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In the final results from Bandimere Speedway and the NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series, Joey Severance, Woodburn, Ore., and Annie Whiteley, Grand Junction, Colo., took home the wins in Top Alcohol Dragster and Top Alcohol Funny Car respectively.
 
Severance, worked his way through the field and ran 5.468 seconds at 265.43 mph in his final round victory over Dean Dubbin, Royalton, Minn., who clocked in at 5.611 seconds, 248.89 mph. Severance dominated the field running low elapsed time in reach round of eliminations after qualifying No. 1.
 
Whiteley, faced off against Jirka Kaplan, Calgary, AB., and posted a winning run of 5.765 seconds, 355.87 mph in her ’15 Camaro. Kaplan was out first with a big holeshot but Whitely had the power as Kaplan drove to a 5.822 second, 248.57 mph lap for his runner up finish. 
 
Both the Super Stock and Super Gas finals saw impressive reaction times this weekend as Chris Chaney, Claremore, Okla., had a reaction time of .009 seconds and ran 10.935 at 123.38 mph taking the win in the Super Stock class over Robert Cruzen Sr. Mike Boehner, Lake Havasu City, Ariz., was even better with a .006 second start and a 10.498 second run at 145.25 mph to take home the victory in Super Gas against local runner Mike Miller, Littleton, Colo.
 
Other racers visiting the Lucas Oil winner’s circle this weekend were Christine Harris, West Des Moines, Iowa, in Comp Eliminator; Timothy Schuster, Littleton, Colo., in Super Comp; Dane McIntosh, Powell, Wyo., in Stock Eliminator and Ryan Stifflear, Lakewood, Colo., in Super Street. In the division’s Advance Product Design Top Sportsman class, J.R. Lobner, Gardner, Kan., taking home the win while Ed Olpin, Pleasant Grove, Utah, won in the division’s Fineline Graphics and Madccap Racing Top Dragster series. In the final round of the divisions Sportsman Motorcycle series Mike Voss, Maplewood, Minn., took home the victory.  
 
In other racing action this weekend, winners in the Aeromotive Shootouts were Saburo Wantanabe, Hudson, Colo., in Super Comp; Tim Parker, Longmont, Colo., in Super Gas; Jeff Kaufman, Holdrege Neb., in Super Street and in the Super ROD Series it was Kyle Tripp, who took home the win. 
 
NHRA West Central Division racers head to Heartland Park Topeka for a Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series double-header weekend, July 25-28.

The following are Saturday's final results from the NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series, West Central Division Thunder on the Mountain presented by CARSTAR:
TOP ALCOHOL DRAGSTER
Joey Severance, Woodburn, Ore., 5.468, 265.43  def. Dean Dubbin, Royalton, Minn., 5.611, 248.89. 

TOP ALCOHOL FUNNY CAR
Annie Whiteley, Grand Junction, Colo., '15 Camaro, 5.765, 255.87  def. Jirka Kaplan, Calgary, Alb., '16 Camaro, 5.822, 248.57. 

COMPETITION ELIMINATOR
Christine Harris, W Des Moines, Iowa, '05 Pontiac, G/A, 11.854, 74.43  def. William Hatcher, Satanta, Kan., ChassisCraft, A/DA,
foul. 

SUPER STOCK
Chris Chaney, Claremore, Okla., '88 Camaro, SS/JA, 10.935, 123.38  def. Robert Cruzen Sr., Cleveland, Okla., '06 Cobalt, GT/DA,
foul. 

STOCK ELIMINATOR
Dane McIntosh, Powell, Wyo., '68 Camaro, A/S, 11.451, 117.38  def. Dana Verdoorn, Castle Rock, Colo., '16 Mustang, FS/A, 9.358,
147.47. 

SUPER COMP
Timothy Schuster, Littleton, Colo., '04 Don Davis, 9.438, 162.57  def. Bradley Johnson, Morrison, Colo., dragster, 9.430,
169.47. 

SUPER GAS
Mike Boehner, Lake Havasu City, Calif., '67 Camaro, 10.498, 145.25  def. Mike Miller, Littleton, Colo., '97 Firebird, 10.494,
147.67. 

