Lidy
wins Pro finale by just .0008; Wills Jr. scores third Super
Pro Motorcycle win of 2016
May
14, 2016, St. Louis Region – You can't even
say he won it by a nose. Chad Lidy of
Effingham, Illinois (pictured, right), won the final round
of Pro eliminations by just .0008 sec. over Tim Shaffer
of Maryland Heights, Missouri, this evening at the Dragplex
at Gateway Motorsports Park. The Pro finale was a fight
to the finish as Lidy's 1976 Camaro posted a reaction
time of .017 sec. to Shaffer's .012 sec. Lidy took the
win, 6.527 sec. at 101.75 mph, to Shaffer's 6.752 sec.
at 100.12 mph. Lidy now stands second in the Pro class
points to leader Jeremy McKague.
It
was an all-Illinois final in the Super Pro Motorcycle
class. Charles Willis Jr., of Highland, scored his third
win of the 2016 season by defeating Scott Leonard of Glen
Carbon, 9.833 sec. at 135.58 mph to 9.061 sec. at 146.26
mph. Willis, who is retired from the U.S. Army, was quicker
off the starting line with a reaction time of .026 sec.
to Leonard's .036 sec. Willis Jr. leads the Super Pro
Motorcycle points battle by just six over Leonard.
Ben
Stum of Hillsboro, Missouri, won the Street Car Heads-Up
class over Chad Berton of Valley Mines, Missouri.
Tim
Horstman of Festus, Missouri, won the Super Pro finale
over Dustin Whitrock of O'Fallon, Missouri. Danny Ratulowski
of Highland, Illinois, defeated Larry Wilkerson of St.
Charles, Missouri, in the Sportsman final. Jim Huggett
of Florissant, Missouri, won the "Box/No-Box"
1/4-mile Bonus final over Tim Shaffer. Deb Schneider of
Collinsville, Illinois, won the Trophy class.
NHRA
Jr. Dragster victories were claimed by points leader Jake
Matternich (Thunder) and Clayton McGinnis (Lightning).
Final-round
results, indicating racer, hometown, vehicle, reaction
time, elapsed time, top speed:
Super
Pro
Winner: Tim Horstmann (Festus, Missouri) 2007 Racecraft
dragster .006 5.264 sec. 120.55 mph.
Runner-up: Dustin Whitrock (O'Fallon, Missouri) 1975 Vega
.233 5.703 sec. 116.16 mph
Pro
Winner: Chad Lidy (Effingham, Illinois) 1976 Camaro .017
6.527 sec. 101.75 mph.
Runner-up: Tim Shaffer (Maryland Heights, Missouri) 1970
Roadrunner .012 6.752 sec. 100.12 mph.
Sportsman
Winner: Danny Ratulowski (Highland, Illinois) 2001 Camaro
.012 12.937 sec. 94.45 mph.
Runner-up: Larry Wilkerson (St. Charles, Missouri) 1987
Mustang .025 12.987 sec. 105.05 mph.
Super
Pro Motorcycle
Winner: Charles Willis Jr. (Collinsville, Illinois) 2002
Hayabusa .026 9.833 sec. 135.58 mph.
Runner-up: Scott Leonard (Glen Carbon, Illinois) 2002
Hayabusa .036 9.061 sec. 146.26 mph.
Box/No-Box
1/4-Mile Bonus
Winner: Jim Huggett (Florissant, Missouri) 2010 Pro Fab
dragster .025 7.485 sec. 176.88 mph.
Runner-up: Tim Shaffer (Maryland Heights, Missouri) 1970
Roadrunner -.010 (fouled) 11.152 sec. 97.61 mph.
Street
Car Heads-Up
Winner: Ben Stum (Hillsboro, Missouri) 1999 Firehawk .008
9.573 sec. 151.83 mph.
Runner-up: Chad Berton (Valley Mines, Missouri) 2006 Corvette
.166 9.431 sec. 153.79 mph.
Trophy
Winner: Deb Schneider (Collinsville, Illinois) 2001 Camaro
.084 13.082 sec. 102.04 mph.
Runner-up: Tracy Gustafson (Nashville, Illinois) 2003
Chevrolet S-10 .077 16.252 81.03 mph.
Jr.
Dragster Thunder
Winner: Jake Matternich (Independence, Missouri) .057
9.0006 sec. 71.81 mph.
Runner-up: Nick Dokman (Fairview Heights, Illinois) .145
9.303 sec. 65.43 mph.
Jr.
Dragster Lightning
Winner: Clayton McGinnis (Independence, Missouri) .025
7.890 sec. 82.00 mph.
Runner-up: Paige Teel (Quincy, Illinois) .036 7.882 sec.
79.99 mph.
For
more information, please call GMP at (618) 215-8888 or
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