Tue, 30 Sep 2014, 16:02 PM Kamplain, Mandell Lead Lucas Oil Winners at Gateway

Courtesy of NHRA Communications

MADISON, Ill. -- Greg Kamplain scored the win in Comp Eliminator while Bob Mandell Jr. picked up his second win in as many weekend at this weekend's AAA Insurance NHRA Midwest Nationals at Gateway Motorsports Park outside St. Louis.

Greg Kamplain won Comp Eliminator

Kamplain, Brownsburg, Ind., save his quickest pass of the weekend for his final round matchup with Jim Greenheck, Schofield, Wis., clicking off a 6.874 second lap at 193.74 mph for the win. Greenheck was out first with a perfect .000 second reaction time but Kamplain had a great .008 light himself in picking up his 4th NHRA national event win and second in Comp.

Bob Mandell Jr. won Top Sportsman

Mandell, Culleoka, Tenn., was coming off a win in Top Sportsman last weekend at the NHRA JEGS Northern SPORTSnationals and continued his run in his '55 Bel Air. He worked his way through eliminations and outran Ryan Kuykendall, Florissant, Mo., in the final with a 6.710 second pass at 197.59 mph.

Phillip Oakley won Top Dragster

Phillip Oakley was also looking to repeat his win from a week ago as he faced off with John Strassweg in Top Dragster. Oakley was out first but Strassweg was right behind him and took home his first national event trophy with a 6.607 second lap on his 6.55 dial at 189.42 mph. Oakley slowed to a 6.885 in his loosing efforts.

Joe Santangelo won Super Stock

Former NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series National Champion Joe Santangelo, Marlborough, Conn., captured his 8th national event win knocking out Brett Speer, Little Falls, Minn., in the Super Stock final and Tyler Wudarczyk, Wakarusa, Kan., grabbed his first win beating Ryan Montford, Wichita, Kan., in Stock.

Rustin Mayse won Super Comp

Rustin Mayse and Jason Kenny rounded out the weekend winners as Mayse, Grandview, Texas, defeated fellow Texas racer and former Super Gas National Champion Jeff Lopez in Super Comp. Kenny, Kutztown, Pa., drove his '03 Corvette to the winner's circle in his 9.868 seconds, 161.77 mph win over Nick Folk, Durand, Ill.

Jason Kenny won Super Gas

The following are the final results from the NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series and the AAA Insurance NHRA Midwest Nationals at Gateway Motorsports Park:

Tyler Wudarczyk won Stock

COMP ELIMINATOR
Greg Kamplain, Dragster, 6.874, 193.74 def. Jim Greenheck, Chevy Camaro, 7.289, 185.66.

SUPER STOCK
Joe Santangelo, Chevy Camaro, 9.199, 116.74 def. Brett Speer, Camaro, foul.

STOCK ELIMINATOR
Tyler Wudarczyk, Chevy Nova, 11.307, 103.62 def. Ryan Montford, Chevy Camaro, foul.

SUPER COMP
Rustin Mayse, Dragster, 8.905, 175.71 def. Jeff Lopez, Dragster, foul.

SUPER GAS
Jason Kenny, Chevy Corvette, 9.868, 161.77 def. Nick Folk, Camaro, foul.

TOP DRAGSTER
John Strassweg, Dragster, 6.607, 189.42 def. Phillip Oakley, Dragster, 6.885, 204.79.

TOP SPORTSMAN
Bob Mandell Jr., Chevy Bel Air, 6.710, 197.59 def. Ryan Kuykendall, Dodge Stratus, 9.081, 102.04.