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Changes for Bracket Racing in 2012 at Northern Michigan Dragway

Great changes for bracket classes in 2012! Pro Trophy & Street Trophy will each earn a $50 win/$25 r-up bonus in addition to trophies! Also Bracket 3 will no longer be running. Bracket 1 and Bracket 2 entered vehicles will not be allowed in trophy classes.

 

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Results from September 25th – 4th Annual Mulligan Race at Northern Michigan Dragway

Results from September 25th 4th Annual Mulligan Race
BRACKET I (Box) $1200 to Win		Driver		Car	City
	Win	Jeff Burdess		80 Malibu Wagon	Saginaw
	R-Up	Bill Swain			Ionia
	Semi	Bill Rauch		88 Camaro	Edwardsburg
	Quarter	Mike Illig		71 Demon	Gladwin
	Quarter	Tim Heiges		95 Beretta	Traverse City
	Eighths	Bud Roof		85 Toyota	East Jordan
	Eighths	Travis Milliman		86 Firebird	Kaleva
	Eighths	Rick LaRocque		00 Mustang	Beulah
	16ths	Greg Reed		67 Camaro	Fountain
	16ths	Ron Hagar		94 Buick Wagon	Clark Lake
	16ths	Scott Hoernlein		06 American	Saginaw
BRACKET II (No Box) $2000 to Win	Win	Dan Gorby		69 Camaro	Sheridan
	R-Up	Don Newman		68 Chevelle	Niles
	Semi	Ron Hagar		94 Buick Wagon	Clark Lake
	Semi	Mike Stokes		72 Challenger	Beulah
	Quarter	Pat Ney		68 Dart	Bad Axe
	Eighths	Scott Hoernlein		73 Duster	Saginaw
	Eighths	Chuck Reynolds		81 Monte Carlo	Farwell
	16ths	Jerry Brown		72 Duster	Grand Haven
	16ths	Dan Sprague		89 S-10	Lake City
	16ths	Randy Stoykovich		71 Pinto	Manistee
	16ths	Thomas Hamilton		70 Nova	Delton
	16ths	Bill Fluette		86 Monte Carlo SS	Interlochen
	16ths	Rick Letts		65 Chevelle	Lake City
	16ths	Nolan Blanchard		84 Monte Carlo SS	Benzonia
	32nds	Doug Rondeau		74 Duster	Alpena
	32nds	Kevin Huntley		70 Duster	Beulah
	32nds	David McChesney		70 Duster	Saginaw
	32nds	Gary ‘Buck’ Howell		86 Jeep	Beulah
	32nds	Bill VanTuyle		68 Corvair	Dowagiac
	32nds	Brad Rurka		68 Dart	Holland
	32nds	Jennifer Moffit		89 F250	Tustin
	32nds	Corey Mikus		68 Camaro	Bear Lake
	32nds	Andy Wingo		72 LeMans	Gaylord
	32nds	Scott Eriksen		69 Camaro	East Jordan
PRO TROPHY (8.99 & faster)	Win	James Persinger		79 Fleetwood	Manistee
	R-Up	Lester Ely		50 Chevy	Beulah
	Semi	Toby Hamilton		Dragster	Copemish
	Semi	Rick Thomas		99 CBR 1100XX	Bear Lake
	Quarter	Daryl Walton		92 Mustang	Williamsburg
	Eighths	Jared Lutz		Cutlass	Kaleva
	Eighths	Gary Wood		70 Javelin	Manistee
	Eighths	Doug Rondeau		74 Duster	Alpena
	Eighths	Gary Kluth		57 Chevy	Fountain
STREET TROPHY (9.00 & slower)	Win	Ron Dougherty		96 Jeep	Honor
	R-Up	Scott Swander		70 Challenger	Benzonia
	Semi	Jim Evans		71 Skylark	Benzonia
	Quarter	Ernie Ecklund		Yamaha J06	Manistee
	Quarter	Dan Snyder		67 Impala	Harrison
	Eighths	Aaron Shackelford		98 Lumina	Manistee
	Eighths	Harvey Williams		96 Camaro	Honor
	Eighths	Rhet Brewer		82 Honda Aero	Eastlake
JUNIORS	Win	Madisyn McCormick (12)		Dragster	Fountain
	R-Up	Donnie Hagar, Jr. (13)		Spree	Clark Lake
	Semi	Drew Buozis (15)		Spree	Hart
LATE GAMBLERS	Win	Travis Milliman		86 Firebird	Kaleva
	R-Up	Scott Eriksen		69 Camaro	East Jordan
	Semi	Bob Cornell		78 Monza	Kingsley
	Quarter	Bill Fluette		86 Monte Carlo SS	Interlochen
	Quarter	Kevin Huntley		70 Duster	Beulah

