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Cedar Falls takes team title; Goheen wins third straight

Tuesday, September 13, 2011

Sunday

BRAINERD, Minn. – Cedar Falls Raceway dominated the Team Championship collecting 61 points to take home the Champions trophy at this weekend’s NHRA West Central Division Summit Racing Series Finals at Brainerd International Raceway. Cedar Fall’s finished 14 points ahead of sister track Eddyville Raceway and 21 points in front of Rock Falls Raceway who took third in the team standings.

Darrel Goheen picked up where he left off last year, and the year before that, taking his third straight Summit Racing Series West Central Division Championship in the Sportsman class. The Hays, Kansas, racer running for SRCA Dragstrip wheeled his ’67 Chevelle to the win over Scott Heintzman, Fargo, N.D. Goheen posted a 7.654 second pass at 87.84 mph to Heintzman’s 8.188, 85.63. Goheen and the other winners from this weekend will advance to the NHRA Summit Racing Series National Championship in Pomona, Calif., at Auto Club Raceway in November.

A pair of Minnesota racers will join Goheen in California as Gary Koch, Clearwater, Minn., raced to the win over Carl Anderson, Ottamwa, Iowa, in the Super Pro class and Brandon Schmall, Lino Lakes, Minn., took the win over Jim Noben, Holmen, Wis., in the Pro class. Koch went 6.922 seconds at 100.25 mph in his ’65 Oldsmobile in bettering Anderson’s ’95 dragster while Schmall covered the track in 6.292 seconds on his 6.91 dial-in to beat Noben’s ’68 Camaro.

The Super Pro Bike and the High School categories each saw a pair of Iowa racers advance to the finals with David Primrose, Cedar Rapids, Iowa, beating Kurt Clark, Davenport, Iowa, in the two-wheel class at 5.702 seconds, 120.17 mph on his Kawasaki. Knoxville, Iowa, racer Megan DeMoss took home the High School trophy in 9.962 seconds ousting Brain Hurley, Waterloo, Iowa, and his ’78 Nova.

The following are the final results from the NHRA West Central Division Summit Racing Series event at Brainerd International Raceway:

TEAM CHAMPIONSHIP
Cedar Falls Raceway	61
Eddyville Raceway	47
Rock Falls Raceway	40
Top End Dragways	40
Tri State Raceway	39
Brainerd Int’l Raceway	37
Grove Creek Raceway	35
Rolling Thunder Dragstrip	27
Oahe Speedway	24
Cordova Dragway	23
Kearney Raceway Park	20
SRCA Dragstrip	17
KCIR	14
Kansas Int’l Dragway	14
Heartland Park Topeka	9
Bandimere Speedway	7
Douglas Motorsports Park	7
Julesburg Dragway	3
Pueblo Motorsports Park	2
Western Colorado Dragway	0

SUPER PRO
Gary Koch, Clearwater, Minn., '65 Olds, 6.922, 100.25 def.
Carl Anderson, Ottamwa, Iowa, '95 Dragster, 4.769,136.00

PRO
Brandon Schmall, Lino Lakes, Minn., '70 Challenger, 6.292, 108.68 def.
Jim Noben, Holmen, Wis., '68 Camaro, 5.899, 117.77

SPORTSMAN
Darrel Goheen, Hays, Kan., '67 Chevelle, 7.654, 87.84 def.
Scott Heintzman, Fargo, N.D., '73 Camaro, 8.188, 85.63

SUPER PRO BIKE
David Primrose, Cedar Rapids, Iowa, '96 Kawasaki, 5.702, 120.17 def.
Kurt Clark, Davenport, Iowa, ‘76 Kawasaki, 5.351, 124.32

HIGH SCHOOL
Megan DeMoss, Knoxville, Iowa, '05 Dodge, 9.962, 70.96 def.
Brian Hurley, Waterloo, Iowa, '78 Nova, 8.416, 76.66

Saturday

Early rounds of eliminations, originally scheduled for Sunday morning, began today along with early rounds in the events Race of Champions that was scheduled to be completed today. With the changes, both the Race of Champions, and the West Central Division Summit Series Championship final eliminations will take place on Sunday.

Upwards of 500 racers in Super Pro, Pro, Sportsman and Super Pro Bike made the trip to Brainerd in hopes of taking home trophies and bragging rights along with a share of the event’s purse and contingency postings. The division champions will advance to the NHRA Summit Racing Series National Championship in Pomona, Calif., at Auto Club Raceway in November to battle the champions from the other six NHRA divisions for the right to be called the NHRA Summit Racing Series National Champion!

Gates at Brainerd International Raceway open on Sunday at 7 a.m. with eliminations schedule to resume at 8 a.m. for more information visit www.BrainerdRaceway.com.