SUPER STREET
Ryan Stifflear, Lakewood, Colo., '71 Chevelle, 11.452, 132.35  def. Bill White, Palmyra, Neb., '95 Beretta, 11.451, 133.63. 

TOP SPORTSMAN
J.R. Lobner, Gardner, Kan., '96 Cutlass, 8.068, 163.29  def. Ryan Julius, Loveland, Colo., '08 GTO, 7.205, 193.32. 

TOP DRAGSTER
Ed Olpin, Pleasant Grove, Utah, '15 Miller, 7.307, 174.98  def. Bob Button, Winters, Calif., '15 Spitzer, 6.340, 220.66. 

SPORTSMAN MOTORCYCLE
Mike Voss, Maplewood, Minn., '10 Zx-14, 10.070, 129.18  def. John Fitzpatrick, Wichita, Kan., '05 Suzuki, 9.088, 136.69. 

The following are Saturday's final qualifying results from the NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series, West Central Division Thunder on the Mountain presented by CARSTAR:

TOP ALCOHOL DRAGSTER
1) Joey Severance, Woodburn, Ore., 5.419 seconds, 265.64 mph
2) James Stevens, Gothenburg, Neb., 5.506, 263.92
3) Christine Chambless, Scott City, Kan., 5.572, 258.42
4) Dean Dubbin, Royalton, Minn., 5.627, 252.99
5) Tiffany Januik, Las Vegas, Nev., 5.628, 254.42
6) Greg Hunter, Castle Rock, Colo., 5.661, 252.14

TOP ALCOHOL FUNNY CAR
1) John Lombardo Jr., Brea, Calif., '16 Camaro, 5.749 seconds, 255.34 mph
2) Annie Whiteley, Grand Junction, Colo., '15 Camaro, 5.785, 255.92
3) Kris Hool, Evansville, Wyo., '16 Camaro, 5.867, 246.21
4) Jay Payne, Claremont, Calif., '18 Camaro, 5.899, 241.02
5) Steve Macklyn, Bountiful, Utah, '13 Mustang, 5.919, 247.61
6) Jirka Kaplan, Calgary, Alb., '16 Camaro, 6.002, 244.2

COMPETITION ELIMINATOR
1) Don Thomas, Amarillo, Texas, dragster, B/ED, 7.273 seconds, -0.637 (under index)
2) Clint Neff, Arvada, Colo., dragster, K/AA, 8.148, -0.602
3) William Hatcher, Satanta, Kan., dragster, A/DA, 6.958, -0.602
4) John Keilers, Colorado Springs, Colo., dragster, A/DA, 6.974, -0.596
5) Bruce Schmiedl, Regina, Sask., '32 Bantam, A/EA, 7.769, -0.591
6) Clint Sallee, Glendive, Mont., dragster, B/D, 7.090, -0.590
7) Matt Harris, Bellevue, Neb., '10 Cobalt, D/A, 8.293, -0.577
8) Jessie Oman, Colorado Springs, Colo., dragster, B/DA, 7.339, -0.521
9) Bill Kent, Midland, Texas, dragster, B/D, 7.150, -0.500
10) Christine Harris, W Des Moines, Iowa, '05 Pontiac, G/A, 9.124, -0.466

SUPER STOCK
1) Rob Cruzen Jr., Cleveland, Okla., '02 Cavalier, GT/IA, 10.442 seconds, -0.878 (under index)
2) Robert Cruzen Sr., Cleveland, Okla., '06 Cobalt, GT/DA, 9.755, -0.875
3) Chris Chaney, Claremore, Okla., '88 Camaro, SS/JA, 10.927, -0.763
4) Justin Jenkins, Beatrice, Neb., '08 Colbalt, GT/GA, 10.287, -0.763
5) Robert Baldwin, Strasburg, Colo., '90 Camaro, SS/CM, 9.351, -0.749
6) Neal Rhodes, Elizabeth, Colo., '08 Ford, FGT/J, 10.526, -0.744
7) Scott Burton, Golden, Colo., '91 Pontiac, GT/GA, 10.344, -0.706
8) Mike Cotten, Cave Creek, Ariz., '70 Barracuda, SS/IA, 10.695, -0.675
9) Carroll Warling, Brighton, Colo., '74 GTO, GT/NA, 11.381, -0.629
10) Randall Klein, Lincoln, Neb., '56 Nomad, GT/QA, 12.001, -0.489

