FATHER AND SON JAGGERS DUO SWEEP NORTHWEST MOPAR/GOLD CUP EVENT
Some days poor weather knocks the wind out of your sails, especially when it’s a
day for Drag Racing. An ambitious and loyal following of racers were determined
not to allow mother nature to spoil this year’s Peterson’s Stampede
Dodge-Chrysler-Jeep Northwest Mopar Championships & Gold Cup races. Sure, some
stayed home and chose not to take in this year’s mid-June point’s race, but
there were certainly many that were attending even if the projected flash
flooding interrupted the twenty-two year old event. Racers came from as far away
as Portland, western Wyoming and eastern Idaho for the one day bash.
After seven-tenths of an inch of rain fell leading up to the Sunday event, much
more favorable conditions prevailed late morning and throughout the early
afternoon. As always the extra hard
working Firebird staff of officials busted their tails off all morning to
provide a first cabin surface to race on.
By day’s end, the father and son team of Chris and Michael Jaggers doubled up in
both Super Pro and Jr. Thunder. Both ran impressively consistent. The former
Super Pro champ ran .031, 8.21 (8.22 dial), .013, 8.22 (8.20), .011, 8.20 (8.21)
and a final round .000, 8.22 (8.20). Michael was equally strong, running .136,
11.27 (11.20 dial), .184, 11.25 (11.21) and a .061, 11.24 (11.21) in his final
round race with Paul Sheridan. Congratulations to the Jaggers duo in sweeping
top honors in the matching Monster-backed dragsters.
On the Mopar side of the fence, a tip of the hat goes out to Joseph Karnes, who
under guarded secrecy (some mentioned that he was just supposed to be running
down the street to the grocery store on an errand) cruised through the E-Body
Showdown class. Karnes beat Jim Cox in a Cuda vs. Challenger slugfest. Please
help us keep this a secret between you and Joseph, we certainly don’t want his
kitchen pass revoked for any forthcoming races.
Last but not least, the weather has certainly been a bit of a challenge thus far
this season. Our sincerest thanks goes out to all who attended the race `n show
on Sunday. We always have the greatest admiration for all of you who have the
tenacity to not throw the towel in and stay home. We’ve always been committed to
trying anything and everything within our power to make an event happen. The
races on June 14th are another case in point how hard everyone works on our
staff to pull off a race.
Top finishers at the Fairly Reliable Bob’s Club Challenge Series:
Kidd Performance Super Pro
W: Chris Jaggers ('96 Dragster) .000, 8.22, 158.06 (8.20 dial).
R/U: Ed Cutler ('72 Vega) –.004 foul, 9.63, 140.05 (9.61 dial).
Semi's: Derric Barr ('94 Dragster); Steve Lambert ('88 Camaro).
Performance Solutions Pro
W: Phil Sielaff ('80 Malibu) .110, 10.79, 123.79 (10.80 dial).
R/U: Larry Saunders ('32 Bantam) -.228 foul, 8.48, 156.63 (8.41 dial).
Semi's: Jim Climer ('69 Firebird); Dana Drummond ('69 Nova).
Woody’s Snow/Bike
W: Jacob Wood ('01 Arctic Cat) .075, 9.39, 115.01 (9.35 dial).
R/U: Zane Robinson ('95 Polaris) .140, 11.45, 108.31 (11.48 dial).
Semi's: Paul Vaughn ('96 Polaris).
United Oil Sportsman
W: Troy McDonald ('07 G6) .010, 14.75, 94.30 (14.76 dial).
R/U: Ron Hall ('67 Satellite) .037, 13.31, 88.99 (13.35 dial).
Semi's: Ashton Davis ('07 Ram).
Meadow Gold Jr. Lightning
W: Alex Steen ('08 Junior) .020, 9.15, 71.38 (9.13 dial).
R/U: Wes Morris ('06 Junior) .064, 9.11, 63.28 (9.05 dial).
Semi's: Marissa Kidd ('98 Junior); Joseph Johnson ('00 Junior).
Meadow Gold Jr. Thunder
W: Michael Jaggers ('98 Junior) .061, 11.24, 56.99 (11.21 dial).
R/U: Paul Sheridan ('98 Junior) .205, 12.75, 47.26 (11.40 dial).
Semi's: Kaylessa Alwine ('96 Junior).
All Mopar-Slicks
W: Julie Hart ('67 Dart) .122, 11.52, 109.83 (11.51 dial).
R/U: Houston Head ('73 Duster) .055, 11.86, 111.56 (11.87 dial).
Semi's: Jamie Lanningham ('73 Dart).
All Mopar-Street Tires
W: Ashton Davis ('07 Ram) .031, 18.09, 77.00 (18.09 dial).
R/U: Richard Rush ('01 Sebring) -.099 foul, 17.09, 82.91 (17.08 dial).
Semi's: Rose Shaw ('78 Volare).
A-Body Shootout
W: Seth McLean ('70 Duster) .102, 15.30, 89.02 (15.18 dial).
R/U: Tim Shaw ('65 Cuda) -.013 foul, 10.34, 123.42 (10.35 dial).
Semi's: Mike Hall ('67 Dart); Mark Conner ('73 Duster).
B-Body Challenge
W: Frank Wilson ('64 Polara) .078, 11.65, 116.98 (11.62 dial).
R/U: Matthew Hiscox ('65 Coronet) -.100 foul, 10.79, 123.42 (10.73 dial).
Semi's: Ronald Shaw ('71 Charger); Ron Hall ('67 Satellite).
E-Body Showdown
W: Joseph Karnes ('73 Cuda) .077, 12.76, 107.25 (12.77 dial).
R/U: Jim Cox ('73 Challenger) .024, 13.37, 100.31 (13.39 dial).
Semi's: Terry Hall ('70 Challenger).
Trophy
W: Jeff Burns ('71 Monte Carlo) .058, 16.12, 84.92 (16.08 dial).
R/U: Kyle LePire ('07 Silverado) -.034 foul,13.02, 92.48 (12.97 dial).
Semi's: Tessa Lancaster ('07 Surburban).
Fastest Mopar-Slicks: Ryan Gerig
Fastest Mopar-Street Tires: Carl Klint
Show A-Body: Kevin Petty
Show B-Body: Matthew Hiscox
Show E-Body: Dave Tweedy
Show Truck: Mark McDonald
Show Restored: Dave Kueneman
Show Race Car: Dan Fawcett
Show In Progress: Frank Wilson
Show AMC: Jim Shadwick
Show Engine: Joseph Karnes
Show Paint: Ron Shaw
Best of Rest: Rocky Fullerton
Best of Show-Sweepstakes: James Buchanan