Kil-Kare Dragway

9/04/2004

 

        It was a great day for racing with a small breeze and some nice sunshine. We started the day off with the final run off’s for Motorcycle team Indy and got that settled. We were down a little bit on car count with Indy points finished. We had one first time winner and five repeats.

 

       92 cars staged up for the first round of Super Pro with 15 five 0 bulbs and 15 dead on runs that round. Jeff Toms .502 being the best and Glenn Yancey dead on 4.670 on his 4.67 dial in being the best for the round. In round two we had 8 five 0 bulbs and 9 dead on runs. Phil Spradlin had a .500 and Jeff Toms ran a 6.160 on a 6.06 dial in for the best of the round. In round three we had 4 five 0 bulbs and 7 dead on runs. Leon Bryan had a perfect .500 and Phil Spradlin ran a 6.103 on a 6.10 dial in for the best of the round. In round four we had 3 five 0 bulbs and 5 dead on runs. Nathan Baker and Matt Phillips both had .504 lights and Jason Cook, Jack Duty and Jerry Dunkel all ran dead on with a zero. In the quarterfinals Andrew J Barrett of Beavercreek, Ohio in his 94 Lebaron red lighted giving the win to Jerry Dunkel of Kettering, Ohio in his 69 Chevelle. Leon Bryan of Jamestown, Ohio in his 65 Corvette used a .507 light to beat former division three champion Bobby Biser of Columbus, Ohio in his 78 Firebird. Jack Duty of Vandalia, Ohio in his Monza got by Nathan Baker of Xenia, Ohio in his 89 Mustang. In the semi finals Dunkel got the bye run and used a perfect .500. Duty had a .503 light but Bryan won the double breakout race. In the final Bryan had a perfect .500 light and ran 5.917 on a 5.91 dial in to take the win his second of the season.

Leon and Sandy Bryan.

 

        64 cars staged up in the first round of Pro with Benny Terrell having a perfect .500 light and Jason Neargarder running a 12.731 on a 12.73 dial in. In round two Jason Hays had a .505 light and Scott Shepherd running a 10.007 on a 10.00 dial in. In round three Vince Moore ran an 11.843 on an 11.84 dial in. In the quarterfinals Walt Shade Jr of Riverside, Ohio in his 68 Mustang red lighted giving the win to Scoot Shepherd of Xenia, Ohio in his 66 Nova. Jason Hays of Riverside, Ohio in his 80 Mustang red lighted giving the win to Randy Smith of Washington Court House, Ohio in his 73 Venture. Rich Wilson of Kettering, Ohio in his 83 S-10 red lighted giving the win to Bill Livesay of Fairborn, Ohio in his 56 Chevy. Dave Cox of Washington Court House, Ohio in his 72 Nova got the win over John Bosier of Sabina, Ohio in his 64 Dodge. In the semi finals Shepherd had the better light and got the win over Livesay. Smith run dead on his 10.55 dial in with an 10.554 to beat a breaking out Cox. In the final Smith had the better light and both drivers ran dead on their dial ins Smith run a 10.556 on a 10.55 and Shepherd ran a 10.004 on a 10.00. Smith got his first win of the season.

 

Randy Smith with his first win.

 

       31 cars staged up in round one of Sportsman with Aaron Wolf having a .508 light for the best of the round. In the quarterfinals Joe Zimmer of Dayton, Ohio in his 71 Camaro red lighted giving the win to Nathan Baker of Xenia, Ohio in his 69 Mustang who ran dead on with a 13.232 on a 13.23 dial in. Randy Campbell of Huber Heights in his 89 Corvette had the better light but Dennis Young of Riverside, Ohio in his 71 Camaro got the win. Josh Vanhorne of Orient, Ohio in his 85 Firebird red lighted giving the win to Carl Thomas of Kettering, Ohio in his 65 Mustang. Walt Shade Jr of Riverside, Ohio in his 73 Maverick had the better light and got the over Phil Borton of Urbana, Ohio in his 79 Camaro who ran dead on with a 13.897 on a 13.89 dial in. In the semi finals Young ran dead on 13.111 on a 13.11 dial in but Baker had the better light and got the win. Shade Jr red lighted giving the win to Thomas. In the final Thomas ran a 14.380 on a 14.38 dial in but Baker had a .516 light and got his second win of the season.

 

Nathan Baker on left.

