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Date Posted: 22:10:34 07/14/09 Tue
Author: Justin
Subject: Results from the TOPMA race in TXR

TXR Results - 7/10/09 (Happy Birthday Mark) -- Mrs. TBH, 08:47:06 07/13/09 Mon
We were not dodging rain or lightening strikes on Friday but we were trying to dodge the heat. Mother nature has been relentless with the heat and Friday night was no exception. 15 teams poured into Texas Raceway in Kennedale, America hoping to come away with the crown but only one team would do that. Here's how everything unfolded:

#1 Ken Thomas - 3.980 at 181 mph (Congratulations to team TMS/LenMar) I heard that Mt. Pleasant stayed lit up all week long while y'all were burning the candles at both ends trying to fit the Hell Hoss Mustang with the power plant out of the Bad Bird. Your hard work and perseverance paid off when you posted a 3.98 off the trailer first time in the car and then backed it up ALL NIGHT LONG! Great Job Guys & Gals!
#2 Gaylen Smith - 3.995 at 189 mph
#3 Gene Hector - 4.021 at 179 mph
#4 Doug Riesterer - 4.027 at 183 mph (Welcome back guys!)
#5 Frankie Taylor - 4.193 at 155 mph
#6 Steve Wiley - 4.199 at 173 mph
#7 Michelle Wilson - 4.291 at 168 mph
#8 David Baldwin - 4.344 at 163 mph
#9 Jackie Deaver - 4.475 at 160 mph
#10 Chuck Poindexter - 4.741 at 147 mph
#11 Randy Rencher - 4.863 at 149 mph
#12 Kevin Hargett - 5.638 at 111 mph
#13 Rickey Cate - 6.136 at 76 mph
#14 Chuck Nuytten - 8.171 at 112 mph
#15 Steve Gorman - 9.659 at 73 mph

First Round:

Doug Riesterer (W) 4.024 at 182 mph (.015 RT)
Frankie Taylor (RU) 3.939 at 189 mph (.146 RT)

Frankie finally got the Corvette to go down the track under power but Doug gets a huge holeshot advantage and takes the win.

Gene Hector (W) 4.124 at 159 mph (.033 RT)
Steve Wiley (RU) 4.759 at 111 mph (.033 RT)

Both guys had identical reaction times, but Steve Wiley encountered traction problems and had to abort the run while Gene cruises his "OLD" car down track and takes the win.

Gaylen Smith (W) 3.993 at 190 mph (.083 RT)
Michelle Wilson (RU) 4.332 at 145 mph (.037 RT)

Michelle normally runs the 10.5 tires but she dusted off the big tires to come play tonite. Despite her starting line advantage, she couldn't hold off the hard charging HEMI HELL FISH Cuda driven by Gaylen Smith.

Ken Thomas (W) 3.963 at 182 mph (.074 RT)
David Baldwin (RU) 4.332 at 162 mph (.072 RT)

Both cars left virtually the same but the newly acquired Hell Hoss stang driven by Ken Thomas was on a mission tonite and claims the victory with yet another stellar pass.

Semi Finals:

Ken Thomas (W) 3.991 at 181 mph (.056 RT)
Doug Riesterer (RU) 6.456 at 69 mph (-.058 RT) Red Lit

I'm not sure if Doug saw the red light and lifted or if he had traction problems but this LenMar sponsored entry -vs- LenMar sponsored entry was won by Ken Thomas in the "BAD HOSS" stang.

Gene Hector (W) 4.004 at 180 mph (.017 RT)
Gaylen Smith (RU) NT

As soon as Gaylen unclutched the Hell Fish, the "drive train" in the blower let go and he was dead in the water coasting to a stop mid track. Gene had a great reaction time and never looked back.

Finals:

Gene Hector (W) 3.981 at 179 mph (.021 RT)
Ken Thomas (RU) 3.949 at 183 mph (.084 RT)

Congratulations to Gene Hector and the Small Block Mafia crew for their victory (in the back-up car). Your win was long overdue.

Congratulations also to Ken & Susan Thomas and the Thomas Motorsports crew for your STELLAR outing after working day and night getting things ready in less than a week. I applaud you guys. If I'm not mistaken, this moved Ken back into the TOPMA points lead by 1 point over Gaylen. Game On.......LOL.

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