Edwards to the Top!
With the heat index predicted to be in the 110 range
and CCD having so many related Weather Issues the decision was made
to race as scheduled and that didn’t keep the CCD faithful Racers &
Spectators from packing the house. Walt Edwards has struggle all
year just to get his Hot Rod out to the track, but after giving the
S/P Racers a 2 month points lead he finds himself in the O’Reilly
Winners Circle the first time out and looking to run the leaders
down. Walt of Charleston, IL in his ’02 Dragster got beat early,
but bounced back in the finals against Doug Hermann of Decatur, IL
in his ’70 Nova. Doug had been drilling the tree all day long and
the finals was no different with his perfect reaction time “.500”,
but ran too fast giving Walt his 1st win of the year while
“Dyno”Donnie Davis of Charleston, IL in his ‘70 Nova and Denny Katz
of Mattoon, IL in his ’04 Dragster were the Semi-Finalist. In Pro
Grant Zimmerman made the trip down from East Peoria, IL worthwhile
in his ’79 Mustang as he beat the “Titan” Terry Willard of Mattoon,
IL in his ‘80 Camaro. Terry was fighting a glare on some new LED
lights installed causing him to guess at the tree and going red for
the loss while Joe Hyde of Lincoln, IL in his ‘68 Camaro was the
lone Semi-Finalist. In Sportsman Sara Cassady of Mattoon, IL in her
‘01 Z-28 took out Tony Lyons of Ashkum, IL in his ’17 Mustang while
Jim Treat of Dietrich, IL in his ‘85 Mustang & Ellis V. Buth of
Decatur, IL in his trusty ‘96 F-150 were Semi-Finalist. S/P Bike
saw Brian Davis of Whiteheath, IL on his ‘02 Suzuki beat Ken Walker
of Kansas, IL on his ’77 Kawasaki. The Coziahr Harley Drags came to
CCD and the baddest & Fastest Harley belonged to Kelly Hefner of
Harrisburg, IL while Jim Kennedy from Mattoon, IL was the R/Up.
Novice Street had Jakob Oakley of Charleston, IL the winner driving
the Lake Land College School Car for the 2nd week in a row over
Kelly Hefner of Springfield, IL.
Upcoming Info
Coles County Dragway USA
Where: Charleston, IL
Schedule: Friday gates open at 5 pm & time runs
start at 6 pm
Saturday gates open at noon & time runs start at 2 pm
Fast Facts: Friday is the Paap Printing Friday Fun
Night where it’s always just $10 to race or watch along with the
Scheid Diesel Drags. Saturday is the Summit ET Race #13 including
S/P, Pro, Sportsman, Street Fighter, True Street, Novice Street, Jr.
Dragsters & TnT so come on out and get your need for speed at CCD.
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 (6/30):
S/Pro
W: Walt Edwards, Charleston, IL ('02 Dragster) 5.182 @ 132.75 mph
(5.17 dial)
R/U: Doug Hermann, Decatur, IL ('70 Nova) 6.116 @ 113.66 mph (6.12
dial)
Semi: Denny Katz, Mattoon, IL (‘04 Dragster)
Semi: Donnie Davis ,Charleston, IL (’70 Nova)
Pro
W: Grant Zimmerman, East Peoria, IL ('79 Mustang) 6.521 @ 93.96 mph
(6.49 dial)
R/U: Terry Willard, Mattoon, IL ('80 Camaro) 7.072 @ 94.96 mph (7.05
dial) Red Light
Semi: Joe Hyde, Lincoln, IL (’68 Camaro)
Sportsman
W: Sara Cassady, Mattoon, IL ('01 Z-28) 8.920 @ 78.43mph (8.89 dial)
R/U: Tony Lyons, Ashkum, IL ('17 Mustang) 9.268 @ 76.88 mph (9.26
dial)
Semi: Jim Treat, Dietrich, IL (‘85 Mustang)
Semi: Ellis V. Buth, Decatur, IL (’96 F-150)
S/P Bike
W: Brian Davis, Whiteheath, IL ('02 Suzuki) 5.974 @ 89.14 mph (5.77
dial)
R/U: Ken Walker, Kansas, IL ('77 Kawasaki) 7.650 @ 78.39 mph (7.14
dial)
Coziahr Harley Drags
W: Kelly Hefner, Harrisburg, IL (Harley) 7.080 @ 99.30 mph
R/U: Jim Kennedy, Mattoon, IL (Harley) 8.401 @ 82.89 mph
Novice Street
W: Jakob Oakley, Charleston, IL ('98 Firebird) 8.923 @ 76.94
mph(8.96 dial)
R/U: Clayton Taylor, Springfield, IL ('17 Toyota) 10.802 @ 65.71 mph
(10.88 dial)
Semi 1: Bradley Scott, Springfield, IL
Points as of 1 July:
S/P
1st – Denny Katz, Mattoon IL. 75 pts
2nd – Bob Paul, Westfield, IL 74 pts
3rd
– Eric Willenborg, Dietrich IL. 67 pts
4th
– John Smiley, Westfield, IL. 66 pts
5th – Sam Zahnd, Champaign, IL. 57 pts
Pro
1st – Sara Cassady, Mattoon, IL. 77 pts
2nd – Max Lang, Charleston, IL. 66 pts
3rd – Chad Isley, Charleston, IL. 59 pts
4th Tie – Ralph Craig, Charleston, IL 57 pts
4th Tie – Tim Weaver, Oakley, IL 57 pts
Sportsman
1st – Jim Treat, Dietrich, IL. 88 pts
2nd – Sara Cassady, Mattoon, IL. 84 pts
3rd – Katrina Shain, Sullivan, IL. 74 pts
4th – Gene Horner, St. Joseph, IL. 65 pts
5th – Jesse Brant, Mattoon
(posted 7/01/2018) |
