 dial in giving Perry his first win of the
season.
Jeff
Perry and friends
In the pro bracket we had 56 cars stage up for round one. Mike L
Hurless had the best light of the round with a .501 and Danny Manning
ran a 10.111 on a 10.11 dial in for the best run of the round. In round
two Rod Knight ran a 10.991 on a 10.99 dial in. In round three Dave Cox
ran a 10.091 on a 10.09 dial in. In the quarterfinals Jeff Stokes of
Riverside, Ohio in his Camaro got the bye run. Mike L Hurless of
Washington Court House, Ohio in his 72 Nova Had a 5.05 light but broke
out giving the win to Roy Hess of Xenia, Ohio in his GTO. Bryan Fox of
Springfield, Ohio in his Dragster red lighted giving the win to Gwayne
Honeycutt of Urbana, Ohio in his 62 Nova. Donnie Manning of West
Carrollton, Ohio in his 63 Fury had the better light .510 to .522 and
ran a 10.801 on a 10.80 dial in to get by Terry Davis of Milledgeville,
Ohio in his 72 Nova who ran a 10.361 on a 10.36 dial in. In the semi
finals Honeycutt red lighted giving the win to Hess. Manning got the win
over Stokes. In the final both drivers where looking for there first win
of the season Manning had the better light but broke out giving Hess his
first win of the season.
Roy
Hess and crew
In the sportsman bracket 27 cars staged up for round one. In
round two Jason Farquer had the best light with a .506 and Mike McGriff
ran a 13.903 on a 13.90 dial in. In the quarterfinals Nick Wyatt of
Xenia, Ohio in his 95 Mustang got the bye run. Richard Hammond of West
Milton, Ohio in his 87 Firebird red lighted giving the win to Phil
Borton of Urbana, Ohio in his 79 Camaro. Mike McGriff of Oregonia, Ohio
in his 91 Mustang red lighted giving the win to Jason Farquer of
Hillsboro, Ohio in his 79 Malibu. In a battle of father and son Ricky
Shepherd of Dayton, Ohio in his 74 Nova had the better light and won the
double breakout race over Jason Shepherd of Riverside, Ohio in his
pickup truck. In the semi finals Borton had a .504 light and won the
double breakout race over Shepherd. Wyatt had the better light but broke
out giving the win to Farquer. In the finals both drivers were looking
for there first wins of the season. Borton had the better light and got
his first win of the season over Farquer.
Phil
Borton and family In the motorcycle bracket 19 bikes staged up in the first round. Perry Dog Sowers had the best light with a .508 and Dean Weaks ran an 11.285 on an 11.28 dial in. In round two Sowers ran a 9.116 on a 9.11 dial in. In the quarterfinals Nathan Thatcher of Tipp City, Ohio on his 76 Kawasaki got the bye run. Perry Dog Sowers of Springfield, Ohio on his Suzuki had a .506 light to beat Danny Oiler Sr of Springfield, Ohio on his Suzuki. Bob Nugent of Fairborn, Ohio on his 79 Kawasaki won a double breakout race over Brad Shellhaas of Springfield, Ohio on his 75 Kawasaki. In the semi finals Nugent got the bye run. Thatcher used a .510 light to get by Sowers. In the final both riders were looking for their second win of the season. Nugent used a .518 light to get his second win of the season.
Bob
Nugent In junior dragster 31 cars staged up for the first round. Ceslie Shellhaas of Springfield, Ohio had the best light of the day with a .507 and Lyle Liddy of Kettering, Ohio ran a 9.171 on a 9.17 dial in. In round two Randy Kocol of West Carrollton, Ohio ran a dead on 9.550 on a 9.55 dial in. In the quarterfinals Randy Kocol got the win when Robbie Kocol also of West Carrollton, Ohio broke out. Shawn Pitts of London, Ohio ran an 8.901 on an 8.90 dial in to beat Jake Browder of Fairborn, Ohio. Ceslie Shellhaas of Springfield, Ohio had the better light and got the win over a breaking out Payton Filson of Fairborn, Ohio. Ciera Philpott of Waynesville, Ohio who beat brother Mike Philpott who red lighted. In the semi finals Kocol had the better light and got the win over Philpott. Shellhaas had the better light .531 to .533 and got the win over Pitts. In the final both drivers were looking for their first win of the season. Shellhaas had the better light and got her first win of the season over Kocol.
Ceslie
Shellhaas and crew
In high school Michael Collier of Dayton, Ohio in his 90 Buick
red lighted to David Reedy of Xenia, Ohio in his 83 Mustang.