STOCK ELIMINATOR
1) Scott Burton, Golden, Colo., '70 Firebird, B/SA, 10.930 seconds, -1.030 (under index)
2) Bob Johnson, Aurora, Colo., '67 Mustang, D/SA, 11.310, -0.970
3) Norman Warling, Golden, Colo., '62 Catalina, M/SA, 12.716, -0.944
4) Dwayne Scheitlin, Brighton, Colo., '71 Challenger, A/SA, 10.775, -0.915
5) Jay Schmidt, Smith Center, Kan., '16 Mustang, FS/A, 9.400, -0.910
6) Dana Verdoorn, Castle Rock, Colo., '16 Mustang, FS/A, 9.441, -0.869
7) Marlin Bogner, Kearney, Neb., '69 Plymouth, Q/SA, 13.827, -0.843
8) Stephen Hagberg, Berthoud, Colo., '67 Plymouth, A/SA, 10.856, -0.834
9) Craig Maddox, Sidney, Neb., '10 Challenger, FS/B, 9.854, -0.776
10) Barry Pollard, Regina, Sask., '76 Road Runner, H/SA, 12.138, -0.772

TOP SPORTSMAN
1) Shane Novak, Fairfax, Iowa, '69 Camaro, 6.246 seconds, 226.70 mph
2) J.J. Heber, Centennial, Colo., '06 Mustang, 6.891, 199.29
3) Dave Slatten, Ft. Collins, Colo., '05 Grand AM, 6.948, 202.09
4) Michael Chitty, Ames, Iowa, '04 Cavalier, 6.965, 198.70
5) Greg Lair, Canyon, Texas, '15 Camaro, 7.003, 201.49
6) Monte Green, Haxtun, Colo., '07 Ford, 7.034, 198.85
7) Andre Cox, Peyton, Colo., '37 Chevy Coupe, 7.039, 198.47
8) Bud Preuss, Grand Junction, Colo., '69 Camaro, 7.109, 195.48
9) Ryan Julius, Loveland, Colo., '08 GTO, 7.248, 192.85
10) Joel Finley, Amarillo, Texas, '90 Camaro, 7.359, 187.47

TOP DRAGSTER
1) Frank Young, Winters, Calif., '14 TNT, 6.161 seconds, 233.40 mph
2) Billy Joe Verkler, Thornton, Colo., '08 Bos Dragster, 6.287, 231.12
3) Jon Bradford, Tucson, Ariz., '13 Spitzer, 6.287, 220.66
4) Jeff Koron, Hays, Kan., '12 Undercover, 6.316, 222.84
5) Bob Button, Winters, Calif., '15 Spitzer, 6.324, 221.27
6) Steve Schneider, San Diego, Calif., '04 A&E, 6.413, 216.76
7) Peyton Januik, Las Vegas, Nev., dragster, 6.505, 213.06
8) Les Feist, Clearwater, Minn., '13 Miller, 6.531, 216.83
9) Matt Driskell, Wellsville, Kan., '14 Mullis, 6.576, 209.17
10) Afton Swanson, Denver, Iowa, '15 Spitzer, 6.581, 212.09

SPORTSMAN MOTORCYCLE
1) Ted Algeria, Bennett, Colo., '00 Hayabusa, SMC, 0.000 seconds reaction time
2) Mike Voss, Maplewood, Minn., '10 Zx-14, SMC, 0.001
3) Beau Drexler, Lakewood, Colo., '80 Kawasaki, SMC, 0.002
4) Dave Olsen, Littleton, Colo., '09 Kawasaki, SMC, 0.004
5) Rudy Fife, Lakewood, Colo., '79 Kawasaki, SMC, 0.006
6) Matthew Solano, Aurora, Colo., '75 Kawasaki, SMC, 0.007
7) Leland Sykes, Denver, Colo., '99 Kawasaki, SMC, 0.012
8) Bruce Sampson, Forest Lake, Minn., '99 Suzuki, SMC, 0.012
9) John Fitzpatrick, Wichita, Kan., '05 Suzuki, SMC, 0.013
10) Felica Olsen, Littleton, Colo., '88 Kawasaki, SMC, 0.014

