2008

DRAG RACE WINNERS

"CHIEF" Of the Pontiacs - John Martin - 73 GTO
Runner-up - Mike Plymale - 75 T/A
Long Distance Award - Mark Parrot - Ft Walton Beach, Florida - 74 T/A
Friday Night
Spotts Performance Box Race
Class Name Town Car Reaction D/I E.T. MPH
Winner John Martin Galloway,OH 73 GTO 0.781 10.37 15.466 86.78
Runner-up Bob Biser Columbus, OH 78 T/A Broke      
Friday Night
Ram Air Restoration No Box Race
Class Name Town Car Reaction D/I E.T. MPH
Winner Jon Heimbush Columbus, OH 71 GTO 0.025 10.08 10.069 128.87
Runner-up Dan Freiburger Delphos, OH 69 Firebird 0.054 10.53 10.516 126.33
 
Saturday
Due to the rain on Saturday night, the racing was not run to completion. The purse money was divided equally
between the remaining cars in the classes.
 
Sunday
AllPontiac.com Super Pro
  Name Town Car Reaction D/I E.T. MPH
Winner John Martin Gallaway, OH 73 GTO 0.048 10.31 10.346 128.55
Runner-up Billy Groton III Seaford,DE 78 Firebird -0.001 11.19 15.984 54.74
Butler Performance Frantic Four
Winner Mike Cooper El Dorado, KS 63 Lemans 0.073   7.362 186.02
Runner-up John Welter Michellville 02 Firebird Broke      
Firehawks & Comp T/A
Winner Kevin Shar Canfield, OH 96 Comp T/A 0.099 13.50 13.585 100.64
Runner-up Chad Romack Warsaw, IN 02 T/A 0.126 13.80 13.905 102.45
Tin Indian Performance Stock
Winner Mike Plymale McHenry, IL 75 T/A 0.156 12.02 12.014 112.41
Runner-up Tim Russow Chicago, IL 67 GTO -0.01 12.27 12.317 109.83
Kaufman Racing Equipment Q-16
Winner Richie Huffman Coram, NY 86 Grand Am 0.007 9.17 9.159 147.62
Runner-up Todd Filson Fairborn, OH 96 Dragster -0.005 7.75 16.795 42.75
Pypes Performance Exhaust
Winner Jason Hennessey Pleasant Hill, MO 68 GTO 0.023 10.76 10.816 116.35
Runner-up Clark Depas Pleasant Plain, OH 67 GTO 0.035 11.00 11.081 119.3
Super Duty Promotions FWD
Winner Andy Harper   04 GTP 0.005 12.90

12.934

106.14
Runner-up Brett Tackett Greenwich, OH 04 Sunfire 0.027 16.81 16.678 81.26

 

CAR SHOW WINNERS
 
Ames Performance Best In Class

Full Size

Jack McVey

Lancaster, OH
1962 Catalina

Grand Prix

Richard Hetz

Fairview, PA
1965 Grand Prix

GTO/Judge

Clay Parham

Hendersonville, NC
1966 GTO

Firebird/TA

Phil Murphey

Beavercreek, OH
1979 Firebird Esprit

Open

Bill Miller

Columbus, OH
1964 Lemans Conv.

Long Distance

Mark Parrett

Ft. Walton Beach, FL
1974 T/A

 

 

   

Dealer's Choice Awards

Axelrod Pontiac
Thad Seybert Canfield, OH 1968 GTO Conv.

 

 

   

Editor's Choice Awards 

High Performance Pontiac Magazine

Steve Johns

Seaforth, ON Canada
1968 GTO Conv.
Pontiac Enthusiast Magazine
John Kinton
Mansfield, OH
1966 GTO

Smoke Signals Magazine

George Scott
Orwell, OH
1969 Lemans 350 HO

 

C-1A
SPLIT CUSTOM 1909 - 1969 GTO/TEMPEST

1st

Charles Tull

Boones Mill, VA

1967 GTO

2nd

Fred Mazzoni

Sturgis, MI

1967 GTO

3rd

Wayne Sommers

Hartsburg, MO

1967 GTO Conv.

 

 

 

C-1B
SPLIT CUSTOM 1909 - 1969 FIREBIRD
1st David Brown Salvisa, KY 1969 Firebird Conv.
2nd James Stires Marblehead, OH 1968 Firebird
3rd Bill Taylor Lima OH 1969 Firebird
       
C-1C
SPLIT CUSTOM 1909 - 1969 All Other Models
1st Calvert Saunders Roanoke, VA 1961 Catalina
2nd Bill Westley Avon Lake, OH 1961 Ventura 2 Door
3rd Gary & Sheri Dodrill LaGrange, OH 1960 Star Chief
       
