August 8, 2005

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Div 5

Race #4 Scribner Nebraska
SCRIBNER, Neb. -- The NHRA West Central Division wrapped up its fourth of six NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series events this weekend at Nebraska Motorplex's Miller Lite Summer Sizzle. The division's reigning Top Alcohol Dragster and Top Alcohol Funny Car champions, Randy Meyer and Cy Chesterman, each extended their 2005 points lead with wins at the Scribner track. Local favorite, Tom Gilligan of Fremont, took the win in Sportsman Motorcycle.

Randy Meyer
Meyer, a Spring Hill, Kan., resident, was the No. 1qualifier and he beat the No. 8 qualifier, Troy Kaiser of Littleton, Colo., in the first round. His next two opponents, Dana Stripe, Galesburg, Ill., and Richard Putz, Earlville, Iowa, both red-lighted. In the semis against Stripe, Meyer ran 5.840 seconds at 251.04 mph and against Putz in the final round he ran 5.803 seconds at 245.83 mph. This was Meyer's fourth final-round appearance in divisional competition this year. He scored wins in Dallas, Great Bend, Kan., and here. He was the runner-up in Brainerd, Minn.

Sioux City, Iowa's Chesterman is earned the division Top Alcohol Funny Car crown last year as well as the class' national title. He qualified in the No. 4 spot this weekend and beat Bruce Carlson of Lake Prior, Minn., in the first round. In the semifinals he earned a hole-shot victory over veteran racer Vern Moats, Des Moines, Iowa. In the final, Chesterman faced off against former division champ Kirk Williams of Glenwood, Iowa. Chesterman took the win in a very close race, 6.000 seconds at 245.16 mph to 6.006 seconds at 242.65 mph. According to timing data, Chesterman took the stripe by three feet. For Chesterman, this marked his second win of the season. The first came in Brainerd. He also scored runner-up points in Denver.

Gary Stinnett made two final-round appearances at Nebraska Motorplex. The Emporia, Kan., racer beat Mitch Mustard, Arvada, Colo., in Super Comp and was runner-up to Frisco, Texas' Korey Mawhee in Super Stock. In Comp Eliminator Michael Johnson, Springdale, Ark., beat Paul Anderson, Erie, Colo., and Stock Eliminator racer Gene Mosbek, Elk River, Minn., beat Chris Knudsen, Grimes, Iowa. Steve Johnson, Arvada, Colo., took the win over Tracy Pedigo, Wichita, Kan., in Super Gas and Jeff Landholm, Oakland, Neb., beat out Frank Nichols Jr., Grand Island, Neb., in Super Street. Gilligan beat Anoka, Minn., racer Brian Johnson in Sportsman Motorcycle.

NHRA West Central Division racers head to Topeka, Kan., for the next NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series event. The race at Heartland Park Topeka is slated for August 26 and 27.

The following are the final results from the Miller Lite Summer Sizzle at Nebraska Motorplex:

TOP ALCOHOL DRAGSTER
Round one

1) Randy Meyer, Spring Hill, Kan., 5.626, 249.79 def.
8) Troy Kaiser, Littleton, Colo., 6.328, 172.28

3) David Wells, Lemars, Iowa, 5.562, 256.92 def.
6) Shannon Beal, Lenexa, Kan., broke

2) Richard Putz, Earlville, Iowa, 5.525, 256.41 def.
7) Edwin Schmeeckle, Gothenburg, Neb., 5.921, 245.90

4) Dana Stripe, Galesburg, Ill., 5.768, 244.03 def.
5) Larry Traugott, Woodward, Okla., 6.071, 192.06

Semifinals
Meyer, 5.840, 251.04 def. Stripe, foul
Putz, 5.559, 257.06 def. Wells, 5.627, 253.44

Final
Meyer, 5.803, 245.83 def. Putz, foul

TOP ALCOHOL FUNNY CAR
Round one

1) Vern Moats, Des Moines, Iowa, '03 Camaro, 5.948, 246.77 def.
8) Scott McVey, Winnipeg, Manit., '00 Avenger, 6.559, 218.44

2) Shawn Jones, Albuquerque, N.M., '04 Trans Am, 5.965, 242.39 def.
7) Gage Chaffee, Big Lake, Minn., '02 Corvette, foul

3) Kirk Williams, Glenwood, Iowa, '98 Firebird, 5.959, 242.91 def.
6) Bernie Harrington, Apple Valley, Calif., '02 Camaro, 6.168, 233.16

4) Cy Chesterman, Sioux City, Iowa, '02 Firebird, 5.945, 247.04 def.
5) Bruce Carlson, Prior Lake, Minn., '97 Firebird, 6.176, 223.49

Semifinals
Williams, 5.969, 244.03 def. Jones, 6.006, 242.32
Chesterman, 5.968, 247.25 def. Moats, 5.960, 247.04

Final
Chesterman, 6.000, 245.16 def. Williams, 6.006, 242.65

COMP ELIMINATOR
Michael Johnson, Springdale, Ark., '03 Cavalier, F/SMA, 8.998, 150.02 def.
Paul Anderson, Erie, Colo., '32 Bantam, A/EA, 7.675, 172.64

SUPER STOCK
Korey Mawhee, Frisco, Texas, '95 Achieva, GT/DA, 12.309, 71.47 def.
Gary Stinnett, Emporia, Kan., '92 Camaro, GT/AA, foul

STOCK ELIMINATOR
Gene Mosbek, Elk River, Minn., '64 Savoy, A/SA, 10.549, 123.20 def.
Chris Knudsen, Grimes, Iowa, '69 Camaro, C/SA, 11.141, 114.14

SUPER COMP
Gary Stinnett, Emporia, Kan., dragster, 8.902, 171.36 def.
Mitch Mustard, Arvada, Colo., dragster, 8.910, 169.10

SUPER GAS
Steve Johnson, Arvada, Colo., '41 Willys, 9.910, 148.02 def.
Tracy Pedigo, Wichita, Kan., '97 Firebird, 9.864, 148.85

SUPER STREET
Jeff Landholm, Oakland, Neb., '68 Camaro, 10.900, 133.70 def.
Frank Nichols Jr., Grand Island, Neb., '68 Camaro, 10.890, 140.84

SPORTSMAN MOTORCYCLE
Tom Gilligan, Fremont, Neb., '05 Suzuki, 9.485, 136.07 def.
Brian Johnson, Anoka, Minn., '05 Suzuki, 9.186, 140.58