Results from September 24 Bracket Race

Results from September 24 Bracket Race 2011 Fall Bracket Championships
		Driver		Car	Location
BRACKET I (Box) $1200 to Win	Win	Bud Roof		85 Toyota	East Jordan
	R-Up	Bill Swain		Dragster
	Semi	Bill Rauch		88 Camaro	Edwarsburg
	Quarter	Bob Drews		Spitzer Dragster	St. Johns
	Quarter	Thomas Hamilton		70 Nova	Delton
	Eighths	Travis Milliman		86 Firebird	Kaleva
	Eighths	John ‘Hoot’ Gibson		69 Nova	Charlevoix
	Eighths	Greg Reed		67 Camaro	Fountain
	Eighths	Brian Rockwell		Altered	Cassapolis
BRACKET II (No Box) $1200 to Win	Win	Corey Mikus		68 Camaro	Bear Lake
	R-Up	Bill Fluette		86 Monte Carlo SS	Interlochen
	Semi	Kevin Huntley		70 Duster	Beulah
	Semi	Scott Hoernlein		73 Duster	Saginaw
	Quarter	Robert Gregory		72 Dart	Ionia
	Quarter	Bill VanTuyle		68 Corvair	Dowagiac
	Quarter	Dan Gorby		69 Camaro	Sheridan
	Quarter	Ron Hagar		94 Buick Wagon	Clark Lake
	Eighths	Gary ‘Buck’ Howell		86 Jeep	Beulah
	Eighths	Mike Stokes		72 Challenger	Beulah
	Eighths	Thomas Hamilton		70 Nova	Delton
	Eighths	Ken Wood		69 AMC AMX	Manistee
	Eighths	Andy Wingo		72 LeMans	Gaylord
	Eighths	Donnie Heinzer III		95 S-10	Manistee
	Eighths	Brad Rurka		68 Dart	Holland
	Eighths	Steve Hartline		87 Camaro	Niles
PRO TROPHY (8.99 & faster)	Win	Jim Evans		71 Skylark	Benzonia
	R-Up	Ernie Ecklund		96 Yamaha
	Semi	James Persinger		73 Fleetwood	Manistee
	Semi	Jared Lutz		Cutlass	Kaleva
	Quarter	Dan Snyder		64 Impala	Harrison
	Quarter	Justin Rondeau		73 Duster	Alpena
	Quarter	Doug Rondeau		74 Duster	Alpena
STREET TROPHY (9.00 & slower)	Win	Calvin Lutz		86 Regal	Kaleva
	R-Up	Toby Hamilton		Dragster	Copemish
	Semi	Bruce Douglas		81 ElCamino	Thompsonville
	Quarter	Dan Snyder		64 Impala	Harrison
	Quarter	Harvey Williams		96 Camaro Z28	Honor
	Quarter	Daniel Saffron		87 TransAm	Thompsonville
JUNIORS	Win	Madisyn McCormick	12	Dragster	Fountain
	R-Up	Drew Buozis	15	Spree	Hart
	Semi	NathanLane	12	Dragster	Fife Lake
	Semi	Donnie Hagar	13	Spree	Clark Lake
RUN FOR THE $$$	Win	Justin Smith		93 Mustang	Traverse City
	R-Up	Aaron Shackelford		98 Lumina	Manistee
	Consolation	Bill Fluette		86 Monte Carlo SS	Interlochen
	Consolation	Neal Zielaskowski		69 GTO	Ossineke
	Consolation	Bob Drews		Spitzer Dragster	St. Johns
	Consolation	Jeff Burdess		80 Malibu Wagon	Saginaw
	Consolation	Bob VandeWater		71 Challenger	Cadillac
LATE GAMBLERS	Win	Eric Johnson		85 Daytona	Onekama
	R-Up	Mike Stokes			Beulah
	Semi	Julius Evans

