The Division 6 event was hosted by Castrol Raceway in Edmonton, Alberta and is the traditional kick-off to the Summit Team Finals series of events that will take place through September and October. The host track also produced the Team Champions as Castrol Raceway “Team D” won the Team Championship over Castrol Raceway “Team F” by a six round margin.
Rutherford captured the Top ET Championship behind the wheel of his ’96 Ford Probe. He used a .003, 7.845 on a 7.79 dial in the finals to take out the dragster of Castrol Raceway’s Sherman Schlacht. Schlacht had a .02 initiated start and 8.012 on a 7.79 dial which was not enough to get by Rutherford.
In Mod ET action, Dan Coss wheeled his '70 Duster to the finals to face another Castrol Raceway racer in Rob Harrison and his ’63 Dodge 330. Coss was actually behind on the starting line with an .034 to Harrison’s .027 but at the top end Coss ran .002 over his 10.27 dial to Harrison’s 10.498 on his 10.47 dial earning Coss the 2016 Mod ET Championship.
Hi-Line Dragstrip left their mark on the event in Street ET as Jake Nickerson and his '89 Plymouth Sundance faced off with Doug Groves from Castrol Raceway and his 2014 Dodge truck. Nickerson had a great .050 to .178 starting line advantage and wrapped up the Street ET Championship running 17.942 on a 17.84 dial to Grove’s runner-up effort.
The Junior Dragster Championship was destined to stay at Castrol Raceway as host track competitors MacKenna Ochitwa and Sheena Okrainetz squared off in the finals. Ochitwa left the starting line behind with a .113 start to Okrainetz’s .055 but was able to slip by at the top end with an 8.105 on an 8.05 dial to Okrainetz 8.388 on an 8.22 dial.
Complete results of the Division 6 Summit Team Finals are below:
2016 IHRA DIVISION 6 SUMMIT TEAM FINALS - FINAL STANDINGS | |||||||
PLACE | TRACK | POINTS | |||||
1 | Castrol Raceway Team D | 18 | |||||
2 | Castrol Raceway Team F | 12 | |||||
3 | Casrtol Raceway Team A | 11 | |||||
4 | Northern Lights Team I | 11 | |||||
5 | Northern Lights Team J | 10 | |||||
6 | Castrol Raceway Team C | 10 | |||||
7 | Hi-Line Dragstrip Team P | 5 | |||||
8 | Castrol Raceway Team B | 5 | |||||
9 | Castrol Raceway Team E | 2 | |||||
MAIN EVENT RESULTS | |||||||
FINISH | NAME (HOMETOWN) | TRACK | CAR | DIAL | RT | ET | MPH |
MAIN EVENT - TOP | |||||||
WIN | James Rutherford | Northern Lights | 96 Ford Probe | 7.79 | 0.0033 | 7.845 | 170.00 |
RU | Sherman Schlacht | Castrol Raceway | Spitzer Dragster | 7.97 | 0.0283 | 8.012 | 170.91 |
MAIN EVENT - MOD | |||||||
WIN | Dan Coss | Castrol Raceway | 70 Duster | 10.27 | 0.0347 | 10.272 | 126.23 |
RU | Rob Harrison | Castrol Raceway | 63 Dodge 330 | 10.47 | 0.0279 | 10.498 | 126.55 |
MAIN EVENT - JUNIOR | |||||||
WIN | MacKenna Ochitwa | Castrol Raceway | 2008 Mike Bos | 8.05 | 0.1133 | 8.105 | 77.65 |
RU | Sheena Okrainetz | Castrol Raceway | 2008 Halfscale | 8.22 | 0.0551 | 8.388 | 76.4 |
MAIN EVENT - STREET | |||||||
WIN | Jake Nickerson | Hi-Line Dragstrip | 89 Ply Sundance | 17.84 | 0.0507 | 17.942 | 69.78 |
RU | Doug Groves | Castrol Raceway | 2104 Dodge Truck | 17.37 | 0.1782 | 17.443 | 81.07 |
OTHER RESULTS | |||||||
SATURDAY GAMBLERS RACE - TOP | |||||||
WIN | Darryn O'Connor | Castrol Raceway | 2008 TNT Dragster | 7.36 | 0.0343 | 7.384 | 184.35 |
