Sun, 30 Sep 2007, 07:28 AM Westcott Takes Hemi Challenge While Coughlin Wins Shootout

Courtesy of NHRA Marketing By Rick Green

HEBRON, Ohio -- Charlie Westcott of Parma, Mich. , took home the $5,000 purse at the Mopar Hemi Super Stock Challenge today at the NHRA JEGS Northern SPORTSnationals at National Trail Raceway. Westcott piloted his hemi powered vehicle to the victory with a time of 8.680 seconds over Larry Woo who fouled with a red light start handing the win over to Westcott.

Jon Clark, Manager of Mopar Performance said he is always impressed at the level of competition and the great attitude the competitors in the Hemi Super Stock Challenge bring to the table day in and day out.

In the JEGS Top Dragster Shootout John Coughlin was not to be outdone at his own event as he powered his JEGS dragster to the win. In the winner's circle, John was in high spirits as he expressed his great excitement in receiving his first photo check, it didn't hurt that the check was made out to him for 3,000 dollars.

In other action Larry Morgan from Newark, Ohio, had the weekend off from the NHRA Powerade series and decided to make an appearance in Comp Eliminator. He piloted the car that was built for his son to drive to a time of 6.966 making him the No. 1 qualifier. Michael Volkman from Moon, Pa., took the top spot in Super Stock over Dave Layer of Dayton, Ohio, driving a '87 Camaro.

In the Stock Eliminator class, Rob Lloyd from Whitmore Lake, Mich., took the top spot with a time of 13.862 seconds. Beavercreek, Ohio, resident Greg Burba wheeled his '63 Corvette to the pole position in Top Sportsman with a time of 6.709 seconds. Tom Elliot from Brooks, Ohio, was only outdone by Anthony Bronge of Marengo, Ill., in Top Dragster who made a pass of 6.356 seconds at 218.76 mph.

Sunday's action kicks off with final eliminations at 8 a.m. Tickets are $20 for adults and $5 for children 8-12 years old. National Trail Raceway is located at 2650 National Road SW in Hebron, Ohio; approximately 20 miles east of Columbus on old U.S. Highway 40, one mile north of Interstate 70 at the Kirkersville exit. From Columbus, take I-70 to Highway 158 north and follow the signs, or take I-70 to Highway 37 north to U.S. Highway 40 and follow the signs. For more information, call National Trail Raceway, (740) 928-5706 or visit them at http://www.NationalTrailRaceway.com.

The following are Saturday's final qualifying results from the NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series JEGS Northern SPORTSnationals.

