SHRA - 2014 Wichita Raceway Park Results

Wendland-Graves, Godwin, Johnson, Baughan & Dollar
Win in Wichita Falls

Wichita Raceway Park

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The 2014 MalloryPrint.com Southwest Heritage Racing Association's second of eight events brought the tour to Wichita Raceway Park in Wichita Falls, Texas on Saturday, April 19th. This was the first time the SHRA series has visited WRP and a solid field of racecars made the tow to enjoy a fun day of old school drag racing on a pleasant eighty degree, partly cloudy spring day in North Texas.

The SHRA would like to give special thanks to local sponsors Royal Tire & Brake, Dyer Brothers Race Fuel & Oil, Steve's Transmission and Thompson Brothers Construction for their involvement in bringing this event to Wichita Raceway Park. After a drivers meeting around lunch time the call went out from series announcer Charles Faulkner to get the racing action underway with the first of two time trials for the five SHRA classes in action.

Nostalgia Eliminator 1 Results:

After two qualifying sessions, the 4.65 index NE 1 field was led by Tera Wendland-Graves who wheeled her Walden Power Equipment blown front engine dragster to the top spot with a 4.84 at 145 mph, putting her in a commanding lead in the Good Vibrations Motorsports NE1 Shootout points. Steve Matthews secured the number two spot with a nice 4.87 at 143 mph. Gary Ballard made his SHRA debut in his green injected front engine dragster and qualified third with a 4.88 at 140 mph.

(Gary Ballard)

Robert Lee and the "Texas T" blown altered team from Montgomery, Texas also made their SHRA debut with their beautiful machine, but had ignition issues during qualifying and were unable to make the call for first round as the remaining seven cars were paired up for eliminations. Wes Breiten, Dale McKee, Jason ONeill and Chris Graves rounded out the field and hope to get a handle on the tricky racetrack as it was now time to play for keeps.

(Tera Wendland-Graves)

Nostalgia Eliminator 1 Qualifying Order:

1. Tera Wendland-Graves (Commerce, Tx) - 4.84 @ 145 mph
2. Steve Matthews (Marietta, Ok) - 4.87 @ 143 mph
3. Gary Ballard (Wichita Falls, Tx) - 4.88 @ 140 mph
4. Wes Breiten (Wolfe City, Tx) - 4.96 @ 135 mph
5. Dale McKee (Heath, Tx) - 5.07 @ 137 mph
6. Jason O'Neill (Mesquite, Tx) - 5.13 @ 132 mph
7. Robert Lee (Montgomery, Tx) - 5.25 @ 118 mph
8. Chris Graves (Carrollton, Tx) - 5.64 @ 98 mph

(Jason O'Neill)

In the first pair of round one, Tera Wendland-Graves brought her blown front engine dragster to the line to take on Dale McKee's blown altered. McKee and company were in only their second race ever with this car and look to be making big strides as they get a handle on the tune up. McKee was off the line first but his 5.30 at 141 mph was no match for Wendland-Graves' 4.86 at 133 mph. Wes Breiten's "Bad O'Man" blown altered was out next ready to tango with Chris Graves' "Blown Inheritance" slingshot dragster. Graves jumped the gun on the starting line and fouled out as Breiten clicked off a 4.90 at 141 mph to advance. Jason O'Neill rolled out next in the "Bad Behavior" blown altered lined up with Steve Matthews. O'Neill was unable to get his car into reverse and idled down the track as Matthews' moved on with the quickest pass of the round with a 4.82 at 144 mph. Gary Ballard, unopposed after Robert Lee was unable to make the call, moved into the semi-finals on a wild pass as he got very closed to the wall and pedaled his way to a 5.41 at 136 mph.

(Wes Breiten)

In the semi-final, Wendland-Graves and Ballard lined up their sharp looking dragsters to start off the round. Wendland-Graves never trailed as she was off the line first and posted a 4.75 at 146 mph to Ballard's close 4.88 at 141 mph. Breiten and Matthews fired up their blown hot rods in the next pair, set to see who would equate the second half of the NE 1 final round in Wichita Falls. Matthews was off the line first but ran into mechanical issues while Breiten posted low elapsed time of the event with a 4.74 at 145 mph to take lane choice into the final against Wendland-Graves. Breiten was headed to his third straight NE 1 final round dating back to last season.

