Rain Pushes IHRA Eliminations to Monday
MARTIN, Mich. (August 5, 2007) – Officials have postponed Sunday’s eliminations during the Torco Racing Fuels Northern Nationals in Martin, Mich. The day began with rain which pushed racing back until the afternoon. After about four hours of on-track time, light showers began to fall on Knoll Gas Motorsports Park at US 131, calling an end to the day’s racing.
Top Fuel, Nitro Funny Car and Alcohol Funny Car are in the finals; Pro Modified and Pro Stock the semi-finals. The Pro-Am classes will be completed Monday as well.
Racing is scheduled to resume at 10 a.m. with sportsman eliminations. Professional classes will run at 11 a.m. and 12 noon.
Sunday tickets will be honored Monday.
The Torco Racing Fuels Northern Nationals is the sixth event of the $19.5 million Knoll Gas Nitro Jam Drag Racing Series. For more information and results, log onto IHRA.com - Homepage Of IHRA Motorsports - A Division Of Live Nation.
MARTIN, Mich. -- Sunday's final results from the Torco Racing Fuels Northern Nationals at Knoll Gas Motorsports Park at US 131. The race is the sixth of 11 in the $19.5 million 2007 Knoll-Gas Nitro Jam Drag Racing Series:
Pro Modified Shootout -- Kenny Lang, Chevy Corvette, 6.137, 232.75 def. Jim Halsey, Chevy Camaro, broke.
Moser 'Axle Mania' Sportsman All Star Shootout -- Marco Abruzzi, Chevy Camaro, 4.626, 152.85 def. Scotty Stillings, Pontiac Grand Am, 5.746, 121.68.
MARTIN, Mich. -- Final round-by-round results from the Torco Racing Fuels Northern Nationals at Knoll Gas Motorsports Park at US 131, the sixth of 11 events in the $19.5 million 2007 Knoll-Gas Nitro Jam Drag Racing Series:
TOP FUEL :
ROUND ONE -- Bobby Lagana Jr., 13.712, 62.80 def. Clay Millican, foul; Melanie Troxel, 4.662, 326.71 def. Scotty Cannon, 4.795, 271.24; J.R. Todd, 4.595, 314.97 def. T.J. Zizzo, 12.160, 74.85; Bruce Litton, 4.695, 299.26 def. Doug Foley, 10.873, 87.46;
SEMIFINALS -- Litton, 4.671, 322.34 def. Troxel, 4.664, 321.58; Todd, 4.632, 311.13 def. Lagana Jr., 11.611, 83.10;
NITRO FUNNY CAR :
ROUND ONE -- Dale Creasy Jr., Chevy Monte Carlo, 5.272, 296.50 def. Andy Kelley, Pontiac Firebird, 10.897, 87.93; Jack Wyatt, Dodge Stratus, 4.964, 292.08 def. Terry Haddock, Stratus, 5.242, 293.54; Mitch King, Chevy Corvette, 5.839, 173.03 def. Bob Gilbertson, Stratus, 7.129, 161.90; Mike Ashley, Dodge Charger, 4.986, 304.46 def. Gary Densham, Chevy Impala, 10.006, 95.61;
SEMIFINALS -- King, 5.235, 285.53 def. Creasy Jr., 5.474, 201.73; Ashley, 10.733, 80.22 def. Wyatt, broke;
PRO MODIFIED:
ROUND ONE -- Jason Hamstra, Chevy Corvette, 6.211, 228.07 def. Kenny Rucker, Willys, 6.468, 219.76; Pat Stoken, Chevy Camaro, 6.496, 209.36 def. Jim Halsey, Camaro, foul; Carl Spiering, Camaro, 6.317, 232.67 def. Danny Rowe, Corvette, 12.741, 91.63; Mark Nielsen, Camaro, 6.517, 223.28 def. Quain Stott, Corvette, 6.953, 164.73; Kenny Lang, Corvette, 6.207, 230.21 def. Harold Martin, Pontiac Grand Am, 6.628, 174.44; Matt Hagan, Corvette, 6.287, 228.34 def. Mike Janis, Chevy Cobalt, 6.307, 237.42; Ed Hoover, Corvette, 6.151, 232.19 def. Mike Castellana, Ford Mustang, 6.315, 220.98; Scott Cannon, Pontiac Firebird, 6.135, 232.71 def. Chip King, Dodge Daytona, 6.235, 233.88;
