Sun, 4 Jun 2006, 11:11 AM Olivarez and Moats Top Qualifying at BIR's Lucas Oil Series Race

Courtesy of NHRA Marketing

BRAINERD, Minn. -- Qualifying is complete at the NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series event at Brainerd Int'l Raceway (BIR) and Aaron Olivarez sped into the No. 1 qualifying position in Top Alcohol Dragster and Vern Moats held on to the top spot in Top Alcohol Funny Car. The event kicked off Friday and will conclude with eliminations on Sunday.

In his first run of the weekend, Olivarez, a Sandy, Utah, resident, rocketed down the quarter-mile with a 5.441-second pass at 264.55 mph to catapult him ahead of Friday's best qualifier, Jeff Hamelink of Savage, Minn. Richard Putz, Earlville, Iowa, clocked in in the No. 2 spot with his 5.487-second, 256.80 mph effort while Hamelink failed to improve on his initial qualifying run of 5.513 seconds at 257.87 mph. He finished as the No. 3 qualifier.

In Top Alcohol Funny Car, veteran racers Moats and Roger Bateman were virtually tied for the top spot but Moats' 5.674-second run at 255.63 mph tripped the clocks just a hairsbreadth before Bateman. For Bateman, of Calgary, Alb., the 5.674-second, 251.91 mph pass was a career-best.

In Comp Eliminator, Clint Sallee, Glendive, Mont., held on to his No. 1 qualifying position as did Jeff Lanoue, Zimmerman, Minn., in Sportsman Motorcycle. Super Stock competitor Michael Mans, Rogers, Minn., moved up from No. 2 to No. 1, and in Stock Eliminator, Lawrence Line, Wright, Minn., jumped from the No. 3 spot to No. 1. Dean Dubbin, Royalton, Minn., finished as the No. 1 qualifier in Top Comp.

Racing continues Sunday at BIR. Gates open at 7 a.m. and eliminations start at 8 a.m. Top Alcohol Dragster and Top Alcohol Funny Car will run first round at noon.

Tickets for the NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series are $20. Children 6 to 12 years old are half-price and kids 5 and under are admitted free. For more information call BIR, (866) 444-4455.

The following are Saturday's final qualifying results and Sunday's first-round pairings for TAD and TAFC at the NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series event at Brainerd Int'l Raceway:

 
TOP ALCOHOL DRAGSTER
1) Aaron Olivarez, Sandy, Utah, 5.441 seconds, 264.55 mph
2) Richard Putz, Earlville, Iowa, 5.487, 256.80
3) Jeff Hamelink, Savage, Minn., 5.513, 257.87
4) Randy Meyer, Olathe, Kan., 5.518, 260.76
5) Timothy Bowgren, Valparaiso, Ind., 5.573, 236.88
6) William Zivkovich, Litchfield, Minn., 5.582, 255.43
7) Todd Datweiler, Herscher, Ill., 5.621, 249.39
8) Jared Dreher, Clinton, Ind., 5.680, 250.78 

Not Qualified
9) Scott Murray, Winnipeg, Manit., 5.864, 226.24
10) John Haley, Wayzata, Minn., 6.127, 167.95
11) Casey Beal, Bashor, Kan., 6.350, 161.79

First round TAD pairings
1) Aaron Olivarez, Sandy, Utah, 5.441 seconds, 264.55 mph vs. 
8) Jared Dreher, Clinton, Ind., 5.680, 250.78

2) Richard Putz, Earlville, Iowa, 5.487, 256.80 vs. 
7) Todd Datweiler, Herscher, Ill., 5.621, 249.39

3) Jeff Hamelink, Savage, Minn., 5.513, 257.87 vs. 
6) William Zivkovich, Litchfield, Minn., 5.582, 255.43

4) Randy Meyer, Olathe, Kan., 5.518, 260.76 vs. 
5) Timothy Bowgren, Valparaiso, Ind., 5.573, 236.88

TOP ALCOHOL FUNNY CAR
1) Vern Moats, Des Moines, Iowa, '03 Camaro, 5.674 seconds, 255.63 mph
2) Roger Bateman, Calgary, Alb., '02 Camaro, 5.674, 251.91
3) Cy Chesterman, Sioux City, Iowa, '05 Monte Carlo, 5.782, 247.84
4) John Patton, Peoria, Ariz., '06 Firebird, 5.838, 247.84
5) Gage Chaffee, Big Lake, Minn., '02 Corvette, 5.982, 240.94
6) Scott McVey, Winnipeg, Manit., '00 Avenger, 6.284, 222.73
7) Steve Franke, Indianapolis, '00 Lumina, 6.580, 217.25
8) Kirk Williams, Glenwood, Iowa, '99 Camaro, 7.832, 111.71 

Not Qualified
9) Bruce Carlson, Prior Lake, Minn., '97 Firebird, 7.958, 113.09

First round TAFC pairings
1) Vern Moats, Des Moines, Iowa, '03 Camaro, 5.674 seconds, 255.63 mph vs. 
8) Kirk Williams, Glenwood, Iowa, '99 Camaro, 7.832, 111.71

2) Roger Bateman, Calgary, Alb., '02 Camaro, 5.674, 251.91 vs. 
7) Steve Franke, Indianapolis, '00 Lumina, 6.580, 217.25

3) Cy Chesterman, Sioux City, Iowa, '05 Monte Carlo, 5.782, 247.84 vs. 
6) Scott McVey, Winnipeg, Manit., '00 Avenger, 6.284, 222.73