In the final, side by side burnouts filled the sky with smoke and all the fans had their fingers in their ears as the all blown NE 1 final round crept into the beams. Breiten took the starting line advantage at the flash of amber and had the lead at half-track. Wendland-Graves was charging hard and had the ponies to drive around him at the top end, posting a 4.74 at 147 mph to take her first win of the season over Breiten's 4.99 at 139 mph. Tera rounded out a dominating raceday with the win after qualifying number one and now leads both the NE 1 points standings and the Good Vibrations Motorsports NE 1 Shootout standings.

(Tera Wendland-Graves)

Nostalgia Eliminator 1 Round 1 Results:

(W) Tera Wendland-Graves (.603 rt) 4.86 @ 133 vs. (L) Dale McKee (.508 rt) 5.30 @ 141
(W) Wes Breiten (.529 rt) 4.90 @ 141 vs. (L) Chris Graves (Foul) 5.00 @ 149
(W) Steve Matthews (.483 rt) 4.82 @ 144 vs. (L) Jason O'Neill (No Time)
(W) Gary Ballard (.604 rt) 5.41 @ 136 vs. (L) Robert Lee (Broke)

Nostalgia Eliminator 1 Semi-Final Results:

(W) Tera Wendland-Graves (.428 rt) 4.75 @ 146 vs. (L) Gary Ballard (.681 rt) 4.88 @ 141
(W) Wes Breiten (.491 rt) 4.74 @ 145 vs. (L) Steve Matthews (.443 rt) 6.09 @ 88

Nostalgia Eliminator 1 Final Round Results:

(W) Tera Wendland-Graves (.779 rt) 4.74 @ 147 vs. (L) Wes Breiten (.545 rt) 4.99 @ 139

Nostalgia Eliminator 2 Results:

In the 5.00 index NE 2 class, Tommy Drozd wheeled his flamed altered to the top qualifying position with a "perfect" 5.00 at 136 mph. Hometown racer and defending NE 2 series Champion Bee Godwin secured the number two spot with a 5.03 at 134 mph and Thomas Hixson's "One Wild Ride" injected slingshot rounded out the top three qualifiers with a 5.07 at 132 mph. With his number one qualifying effort, Drozd moved into the points lead of the Meyer Enterprises NE 2 Shootout standings.

(Tommy Drozd)

Nostalgia Eliminator 2 Qualifying Order:

1. Tommy Drozd (Lake Dallas, Tx) - 5.00 @ 136
2. Bee Godwin (Iowa Park, Tx) - 5.03 @ 134
3. Thomas Hixson (Keller, Tx) - 5.07 @ 132
4. Bruce Dodson (Grand Prairie, Tx) - 5.13 @ 133
5. Bruce Bruno Jr (Wichita Falls, Tx) - 5.43 @ 129

Thomas Hixson wheeled his front engine dragster through the waterbox to take on Bruce Bruno Jr's injected altered to open the first round of eliminations. Bruno was looking to take Hixson out at his hometrack but Hixson had other plans. Despite leaving the line first, Bruno Jr's 5.49 at 127 mph wasn't enough to hold off Hixson's nice 5.04 at 122 mph. Bee Godwin had a solo in round one after Bruce Dodson was unable to make the call and advanced with a 9.28 at 63 mph. Tommy Drozd wrapped up the round on a bye run with a clean 5.04 at 132 mph to move into the semifinals.

Drozd and Hixson fired up their cars to kick off the semifinals and this one was decided on the starting line as Hixson went red by .005 of a second, wasting a 5.00 at 123 mph while Drozd clicked off a 5.01 at 135 mph to move into his second final in a row. Bee Godwin also advanced to his second final in a row in a bye run, which set up the Drozd vs. Godwin re-match from the season opener two weeks prior.

(Bee Godwin)

In the final, Drozd fell victim of the red light by .006 of a second and his 5.03 at 130 was no factor as Godwin blasted down the eighth mile with a 5.05 at 133 mph to notch the big win at his home track, his third straight NE 2 victory dating back to last season. Godwin leads Drozd by just eight points in the NE 2 points standings as the Nostalgia Eliminator teams prepare for their third event of the season, Saturday, May 3rd at Little River Dragway in Temple, Texas.

