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9/23/2009
THUNDER TEAM FINALS RESULTS
Team Wisconsin, aided by an all-Wisconsin Street ET final round, captured the IHRA Summit Thunder Division Team Finals championship at US 131 Motorsports Park. 
The team from Wisconsin International Raceway, captained by owner Roger Van Daalwyk, started its march to victory as their leader won the team captain's race.  That victory was followed by a close points race between Wisconsin and the team from Illinois' Byron Dragway, which lasted all the way to the semifinal round before Wisconsin had the victory in hand.
Byron racers did not go home empty handed, however, as team leader BJ Vangsness was the runner-up in the team captain's race. His team would go on to win both the Top ET and Modified ET class championships and earn a runner-up finish in the junior dragster class.
The following are the complete results of the IHRA Summit Thunder Team Finals:
FINISH NAME TRACK DIAL RT ET MPH
THURSDAY EARLY BIRD GAMBLERS - TOP      
WIN John Boes Marion County 7.91 0.018 7.928 160
RU Tony Myers Osceola 7.61 0.055 7.665 174
THURSDAY EARLY BIRD GAMBLERS - MOD      
WIN Justin Wanamaker US 131 11.87 0.023 11.89 109
RU Troy Thompson Byron 8.81 -0.001 8.815 153
THURSDAY EARLY BIRD GAMBLERS - MOTORCYCLE    
WIN Bob Foster US 131 8.90 0.019 8.772 141
RU Rick Scott Wisconsin 9.89 -0.017 9.917 127
SUMMIT SUPERSERIES RUNOFF - TOP        
WIN Bill Rousch Osceola 10.30 0.016 10.32 128
RU Dave Ancel Byron 8.29 0.032 8.315 163
SUMMIT SUPERSERIES RUNOFF - MOD        
WIN Todd Hohn Byron 8.74 0.003 8.780 142
RU Justin Wanamaker US 131 11.93 0.055 11.97 109
RACE OF CHAMPIONS - JUNIORS        
WIN Collin Estes Byron 8.71 0.063 8.746 64
RU Harry Goossens Grand Bend 7.9 0.265 7.875 84
FRIDAY GAMBLERS RACE - TOP        
WIN Andrew Stirk Grand Bend 9.11 0.049 11.96 70
RU John Boes Marion County 7.95 -0.001 7.947 164
FRIDAY GAMBLERS RACE - MOD        
WIN Tracey Muchler US 131 8.96 0.028 8.962 149
RU Steve Doornbosch Grand Bend 10.55 0.026 10.55 125
FRIDAY GAMBLERS RACE - MOTORCYCLE      
WIN Doug Fisher US 131 8.92 0.039 13.51 70
RU Tyler Fisher US131 8.76 -0.075 8.792 146
FRIDAY GAMBLERS RACE - JUNIORS        
WIN Amanda Grennan Grand Bend 7.90 0.001 7.895 82
RU Keegan Topel Byron 7.96 -0.005 7.925 80
TEAM CAPTAINS RACE          
WIN Roger Van Daalwyk Wisconsin 16.52 0.034 ##### 51
RU BJ Vangsness Byron 17.30 0.028 20.04 65
MAIN EVENT - TOP          
WIN Joe Moravec Byron 8.16 0.006 8.187 153
RU Rod Wideman Wisconsin 11.08 0.042 11.07 120
MAIN EVENT - MOD          
WIN Dave Ferry Byron 8.89 0.005 8.894 150
RU Jeff Sossoman US 131 10.91 0.031 19.92 120
MAIN EVENT - STREET          
WIN Russ Farrell Wisconsin 12.12 0.047 12.12 110
RU Tanner Zwetow Wisconsin 13.60 0.003 13.58 92
MAIN EVENT - MOTORCYCLE        
WIN Butch Ponicki Osceola 9.52 0.011 9.534 137
RU Jeff Green US 131 9.41 0.019 9.416 141
MAIN EVENT - JUNIORS          
WIN Schyler Turney Marion County 8.62 0.080 8.629 73
RU Sarah Kovac Byron 8.08 0.176 8.032 81
SUNDAY LAST CHANCE - TOP        
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SUNDAY LAST CHANCE - MOD        
WIN
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SUNDAY LAST CHANCE - JUNIORS        
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  SPECIAL AWARDS      
OLYMPICS OF DRAG RACING Grand Bend  
BEST APPEARING OPEN BODIED CAR Tony Myers Osceola
BEST ENGINEERED OPEN BODIED CAR Ron Truhler Osceola
BEST APPERAING FULL BODIED CAR Dave Ancel Byron  
BEST ENGINEERED FULL BODIED CAR Dan Klien Wisconsin
BEST APPEARING MOTORCYCLE Rick Scott Wisconsin
BEST ENGINEERED MOTORCYCLE BC Carl Osceola
BEST APPEARING JUNIOR DRAGSTER Ashley Deuschle Marion
BEST ENGINEERED JUNIOR DRAGSTER Taylor Myers Osceola
BEST TEAM SPIRIT Osceola  
BEST APPEARING SPONSOR BANNER Marion  
BEST APPEARING TEAM Wisconsin