RU | Chris Krozser | Castrol Raceway | 2009 TNT Dragster | 7.23 | -0.2260 | 7.251 | 186.26 |
SATURDAY GAMBLERS RACE - MOD | |||||||
WIN | Andy Closkey | Northern Lights | 65 Chevelle | 10.25 | 0.1260 | 10.376 | 116.13 |
RU | Andrew Tofteland | Northern Lights | 68 Camaro | 11.52 | 0.1837 | 11.615 | 114.53 |
SATURDAY GAMBLERS RACE - JUNIOR | |||||||
WIN | Madison Morton | Castrol Raceway | 2015 Mike BOS | 8.08 | 0.0362 | 8.082 | 79.44 |
RU | Kyler Skjonsberg | Castrol Raceway | 2005 Spitzer | 9.02 | 0.0655 | 9.025 | 70.44 |
SUNDAY RUN FOR THE MONEY | |||||||
TOP | Adolph Sabourin | Castrol Raceway | 93 Ford Mustang | 9.16 | 0.1692 | 9.162 | 148.42 |
MOD | Corey Hewitt | Castrol Raceway | 66 Accadian | 10.56 | 0.0376 | 10.563 | 127.23 |
Juniors | Tyler Musgrove | Northern Lights | 2009 Halfscale | 7.94 | 0.0743 | 7.976 | 79.56 |
SUNDAY GAMBLERS RACE - TOP | |||||||
WIN | Rick Slinger | Castrol Raceway | 92 LeBaron | 9.83 | 0.0346 | 9.867 | 137.87 |
RU | John Melnyk | Castrol Raceway | 68 Plymouth Valiant | 10.19 | 0.0229 | 10.255 | 123.97 |
SUNDAY GAMBLERS RACE - MOD | |||||||
WIN | Raymond Peck | Castrol Raceway | 70 Dodge Dart | 11.22 | 0.0231 | 11.220 | 116.97 |
RU | Corey Hewitt | Castrol Raceway | 66 Accadian | 10.57 | -0.0080 | 10.819 | 107.99 |
SUNDAY GAMBLERS RACE - JUNIOR | |||||||
WIN | Madison Martin | Castrol Raceway | 2015 Mike BOS | 8.03 | 0.0028 | 8.096 | 77.35 |
RU | Tim Sletto | Castrol Raceway | 13 Martin Components | 7.99 | 0.1147 | 8.093 | 80.21 |
SUNDAY GAMBLERS RACE - STREET | |||||||
WIN | Jake Nickerson | Hi-Line Dragstrip | 89 Ply Sundance | 17.70 | 0.1210 | 17.806 | 69.06 |
RU | Jordan Bailey | Castrol Raceway | 2008 Dodge Durango | 17.30 | 0.2019 | 17.428 | 81.98 |
FRIDAY GAMBLERS RACE - TOP | |||||||
WIN | Terry O'Connor | Castrol Raceway | 83 Ford Ranger | 9.27 | 0.0480 | 9.292 | 141.38 |
RU | Tony Redelback | Castrol Raceway | 70 Dodge Challenger | 9.02 | 0.1108 | 9.041 | 146.34 |
FRIDAY GAMBLERS RACE - MOD | |||||||
WIN | Dan Coss | Castrol Raceway | 70 Plymouth Duster | 10.25 | 0.0216 | 10.275 | 124.62 |
RU | Steve Breitkreutz | Northern Lights | 68 Chev Camaro | 10.04 | 0.0016 | 10.039 | 128.46 |
FRIDAY GAMBLERS RACE - JUNIOR | |||||||
WIN | Ryan O'Connor | Castrol Raceway | 2007 RPC | 7.95 | 0.0838 | 7.9671 | 79.24 |
RU | Brody Allison | Castrol Raceway | 2006 Halfscale | 8.13 | 0.0448 | 8.2048 | 78.30 |
FRIDAY GAMBLERS RACE - STREET | |||||||
WIN | Jake Nickerson | Hi-Line Dragstrip | 89 Plymouth Sundance | 17.78 | 0.2027 | 17.881 | 72.98 |
RU | Jaime Bailey | Northern Lights | 2013 Ford | 15.35 | 0.1320 | 15.546 | 88.36 |
SPECIAL AWARDS | |||||||
AWARD | NAME | TRACK | CAR # | HOMETOWN | |||
BEST APPEARING OPEN BODIED CAR | Chris Krozser | Castrol | D6X57 | Leduc | |||
BEST ENGINEERED OPEN BODIED CAR | Rob Arndt | Castrol | CXX13 | Sherwood Park | |||
BEST APPEARING FULL BODIED CAR | Terry O'Connor | Castrol | 4X10 | Sturgeon Cty | |||
BEST ENGINEERED FULL BODIED CAR | Warren Neitsch | Castrol | DAX08 | Edmonton | |||
BEST APPEARING JUNIOR DRAGSTER | Kyler Skjonsberg | Castrol | B009X | Edmonton | |||
BEST ENGINEERED JUNIOR DRAGSTER | Madison Morton | Castrol | E271X | Fort St John | |||
BEST TEAM SPIRIT | Northern Lights | ||||||
BEST APPEARING SPONSOR BANNER | Northern Lights | ||||||
BEST APPEARING TEAM | Castrol | ||||||
BEST DECORATED GRANDSTANDS | Castrol |