FRIDAY

The following are Friday's qualifying results from the NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series, West Central Division Thunder on the Mountain presented by CARSTAR:

TOP ALCOHOL DRAGSTER
1) Joey Severance, Woodburn, Ore., 5.419 seconds, 265.64 mph
2) James Stevens, Gothenburg, Neb., 5.506, 263.92
3) Christine Chambless, Scott City, Kan., 5.572, 258.42
4) Dean Dubbin, Royalton, Minn., 5.627, 252.99
5) Tiffany Januik, Las Vegas, Nev., 5.628, 254.42
6) Greg Hunter, Castle Rock, Colo., 5.661, 252.14

TOP ALCOHOL FUNNY CAR
1) John Lombardo Jr., Brea, Calif., '16 Camaro, 5.749 seconds, 255.34 mph
2) Annie Whiteley, Grand Junction, Colo., '15 Camaro, 5.824, 255.92
3) Kris Hool, Evansville, Wyo., '16 Camaro, 5.867, 246.21
4) Steve Macklyn, Bountiful, Utah, '13 Mustang, 5.919, 247.61
5) Jay Payne, Claremont, Calif., '18 Camaro, 5.946, 238.05
6) Jirka Kaplan, Calgary, Alb., '16 Camaro, 6.151, 208.10

COMPETITION ELIMINATOR
1) Don Thomas, Amarillo, Texas, dragster, B/ED, 7.273 seconds, -0.637 (under index)
2) Clint Neff, Arvada, Colo., dragster, K/AA, 8.148, -0.602
3) Matt Harris, Bellevue, Neb., '10 Cobalt, D/A, 8.293, -0.577
4) Bruce Schmiedl, Regina, Sask., '32 Bantam, A/EA, 7.789, -0.571
5) Jessie Oman, Colorado Springs, Colo., dragster, B/DA, 7.339, -0.521
6) William Hatcher, Satanta, Kan., dragster, A/DA, 7.042, -0.518
7) Bill Kent, Midland, Texas, dragster, B/D, 7.150, -0.500
8) Clint Sallee, Glendive, Mont., dragster, B/D, 7.202, -0.478
9) Tom Snyder, Berthoud, Colo., '23 Ford, A/A, 7.123, -0.447
10) Ricky Schadle, Denver, Colo., '70 Camaro, A/A, 7.254, -0.316

SUPER STOCK
1) Rob Cruzen, Cleveland, Okla., '02 Cavalier, GT/IA, 10.442 seconds, -0.878 (under index)
2) Robert Cruzen Sr., Cleveland, Okla., '06 Cobalt, GT/DA, 9.755, -0.875
3) Chris Chaney, Claremore, Okla., '88 Camaro, SS/JA, 10.927, -0.763
4) Justin Jenkins, Beatrice, Neb., '08 Colbalt, GT/GA, 10.287, -0.763
5) Neal Rhodes, Elizabeth, Colo., '08 Ford, FGT/J, 10.526, -0.744
6) Scott Burton, Golden, Colo., '91 Pontiac, GT/GA, 10.344, -0.706
7) Mike Cotten, Cave Creek, Ariz., '70 Barracuda, SS/IA, 10.695, -0.675
8) Carroll Warling, Brighton, Colo., '74 GTO, GT/NA, 11.381, -0.629
9) Gary Umberger, Grand Junction, Colo., '89 LeBaron, GT/LA, 11.266, -0.474
10) Randy Johnson, Axtell, Neb., '74 Duster, FGT/K, 10.996, -0.434