Friday

Gates open at 8 a.m. both Saturday and Sunday with Saturday’s time trials beginning at 9 a.m. and round 1 of the Race of Champions scheduled for 1 p.m. The ROC pits the top points earners from each track in head to head single elimination competition with winner’s being crowned Saturday evening.

Sunday’s action gets underway at 8 a.m. with round 1 for the West Central Division Summit Series Championship with Kansas City Int’l Raceway looking to defend their title from a year ago. Sunday’s winners in Super Pro, Pro, Sportsman, and Pro Bike will advance to the Summit National Championship at Auto Club Raceway, Pomona, Calif., in November where they will battle the Division Champions from the six other NHRA divisions for a purse of over $100,000.

Brainerd International Raceway is located a few miles north of the Brainerd area on the east side of Highway 371.

Preview

BRAINERD, Minn. – Brainerd International Raceway will host the NHRA Summit Racing Series West Central Division Finals, September 16-18. The event will feature teams of the series’ best racers representing NHRA Member Tracks from across the region. Top points earning drivers in five classes will be on hand to compete for team and individual honors. Racers in Super Pro, Pro, Sportsman, Pro Bike and High School will run in the event.

Brainerd International Raceway will open at 7 a.m. each day. Time trials will start Friday morning at 9 and continue Saturday at 9 a.m. as well. Eliminations will start Sunday at 8 a.m.

After Time Trials wrap up on Saturday, the action will continue with the Race of Champions at 1 p.m. where the top point’s earners from each track in Super Pro, Pro, Sportsman and Pro Bike will compete in head to head competition. Sunday’s winners will advance to the national championship at the NHRA Auto Club of Southern California Finals at Pomona Raceway in Calif., in November. They’ll run against the winners from NHRA’s other six divisions for a $5,000 winner-take-all purse.

Brainerd International Raceway is located a few miles north of the Brainerd area off Highway 371. The track is located on the east side of the highway. For more information call the track, (866) 444-4455, or visit www.BrainerdRaceway.com or www.NHRAdiv5.com.

SUMMIT RACING SERIES WEST CENTRAL DIVISION FINALS: Fact Sheet

WHAT: NHRA Summit Racing Series West Central Division Finals, where top drivers from NHRA member tracks across the West Central division compete in five classes for individual and team honors. Competing classes are: Super Pro, Pro, Sportsman, Pro Bike and High School. The Race of Champions, a race within a race where the top points earners from each participating track run head-to-head for individual honors, will run on Saturday. Sunday’s event winners in Super Pro, Pro, Sportsman and Pro Bike will advance to the national championship at the NHRA Auto Club of Southern California Finals at Auto Club Raceway at Pomona in California.

WHERE: Brainerd International Raceway, Brainerd, Minn. Track is located a few miles north of the Brainerd area off Highway 371. The track is located on the east side of the highway.

WHEN: Friday through Sunday, September 16-18, 2011.

SCHEDULE: Schedule for the Summit Racing Series West Central Division Finals:

FRIDAY, Sept. 16 -- Gates open at 7 a.m. Time trials begin at 9 a.m.

SATURDAY, Sept. 17 – Gates open at 7 a.m. Time trials begin at 9 a.m. Race of Champions is scheduled to begin at 1 p.m.

SUNDAY, Sept. 18 -- Gates open at 7 a.m. First round of eliminations start at 8 a.m.

PURSE: The Summit E.T. Racing Series competitors in Super Pro, Pro, Sportsman, and Pro Bike will compete for cash awards of more than $17,000.

The event winners in Super Pro, Pro, Sportsman and Pro Bike will advance to compete against winners from NHRA’s other six divisions at the NHRA Finals in Pomona, Calif., in November. They will each receive $3,500 for competing in the Finals and the winner in each class will receive an additional $5,000.

Participants in the High School category compete for trophies.

2010 EVENT WINNERS: Kansas City Int’l Raceway, team champion; Adam Chioda, Super Pro; Shawn Anderson, Pro; Darrel Goheen, Sportsman; Toby Giese, Pro Bike

Racing kicked off today at Brainerd International Raceway for the NHRA West Central Division Summit Racing Series Finals. More than 500 racers from 21 tracks across the region took to the quarter mile today for opening day of time trials. Up for grabs this weekend are both Individual and Team Championships with more than $50,000 in purse and contingency postings.
Extremely cool temperatures delayed the start of racing today for the NHRA West Central Division Summit Racing Series Finals at Brainerd international Raceway, and with Mother Nature not looking like she will cooperate tomorrow, officials have made some adjustments to the event’s schedule.

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