In the final rounds of qualifying at Brainerd Int’l Raceway’s Thunder
on the Lakes NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series event, Dan Kracht,
Gretna, Neb., held on to No. 1 qualifying spot in Top Alcohol Dragster
while Roger Bateman, Calgary, Alb., moved his Top Alcohol Funny Car to
the top of the field.
Kracht blasted a 5.395-second, 256.80 mph pass in yesterday’s
qualifying and that was enough to keep him in the top spot. Because of
the odd number of cars in competition, Kracht will have a bye run in
the first round of eliminations Sunday. Former division champion
Richard Putz of Earlville, Iowa, made a 5.422-second, 263.41 mph lap to
move from the No. 5 spot into the No. 2 position.
Bateman, who is the defending division Funny Car champ, started the day
in the No. 6 spot and made a 5.588-second, 255.43 mph pass to put him
in the top spot. Scott McVey, Winnipeg, Manit., is the second-place
qualifier with a 5.693-second, 253.71 mph pass.
Comp Eliminator racer Pat Nahan of St. Cloud, stayed in the No. 1
qualifying spot as did Ronald Roddel, Sioux Falls, S.D., in Super
Stock. In Stock Eliminator, Peter Boslovitch, Lockport, Manit.,
grabbed the No. 1 spot in his ’80 Malibu. J.J. Heber, Aurora, Colo.,
remained No. 1 in Top Sportsman and Dean Dubbin, Royalton, Minn.,
continues to lead in Top Dragster. Alex Barmettler, Maplewood, Minn.,
moved to the top of the field for Sportsman Motorcycle presented by
Harley Davidson.