C-2
CUSTOM 1970 to Current

1st

Mike Leggio

Temperance, MI

1978 T/A

2nd

Jim & Linda Lucas

Newark, OH

2001 Trans Am

3rd

Dave Flinkman

Winchester, MD

1970 GTO

 

 

 

CTA

COMP T/A

1st

Kevin Day

Jackson, MI

1995 Comp T/A

2nd

Kevin Shar

Canfield, OH

1996 Comp T/A

3rd

James Adams

Eastlake, OH

1996 Comp T/A
       

F-1

FIERO COUPE/SE

1st

Bryan Steffee

Massillon, OH

1984 Fiero SE

 

 

 

F-2

FIERO GT

1st

George Johnson

Sandusky, OH

1985 Fiero Coupe

2nd

Randy & Bren Leiby

Wellington, OH

1987 Fiero GT

3rd

Jeff Kadusky

Medina, OH

1988 Fiero GT

 

 

 

FH-A
SPLIT FIREHAWK 1993 - 1999
1st
Gene Lease
Vandalia, OH
1993 Firehawk
2nd
Bonnie Hutsell
Monticello, IN
1996 Firehawk
3rd
Brian Niemann
Jeffersonville, IN
1994 Firehawk

 

 

 

 

FH-B

SPLIT FIREHAWK 2000 - 2002

1st

Miriam Grimes

Argyle, IA

2002 Firehawk

2nd

Rick Keller

Reading, PA

2002 Firehawk

3rd

Peter Trihas

North Ridgeville, OH

2002 Firehawk

 

 

 

 

GP-1

GRAND PRIX 1962 - 1968

1st

Vic Eilrich

Oak Harbor, OH

1966 Grand Prix
2nd Robert Rowe Holmesville, OH 1963 Grand Prix

 

 

 

 

GP-2

GRAND PRIX 1969 - 1972

1st

David Risner

Mansfield, OH

1969 G/P SJ

2nd

Glenn Kovach

Benton, IL

1972 G/P SSJ
3rd Russell Hurley Delaward, OH 1969 G/P SJ

 

 

 

 

GP-3

GRAND PRIX 1973 - 1977

1st

Mark Pfeiffer

Ravenna, OH

1974 G/P SJ

2nd

Mark Pataluch

Rolling Prairie, IN

1977 Grand Prix
3rd Ron Platsko Leaminton, ON 1976 Grand Prix LT

 

 

 

 

GP-4

GRAND PRIX 1978 - 1987 incl. 2+2

1st

Curtis Greene

Niles, OH

1985 Grand Prix

2nd

Tim Kniffel

Ortonville, MI

1983 Grand Prix
       

GP-5

GRAND PRIX 1988 - 1996 incl. STE, GTP, Pace Cars

1st Mike Tarescavage Parma, OH 1990 Grand Prix
       
GP-6 GRAND PRIX 1997 - CURRENT incl. STE, GTP, Pace Cars
1st Robert Johnson Springfield, OH 2006 Grand Prix
       

GT-1

GTO 1964 - 1965

1st

William & John Hash

St Charles, MI

1965 GTO HT

2nd

Bill Herhold

Castalia, OH

1965 GTO HT

 

 

 

 

GT-2

GTO 1966 -1967

1st

Ken Swint

Temperance, MI

1966 GTO Conv.

2nd

Walter Clark

Charleston, WV

1966 GTO

3rd

Tom Hamilton

Carroll, OH

1967 GTO HT

 

 

 

 

GT-3

Split GTO 1968 - 1969

1st

Thad Seybert

Canfield, OH

1968 GTO Conv.

2nd

Stan Ubben

Mt Morris, IL

1968 GTO HT

3rd

Mike Kelley

Mansfield, OH

1969 GTO

 

 

 

 

GT-4

GTO 1971 - 1974

1st

Terrance Wortman

Fairfax, VA

1972 GTO

2nd

Rich Barnett

Willard, OH

1971 GTO

 

 

 

 
GT-5 GTO 2004 - Current
1st Gary & Barb Gordan Beaver Falls, PA 2006 GTO Coupe
2nd Shawn Rinehart Groveport, OH 2006 GTO Coupe
3rd Mike Crano Wadesworth, OH 2006 GTO Coupe
       

JD

GTO JUDGES - ALL

1st

Ron Hambrecht

Marlton, NJ

1969 GTO Judge Coupe
2nd Larry Reeb Pikerington, OH 1969 GTO Judge

3rd

Jack Scott

Orwell, OH

1969 GTO Judge Conv.
       

FB-1

FIREBIRD 1967 - 1969

1st

Art Dempsey

Battle Creek, MI

1697 Firebird

2nd

Jenny Schlagenhauf

Bluffton, IN

1968 Firebird

3rd

Steve Johns

Seaforth, ON

1969 Firebird Conv

 

 

 

 
FB-2 FIREBIRD 1970 1/2 - 1981
1st George Berg White Plains, MD 1973 Formula
2nd Wolf Feist Burlington, MI 1974 Formula Cpe.
       