(Bee Godwin)

Nostalgia Eliminator 2 Round 1 Results:

(W) Thomas Hixson (.787 rt) 5.04 @ 122 vs. (L) Bruce Bruno Jr (.479 rt) 5.42 @ 127
(W) Bee Godwin (.950 rt) 9.28 @ 63 vs. (L) Bruce Dodson (No Time - Broke)
(W) Tommy Drozd (.419 rt) 5.04 @ 132 vs. (L) Bye Run

Nostalgia Eliminator 2 Semi-Final Results:

(W) Tommy Drozd (.428 rt) 5.01 @ 135 vs. (L) Thomas Hixson (-.395 rt) 5.00 @ 123
(W) Bee Godwin (.974 rt) 15.88 @ 38 vs. (L) Bye Run

Nostalgia Eliminator 2 Final Round Results:

(W) Bee Godwin (.471 rt) 5.05 @ 133 vs. (L) Tommy Drozd (-.394 rt) 5.03 @ 130

Nostalgia Eliminator 3 Results:

In the 5.50 index NE 3 class, Dusty Rose claimed the number one qualifying position in the "Foggy Mountain Special" front engine dragster with a 5.51 at 113 mph, followed closely by the Hemi powered Bantam altered of points leader Doug Morrison's 5.52 at 123 mph. Greg Dollar qualified third in his 1934 Roadster with a 5.53 at 122 mph and Ron Walden rounded out the top half of the field with a 5.69 at 110 mph in his injected slingshot dragster. Dusty Rose moved into the number two spot behind Doug Morrison in the AlkyDiggers NE 3 Shootout standings.

(Dusty Rose)

Nostalgia Eliminator 3 Qualifying Order:

1. Dusty Rose (Moore, Ok) - 5.51 @ 113
2. Doug Morrison (Gainesville, Tx) - 5.52 @ 123
3. Greg Dollar (Holliday, Tx) - 5.53 @ 122
4. Ron Walden (Kilgore, Tx) - 5.69 @ 110
5. Robert Springstead (Azle, Tx) - 5.70 @ 118
6. Carl Johnson (Iola, Tx) - 5.76 @ 119
7. Gary Mitchell (Dallas, Tx) - 6.77 @ 88

(Carl Johnson)

In the opening round of NE 3 eliminations, Carl Johnson's "Moonlight Gambler" altered rolled out along side Greg Dollar. Dollar jumped the gun with -.025 redlight while Johnson clicked off a "perfect" 5.50 at 122 mph. Gary Mitchell and Ron Walden were up next as Walden broke out with a 5.46 at 111 mph and Mitchell advanced with a 5.58 at 105 mph. Doug Morrison laid down a "perfect" 5.50 at 114 mph to take out Robert Springstead's 5.95 and Dusty Rose advanced on a bye run as the number one qualifier with a 5.41 at 122 mph.

(Robert Springstead)

In semi-final action, Carl Johnson used a hole shot advantage to take out points leader Doug Morrison. Johnson's 5.54 at 114 mph was just enough to hold off Morrison's second 5.50 in a row, what a race! Dusty Rose and Gary Mitchell came to the line next as Mitchell was thrown off his game with trans-brake issues. Rose got a huge starting line advantage and his nice 5.53 at 106 mph held off Mitchell's quicker 5.51 at 123 mph. Rose and Johnson were headed to their first final round appearances of the season and we were guaranteed a first time SHRA winner in NE 3.

In the final, Rose and Johnson were off the line with almost identical reaction times. The cars were side by side as they went down the Wichita Raceway Park eighth mile and at the stripe, Rose' 5.49 at 117 broke out to Johnson's 5.51 at 114 mph as Carl Johnson and team celebrated their first SHRA win!