 

      26 bikes staged up for the first round this week with Danny Oiler Sr having a .502 light and Perry Dog Sowers running a 9.006 on a 9.00 dial in were the best of the round. In the quarterfinals Brad Shellhaas of Springfield, Ohio on his 75 Kawasaki had the better light but Burt Exman of Englewood, Ohio on his 83 Suzuki got the win. Paul Herald Jr of Springfield, Ohio on his Kawasaki had the better light and got the win light over Larry Sagraves of Springfield, Ohio on his 77 Kawasaki. Marshall Hutchinson of Columbus, Ohio on his Kawasaki red lighted giving Scott Sheppeard of Tipp City, Ohio on his 01 Honda the win. Dave Beavers of Urbana, Ohio on his 76 Kawasaki got the bye run. In the semi finals Exman had the better light and ran an 8.498 on an 8.49 dial in to best Sheppeard. Herald Jr had the better light and got the win light over Beavers. In the final Herald Jr had the better light but Exman ran closer to his dial in to get his forth win of the season.

 

Burt Exman and Paul Herald Jr.

 

       23 Junior Dragster staged up for the first round with the best light of the day by Michael Bloomfield having a perfect .500 and breaking out. In round two Chris Nuss ran an 8.809 on an 8.80 dial in. In the quarterfinals Ryan Jenks of Jamestown, Ohio in his Jegster had the better light and got the win light over Erik Smith of New Carlisle, Ohio in his 96 BOS. Julie Duty of Vandalia, Ohio red lighted giving the win to Tyler Vance of New Carlisle, Ohio in his 97 BOS. Megan Hughes of Jamestown, Ohio in her 95 BOS red lighted giving the win to Chris Nuss of North Hampton, Ohio in his 02 BOS. In the semi finals Jenks got the bye run. Nuss had the better light and got the win over Vance. In the final Jenks ran an 8.655 on an 8.65 dial in but Nuss had the better light and got his second win of the season.

 

Chris Nuss and Ryan Jenks.

 

      In the semi finals of High School Michael Collier of Dayton in his Camaro ran a 15.294 on a 15.29 dial in on the bye run. David Reedy of Xenia, Ohio in his 82 Mustang had the better light and got the win over Rick Osterfeld of Minster, Ohio in his 04 Impala. In the final Collier had the better light and got his sixth win of the season over Reedy.

 

Michael Collier.

 

       Text and photos by Jon Gentry 

Kil-Kare Dragway 09/11/2004

 Super pro

Winner: Leon Bryan Jamestown, Ohio. 65 Corvette

Dial In: 5.91 Reaction Time. .500 E.T. 5.917 MPH: 116.58

Runner Up: Jerry Dunkel Kettering, Ohio. 69 Chevelle

Dial In: 6.13 Reaction Time. .506 E.T. 6.129 MPH: 111.35

Semi Final: Jack Duty Vandalia, Ohio. Monza

Dial In: 5.96 Reaction Time. .503 E.T. 5.950 MPH: 116.25

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

Dial In: 5.69 Reaction Time. .498 E.T. 13.674 MPH: 26.48

Quarter Final: Bobby Biser Columbus, Ohio. 78 Firebird

Dial In: 6.48 Reaction Time. .543 E.T. 6.495 MPH: 104.63

Quarter Final: Nathan Baker Xenia, Ohio. 89 Mustang

Dial In: 6.69 Reaction Time. .931 E.T. 6.885 MPH: 88.26

 

