August 8, 2005

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Division 3, Edgewater Sports Park Race #4

 

CLEVES, Ohio --

Noah Condo
Noah Condo of Monticello, Ind., regained traction in his Top Alcohol Dragster soon enough to post a 7.016-second win over low qualifier Marty Thacker, of Robinson, Ill., in the final at the NHRA North Central Division's Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series event at Edgewater Sports Park Sunday. It was Condo's first every trip to a final and it looked like a lost cause when he lost traction right off the starting line. But Thacker had engine trouble and began slowing. Condo noticed Thacker's plight and hit the throttle again, screaming past Thacker near the finish line for a thrilling victory.
Moments earlier, Mick Snyder, of Demotte, Ind., took his first win of 2005 in Top Alcohol Funny Car with a win over Kim Fritts of Greenup, Ill. Snyder hit 5.957 seconds at 245.29 mph to beat Fritts' 6.002 effort at 233.88 mph.

Mick Snyder
Snyder came in as the defending TAFC champion at Edgewater. He is also the defending North Central Division champion and, despite this being his first win of the season, he is the 2005 points leader.

In other action, Peoria, Ill.'s Brian Stufflebeam drove his B/AA roadster to a win in Comp Eliminator by beating Greg Kaamplain's C/Econo Dragster. Marion Stephenson, of West Lebanon, Ind., won the Super Stock honors.

More than 550 drivers and their crews were on hand, attempting to improve their position in NHRA North Central and national Lucas Oil Series points standings. There was $135,000 up for grabs this weekend and a $561,000 post-season bonus fund from Lucas.

The Edgewater Lucas Series event, dubbed Summer Thunder, was part of one of the most active weekends in the history of NHRA's Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series, as seven rain-delayed and regularly scheduled events were held all across the country. The changes in the national and divisional point standings potentially could be dramatic.

The next stop for the NHRA North Central Division Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series will be Beech Bend Raceway in Bowling Green, Ky., Aug. 26-28.

The following are Sunday's final results from the NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series, North Central Division event at Edgewater Sports Park:

TOP ALCOHOL DRAGSTER:
ROUND ONE

5) Bill Reichert, Owosso, Mich., 5.855, 243.77 def.
4) Dave Hirata, Lowell, Ind., 6.149, 240.25;

3) Ken Perry, Gormley, Ont., 5.650, 255.24 def.
6) Paul Fishburn, Rensselaer, Ind., broke;

1) Marty Thacker, Robinson, Ill., 9.023, 96.54 def.
8) Jeff Bohr, Plymouth, Mich., broke;

7) Noah Condo, Monticello, Ind., 5.688, 253.02 def.
2) Jeff Wilson, Winfield, Mo., 6.193, 218.44;

SEMI-FINALS
Condo, 5.713, 250.34 def. Perry, 5.752, 249.79
Thacker, 5.612, 258.32 def. Reichert, 5.981, 245.56;

FINALS
Condo, 7.016, 209.39 def. Thacker, 8.540, 97.82.

TOP ALCOHOL FUNNY CAR:
ROUND ONE

2) Chuck Cheeseman, Galena, Ohio, '02 Firebird, 6.028, 235.29 def.
7) Jeff Burnett, Brownsburg, Ind., '02 Firebird, 6.150, 230.41;

3) Kim Fritts, Greenup, Ill., '98 Firebird, 6.024, 241.74 def.
6) Brian Grisham, Chicago, Ill., '92 Probe, 6.407, 197.23;

4) Danny Townsend, Muncie, Ind., '05 Stratus, 5.999, 245.63 def.
5) Bobby Martin, Beaver Falls, Pa., '01 Avenger, 6.494, 69.42;

1) Mick Snyder, Demotte, Ind., '02 Firebird, 5.981, 243.96 def.
8) Greg Elliott, Bedford, Ind., '02 Firebird, 9.464, 90.09;

SEMI-FINALS
Fritts, 12.484, 81.78 def. Cheeseman, broke
Snyder, 5.994, 244.23 def. Townsend, 6.204, 237.65;

FINALS
Snyder, 5.957, 245.29 def. Fritts, 6.002, 233.88.

COMPETITION ELIMINATOR
Brian Stufflebeam, Peoria, Ill., '23 roadster, B/AA, 7.319, 175.54 def.
Greg Kamplain, N. Salem, Ind., dragster, C/ED, 7.537, 159.48.

TOP SPORTSMAN
Mark Conkle, Etna, Ohio, '87 Sunbird, 7.380, 190.83 def.
Craig Flora, Lynchburg, Ohio, '03 Cavalier, 7.645, 175.60.

SUPER STOCK
Marion Stephenson, W. Lebanon, Ind., '88 Cutlass, GT/EA, 10.762, 123.28 def.
Jeff Dona, Gordonville, Mo., '69 Camaro, SS/IA, 10.120, 127.69.

STOCK ELIMINATOR
Randy Wilkes, Zanesville, Ohio, '00 Camaro, A/FIA, 10.595, 124.67 def.
Jim Harrison, Albion, Ill., '66 Nova, K/SA, 12.014, 110.15.

SUPER COMP
Rick Forish, New Boston, Mich., dragster, 8.924, 180.90 def.
Ron Erks, Clinton, Ohio, dragster, 8.942, 170.26.

SUPER GAS
Jeff Gerber, Massillon, Ohio, '27 roadster, 14.600, 76.36 def.
John Blezien, Bensenville, Ill., '01 Firebird, foul.

SUPER STREET
Brian Webster, Newark, Ohio, '67 Camaro, 10.943, 136.17 def.
Mike Rehl, Newark, Ohio, '85 Monte Carlo, 10.923, 123.22.