(Carl Johnson)

Nostalgia Eliminator 3 Round 1 Results:

(W) Carl Johnson (.418 rt) 5.50 @ 122 vs. (L) Greg Dollar (-.375 rt) 5.53 @ 120
(W) Gary Mitchell (.458 rt) 5.58 @ 105 vs. (L) Ron Walden (.672 rt) 5.46 @ 111
(W) Doug Morrison (.446 rt) 5.50 @ 114 vs. (L) Robert Springstead (.466 rt) 5.95 @ 116
(W) Dusty Rose (.461 rt) 5.41 @ 122 vs. (L) Bye Run

Nostalgia Eliminator 3 Semi-Final Results:

(W) Carl Johnson (.419 rt) 5.54 @ 114 vs. (L) Doug Morrison (.465 rt) 5.50 @ 125
(W) Dusty Rose (.456 rt) 5.53 @ 106 vs. (L) Gary Mitchell (.641 rt) 5.51 @ 123

Nostalgia Eliminator 3 Final Round Results:

(W) Carl Johnson (.460 rt) 5.51 @ 114 vs. (L) Dusty Rose (.451 rt) 5.49 @ 117

Old School No-Electronics Results:

The Old School No-Electronics dial in bracket class hosted a twenty two car field at Wichita Falls and as the rounds dwindled down to the semi-finals three cars were left standing including Jim Dhane, Jim Baughan and Greg Dollar. Baughan and Dhane rolled out to start the round and Dhane red lit with a .386 reaction time as Baughan moved into the finals. Greg Dollar had the bye run into the final and wheeled his roadster to a 5.52 at 122 mph to move into the final to take on Baughan. Dollar was also competing in the NE 3 class and Baughan was also competing and in the final round of the Old School Electronics class, hoping to double up!

(Greg Dollar)

In the final, Dollar and Baughan were off the line with almost identical reaction times, Dollar dialed 5.53 and Baughan dialed 6.19. At the stripe, Baughan's 6.185 broke out by .005 of a second as Dollar took the win!

(Greg Dollar)

Old School No-Electronics Semi-Final Results:

(W) Jim Baughan (.544 rt) (6.21 Dial) 6.13 @ 112 vs. (L) Jim Dhane (.386 rt) (6.95 Dial) 6.93 @ 97
(W) Greg Dollar (.540 rt) (5.54 Dial) 5.52 @ 122 vs. (L) Bye Run

Old School No-Electronics Final Round Results:

(W) Greg Dollar (.523 rt) (5.53 Dial) 5.55 @ 121 vs. (L) Jim Baughan (.521 rt) (6.19 Dial) 6.18 @ 112

Old School Electronics Results:

Fourteen pre-79 model entries composed the field for the electronics class and after the opening rounds, four racers were ready to do battle in the semi-final round including Stephen Kingcade, Les Herod, Jim Baughan and Keith Darrow. Kingcade and Herod got the round started in a very close drag race. Both drivers were dead on their dials but Kingcade had the starting line advantage he needed to get the round win. Baughan and Darrow were up next to see who would take on Kingcade in the final. Baughan took a slight starting line advantage and the win light as Darrow broke out with a 5.15 on a 5.17 dial.

(Keith Darrow)

In the final, Baughan and Kingcade did their burnouts and brought their cars to the starting line. Baughan had advanced to the final in both SHRA bracket classes, coming up short in No-Electronics but looking to take the win here. Kingcade again had the starting line advantage but broke out with a 6.46 on a 6.48 dial as Jim Baughan claimed his first SHRA event win!

(Jim Baughan)

Old School Electronics Semi-Final Results:

(W) Stephen Kingcade (.529 rt) (6.48 Dial) 6.489 @ 102 vs. (L) Les Herod (.597 rt) (5.54 Dial) 5.542 @ 124
(W) Jim Baughan (.534 rt) (6.21 Dial) 6.26 @ 110 vs. (L) Keith Darrow (.548 rt) (5.17 Dial) 5.15 @ 131

Old School Electronics Final Round Results:

(W) Jim Baughan (.598 rt) (6.14 Dial) 6.20 @ 111 vs. (L) Stephen Kingcade (.522 rt) (6.48 Dial) 6.46 @ 10

Congratulations to all our winners at Wichita Falls! The SHRA series would like to thank Mallory Screenprint & Embroidery, Good Vibrations Motorsports, Meyer Enterprises, AlkyDiggers.com, Hayden Enterprises, The Hitchin' Post Restaurant & Truck Stop, Equipment Sales & Service of Texas, Harry's Hot Rod Truck & Accessories, Robinson Restoration & Service, Competition Sales of Dallas, Howards Cams & Competition Products for their support of the 2014 racing season!

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