QUARTERFINALS -- Hagan, 6.377, 227.38 def. Nielsen, 6.542, 223.17; Hamstra, 6.219, 228.31 def. Spiering, 6.261, 232.31; Hoover, 6.165, 230.88 def. Stoken, 6.171, 227.57; Cannon, 6.157, 231.75 def. Lang, 6.193, 230.21;
ALCOHOL FUNNY CAR :
ROUND ONE -- Paul Noakes, Ford Mustang, 5.924, 240.98 def. Scott Wildgust, Chevy Monte Carlo, 6.026, 240.25; Terry McMillen, Dodge Avenger, 6.054, 217.11 def. Larry Dobbs, Chevy Corvette, broke; Rob Atchison, Monte Carlo, 5.904, 238.01 def. Mark Thomas, Monte Carlo, 5.915, 243.33; Terry Munroe, Monte Carlo, 5.904, 235.06 def. Tony Bogolo, Mustang, 6.215, 222.44;
SEMIFINALS -- Noakes, 5.911, 240.59 def. Munroe, 5.912, 234.53; Atchison , 6.009, 237.50 def. McMillen, 6.022, 233.28;
PRO STOCK:
ROUND ONE -- Rickie Smith, Chevy Cobalt, 6.479, 214.01 def. Ron Miller, Chevy Cavalier, 6.528, 211.89; Bob Bertsch, Ford Mustang, 6.525, 214.31 def. Anthony Paone, Pontiac GTO, 6.514, 212.93; Dean Goforth, GTO, 6.448, 215.00 def. Cary Goforth, Cobalt, 6.502, 215.65; John Montecalvo, Cobalt, 6.445, 216.86 def. Dan Sweeney, GTO, 13.150, 89.70; Robert Patrick, Shelby Cobra, 6.459, 213.94 def. Jeff Dobbins, Ford Escort, 6.472, 216.10; Steve Spiess, Cobalt, 6.420, 216.27 def. Rob Mansfield, GTO, 6.439, 215.58; Larry O'Brien, Dodge Stratus, 6.499, 214.08 def. Pete Berner, GTO, foul; Frank Gugliotta, Cobalt, 6.434, 216.41 def. John Nobile, Mustang, 6.474, 214.11;
QUARTERFINALS -- Patrick, 6.420, 215.37 def. Smith, 6.473, 213.47; O'Brien, 6.529, 214.28 def. D. Goforth, foul; Gugliotta, 6.444, 216.31 def. Montecalvo, broke; Spiess, 6.421, 216.93 def. Bertsch, 6.572, 213.03;
PRO MODIFIED SHOOTOUT:
ROUND ONE -- Jim Halsey, Chevy Camaro, 6.155, 230.45 def. Quain Stott, Chevy Corvette, 9.166, 99.08; Kenny Lang, Corvette, 6.133, 233.76 def. Mike Janis, Chevy Cobalt, 17.460, 54.22; Danny Rowe, Corvette, 7.789, 151.49 def. Carl Spiering, Camaro, foul; Scott Cannon, Pontiac Firebird, 6.084, 232.87 def. Ed Hoover, Corvette, 6.143, 236.05;
QUARTERFINALS -- Lang, 6.191, 233.03 def. Rowe, 6.214, 227.50; Halsey, 6.201, 227.80 def. Cannon, 6.164, 234.61;
SEMIFINALS -- Lang, 6.137, 232.75 def. Halsey, broke.
About IHRA
Headquartered in Norwalk, Ohio, the International Hot Rod Association (IHRA), a division of Live Nation, promotes professional, semi-professional and local level racing opportunities for drivers at all levels. The $19.5 million Knoll Gas Nitro Jam™ Drag Racing Series is an 11-event North American professional drag racing circuit. In 2007, the series will be comprised of eight events in major cities throughout the United States and three in Canada. The Summit Racing Equipment Pro-Am Championship presented by Mr. Gasket consists of competition at national events and 40 events in six regional divisions, while IHRA’s Summit SuperSeries is conducted nearly every weekend at over 70 IHRA-sanctioned tracks. Providing a safe environment to develop future stars, IHRA offers the Junior Dragster Racing Series for youths ages 8-17. Stand-alone events include Live Nation’s entertainment-filled “Thunder Jam” shows and the street legal racing and lifestyle event series Kumho Street Warriorz. More information can be found at IHRA.com - Homepage Of IHRA Motorsports - A Division Of Live Nation.
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