FB-3

Firebird 1982-1992

1st Joe Tagliavia Beach Park, IL 1992 Firebird Formula
2nd Scott Burggraf Mansfield, OH 1988 Firebird 350
       

FB-4

FIREBIRD 1993 - CURRENT incl. Formula

1st

Tom & Sandy Smith

Saratoga Springs, NY

1999 FormulaWS6

2nd

Nathan Call

Tipp City, OH

2002 Formula

3rd

Chuck Miller

Sagamore Hills, OH

2000 Firebird Conv

 

 

 

 

TA-1

TRANS AM 1969-1974

1st

Richard Winkles

Bloomfield, MI

1974 Trans Am

2nd

Dean Mueller

Westlake OH

1969 Trans Am

3rd

Mark Parrett

Fort Walton Beach, FL

1974 Trans Am

 

 

 

 

TA-2

TRANS AM 1975 - 1981

1st

Tim Sabula

Chesterland, OH

1976 Trans Am

2nd

Mike Farrell

McKeesport, PA

1979 Trans Am

3rd

George Berg

White Plains, MD

1978 Trans Am

 

 

 

 

TA-3

TRANS AM 1982 - 1992

1st

Wayne Peters

Olmsted Township, OH

1986 Trans Am

2nd

Steve & Deborah Reichow

Temperance, MI

1984 15th Anniv.

3rd

Brian Beckert

Tell City, IN

1992 Trans Am GTA

 

 

 

 

TA-4

TRANS AM 1993 - CURRENT

1st

Silvio Kimmel

Oklahoma City, OK

1999 30th Anniv.

2nd

Tom Maher

Toledo, OH

1997 Trans Am

3rd

Jack & Deborah Soulidis

Toledo, OH

2000 Trans Am
       

P-0

PONTIAC & OAKLAND PRE-WAR

1st

Dave & Carol Smith

Laingsburg, MI

1937 Business Cpe
2nd James Barnhart Rossford, OH 1939 Quality Six
3rd Mike Woody Goodrich, MI 1927 2 Dr. Sedan

 

 

 

 

P-1

PONTIAC POST WAR THRU 1954

1st

Ronald Grose

Flat Rock, MI

1948 Streamliner
2nd Sherry O'Rourke West Middlesex, PA 1953 Chieftan Dlx
3rd Scott Pavolka North Ridgeville, OH 1950 Chieftan 4Dr

 

 

 

 

P-2

PONTIAC 1955 - 1960

1st

Don Kessler

Medina, OH

1956 Catalina

2nd

Terry Green

Helena, OH

1955 Starchief

3rd

Ron Himes

Wooster, OH

1956 Catalina

 

 

 

 

P-3

PONTIAC 1961 - 1965

1st

Ken Colacino

Columbus, NJ

1963 Catalina 421

2nd

David Greytak

Centreville, MD 1961 Ventura

3rd

Wally Schilkowski

Elyria, OH

1966 2+2

 

 

 

 

P-4

PONTIAC 1966 - 1970

1st

Matt Schilkowski

North Ridgeville, OH

1966 2+2

2nd

Richard & Marcia Larabee

Farmington Hills, MI

1967 2+2

3rd

Steve Heitbrink

Celina, OH

1966 2+2 Conv

 

 

 

 

P-5

PONTIAC 1971 - 1986

1st

Jeff Glasgo

Akron, OH

1981Bonneville

2nd

Jen & Jon Saulnier

Sturgis, MI

1978 Bonneville
3rd Gary Brock Stanton, KY 1977 Bonneville
       
P-6 PONTIAC 1987 TO CURRENT
1st Paul Fulkroad JR Olmsted Township, OH 2008 G8 GT

2nd

Joseph Tkach

Mercer, PA

1996 Bonneville
3rd Mike & Jennifer Nixon Portland, IN 1998 Bonneville
       
SP SPLIT LEMANS/TEMPEST/CAN AM 1961 - 1981 incl. Beaumont
1st Herman Ruple Orion, MI 1964 Lemans
2nd Pete Rust Bethel Park, PA 1977 Cam Am
3rd Norma Schafer Norwalk, OH 1968 LeMans 2Dr
       