4) John Patton, Peoria, Ariz., '06 Firebird, 5.838, 247.84 vs. 
5) Gage Chaffee, Big Lake, Minn., '02 Corvette, 5.982, 240.94

COMP ELIMINATOR
1) Clint Sallee, Glendive, Mont., dragster, B/D, 6.731 seconds, -0.559 (under index)
2) Tom Schmidt, Lindstrom, Minn., '34 Roadster, C/SR, 8.712, -0.518
3) Doug Engels, Watertown, S.D., dragster, D/ED, 7.493, -0.507
4) Brad Zaskowski, Grand Rapids, Mich., '87 Camaro, H/SM, 9.260, -0.480
5) Mike Nahan, Sartell, Minn., dragster, E/D, 7.732, -0.428
6) Eric Grundhoefer, Foley, Minn., '32 Bantam, G/EA, 8.674, -0.426
7) Bub Miller, Edwardsville, Kan., '97 Cutlass, D/EA, 8.584, -0.406
8) Clint Neff, Arvada, Colo., dragster, A/ED, 6.875, -0.385
9) Joseph Wilczek, Little Falls, Minn., '00 Mustang, BB/AT, 7.062, -0.328
10) Bruce Schmiedl, Regina, Sask., '32 Bantam, A/EA, 7.597, -0.313

SUPER STOCK
1) Michael Mans, Rogers, Minn., '00 Firebird, SS/CS, 9.437 seconds, -1.213 (under index)
2) Ronald Roddel, Sioux Falls, S.D., '02 Grand Am, GT/MA, 10.850, -1.200
3) Ernie Penner, Osborne, Manit., '99 Firebird, GT/IA, 10.512, -0.988
4) Travis Sorokie, Sauk Rapids, Minn., '85 Camaro, SS/KA, 10.569, -0.981
5) David Bogner, Kearney, Neb., '92 Daytona, SS/CS, 9.694, -0.956
6) Jim Langer, Forest Lake, Minn., '71 Mustang, SS/J, 10.167, -0.933
7) Dennis Nelson, Hugo, Minn., '80 Malibu, GT/LA, 10.941, -0.909
8) Bob Sherwood, Sioux Falls, S.D., '69 Corvette, SS/BA, 9.325, -0.875
9) Gary Stinnett, Emporia, Kan., '92 Camaro, GT/AA, 9.532, -0.868
10) Rick Ryan, Aberdeen, S.D., '88 Cutlass, SS/NA, 11.588, -0.862

STOCK ELIMINATOR
1) Lawrence Line, Wright, Minn., '85 Monte Carlo, K/SA, 11.851 seconds, -1.099 (under index)
2) Mike Koppien, Sioux Falls, S.D., '69 Camaro, B/SA, 10.462, -1.088
3) Douglas McCue, Kearney, Neb., '70 Camaro, B/SA, 10.473, -1.077
4) Dirk Olson, LaCrosse, Wis., '69 Nova, B/S, 10.444, -1.056
5) Don Duke, Indianola, Iowa, '68 Camaro, B/S, 10.448, -1.052
6) Ron Mattson, Cloquet, Minn., '69 Nova, I/SA, 11.589, -1.011
7) Dan Jeska, Eagan, Minn., '72 Duster, G/SA, 11.338, -0.962
8) Jon Wacholtz, Austin, Minn., '72 Lemans, E/SA, 11.051, -0.949
9) Brian Ebert, Ramsey, Minn., '02 Corvette, B/FIA, 10.773, -0.927
10) Glenn Person, Regina, Sask., '70 Challenger, A/SA, 10.376, -0.924
 
TOP COMP
1) Dean Dubbin, Royalton, Minn., dragster, 6.910 seconds, 192.88 mph
2) Steve Schoenrock, Waseca, Minn., dragster, 6.936, 208.52
3) Jamie Schwartzkopf, Torrington, Wyo., dragster, 7.077, 190.43
4) Clarence Mayo, Manly, Iowa, dragster, 7.156, 186.36
5) Steve Holloway, Lakewood, Colo., '06 GTO, 7.177, 192.52
6) Les Feist, Clearwater, Minn., dragster, 7.198, 186.28
7) Ron Hanson, Andover, Minn., '57 Chevy, 7.294, 187.60
8) Jami Stoen, Owatonna, Minn., dragster, 7.360, 183.32
9) Roger Stoen, Medford, Minn., dragster, 7.484, 180.79
10) Dan Schwartzkopf, Torrington, Wyo., dragster, 7.492, 178.54
 
SPORTSMAN MOTORCYCLE
1) Jeff Lanoue, Zimmerman, Minn., '05 Suzuki, 0.000 seconds reaction time
2) Curtis Spracklin, Omaha, Neb., '78 Kawasaki, 0.001
3) Cary Hoover, Andover, Minn., '75 Kawasaki, 0.001
4) Mark Schiffner, Lake Park, Minn., '93 Ski Doo, 0.004
5) Toby Greise, Atwater, Minn., '06 Kawasaki, 0.004
6) Brian Iiams, Cleston, Iowa, '77 Harley, 0.004
7) Stan Johnson, Sioux Falls, S.D., '78 Kawasaki, 0.004
8) Brian Johnson, Anoka, Minn., '04 Suzuki, 0.005
9) Craig Vogt, Mead, Neb., '73 Kawasaki, 0.008
10) Dave Keiffer, Spring Lake Park, Minn., '86 Suzuki, 0.008

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