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2004 Northern Michigan Dragway Michigan Bracket Finals All Star Team

Results from The 2004 Michigan Bracket Finals
 

 MICHIGAN  BRACKET  FINALS  2004  FINAL  POINTS  STANDINGS

# 1. MILAN DRAGWAY -- 62 points

 # 2. NORTHERN MICHIGAN DRAGWAY -- 59 points

 

' 2004 TEAM SPIRIT WINNERS -- NORTHERN MICHIGAN DRAGWAY '

 

SUPER PRO - STATE CHAMPION FOR 2004 --

WINNER -- DWAYNE LINDEMAN --   .506  4.945  133.70  (4.91 DIAL)





 

 

 

PRO RUNNER UP -- RANDY BUDDE  --  .551  6.198  110.32  (6.17 DIAL)
 

8 - 9 YR.  --  JUNIOR DRAGSTER RACE OF CHAMPIONS

WINNER -- SAMANTHA COE


 

 





 

HIGH SCHOOL RUNNER UP -- ADAM DOE 

 

SATURDAY GAMBLERS  --  BOX CLASS  --  

WINNER -- MIKE LEDFORD  .525   6.502  100.55  (6.48 DIAL)
 


SATURDAY GAMBLERS  --  NO BOX CLASS   -- 

RUNNER - UP -- JAMES COE   .549  6.746  101.62  (6.74 DIAL)

 

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JOHN LINNABARY $8,000 winner!
2004 Mopars Against the World - PHOTOS CLICK HERE
 


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Photos from the Final Race Day of 2003! (starting line Earl photos)

NMD WINS TEAM SPIRIT AWARD at Michigan Bracket Finals!

Michigan Bracket Final Results.
Matt Sponseller won the Junior division for team NMD.   Also big congratulations to MIKE STOKES for winning the overall biggest race of the weekend numbers-wise.   He won the Saturday night No Box Gamblers $1000, beating the Milan racer Dale Davis after Davis turned him down on a split.   Mike put a .008 on him and ran one off for the win!   Phil Gunther was the Street Race of Champions runner-up!
The rain came when Super Pro was down to two cars.. both from Milan.   Same for Street..   Two cars both from Milan.
Pro was down to the quarters and there were two Ubly cars left in that group.   Randy Birkenmeier and Corey Mikus.. and another couple Milan cars and a Mid-Michigan car.
Milan won big time again, Congratulations to Team Milan!!
1. Milan Dragway 83
2. Ubly Dragway 51
3. Mid Michigan 39
4. Northern Mich. 37
5. Thunderbird 29
6. Lapeer 18

 
2003 SEASON POINTS CHAMPIONS!!

Super Pro - Wayne Ledford of Bear Lake in his first year in the Chevy Corvette narrowly beat out defending champ Randy Budde of Walkerville 193-184. Budde had a chance to win had he made it to the final, yet came up short as he lost in the semi-finals!

Super Quick - Steve Mikus of Ashley in the Rally Nova began the day tied with Bernie Galdeen of Muskegon, but pulled out the championship with a strong semi-final finish!

Street - Phil Gunther of Beulah won driving a Chevy Chevelle.. taking both days' wins this weekend to come from behind to take the championship.

Trophy - Two drivers tied at the end of the day. Bruce Slawinski took the championship as Gerald Dotson red-lighted in the championship run-off.

High School - Josh Wingo of Gaylord ran away with the championship in his GMC S-15 with a win Saturday and a runner-up finish Sunday!

Junior Eliminator - Two final rounds this weekend launched Matt Sponseller of Vicksburg to the Junior championship!

All track champions are set to represent N.M.D. in the Michigan Bracket Finals at the end of the month!


Final Points Standings in the 2003 Michigan No Box Pro Racing Series
 

2003 Mopars Against the World


ACHA WINS $7,500

A record turnout of racers from all over the north central states and Canada flocked to Northern Michigan Dragway August 16 - 17 to compete at The Sixth Annual ' Mopars Against the World' event.    On Saturday, 175 entries tied the largest field of entries ever;  and Sunday's total of 186 broke the record,  held since the 2001 Leonard Lindeman Memorial Race.

Dave Acha of Interlochen took home the largest prize ever won at Northern,  on Saturday.    It was the third year in a row that a home track racer has won the main event  ( Jim Weeks of Beulah in 2001,  and in 2002 Fred Schwedt of Cheboygan were MAW champs ).    Acha defeated Mike Ledford of Greenville in the final round in a thrilling side-by-side battle;  winning with a stout .010 reaction time which proved to be the difference in the race.    Semifinalist Jerry Brown,  from Grand Haven,  was a key player all the way - losing his race with the same .010 reaction time that won for Acha.

The Sunday winner was Rusty Sampsel from Lapeer,  pounding his opponent,  Frank Whitaker of Ithaca in the final;  following a valiant,  but losing,  effort in the semi-final by Rick Ross from Sterling Heights.

Saturday evening music was provided by  ' Whiskey Chicken '  from the Cheboygan area,  after a smokey burnout contest.
 


July 12th and 13th Race Results

Mike Mayfield takes $1,000 win July 12th over Randy Budde!  Fred Overkamp and Mitch Hunt lost in the semi-finals.  Ron Hopkins over Rob Vandewater in Street.  Gerald Dotson Advanced Trophy winner.. Kim Budde won Pure Trophy.  Fred Schwedt won the Gamblers Race.

