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Clarksville Speedway
Drag Racing
September 11th, 2009
Tyler O’Donnell
The Clarksville Speedway drag strip saw a lot of action on Friday night. The Super Pro, trophy, footbrake, and street cars all took to the track.
In the super pro series, the final round came down to Adam Bourne and James Stacey; both from Clarksville. Stacey had a dial in time of 6.7990 seconds compared to Bourne’s 6.4923 sec. dial in. When the tree came down, Bourne had a reaction time of .5778, slower than Stacey’s .5490. As they raced to the finish, Stacey held on for the win. He crossed the line in 6.76 sec. Bourne finished in 6.51 sec. Stacey’s winning speed was 101 mph.
Next was the trophy class. It was between Wesley Svatba and Troy Scott in the final round. Svatba, out of Elkton KY, had a dial in time of 10.5610 sec. Scott, from Hopkinsville KY, had a dial in of 8.4511. Svatba had the better reaction time (.5210) compared to Scott’s .6499. The race was close, but Svatba was able to beat his dial in time to take home the win. He crossed the line in 10.44 sec. Scott was off his dial in time, finishing in 8.46 sec. Svatba’s winning speed was 64.93. He extended his lead in the points, now 80 points of John Triplett in second.
In the footbrake class, Norm Love and Douglas Davis went head-to-head. Davis had a 6.4201 dial in compared to Love’s 6.1361. Davis’s reaction time (.5119) was better than Love’s .5768. That helped Davis in winning the race. He finished in 6.41 sec. Love had a time of 6.15 sec. Davis had a speed of 104 mph in the win. He is currently 7th in the points, 100 pts behind Jay Lane for sixth. Meanwhile, Love is sitting third in the standings, still 210 pts out of the lead.
Last to race was the street class. It was between Josh Osborne and Todd Wohlwend, both out of Clarksville. Osborne had a 10.4623 dial in compared to a 7.7838 sec. time for Wohlwend. Osborne’s reaction time (.6538) was much slower than Wohlwend’s .5032 reaction speed. Osborne raced to the finish in 10.50 sec. Wohlwend did it in 7.78 sec. That got him the victory. With the win, Wohlwend is now ninth in points.
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