Kil-Kare Dragway
1166 Dayton-Xenia Rd.
Xenia, Ohio 45385
www.Kilkare.com
 

Kil-Kare Dragway Season Opener

            Kil-Kare Dragway opened this last Saturday for the first drag race of 2009; over 160 vehicles were in attendance for the season opener. In the Super Pro Quarter finals it would be Rob Stacy of New Carlisle dialing a 5.33 to the 5.08 of Josh Morgan. The Stacy dragster would leave early, giving the win to Josh Morgan of New Carlisle who ran a 5.078. The next pair would be Jarrod Steen of South Charleston against James Emrick of Tipp City. Steen would dial a 5.48 to the 6.44 o f Emrick. Emrick would be better at the tree with a .514 reaction time, coupled with a 6.444 run for the win light. Dean Karns of Fairborn would face Jack Duty Jr of Vandalia. Karns dialed a 5.02 to the 4.90 of Duty. The reaction time battle was very close, with only .003 difference at the tree; Duty would have the better light. Jack would make the pass with a 4.908 and would take the win light. Dave Cox had the bye run into the semis.
            In the semi finals round Cox would face Morgan; Cox dialed a 5.58 to the 5.07 of Morgan. Morgan went red moving Cox to the finals after a 4.966 run. The last pair for the semi finals would be Duty and Emrick. Duty would dial a 4.90 to the 6.43 of Emrick. Duty would receive a red light, and that moved Emrick to the finals to face Cox.

            In the finals it would be Cox dialing 5.58 to the 6.43 of Emrick. At the tree the difference would be .0018 with Cox having the better light a .505. At the stripe it would be Cox with the win light on a 5.605 run over a breaking out Emrick.

            In the Pro class it would be Dennis Brineagar of Dayton against IDDU’s Phil Borton of Urbana. Both racers would leave a bit early at the line but it was Borton first, moving Brineagar to the semis. Next was Michael Roberts of Huber Heights against Nick Davis of Moraine. Roberts had a 6.44 on the dial to the 6.80 of Davis. Roberts would have the better light with a .525 and would take the win with a 6.481 run. Jack Spivey had the Bye run into the semis.
            In the semis it would be Brineagar dialing a 6.99 to the 6.46 of Spivey. At the tree it would be Brineagar with a .506 light, and made in a 7.021 for the win light. Michael Roberts would have the bye run to the finals.

            In the Pro finals it would be Brineagar dialing a 7.01 to the 6.43 of Roberts. Brineagar would leave early, making Michael Roberts the winner.

            In the Sportsman quarter finals it would be Mike Stugill of Beavercreek dialing a 14.86 to the 16.01 of Joe Cloran of Fairborn. Sturgill was better at the tree with a .602 light, and would take the win with a 14.948 run. Next would be Aaron Sprauer of Kettering dialing an 18.45 to the 12.59 of Howard Ledford of Kettering. Sprauer would have the advantage off the starting line with a .515 light, but would give it back by breaking out at the finish line, making Ledford the winner with a 12.600 run. The last pair for the round would be Dan Trainer of Lockbourne dialing a 12.00 facing Steve Collier of Dayton dialing a 16.52. Trainer would be better at the tree with a .538 light, and would hold the advantage to the stripe taking the double breakout win with an 11.971 pass.

            In the semis it would be Trainer dialing a 12.00 to the 12.59 of Ledford. Ledford would be better with a .529 on the tree, but the double breakout win would go to Trainer who went an 11.894. Mike Sturgill had the bye.
            In the finals it would be Sturgill dialing a 14.73 to the 12.00 of Trainer. Trainer would have the better light with a .509 and would keep the win with a 12.019 run.

            In the Pro Bike Class it would be Homer England of West Chester dialing a 9.80 to the 9.48 of Bob Nugent. At the tree it would be England with a .514 for the advantage. The finish line would see Nugent with the win light on a 9.506 run. Next would be Dave Beavers of Urbana dialing a 9.38 to the 9.54 of Kevin Hoskins of Cincinnati. At the tree it would be Hoskins with a .519 for the advantage, but it would be Beavers with the double breakout win running a 9.357. The last pair for the round would be Thad Neeld of St. Paris dialing a 9.44 against Jeremy England of West Chester dialing a 10.03. The Starting line advantage would go to Neeld with a .518 light, and would hold it to the finish line with a 9.559 for the win.
            In the semis it would be Neeld dialing a 9.43 to the 9.46 of Nugent. Nugent would have the better light with a .513 and took the win with a 9.480 run. Next would be Dave Beavers on the Bye run into the finals.

            In the finals for pro bike it would be Beavers dialing a 9.30 to the 9.47 of Nugent. There was only .0022 difference with Beavers getting a .531 light; the win went to Beavers with a 9.370 run.

Kevin Hoskins of Cincinnati did double duty in the street bike class getting the inaugural win with an 18.839 run for the win.
            In the Jr Dragsters 13-17 Group it would be Michael Collier of Cardington dialing a 7.95 to the 7.96 of Tyler Vance from New Carlisle. Vance would be better at the tree with a .506 light but it would be Collier with the win with a 7.953 run. Next would be James smith of Beavercreek dialing an 8.09 to the 7.92 of Shawn Pitts of London. Pitts would get the better reaction time with a .528 and would hold it for the win with a 7.928 run.
            In the finals it would be Collier dialing a 7.94 to the 7.90 of Pitts. Pitts would be better off of the line with .527 light, coupled with a 7.860 run for the win.
            In the 10-12 Class it would be Paige Vance of New Carlisle dialing a 9.60 to the 8.92 of Maggie Turley of Baltimore. Turley had the better light with a .557, and would hold it to the finish line for the win after an 8.823 run. Dylan Northup of Springfield had the bye into the finals.

            In the finals it would be Turley dialing an 8.90 to the 9.11 of Northup. Northup had the better light, but it would be Turley with the double breakout win, going 8.886.

            In the 8-9 Class it would be Michael Roberts of New Carlisle facing Byron Pitts of Urbana. Pitts would go red moving Roberts to the finals. Next up would be Shelby Stacy of New Carlisle dialing a 12.90 to the 13.00 of Kyle Beavers of Urbana. Lil’ Beav would get the better light with a .739 and would take the win with a 13.211.
            Michael Roberts dialed a 13.25 to the 13.08 of Kyle Beavers. The win light 13.336 for the win.