Pro

Winner: Randy Smith Washington Court House, Ohio. 73 Ventura

Dial In. 10.55 Reaction Time. .571 E.T 10.556 MPH: 122.70

Runner Up: Scott Shepherd Xenia, Ohio. 66 Nova

Dial In. 10.00 Reaction Time. .638 E.T. 10.004 MPH: 125.07

Semi Final: Bill Livesay Fairborn, Ohio. 56 Chevy

Dial In. 13.78 Reaction Time. .579 E.T. 13.804 MPH: 93.36

Semi Final: Dave Cox Washington Court House, Ohio. 72 Nova

Dial In. 10.01 Reaction Time. .554 E.T. 10.002MPH: 128.96

Quarter Final: Walt Shade Jr Riverside, Ohio. 68 Mustang

Dial In. 11.31 Reaction Time. .470 E.T. 11.390 MPH: 117.18

Quarter Final: Jason Hays Riverside, Ohio. 80 Mustang

Dial In. 11.70 Reaction Time. .489 E.T. 11.684 MPH: 113.86

Quarter Final: Rich Wilson Kettering, Ohio. 83 S-10

Dial In. 10.96 Reaction Time. .446 E.T. 12.488 MPH: 77.56

Quarter Final: John Bosier Sabina, Ohio. 64 Dodge

Dial In. 11.69 Reaction Time. .579 E.T. 11.712 MPH: 113.16

Sportsman

Winner: Nathan Baker Xenia, Ohio. 69 Mustang

Dial In. 13.22 Reaction Time. .516 E.T. 13.309 MPH: 96.19

Runner Up: Carl Thomas Kettering, Ohio 65 Mustang

Dial In. 15.71 Reaction Time. .480 E.T. 15.668 MPH: 86.53

Semi Final: Dennis Young Riverside, Ohio. 71 Camaro

Dial In. 13.11 Reaction Time. .569 E.T. 13.111 MPH: 99.98

Semi Final: Walt Shade Jr Riverside, Ohio. 73 Maverick

Dial In. 13.43 Reaction Time. .495 E.T. 13.495 MPH: 95.54

Quarter Final: Joe Zimmer Dayton, Ohio. 71 Camaro

Dial In. 13.2413.82 Reaction Time. .492 E.T. 13.776 MPH: 99.57

Quarter Final: Randy Campbell Huber Heights, Ohio. 89 Corvette

Dial In. 14.15 Reaction Time. .611 E.T. 14.227 MPH: 94.71

Quarter Final: Josh Vanhorne Orient, Ohio. 85 Firebird

Dial In. 13.00 Reaction Time. .482 E.T. 13.087 MPH: 102.71

Quarter Final: Phil Borton Urbana, Ohio. 79 Camaro

Dial In. 13.89 Reaction Time. .601 E.T. 13.897 MPH: 94.75

Pro Motorcycle

Winner: Burt Exman Englewood, Ohio. 83 Suzuki

Dial In. 8.49 Reaction Time. .535 E.T. 8.503 MPH: 152.51

Runner Up: Paul Herald Jr Springfield, Ohio. Kawasaki

Dial In. 8.85 Reaction Time. .517 E.T. 8.888 MPH: 143.75

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

Dial In. 9.71 Reaction Time. .541 E.T. 9.708 MPH: 135.93

Semi Final: Dave Beavers Urbana, Ohio. 76 Kawasaki

Dial In. 9.02 Reaction Time. .551 E.T. 9.072 MPH: 141.80

Quarter Final: Brad Shellhaas Springfield, Ohio. 75 Kawasaki

Dial In. 9.19 Reaction Time. .525 E.T. 9.234 MPH: 137.52

Quarter Final: Larry Sagraves Springfield, Ohio. 77 Kawasaki

Dial In. 10.00 Reaction Time. .542 E.T. 10.025 MPH: 126.01

Quarter Final: Marshall Hutchinson Columbus, Ohio. Kawasaki

Junior Dragster

Winner: Chris Nuss North Hampton, Ohio. 02 BOS

Dial In: 8.78 Reaction Time. .540 E.T. 8.836 MPH: 73.39

Runner Up: Ryan Jenks Jamestown, Ohio. Jegster

Dial In: 8.65 Reaction Time. .609 E.T. 8.655 MPH: 75.65

Semi Final: Tyler Vance New Carlisle, Ohio. 97 BOS

Dial In. 9.01 Reaction Time. .675 E.T. 9.034MPH: 72.00

Quarter Final: Erik Smith New Carlisle, Ohio. 96 BOS

Dial In. 9.08 Reaction Time. .622 E.T. 9.110 MPH: 69.89

Quarter Final: Julie Duty Vandalia, Ohio. 

Dial In. 9.19 Reaction Time. .496 E.T. 9.211 MPH: 69.64

Quarter Final: Megan Hughes Jamestown, Ohio. 95 BOS

Dial In. 10.35 Reaction Time. .484 E.T. 10.368 MPH: 60.48

 

High School

Winner: Michael Collier Dayton, Ohio. Camaro

Dial In. 15.29 Reaction Time. .538 E. T. 15.423 MPH: 87.90

Runner Up: David Reedy Xenia, Ohio. 82 Mustang

Dial In. 12.50 Reaction Time. .572 E.T. 12.632MPH: 97.46

Semi Final: Rick Osterfeld Minster, Ohio. 04 Impala

Dial In. 16.80 Reaction Time. .1.045 E.T. 16.184 MPH: 85.44

 

By Jon Gentry