2011 Bracket Points Champions at Northern Michigan Dragway

Congrats to our 2011 Bracket Track Champions!
Bracket I – John ‘Hoot’ Gibson
Bracket II – Phil Gunther
Bracket III – Phil Gunther
Pro Trophy – Nolan Blanchard
Street Trophy – Aaron Shackelford
Juniors – Nathan Lane
For Complete and Final Points Standings Go to the Points Section of http://northernmichigandragway.net

Results from September 4th/5th Bracket Race at Northern Michigan Dragway

Results from September 4th/5th Bracket Race
		Name		Car	City
BRACKET I (Box) $600 to Win	Win	Howard Jameson		98 Spitzer Dragster	Gladwin
	R-Up	Corey Mikus		68 Camaro	Bear Lake
	Semi	Bud Roof		85 Toyota	East Jordan
	Semi	Eric Johnson		85 Daytona	Onekama
BRACKET II (Box)	Win	Phil Gunther		79 Camaro	Beulah
	R-Up	Gary ‘Buck’ Howell		86 Jeep	Beulah
	Semi	Bill Fluette		86 Monte Carlo SS	Interlochen
	Semi	Al Clark		85 Toyota	Bear Lake
	Quarter	Stacey Bigelow		69	Manton
	Quarter	Gary Rank II		88 Mustang	Manistee
	Quarter	Bob VandeWater		71 Challenger	Cadillac
	Quarter	Randy Stoykovich		71 Pinto	Manistee
BRACKET III	Win	Phil Gunther		79 Camaro	Beulah
	R-Up	Jim Evans		71 Skylark	Benzonia
	Semi	Donnie Heinzer III		95 S-10	Manistee
PRO TROPHY	Win	Nolan Blanchard		84 Monte Carlo SS	Benzonia
	R-Up	Tony Thomas		89 S-10	Bear Lake
	Semi	Dennis Gilman		82 Firebird	Kaleva
	Quarter	Rick Thomas		99 CBR 1100xx	Bear Lake
	Quarter	Dan Snyder		64 Impala	Harrison
STREET TROPHY	Win	Ron Dougherty		96 Jeep	Honor
	R-Up	Aaron Shackelford		98 Lumina	Manistee
	Semi	Mike Smith		90 Lumina	Ludington
JUNIORS	Win	Madisyn McCormick	12	Dragster	Fountain
RUN FOR THE $$$	1st – $150	Joe Smith (.001)		93 Mustang	Traverse City
	2nd – $50	Travis Milliman (.003)		86 Firebird	Kaleva
LATE GAMBLERS	Win	Travis Milliman		86 Firebird	Kaleva
	R-Up	Ron Dougherty		96 Jeep	Honor
	Semi	Kevin Huntley		70 Duster
	Semi	Gary Rank II		88 Mustang	Manistee

Northern Michigan Dragway names it’s 2011 Night Moves Points Champs

Congrats to our 2011 Night Moves track champions:

Pro 6.00 – John ‘Hoot’ Gibson

Pro 6.50 – Randy Stoykovich

Pro 7.00 – 3 Js Racing
 

Pro 7.50 – Gary Rank II

Pro 8.00 – Phil Gunther

8.00 Trophy – Perry Daniels

9.00 Trophy – Jim Evans

10.00 Trophy – Drew Bouzis

11/12.00 Trophy – Rhet Brewer & Donnie Heinzer III

For Complete Points Standings check out the  Points Section of http://northernmichigandragway.net

Press Release from August 28, 2011 – McCormick Breaks Record at Northern Michigan Dragway & Upcoming Events

McCormick Sets Records at Northern Michigan Dragway.