COMP ELIMINATOR 1) Larry Morgan, Newark, Ohio, '06 Stratus, B/A, 6.966 seconds, -0.704 (under index) 2) Jeff Taylor, Floyds Kobb, Ind., '07 Cobalt, E/SM, 8.508, -0.652 3) Jerry Arnold, Kalamazoo, Mich., dragster, G/ED, 8.009, -0.651 4) Bob Book, Frankfort, Ill., dragster, A/D, 6.396, -0.644 5) David Rampy, Piedmont, Ala., '32 Bantam, A/EA, 7.257, -0.643 6) Todd Patterson, Augusta, Kan., '34 Chevy, B/SR, 7.890, -0.640 7) Brian Browell, Lafayette, Ind., dragster, D/D, 7.183, -0.637 8) Sal Biondo, Maspeth, N.Y., '93 Beretta, I/AA, 8.221, -0.629 9) Jesse Plant, Terre Haute, Ind., dragster, D/ED, 7.368, -0.622 10) Ray Vierheller, Barberton, Ohio, dragster, D/ED, 7.381, -0.609 SUPER STOCK 1) Michael Volkman, Moon, Pa., '00 Sebring, GT/IA, 10.161 seconds, 1.339 (under index) 2) Dave Layer, Dayton, Ohio, '87 Camaro, GT/IA, 10.175, -1.325 3) Jeff Gillman, Marne, Mich., '05 Sunfire, SS/BS, 8.731, -1.319 4) Rich South, Pickerington, Ohio, '05 Sunfire, GT/EA, 9.663, -1.287 5) John Coughlin, Delaware, Ohio, '07 Cobalt, SS/CM, 8.667, -1.283 6) Tom Plant, Rosedale, Ind., '03 S-10, SS/TD, 10.120, -1.230 7) Bret Voges, Findlay, Ohio, '67 Nova, SS/HA, 9.677, -1.223 8) Mike Pustelny, Almont, Mich., '04 Grand Am, GT/EA, 9.735, -1.215 9) Charlie Bohannon, Valley Station, Ky., '67 Corvette, SS/HA, 9.686, -1.214 10) Roger Keeling, Scott Depot, W.V., '02 Firebird, GT/CA, 9.500, -1.200 STOCK ELIMINATOR 1) Rob Lloyd, Whitmore Lake, Mich., '89 Daytona, CF/S, 13.862 seconds, -1.588 (under index) 2) Steve Polhill, London, Ont., '82 Escort, EF/S, 16.433, -1.317 3) Bruce Witherspoon, Lansing, Mich., '90 Corvette, D/FIA, 11.054, -1.246 4) Rusty Fox, Springfield, Tenn., '77 Roadrunner, I/SA, 11.357, -1.243 5) Jim Conte, Tappan, N.Y., '69 Mustang, C/SA, 10.479, -1.221 6) Johnny Fisher, Raleigh, N.C., '80 Mirada, K/SA, 11.733, -1.217 7) Jamie Summers, Franklin, Ky., '85 Mustang, P/S, 12.439, -1.211 ) Bert Morgan, Charleston, Ill., '75 Buick Wgn, R/SA, 13.156, -1.194 9) David Walther, Lanesville, Ind., '69 Camaro, H/S, 11.120, -1.180 10) Keith Lynch, Eldorado, Ohio, '81 Corvette, F/SA, 10.973, -1.177 TOP SPORTSMAN 1) Greg Burba, Beavercreek, Ohio, '63 Corvette, 6.709 seconds, 205.82 mph 2) Dan Stevenson, Bolingbrook, Ill., '01 S-10, 6.754, 203.65 3) Stephen Brineger, Germantown, Ohio, '97 Probe, 6.840, 203.77 4) Tommy Turner, Naples, Fla., '06 GTO, 6.849, 203.74 5) Belva Brinegar Jr, Middletown, Ohio, '03 Mustang, 6.855, 202.21 6) Reed Hughes, Terre Haute, Ind., '68 Camaro, 6.858, 197.45 7) Mike Coughlin, Delaware, Ohio, '07 Cobalt, 6.869, 202.15 8) Aaron Glaser, Shepherdsville, Ky., '68 Camaro, 6.879, 200.71 9) James Wyatt, Circleville, Ohio, '94 Grand Prix, 6.903, 196.70 10) Bill Yates, Johnstown, Ohio, '04 Cavalier, 6.932, 200.05 TOP DRAGSTER 1) Anthony Bronge, Marengo, Ill., '23 roadster, 6.356 seconds, 218.76 mph 2) Tom Elliott, Brooks, Ohio, dragster, 6.423, 213.77 3) Ron Barnhill, Fredericktown, Ohio, dragster, 6.776, 198.82 4) Jerry Powell, Kokomo, Ind., dragster, 6.797, 200.11 5) Bruce Westfall, Granville, Ohio, dragster, 6.870, 190.35 6) Brad Kerry, Painesville, Ohio, dragster, 6.901, 193.57 7) Mike Bagley, Indianapolis, dragster, 6.902, 194.32 8) Rick Forish, New Boston, Mich., dragster, 6.923, 192.52 9) Jeff Brown, Marysville, Ohio, dragster, 6.931, 191.46 10) David Jamison, Twinsburg, Ohio, dragster, 6.993, 200.38

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