David Reedy
Text and photos by Jon Gentry
Super
pro Winner:
Jeff Perry Huber Heights, Ohio. T-Bird Dial
In: 6.13 Reaction Time. .518 E.T. 6.139 MPH: 113.43 Runner
Up: Jeff Hurst Fairborn, Ohio. 01 Dragster Dial
In: 4.75 Reaction Time. .498 E.T. 4.750 MPH: 147.60 Semi
Final: Bradley Shellhaas Springfield, Ohio. 91Dragster Dial
In: 5.54 Reaction Time. .508 E.T. 5.521 MPH: 124.30 Quarter
Final: Jason Ford New Madison, Ohio. Dragster Dial
In: 5.48 Reaction Time. .499 E.T. 5.477 MPH: 126.40 Quarter
Final: Jim Smith Beavercreek, Ohio. Dragster Dial
In: 5.18 Reaction Time. .514 E.T. 5.191 MPH: 133.06 Quarter
Final: Jerry Dunkel Kettering, Ohio. 69 Chevelle Dial
In: 6.18 Reaction Time. .550 E.T. 6.193 MPH: 110.59 Pro
Winner:
Roy Hess Xenia, Ohio. GTO Dial
In. 12.00 Reaction Time. .565 E.T. 12.037 MPH: 107.85 Runner
Up: Donnie Manning West Carrollton, Ohio. 63 Fury Dial
In. 10.79 Reaction Time. .546 E.T. 10.773 MPH: 122.31 Semi
Final: Gwayne Honeycutt Urbana, Ohio. 62 Nova Dial
In. 10.70 Reaction Time. .490 E.T. 10.657 MPH: 124.62 Semi
Final: Jeff Stokes Riverside, Ohio. Camaro Dial
In. 11.10 Reaction Time. .536 E.T. 11.152 MPH: 120.70 Quarter
Final: Bryan Fox Springfield, Ohio. Dragster Dial
In. 10.12 Reaction Time. .455 E.T. 10.087 MPH: 130.48 Quarter
Final: Terry Davis Milledgeville, Ohio. 72 Nova Dial
In. 10.36 Reaction Time. .522 E.T. 10.361 MPH: 129.67 Quarter
Final: Mike L Hurless Washington Court House, Ohio. 72 Nova Dial
In. 10.46 Reaction Time. .505 E.T. 10.448 MPH: 122.01 Sportsman Winner:
Phil Borton Urbana, Ohio. 79 Camaro Dial
In. 13.94 Reaction Time. .577 E.T. 13.976 MPH: 95.93 Runner
Up: Jason Farquer Hillsboro, Ohio. 79 Malibu Dial
In. 13.02 Reaction Time. .602 E.T. 13.032 MPH: 97.23 Semi
Final: Ricky Shepherd Dayton, Ohio. 74 Nova Dial
In. 13.03 Reaction Time. .556 E.T. 12.984 MPH: 100.87 Semi
Final: Nick Wyatt Xenia, Ohio. 95 Mustang Dial
In. 15.24 Reaction Time. .587 E.T. 15.213 MPH: 86.17 Quarter
Final: Jason Shepherd Riverside, Ohio. Ford P.U. Dial
In. 18.11 Reaction Time. .608 E.T. 18.034 MPH: 78.52 Quarter
Final: Richard Hammond West Milton, Ohio. 87 Firebird Dial
In. 13.75 Reaction Time. .454 E.T. 13.711 MPH: 105.61 Quarter
Final: Mike McGriff Oregonia, Ohio. 91 Mustang Dial
In. 13.85 Reaction Time. .446 E.T. 13.961 MPH: 98.91 Pro
Motorcycle Winner:
Bob Nugent Fairborn, Ohio. 79 Kawasaki Dial
In. 9.68 Reaction Time. .518 E.T. 9.734 MPH: 133.04 Runner
Up: Nathan Thatcher Tipp City, Ohio. 76 Kawasaki Dial
In. 9.30 Reaction Time. .589 E.T. 9.310 MPH: 137.71 Semi
Final: Perry Dog Sowers Springfield, Ohio. Suzuki Dial
In. 9.07 Reaction Time. .543 E.T. 9.145 MPH: 140.99 Quarter
Final: Danny Oiler Sr Springfield, Ohio. Suzuki Dial
In: 8.81 Reaction Time. .520 E.T. 8.762 MPH: 145.14 Quarter
Final: Brad Shellhaas Springfield, Ohio. 75 Kawasaki Dial
In. 9.15 Reaction Time. .558 E.T. 9.079 MPH: 142.00 Junior
Dragster Winner:
Ceslie Shellhaas Springfield, Ohio. 00 Bos Dial
In. 9.34 Reaction Time. .579 E.T. 9.424 MPH: 64.73 Runner
Up: Randy Kocol West Carrollton, Ohio. 96 Barrett Dial
In. 9.57 Reaction Time. .683 E.T. 9.651 MPH: 67.36 Semi
Final: Ciera Philpott Waynesville, Ohio. 03 Spitzer Dial
In. 10.35 Reaction Time. .748 E.T. 10.514 MPH: 60.55 Semi
Final: Shawn Pitts London, Ohio. Half Dial
In. 8.90 Reaction Time. .533 E.T. 8.963 MPH: 71.77 Quarter
Final: Robbie Kocol West Carrollton, Ohio. 94 Spitzer Dial
in. 9.44 Reaction Time. .517 E.T. 9.429 MPH: 64.45 Quarter
Final: Jake Browder Fairborn, Ohio. 96 Bos Dial
In. 8.76 Reaction Time. .645 E.T. 8.885 MPH: 73.18 Quarter Final: Payton Filson Fairborn, Ohio. 01 Half Dial
In. 8.99 Reaction Time. .555 E.T. 8.964 MPH: 73.43 Quarter
Finals: Mike Philpott Waynesville, Ohio. 02 Spitzer Dial
In. 13.04 Reaction Time. .450 E.T. 13.072 MPH: 49.45 High
School Winner:
David Reedy Xenia, Ohio. Mustang Dial
In. 12.72 Reaction Time. .966 E. T. 12.734 MPH: 104.49 Runner
Up: Michael Collier Dayton, Ohio. 90 Buick Dial
In. 18.50 Reaction Time. .474 E.T. 18.443 MPH: 72.70 By
Jon Gentry
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