(Contributing Author Tina Mikus)

For Immediate Release

Sunday, August 28, 2011

Kaleva -

Northern Michigan Dragway this past weekend on Friday Night held it’s 5th Night Moves Event and on Saturday Night the 13th Bracket Race of the Season. If you had gone a half of mile in either direction of the race track you would of been met with rain, nobody would of thought that there would be any racing Friday Night at Northern Michigan Dragway. To most surprise Northern Michigan Dragway was the only place that it was not raining. The great turnout of race entries and fans were treated to a fun night of racing. Night Moves is similar to After Hours Street Drags events where you can run whatca brung but your vehicles do not need to be street legal. Both After Hours Street Drags and Night Moves are Great events to have fun and are a affordable way to find out what your car can. Our next and final Night Moves of the Season is Saturday September 3rd at 7pm. The final After Hours Street Drags event of the season will be September 10th at 8pm.

Coming in to Saturday the two of the Dragster Track Records that would challenge at Northern Michigan Dragway was the Elapse Time (E.T.) record of 4.50 seconds and the Mile per Hour (mph) record of 162 mph. These records have stood at Northern Michigan Dragway for some time and have many have challenged them. Late this past week Northern Michigan Dragway learned that Jeremy McCormick of Fountain, a racer that would time to time race at Northern Michigan Dragway, was planning on bringing out his 06 Undercover Dragster to take down either one or both of the records. McCormick on his first attempt of the night he took down both records running an E.T. of 4.405 seconds at 163mph in the 1/8 mile. His 60 foot time was an amazing 1.018 seconds. Feeling that he had the car tuned in, Jeremy McCormick made a 2nd past, and this time his E.T. was 4.36 seconds at 164.74 mph in the 1/8 mile. This time the 60 foot time was 1.017 seconds. So the new Northern Michigan Dragway Dragster Track Record for E.T. is 4.37 and the New Track Dragster Record for Speed is 164.74mph.

 

 

Once again the excitement for the McCormick family didn’t end there as Jeremy’s 12 year old daughter Madisyn added to the already thrilling night, by winning the Jr Dragster competition with her 2007 Gage Jr Dragster. This family may have added a new record to history but the history of racing is not new to them.  Madisyn is a 3rd generation racer guided by her dad and grandfather- Jerry McCormick. Both of the McCormick Sawmill sponsored dragsters completed the night in the Winner Circle together and when they were asked who they would like to give a special thanks to, they each said “my dad”.

With 13 of 14 Bracket Race Points events now complete, the track championships on the line in some classes and in other classes the championships are now cemented. With the close battles in some classes every point matters and a win can change a lot. With Saturday’s win Rick LaRocque of Beulah with his 2000 Mustang move from 3rd to 1st place in the Bracket II Point Standings. The former Points leader now 2nd place Mike Stokes of Honor is 29 Points back, and 3rd place Bill Fluette of Interlochen is 34 points out of first place. The points Finale for Bracket Racing are next Sunday September 4 starting with Time Trials at 6pm.

 

Next Weekend at Northern Michigan Dragway

 

Saturday, September 3 – Night Moves  * Final Points Day *

Pro Tree, Heads-Up, Time Trials, Fun Drags, Eliminations

Pro $$ 6.00, 6.50, 7.00, 7.50, 8.00

Pro Trophy 8.00, 9.00, 10.00, 11.00, 12.00

Time Trials 7pm/Race 9pm

Pit Pass $10, Children (8-13) $5

 

Sunday, September 4 – Bracket Race * Final Points Day *

Br I, Br II, Br III, Trophy & JD

Time Trials 6pm/Race 8pm

Pit Pass $10, Children (8-13) $5

 

