The Ellis County Press: Thunder Valley takes team title, Hefler doubles

Thunder Valley takes team title, Hefler doubles
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Editor on 10/14/2010 11:55:00


ENNIS – Thunder Valley Raceway Park dominated the team competition to take
home the championship for the NHRA South Central Division Summit Racing Series
at Texas Motorplex while Jeff Hefler scored a double taking home the trophies in
both the No Electronics-Street and in the No Electronics-Quick category.
Thunder Valley Raceway Park, Noble, Okla., racked up 76 points for the Team
Championship followed by North Star Dragway and Texas Raceway in second and
third respectively.
Hefler, out of Fort Worth, Texas and racing for Wichita Raceway Park, held off
fellow Texas racer Jamie Haines Deer Park, Texas, in the No Electronics-Street
class running 12.118 seconds at 104.95 mph to Haines’ run of 12.036, 111.33
then went on to face off with Mike Griggs, Tuttle, Okla., in the final of No
Electronics-Quick.
Hefler clocked in at 9.790 seconds at 129.58 mph to beat Griggs running 10.404,
120.19 in his ’68 Camaro. Hefler drove matching ’67 Novas for his pair of
wins.
In the Super Pro class it was Sandra Marshall, Newella, Okla., leading the team
from Thunder Valley Raceway Park and taking the trophy in her ’99 dragster.
Marshall went 7.860 at 171.51 in defeating Chad Hankins, Winnsboro, Texas, at
8.606, 151.46.
Brad Young and Tony Davis rounded out the day’s winners making their way to
the winner’s circle.
Young, Burleson, Texas (Texas Raceway), won in Pro over Joe Gitthens driving his
‘67 Chevy II to a lap of 10.725 seconds on a 10.72 dial at 132.02 mph to
Gitthens’ 10.756, 120.93 loosing effort.
Houston resident, Davis, went 9.135 seconds on his ’86 Suzuki in ousting
William Keel, San Antonio, Texas. Keele, recorded a pass of 9.256, 138.22 mph on
his ’82 Kawasaki.
Sunday’s winners will advance to the NHRA Summit Racing Series National
Championship next month in Pomona, Calif., at the Automobile Club of Southern
California NHRA Finals.
The following are Sunday’s final results from the NHRA Summit Racing Series
Finals at Texas Motorplex:
SUPER PRO
Sandra Marshall, Newella, Okla., ’99 dragster, 7.860 seconds, 171.51 def. Chad
Hankins, Winnsboro, Texas, ’66 Chevy II, 8.606, 151.46
PRO
Brad Young Burleson, Texas, ’67 Chevy, 10.725, 132.02 def. Joe Gitthens,
Edmond, Okla., ’94 Camaro, 10.756, 120.93
NO ELECTRONICS – QUICK
Jeff Hefler, Fort Worth, Texas, ’67 Nova, 9.790, 129.58 def. Mike Griggs,
Tuttle, Okla., ’68 Camaro, 10.404, 120.19
NO ELECTRONICS - STREET
Jeff Hefler, Fort Worth, Texas, ’67 Nova, 12.118, 104.94 def. Jamie Haines,
Deer Park, Texas, ’99 Camaro, 12.036, 111.33
MOTORCYCLE
Tony Davis, Houston, ’86 Suzuki, 9.135, 132.87 def. William Keele, San
Antonio, Texas, ’82 Kawasaki, 9.256, 138.22
TEAM CHAMPIONSHIP
Thunder Valley
Raceway Park 76
North Star Dragway 60
Texas Raceway 54
Wichita Raceway Park 51
Houston Raceway Park 50
Texas Motorplex 43
Paris Dragstrip 27
Edinburg Int’l Raceway 20
Hobbs Motorsports Park 19
Tulsa Raceway Park 17
No Problem Raceway 15
Lubbock Dragway 9
Rosewell Raceway Park 2