Wayne Ledford gets $1,000 win July 13th, Kevin Huntley took the runner-up spot, Randy Budde was semifinalist!  Ron Hagar wins Street, Phil Gunther settles for runner-up.  Advanced Trophy winner is Bill Fluette, Pure Trophy was won by Kim Budde Again!!  Ron Hagar took the win in the Gamblers Race.
 

Budweiser Challenge!
   

Sat. June 21 - The $5,000 Winner was Chuck Melnik of Long Lake, driving his Plymouth Arrow (6.85 dial) to the win with an .029 reaction time, against Runner-up Ron Hagar of Clark Lake  with a Cadillac DeVille (dial 10.91). Semi-finalists were Bill Swain of Ionia, and Jim Ribble from Metamora.  Quarter-finalists were Wayne Ledford of Kaleva, Tim Heiges from Traverse City, Russ Briggs of Ionia and John Linnabary from Taylor.    In an All Ford final Ron Hopkins of Cadillac picked up the Pure Trophy Win with his Mustang over the Focus of Walkerville's Kimberly Budde.    In Advanced Trophy Fred Schwedt of Cheboygan with his Chevy Vega took out Cadillac's Rob Vandewater in a Grand Prix; Semifinalists were Jerry Dotson of Traverse City and Mike Benedict from Irons.   Joe Bauman of Chesaning Won The High Rollers Gamblers Race; Runner-Up was Ionia's Rob Gregory.   In the Consolation Race Scott Hoernlein from Saginaw defeated Bill Smith of Cedar Springs in the final.
 
Sun. June 22  - The $2,000 Winner was Joe Bauman  over Rusty Sampsel from Lapeer.   Semifinalists were Corey Mikus of St. Johns and Milo Ayres from Ithaca.   Jim Edlin Jr. from Belding, and Bob Hoernlein, Scott Hoernlein and Al McChesney of Saginaw were Quarter-finalists.    In the second Super Quick event of the season Steve Mikus from Ashley with his Rally Nova was able to defeat Rob Gregory, while Mike Nitzsche from Lansing settled for the Semfinalist position.   Ron Hopkins of Cadillac was the Winnner in Pure Trophy for the second day in a row, against Lake Ann's Dave Roelofs.   Gary Six of Interlochen was the lone Semifinalist.   In Advanced Trophy the Win went to Pauline Schwedt from Cheboygan who beat out Gary Hlavka of Traverse City; the Semifinalist was Ron Hagar.   Sundays Consolation Race Win went to Metamora's Adam Green, leaving Sam Tann from Traverse City with the Runner-Up position. 
 

AWESOME racing at the 3rd Annual Leonard Lindeman Memorial!!!
Mike Stokes went to Ubly Saturday and Sunday and had mega-problems with the Camaro. Lost second gear Saturday... repaired that for Sunday and then the starter went out. Bad trip. But perseverance paid off for him. He got it all back together for Monday after the long trip back home to Kingsley.. came to NMD and blitzed through a big, tough field of S/P racers and took the THOUSAND dollar win!! He had an .010 and dead-on with a 4 in the semis and got a broke run in the final as Rob Lutzke of Kent City broke a timing gear and couldn't make the final call.
 Bernie Galdeen of Muskegon brought his dragster to NMD for his first time and it proved to be a good trip. He took the $1000 Super Quick win over Steve Mikus of Ashley in his fearsome Rally Nova.
Dave Roelofs won in Pure Trophy. Robby Vandewater - Street class.. Bruce Slawinski - Advanced Trophy.. Bill Fluette - Gamblers.
 

Steve Milliman wins Super Pro 5 -19 and Mark Clark is runner-up. Pauline Schwedt takes Street win over Dave Acha.

Ron Hagar wins $800 Super Pro main event opening day 2003, Chad Brintnell runners-up.  Dave Acha takes Street over Mike Mayfield

 

2002 Bracket Finals results click here!   NMD Takes third!
Northern Michigan Dragway took two teams of 30 racers each to the Michigan Bracket Finals in Stanton in September.  NMD Team I fared well, finishing third overall behind Milan Dragway and Ubly Dragway Team I.

Mark Mayfield of Harrison, the 2001 state champion, was again the top points earner for Team N.M.D.   He again made it to the final round but lost a close race to Ubly team member, Mark Hancock of Boyne City.   Mayfield also went to the semi-final of the Street Race of Champions.  NMD track manager Brian Ledford of Kaleva, racing for Team Ubly, was the runner-up in the Street Race of Champions to Milan's Tom Kraft.

NMD Super Pro champ Randy Budde of Walkerville won the Pro Race of Champions.    Dwayne Lindeman of Kaleva was runner-up in the Friday Box Gamblers race.  Corey Mikus of St. Johns won the Friday No Box Gamblers race.
 

2002 Michigan Bracket Finals Team Northern Michigan


Randy Budde  -  2002 Super Pro Champion!   Mark Mayfield repeats in Street!   Wayne Ledford and Jeremy McCormick co-champions in Super Quick!   Kelli Acha wins Trophy in final event!   Paul "Racer" Brown takes Sunday Super Pro win over Fred Schwedt.   Schwedt finished a close second place to Budde, and would have taken the championship with a final round victory.  Mike Mayfield takes Saturday win with his blue Dart over Kevin Huntley in his Cuda.  Wayne Ledford wins Super Quick Saturday over Jim Weeks.  Sunday it was Dwayne Lindeman over Jeremy McCormick.

 

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NMD Mopars Vs. The World - August 4-5, 2001 Results  &  Story!!

 

Winners!

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