To Learn More About Northern Michigan Dragway

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Race Day Phone: 231.362.3439

E-mail: trackmanagers@gmail.com

Website: http://northernmichigandragway.net

Current 2011 Points Leaders at Northern Michigan Dragway (updated August 27,2011)

Points Standings

Night Moves Points Leaders after 8/26

Pro 6.00 – John Gibson of Charlevoix

Pro 6.50 - Randy Stoykovich of Manistee

Pro 7.00 - 3 Js Racing of Traverse City

Pro 7.50 - Gary Rank of Manistee

Pro 8.00 - Phil Gunther of Beulah

8.00 Trophy – Perry Daniels of South Boardman

9.00 Trophy - Jim Evans of Benzonia

10.00 Trophy – Drew Bouzis of Hart

11/12.00 Combo Trophy – Rhet Brewer of East Lake

Bracket Points Leaders after 8/27

Bracket I – John Gibson of Charlevoix
Bracket II – Rick LaRocque of Beulah
Bracket III – Phil Gunther of Beulah
Pro Trophy – Nolan Blanchard of Benzonia
Street Trophy – Aaron Shackelford of Manistee
Junior Eliminator – Nathan Lane of Fife Lake

For Complete Points Standings Check out the Points section of the NMD Website at http://northernmichigandragway.net

Race Results from August 27 Bracket Race at Northern Michigan Dragway

Results from August 27 Bracket Race
		Name		Car	City
BRACKET I (Box)	Win	Chris Darling		Dragster	Kentucky
	R-Up	Eric Johnson		85 Daytona	Onekama
	Semi	Bill Fluette		86 Monte Carlo SS	Interlochen
BRACKET II (No Box)	Win	Rick LaRocque		00 Mustang	Beulah
	R-Up	Phil Gunther		79 Camaro	Beulah
	Semi	Stacey Bigelow		69 Camaro	Manton
	Semi	Al Johnson		74 Nova	Marion
	Quarter	Rick Letts		65 Chevelle	Lake City
	Quarter	Kevin Huntley		70 Duster	Beulah
	Quarter	Joe Osga		57 Belair	Fife Lake
BRACKET III	Win	Phil Gunther		79 Camaro	Beulah
	R-Up	Matt Omar		95 Mustang	Bear Lake
	Semi	Donnie Heinzer III		95 S-10	Manistee
PRO TROPHY	Win	Nolan Blanchard		86 Monte Carlo SS	Benzonia
	R-Up	James Persinger		79 Fleetwood	Manistee
	Semi	Gary ‘Buck’ Howell		86 Jeep	Beulah
	Quarter	Gary Rank II		88 Mustang	Manistee
	Quarter	Jason Watt		86 Mustang	Bear Lake
STREET TROPHY	Win	Mike Smith		90 Lumina	Ludington
	R-Up	Bruce Douglas		81 ElCamino	Thompsonville
	Semi	Aaron Shackelford		98 Lumina	Manistee
JUNIORS	Win	Madisyn McCormick	12	Jr. Dragster	Fountain
	R-Up	Cheyenne Douglas	11	Jegster	Ludington
	Semi	Grace Reckow	8	Jr. Dragster	Kingsley
EARLY GAMBLERS	Win	Eric Johnson		85 Daytona	Onekama
	R-Up	Mike Stokes		72 Challenger	Honor
	Semi	Phil Gunther		79 Camaro	Beulah
	Semi	Travis Milliman		86 Firebird	Kaleva
	Quarter	Klint Bailey		72 Dart	Harrison
	Quarter	Bob Shultz		69 Camaro	Manistee
	Quarter	Dean Spaulding		87 Monte Carlo SS
LATE GAMBLERS	Win	Gary Rank II		88 Mustang	Manistee
	R-Up	Mike Stokes		72 Challenger	Honor
	Semi	3Js Racing		93 Mustang	Traverse City
	Semi	Jim Evans		71 Skylark	Benzonia