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WHITELEY, BOHL CAPTURE EARLVILLE VICTORIES

Earlville, Iowa - The NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series event at Tri-State Raceway is in the books and the West Central division racing schedule has been completed. Drivers still have the ability to race out-of-division events in order to pick up last minute points in search of divisional and national championships. Top Alcohol Dragster pilot Jim Whiteley, Grand Junction, Colo., and Top Alcohol Funny Car driver Andy Bohl, Racine, Wis., picked up the wins.

Whiteley, the No. 2 qualifier, defeated Chris Demke of Sunland, Calif., in the final to grab the win. He posted a 5.409 second, 263.46 mph lap to seize his third divisional victory of the year. The Pacific division racer is en route to picking up a divisional championship.

Top Alcohol Funny Car driver Andy Bohl grabbed his second divisional win of the season. The North Central division points leader made his way from the No. 2 slot and into the winner’s circle by defeating No.1 qualifier Roger Bateman of Calgary, Manit., in the final. His lap of 5.746 seconds at 253.18 mph was enough to defeat the top qualifier and to pick up the hardware.


TOP ALCOHOL DRAGSTER:
Round 1
4) Chris Demke, Sunland, Calif., 5.426, 260.86 def. 5) Dave Hirata, Lowell, Ind., 5.424, 259.61;
6) Richard Putz, Earlville, Iowa, 5.473, 255.68 def. 3) Tim Bowgren, Valparaiso, Ind., foul;
1) Dan Kracht, Gretna, Neb., 5.485, 269.24 def. 8) Jared Dreher, Clinton, Ind., 5.618, 252.28;
2) Jim Whiteley, Grand Junction, Colo., 5.394, 263.15 def. 7) Edwin Schmeeckle, Gothenburg, Neb., 5.514, 257.04;

Semifinals
Demke, 5.433, 263.05 def. Kracht, 5.622, 255.68; Whiteley, 5.441, 262.59 def. Putz, 5.471, 256.16;

Final
Whiteley, 5.409, 263.46 def. Demke, 5.451, 262.13.

TOP ALCOHOL FUNNY CAR:

Round 1
5) Ken Webster, Red Deer, Alb., '08 Monte Carlo, 5.795, 247.02 def. 4) Vern Moats, Des Moines, Iowa, '08 Mustang, 5.782, 252.33;
3) Mick Snyder, Demotte, Ind., '09 Mustang, 5.690, 251.11 def. 6) Lance Van Hauen, Reinbeck, Iowa,
'05 Firebird, 5.994, 240.42;
2) Andy Bohl, Racine, Wis., '07 Mustang, 5.701, 252.76 def. 7) Kirk Williams, Glenwood, Iowa, '04 Camaro, 6.343, 171.79;
1) Roger Bateman, Calgary, Manit., '08 Mustang, 5.772, 245.23 def. 8) Scott McVey, Winnipeg, Manit., '06 Monte Carlo, 6.031, 243.94;

Semifinals
Bateman, 5.838, 242.76 def. Webster, 5.792, 250.92; Bohl, 5.712, 252.19 def. Snyder, 6.059, 179.04;

Final
Bohl, 5.746, 253.18 def. Bateman, 7.092, 130.15.

Courtesy of NHRA Communications