GA-1

GRAND AM 1973 - 1980 RWD

1st Jamey Gladden Bellevue, OH 1973 Grand Am
       
GA-3 GRAND AM 1993 - CURRENT INCLUDING G6
1st Jeff Hamlin Virginia Beach, VA 2008 GT 4DR
       
PRO PRO STREET VEHICLES
1st David Stidd Ravenna, OH 1985 Fiero SE
2nd Michael Blackard Richmond, VA 1969 GTO
3rd Steve Hawkey Elida, OH 1973 Firebird Formula
       

ST-1

STREET FULL SIZE PONTIAC

1st

Joe Wheat

Pittsburg, PA

1963 Bonneville

2nd

Dennis & Mary Koss

Farmington, MI

1962 Catalina

3rd

John Collins

Elkhart, IN

1956 2DR HT

 

 

 

 

ST-2A

SPLIT STREET TEMPEST/LEMANS & T-37 Thru 1977

1st

Matt Marinelli

Sylvania, OH

1972 Lemans

2nd

Mike & Donna Ireton

Bucyrus, OH

1971 T-37

3rd

Robert Esposito

New Castle PA

1965 Lemans

 

 

 

 

ST-2B

SPLIT STREET GTO  1964 - 1965

1st

Ellen Slabaugh

Milford, IN

1966 GTO Conv

2nd

Bernie Wilkinson

Delaware, OH

1965 GTO

3rd

Jeff Toms

Fredericktown, OH

1964 GTO

 

 

 

 

ST-2C

SPLIT STREET GTO 1966 - 1968

1st

Chuck & Sherri Sivils

Springfield, OH

1966 GTO Conv

2nd

Sam Ferrise

Mansfield, OH

1966 GTO Conv

3rd

Dave Gido

Grafton, OH

1966 GTO

 

 

 

 

ST-2D

SPLIT STREET GTO 1969 - 1973

1st

T. Scott Bacon

Cortland, OH

1969 GTO

2nd

Brian & Patrick Ray

Beech Grove, IN

1969 GTO

3rd

Al Leiby

Wellington, OH

1968 GTO

 

 

 

 
ST-2E SPLIT STREET GTO 2004 - 2005
1st Rob Buckner Bellevue, OH 2006 GTO
2nd Kirk McFarland Waterford, PA 2004 GTO
3rd Michael Phipps Mansfield, OH 2004 GTO
       

ST-3A

SPLIT  STREET FIREBIRD/TRANS AM 1st and 2nd Generation

1st

Jerry Brushaber

North Ridgeville, OH

1976 Trans Am

2nd

Jim Larkin

Wexford, PA

1976 Trans Am

3rd

Ted Durlacher

Greenwood, IN

1967 Firebird Conv

 

 

 

 

ST-3B

SPLIT STREET FIREBIRD/TRANS AM 3rd and 4th Generation

1st

Tim & Susan Owen

Tipp City, OH

2001 Trans Am

2nd

George Petsus

North Ridgeville, OH

1994 Formula

3rd

John Malek

Streetsboro, OH

2002 Blackbird

 

 

 

 

ST-4

GRAND PRIX

1st

Keith Kelly

Vandalia, OH

2001 Grand Prix

2nd

Richard Goe

Medina, OH

1968 Grand Prix

3rd

Vicki Smith

Schellsburg, PA

1962 Grand Prix

 

 

 

 

ST-5

STREET PONTIAC OPEN

1st

Scott Swisher

Akron, OH

1985 Fiero 2M6
       
ST-6 STREET GMC
1st Rick Patrick Garrettsville, OH 1968 GMC 2500 PU
       
SU Aztec, Transport, Montana, Vibe All Years
1st Joanne Nott Lorain, OH

2004 Montana

2nd Dorman Scott Aliquippa, PA 2004 Montana
       
SOL Solstice All
1st Dave Dowdell Norton, OH 2008 Solstice
       
GM-2 GMC TRUCK POST - WAR THRU 1972
1st James Semon Sr. Westlake, OH 1959 GMC Tractor D
       
GM-4 GMC TRUCK 1988 TO CURRENT
1st Dennis Jaeb North Canton, OH 2007 Sierra
2nd James Herbst Ypsilanti, MI 1999 Z71
       
FX Factory show or experimental cars
1st Ralph Ronzello Tyron, NC 1961 Catalina
2nd Chuck Henley Uniontown, OH 1969 GTO
       
Race Race Vehicles - All Years  
1st Jeff Dypwick Chaska, MN 1966 Tempest
2nd Gregory Sy Brecksville, OH 1963 Tempest
3rd Herb Patton Crete, NE 1962 Catalina
       

 

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