NHRA JEGS Northern Sportsnationals Saturday, from National Trail Raceway

HEBRON, Ohio – Daryl Bureski took home top honors today as he won the Inaugural NHRA Moser Sportsman Shootout at the JEGS NHRA Northern SPORTSnationals at National Trial Raceway.

The Elgin, Ill., racer worked his way through the 16-car field recording a .007 reaction time in round 2 followed by a run of 7.158 seconds on the 7.15 dial to take out Dan Olding in the semifinals and advance to the final round against James Monroe. Bureski was on his game in the final as well running 7.149 on the 7.14 dial for the win. Monroe, who runs in the Top Dragster class had to give Bureski and his ’70 Oldsmobile Stock Eliminator a three second head start on the dial and broke out by .001 second trying to run him down.

Bureski picked up $2,500 from Moser for his win along with the inaugural Moser Sportsman Shootout event trophy.

With Mother Nature causing some changes in today’s schedule, Comp Eliminator, Top Sportsman and Top Dragster will have a final qualifying session on Sunday morning beginning at 11 a.m. which will also include the first round of the JEGS Top Dragster Shootout. A special awards ceremony will take place at 12:30 p.m. Gates open at 7 a.m. with racing set to start at 8 a.m.

Jason Coan remains on top in Comp eliminator with an 8.128 second lap in his ’32 roadster. Wes Leopold jump to the top in Super Stock with his ’05 Stratus running 8.481 seconds, -1.119 under the index and Jim Marshall is low in Stock out of Indian Land, S.C. Marshall went 1.164 under the index clocking in at 12.886.

In the Brodix/Steve Schmidt Top Sportsman class it was Lester Johnson who will take the No. 1 spot into Sunday with a 6.609 second run at 213.23 mph. Scott Wildgust, Wartburg, Ont., leads the Spitzer Top Dragster contingent at 6.093, 226.01 followed by Dan Norris, Wixom, Mich.

The following are the final results for the NHRA Moser Sportsman Shootout and qualifying results from the NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series JEGS Northern Sportsnationals event at National Trail Raceway:

 

NHRA MOSER SPORTSMAN SHOOTOUT

Semifinals

Daryl Bureski, Elgin, IL,'70 Oldsmobile, 7.158, 93.33 def. Dan Olding, Hartland, MI, '99 Monte Carlo, 6.968, 97.04

James Monroe, Bloomington, IN, '09 dragster, 4.161, 150.20 def. Michael Shelton, Independence, KY, '12 dragster, 6.220, 127.14

 

Final

Daryl Bureski, 7.149, 92.46 def. Monroe, 4.119, 170.49

 

COMP ELIMINATOR

1. Jason Coan, Kokomo IN, '32 Bantam, 8.128, -0.632
2. Glen Treadwell, Sorrento FL, '01 Undercover, 7.867, -0.593
3. Chuck Haubiel, Gahanna OH, '10 Cobalt, 8.170, -0.590
4. Rick Brown, Lebanon OH, '00 S-10, 8.202, -0.578
5. Bo Butner, Floyds Knobs IN, '10 Cobalt, 8.494, -0.576
6. David Billingsley, Decatur IL, '93 Cutlass, 8.777, -0.563
7. Steve Ambrose, Woodhaven MI, '23 Ford, 7.833, -0.557
8. John Frech, Cortland OH, '88 Weddle, 8.038, -0.542
9. Robert Bailey, Wabash IN, '03 Agan, 6.631, -0.529
10. Todd Frantz, Louisville KY, '08 Pontiac G5, 9.444, 0.504

 

SUPER STOCK

1. Wes Leopold, Bridgeville, PA, ’05 Stratus, 8.481, -1.119
2. Gary Richard, Bay Shore, N.Y., ’10 Mustang, 9.235, -1.115
3. Dave Layer, Dayton, OH, ’08 Cobalt, 9.695, -1.105
4. Ray Paquet, Holt, MI, ’64 Fairlane, 8.817, -1.083
5. Keith Lynch, Franklin, OH, ’10 Challenger, 9.949, -1.051
6. Dave Dupps Jr., Germantown, OH, ’85 Camaro, 10.203, -1.047
7. Tim Kish, Kalamazoo, MI, ’99 Neon, 12.817, -1.033
8. James Evanuik, North Versailles, PA, ’98 Escort, 9.002, -0.998
9. Dan Jacobs, Elizabeth, IN, ’67 Chevy II, 9.367, -0.983
10. John Stock, Sandusky, OH, ’92 Ciera, 10.779, -0.971

 

STOCK ELIMINATOR

1. Jim Marshall, Indian Land, S.C., ’86 C-10, 12.886, -1.164
2. Bo Butner, Floyd Knobs, IN., ’10 Mustang, 9.844, -1.156
3. Gary Richard, Bay Shore, N.Y., ’10 Cobra Jet, 9.873, -1.127
4. Jim Boburka, Coraoplis, PA., ’12 Camaro, 9.571, -1.029
5. Frank Maiolo, Mt. Vernon, N.Y., ’12 Cobras Jet, 8.974, -1.026
6. Randi Lyn Shipp, Floyd Knobs, IN., ’12 Cobras Jet, 8.992, -1.008
7. Dave Edwards, Washington Court House, OH, ’94 Camaro, 10.394, -1.006
8. Lenard Mattingly, Cox Creek, KY, ’00 Firebird, 10.246, -1.004
9. Bruce Witherspoon, Lansing, MI., ’90 Corvette, 11.005, -0.995
10. Randy Wilkes, Zanesville, OH, ’01 Firebird, 10.267, -0.983

 

TOP SPORTSMAN

1. Lester Johnson, Cynthiana, KY, ’55 Bel Air, 6.609, 213.23
2. Mr Cheyenne Stanley, Cythiana KY, '07 Mustang, 6.764, 203.61
3. John Scali, Jr., Chicago, ’67 Camaro, 6.787, 203.19
4. Gary Wojnowski, Strongsville, OH, ’96 Cutlass, 6.827, 200.32
5. Jeff Sexton, Fairborn OH, '03 Cavalier, 6.831, 203.55
6. Ricky Adkins, Milan, Mich., ’37 Chevy, 6.832, 195.96
7. Mike Coughlin, Delaware, Ohio, ’06 Cobalt, 6.838, 202.06
8. Gary Wojnowski Jr, Brunswick OH, '96 Monte Carlo, 6.845, 200.71
9. Andy Horne, Delaware OH, '10 Mustang, 6.851, 201.49
10. Billy Thoman, Mount Washington KY, '63 Corvette, 6.859, 200.77

 

TOP DRAGSTER

1. Scott Wildgust, Wartburg, ONT, 6.093, 226.01
2. Dan Norris, Wixom, Mich., 6.126, 229.00
3. Alan O'Brien, Ronceverte WV, 6.152, 234.66
4. Troy Stone, Elkhart IN, 6.155, 232.51
5. Mark Harmon, Sunman IN, 6.425, 212.59
6. James Monroe, Bloomington IN, 6.429, 212.29
7. Ed Dudley, Fishers IN, 6.447, 211.66
8. Rob Moser, Portland IN, 6.459, 215.93
9. Vince Nannini, Lake Bluff IL, 6.483, 210.73
10. Rick Forish, New Palestine IN, 6.500, 209.33