Old Guys RULE
The weekend started off with Mother Nature
interrupting racing action, but that didn’t stop the Racers &
Spectators from packing Coles County Dragway USA for the 5th Summit
ET Points Race with “Old Guys” ruling the strip. As S/Pro winner
Bob Paul says “he might be old, but he aint dead” as the many time
Track Champion Bob of Westfield, IL in his ‘82 S-10 took out Sam
Zahnd of Champaign, IL in his ‘79 Cutlass. Bob got the starting
line advantage and never looked back as Sam ran dead on his
“dial-in” but that wasn’t enough as Bob got his 1st win of the 2018
Season while Matt Chaney of Mattoon, IL in his ‘06 Worthy Dragster &
“Dyno” Donnie Davis of Charleston, IL in his ‘70 Nova were the
Semi-Finalist. Keeping the theme rolling, in Pro it was another
“Old Guy” taking out a “young guns” with Ralph Craig of Charleston,
IL in his ‘76 Firebird taking the light, stripe and win as he
dominated from the 1st round over Nick Harlin of Danville, IL in his
’01 Trans Am with Andy Romine of Tuscola, IL in his ‘89 S-10
continuing to stretch his Summit ET Pro points lead as the lone
Semi-Finalist while Ralph’s win moved him into 2nd place. In
Sportsman Jesse Brant of Mattoon, IL in his ‘99 Camaro beat Kassie
Edwards of Charleston, IL. Jesse was on a roll, but this was
Kassie’s 1st race of the season and it did take a few hits at the
tree before she started to march through and looked to take home
another win, but Jesse stop that with a stellar reaction time in the
finals taking home the win while Jim Treat of Dietrich, IL in his
“85 Mustang and Gene Horner of St. Joseph, IL in his 98 Saturn were
the Semi-Finalist. S/P Bike is starting to sound like a broken
record with Brian Davis of Whiteheath, IL on his ’08 Suzuki taking
home his 3rd consecutive win of the 2018 Season stretching his
points lead over Runner-Up Ken Walker of Kansas, IL on his ‘77
Kawasaki. Novice Street had “New Comer” Jim Flynn of Charleston, IL
in his ’91 S-10 taking home the win over Seth Newhart of Mattoon, IL
in his ‘05 F250. Flynn loves Motorsports, but hadn’t even thought
about Drag Racing until he and his wife Diana took over the CCD
Snack Bar and the racing bug bit. This was his 1st official event
as he took home his 1st win. In Jr. Dragsters it was a repeat final
from the previous race as the Lee brothers of Kansas, IL battled it
out again, but this time it was Blake “Chief” Lee taking home the
win over little brother Kinzer Lee with Carson Donnel of Decatur, IL
the lone Semi-Finalist. The Ray Evans Consi winner was Carsyn Smith
of Pesotum, IL over Jesse Fritts of Greenup, IL.
Upcoming
Info
Coles County Dragway USA
Where: Charleston, IL
Schedule: Friday gates open at 5 pm & time runs
start at 6 pm
Saturday CLOSED
Sunday gates open at 9 am, RFC Service at 10 &
time runs start at 11 am.
Fast Facts: Friday is the Paap Printing Friday Fun
Night where it’s always just $10 to
race or watch. Saturday
we are closed and
Sunday is Summit ET Points Race #6
so come on out and get your need for speed at CCD. Featured Sunday
will be JT Muffler
Q330’, Super Pro, Pro, Sportsman,
Novice Street &
Test-n-Tune. Spectator
Admission is $10 (13 & up) & Kids 12 & under Free. For track
information, call 217-345-7777 or visit their website at
www.ccdragway.com.
Race Results Saturday
(5/19):
Super Pro
W: Bob Paul, Westfield, IL ('82 S-10) 7.473 @ 89.27 mph(7.44 dial)
R/U: Sam Zahnd, Champaign, IL ('79 Cutlass) 7.551 @ 88.91 mph (7.55
dial)
Semi: Matt Chaney, Mattoon, IL (‘06 Worthy)
Semi: Donnie Davis, Charleston, IL (‘70 Nova)
Pro
W: Ralph Craig, Charleston, IL ('76 Firebird) 6.587 @ 102.27 mph
(6.57 dial)
R/U: Nick Harlin, Danville, IL ('01 Trans Am) 8.525 @ 81.83 mph
(8.54 dial)
Semi: Andy Romine, Tuscola, IL (‘89 S-10)
Sportsman
W: Jesse Brant, Mattoon, IL ('99 Camaro) 8.333 @ 85.52 mph (8.30
dial)
R/U: Kassie Wilson, Charleston, IL ('99 Camaro) 8.323 @ 81.20 mph
(8.30 dial)
Semi: Gene Horner, St. Joseph, IL (‘98 Saturn)
Semi: Jim Treat, Dietrich, IL (‘85 Mustang)
S/P Bike
W: Brian Davis, Whiteheath, IL ('02 Suzuki) 5..752 @ 114.85 mph
(5.69 dial)
R/U: Ken Walker, Kansas, IL ('77 Kawasaki) 6.224 @ 101.63 mph (6.20
dial)
Novice Street
W: Jim Flynn, Charleston, IL ('91 S-10) 10.176 @ 74.00 mph (9.87
dial)
R/U: Seth Newhart, Mattoon, IL ('05 F250) 9.000 @ 74.03 mph (9.10
dial)
Jr. Dragster
W: Blake Lee, Kansas, IL ('07 Motivational) 7.911 @ 76.25 mph (7.98
dial)
R/U: Kinzer Lee, Kansas, IL ('01 Bos) 9.026 @ 71.88 mph(9.01 dial)
Red Light
Semi: Carson Donnel, Decatur, IL (01 Motivational)
Ray Evans Consi
W: Carsyn Smith, Pesotum, IL ('06 Gage) 9.621 @ 66.84 mph (9.53
dial)
R/U: Jesse Fritts, Greenup, IL ('16 American) 7.922 @ 81.34 mph
(7.94 dial)
Points as of 22 May:
S/P
1st – John Smiley,
Westfield, IL.
39 pts
2nd – Eric Willenborg,
Dietrich IL. 35
pts
3rd Tie –
Bob Paul, Westfield,
IL 31 pts
3rd Tie–
Denny Katz, Mattoon IL. 31 pts
5th – Alec Smith, Humboldt, IL. 28 pts
Pro
1st –
Andy Romine,
Tuscola, IL.
44 pts
2nd Tie
– Ralph Craig,
Charleston, IL 36 pts
2nd Tie
– Sara Cassady,
Mattoon, IL. 36 pts
4th – Max
Lang, Charleston, IL. 33
5th – Chad Isley, Charleston, IL. 30 pts
Sportsman
1st –
Gene Horner, St.
Joseph, IL. 41 pts
2nd – Sara
Cassady, Mattoon, IL. 40 pts
3rd
– Jim Treat, Dietrich, IL. 35 pts
4th – Nick Harlin, Danville, IL. 29 pts
5th – Katrina Shain, Sullivan, IL. 27 pts
Jr’s
1st – Kinzer Lee, Kansas, IL. 29 pts
2nd Tie
– Blake Lee,
Kansas, IL. 27 pts
2nd Tie–
Jesse Fritts, Greenup, IL. 27 pts
4th
– Jace Willenborg, Teutopolis, IL. 26 pts
5th – Carson Donnel Meah Scales, IL. 25 pts
(posted 5/22/2018) |