STOCK ELIMINATOR
1) Bob Johnson, Aurora, Colo., '67 Mustang, D/SA, 11.325 seconds, -0.955 (under index)
2) Dwayne Scheitlin, Brighton, Colo., '71 Challenger, A/SA, 10.775, -0.915
3) Jay Schmidt, Smith Center, Kan., '16 Mustang, FS/A, 9.400, -0.910
4) Norman Warling, Golden, Colo., '62 Catalina, M/SA, 12.772, -0.888
5) Dana Verdoorn, Castle Rock, Colo., '16 Mustang, FS/A, 9.442, -0.868
6) Scott Burton, Golden, Colo., '70 Firebird, B/SA, 11.111, -0.849
7) Marlin Bogner, Kearney, Neb., '69 Plymouth, Q/SA, 13.827, -0.843
8) Stephen Hagberg, Berthoud, Colo., '67 Plymouth, A/SA, 10.861, -0.829
9) Barry Pollard, Regina, Sask., '76 Road Runner, H/SA, 12.140, -0.770
10) Craig Maddox, Sidney, Neb., '10 Challenger, FS/B, 9.861, -0.769

TOP SPORTSMAN
1) Shane Novak, Fairfax, Iowa, '69 Camaro, 6.306 seconds, 226.70 mph
2) J.J. Heber, Centennial, Colo., '06 Mustang, 6.938, 198.90
3) Dave Slatten, Ft. Collins, Colo., '05 Grand AM, 6.948, 202.09
4) Michael Chitty, Ames, Iowa, '04 Cavalier, 7.000, 198.23
5) Monte Green, Haxtun, Colo., '07 Ford, 7.034, 198.85
6) Andre Cox, Peyton, Colo., '37 Chevy Coupe, 7.039, 198.47
7) Greg Lair, Canyon, Texas, '15 Camaro, 7.046, 200.56
8) Bud Preuss, Grand Junction, Colo., '69 Camaro, 7.112, 195.48
9) Ryan Julius, Loveland, Colo., '08 GTO, 7.248, 192.85
10) Joel Finley, Amarillo, Texas, '90 Camaro, 7.376, 187.47

TOP DRAGSTER
1) Jon Bradford, Tucson, Ariz., '13 Spitzer, 6.309 seconds, 220.66 mph
2) Jeff Koron, Hays, Kan., '12 Undercover, 6.316, 222.84
3) Bob Button, Winters, Calif., '15 Spitzer, 6.324, 221.27
4) Steve Schneider, San Diego, Calif., '04 A&E, 6.413, 216.76
5) Peyton Januik, Las Vegas, Nev., dragster, 6.505, 213.06
6) Les Feist, Clearwater, Minn., '13 Miller, 6.531, 215.72
7) Matt Driskell, Wellsville, Kan., '14 Mullis, 6.582, 209.17
8) Afton Swanson, Denver, Iowa, '15 Spitzer, 6.589, 211.79
9) Frank Young, Winters, Calif., '14 TNT, 6.616, 216.51
10) Greg Holman, Kingman, Ariz., dragster, 6.662, 203.55
 

PREVIEW

MORRISON, Colo. - Bandimere Speedway will host the NHRA West Central Division Thunder on the Mountain presented by CARSTAR on June 15-16. The event is one of 44 scheduled across the country where drivers in the NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series earn points leading to divisional, regional and national championships as well as a chance at a share of the year-end purse of more than $519,000. Categories include Top Alcohol Dragster, Top Alcohol Funny Car, Comp Eliminator, Super Stock, Stock Eliminator, Super Comp, Super Gas and Super Street. The division’s Advance Product Design Top Sportsman, Fineline Graphics & Madcap Racing Top Dragster and NHRA Sportsman Motorcycle Series are also in competition.

Gates at Bandimere Speedway open at 8 a.m. each day. Qualifying and time trials start Friday at 9:30 a.m. and continue Saturday at 10 a.m. Top Dragster, Top Sportsman and Comp Eliminator qualify at 11:20 a.m. and 2:30 p.m. on Friday and Saturday at 12:15p.m. Top Alcohol Dragster and Top Alcohol Funny Car qualify at 5 and 7 p.m. on Friday and noon on Saturday. Eliminations begin Saturday at 1:30 p.m.

Tickets for the Thunder on the Mountain event are $20 Friday and $28 Saturday. Friday and Saturday children 6-12 are $6 each day. Children five and under are free with paid adult.

Bandimere Speedway is located at 3051 S. Rooney Road; west of Denver off Interstate 470 in Morrison. For more information call the track, (303) 697-6013, or visit www.Bandimere.com