Hagar, Mesik, Muchler Claim Individual Titles; McKinney Prevails in Top ET Class
MARTIN, Mich. – Drivers representing US 131 Motorsports Park made good use of their familiarity with the track Sunday to win individual championships that helped secure the team title in the annual Thunder Division IHRA Summit ET Finals.
Former track champ Donnie Hagar of Clark Lake won in Modified, Steve Mesik of Plainwell prevailed in Street again in back-to-back wins in 2017-2018 and newly-crowned Advanced Jr. Dragster track champion Evan Muchler of Grass Lake outlasted a field of 84 to take home the Jr. trophy.
The only individual title to elude the home team was Top ET which went to Marty McKinney of Centerville, IN, who narrowly defeated Grant Zimmerman of East Peoria, IL McKinney’s stellar .003 reaction time was the difference in a race decided by just .0004 of a second.
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MARTIN, Mich. – Results from the annual IHRA Thunder Division Summit ET Finals completed Sunday at US 131 Motorsports Park. All hometowns are Michigan unless otherwise indicated. Results include reaction time, track time, target time and finish line speed:
TEAM TOTALS – 1. US 131 Motorsports Park, 51; 2. Muncie Dragway Team 1, 38; 3. Mid-Michigan Motorplex Team 1, 34; 4. US 131 Motorsports Park Team 2, 33; 5. Muncie Dragway Team 2, 30; 6. Cordova Dragway, 29; 7. Great Lakes Dragway, 24; 8. Grand Bend Motorsports Park, 21; 9. Tie, Osceola Dragway Team 2, Mid-Michigan Team 2; 11. Grand Bend Team 2, 18 each; 12. St. Thomas Motorsports Park, 17; 13. Osceola Dragway Team 1, 14; 14. U.S. 41 Dragway Team 1, 13; 15. Tie, Ubly Dragway, Bunker Hill Dragway Team 1 and Bunker Hill Dragway Team 2, 10 each; 18. Wisconsin International, 9; 19. U.S. 41 Team 2, 3; 20. Tie, Central Illinois Dragway, and St. Thomas Team 2, 2 each, 22. Onawa 1; 23. Eddyville 0.
TOP ET – Marty McKinney, Centerville, IN, .003, 6.356 on a 6.340, 105.16 mph, def. Grant Zimmerman, East Peoria, IL, .016, 6.423 on a 6.420, 105.29 mph.
MODIFIED – Donnie Hagar, Clark Lake, .022, 6.409 on a 6.400, 107.14 mph, def. Rich Perdue, Bay City, .046, 6.024 breakout on a 6.030, 113.32 mph.
STREET – Steve Mesik, Plainwell, .025, 8.219 on an 8.200, 80.73 mph, def. Jordan Wilhem, Delphos, OH, foul.
JR. DRAGSTER – Evan Muchler, Grass Lake, .038, 9.107 on a 9.050, 69.03 mph, def. Mason Osborne, Wisconsin Rapids, WI, .090, 8.039 on an 8.010, 77.21 mph.
