NHRA North Central division Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series competitors
closed out the 2009 season at Beech Bend Raceway Park this weekend.
Defending event champion Bill Reichert scored the Top Alcohol Dragster
win again, increasing his lead in the division point standings, while
Mick Snyder, Demotte, Ind., earned his first Top Alcohol Funny Car win
of the year.
Reichert carried his No. 1 qualifying momentum into the winner’s circle
when he beat Brandon Booher of Urbana, Ill., in the final. Although
Booher left first, Reichert laid down a 5.387-second, 261.22 mph pass
which was more than enough to cover Booher’s 5.658-second, 227.96 mph
lap. This was Reichert’s fifth final-round appearance on the
divisional level this year and his fourth win.
The Top Alcohol Funny Car final was anticlimactic because Andy Bohl
broke on the burnout, giving Snyder a free pass to the winner’s
circle. However, in the semis, Snyder beat No. 1 qualifier Steve
Harker, Gainesville, Ga. This was Snyder’s third final-round
appearance this year and his first win while Bohl has had been to the
finals at his last three races. He also has one win on the year.