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October 14th, 2007
Sunday, October 14th, was the last drag race of the year at Wendover Raceway. There were 185 side by side races during the six hour event. The top 10 racers are listed below. The Red Garter Casino gave free dinner and drinks to the first place bike and first place car winners. The next race will be in March of 2008.
 

FASTEST MOTORCYLES

      
1 Matt o’ Dell Riverton, UT ’97 Kawasaki 10.55  
2 Mike Pinkston Magna, UT 2007 Ninja 10.76  
 

FASTEST CARS

      
1 Cody Smith   Orem, UT ’79 Chevy 355 11.25  
2 Brad Sharp   W. Wendover ’79 Camaro 468 11.31  
3 Chris Zwenke  Layton, UT ’99 Camaro 427 11.61  
4 Brian Lowe   Layton, UT 2002 Mustang 11.65  
5 Jay Monn   Elko, NV ’68 Camaro 327 12.23  
6 Rolando Garcia    Salt Lake, UT 2000 Integra 12.73  
7 Sonny Resna   Twin Falls, ID ’93 Camaro 350 12.92  
8 Geoff Hincks    Taylorsville, UT 2000 Camaro 12.98  

 

October 7th, 2007

 
Sunday, October 7th, there were 175 races ran in six hours with the top 11 racers running in the 11 and 12 second times in the quarter mile.
1 Cody Smith   Orem, UT ’79 Chevy 355 11.39  
2 Josh Turner   West Jordan, UT ’69 Nova 427 11.52  
3 Chris Zwenke  Layton, UT ’99 Camaro 427 11.62  
4 Spero Fotes   Bountiful, UT Yamaha 600 11.74  
5 Nathan Poulsen   South Weber, UT ’96 Mustang Cobra 11.90  
6 Michael Pinkston    Magna, UT Ninja 1352 11.91  
7 Jeff Streeper   Roy, UT 2000 Firebird 347 12.36  
8 Ali Bazzaz    Centerville, UT SV 650 12.81  
9 Roland Luiz   SLC, UT 2000 Acura 12.82  
10 David Hempel   Sandy, UT Subaru WRX 12.89  
11 Cody Nielsen   West Jordan, UT Subaru WRX 12.92  

 

September 30, 2007

 
Last Sunday, September 30, the top 14 fastest cars ran 11 second times and the top 3 bikes made it in the tens.  They are listed below.
 

FASTEST MOTORCYLES

      
1 Matt o’ Dell Riverton, UT 1997 Ninja 1052 10.85  
2 Matthew Strebe Cardiff, CA 2007 Ninja 1352 10.90  
3 Michael Pinkston Magna, UT 2007 Ninja 1352 10.99  
4 Spera Fotes Bountiful, UT 2003 Yamaha 600 11.99  
5 Steven Ball Los Alamos, NM 2006 Suzuki 1000 12.47  
 

FASTEST CARS

      
1 Tony Johnstun, South Jordan, UT 1968 Firebird 383 11.11  
2 Clifford Chin, Bountiful, UT 1968 Camaro 540 11.15  
3 Gene Cope, Burley, ID 1979 Firebird 454 11.20  
4 Josh Bowen, Hyde Park, UT 1990 Mustang 302 11.28  
5 Nathan Poulsen, South Weber, UT 96 Mustang Cobra 11.40  
6 Dan Stevens, Elko, NV 1968 Camaro 454 11.48  
7 Cody Smith, Orem, UT 1978 Nova 355  11.63  
8 Tyler Hanson, Wendover, NV 1966 Nova 388 11.68  
9 T J, Roy, UT 1990 Celica 11.75  
10 Josh Turner, West Jordan, UT 1969 Nova 427 11.78  
11 Chris Zwemke, Layton, UT 1999 Camaro  427 11.81  
12 Ben Dart, West Valley City, UT 1994 Mustang 306 11.83  
13 Sage Price, Millville, UT 96 Mustang Cobra 11.91  
14 Eric Sorensen, Hyde Park, UT 1968 Camaro 454 11.94  

 

September 2, 2007
Wendover Raceway ran 155 races down the quarter mile drag strip in five hours. The fastest cars and bikes are listed below. The next race will be on Sunday September 30th.
 

FASTEST MOTORCYLES

      
1 Matt O’Dell  Riverton, UT "97 Kawasaki 1052 10.61  
2 Michael Pinkston Magna, UT "07 Kawasaki 1352 11.19  
3 Hector Rniz Wendover, NV ’07 Yamaha Raptor 15.97  
 

FASTEST CARS

      
1 Brad Sharp  Wendover, NV ’79 Camaro 468 11.43  
2 Jeff Streeper  Roy, UT 2000 Trans-Am 12.75  
3 Fred Ebx   SLC, UT ’66 Chevelle 400 13.03  
4 Alegandro Soaldand   SLC, UT ’99 Honda 13.32  
5 Anthony Forbush  Taylorsville, UT ‘2004 Mustang 13.62  
6 Darren Robinson  SLC, UT ’89 Ford 13.74  
7 Mystery Man   Spring Creek, NV 2002 Trans am 13.78  
8 Franasco Ramos  SLC, UT 2003 Subaru 13.90  
9 Chris Rodriguez   Spring Creek, NV 2005 Dodge 14.01  
10 Jason Sphar   Roy, UT 95 Pontiac 14.29  
11 Sean Glen   Elko, NV ’06 Mazda 14.48  
12 Juan Mayorga  SLC, UT ’95 Delso 14.51  
13 Angel Meza   SLC, UT ’95 Integra 14.58  
14 Daniel Jones  SLC, UT ’97 Honda 14.58  
15 Michael Rose  Elko, NV 2005 Dodge 14.61  

 

August 5, 2007
Wendover Raceway ran 145 races down the quarter mile drag strip in five hours. The top three bikes and eight cars and the top are listed below.
 

FASTEST MOTORCYLES

      
1 Matt O’Dell  Riverton, UT Kawasaki 1052 10.76  
2 Michael Pinkston Magna, UT Kawasaki 1052 11.74  
3 Jim Dine Twin Falls, ID Harley 1200 13.19  
 

FASTEST CARS

      
1 Brad Sharp West Wendover, NV 79 Camaro 468 11.47  
2 Don Stevens Elko, NV ’68 Camaro 454 11.72  
3 Brad Stuits Taylorsville, UT ’41 Willys 11.74  
4 Jim Daag Grand Junction, CO ’89 Camaro 385 12.63  
5 Rolando Garcia Salt Lake City, UT 2000 Honda 13.40  
6 Garibaldi Garcia Salt Lake City, UT ’92 Honda 14.40  
7 Gabriel Garcia Salt Lake City, UT ’97 Honda 14.43  
8 Darren Robinson Salt Lake City, UT ’89 Ford 14.51  

 

July 15, 2007
Last Sunday, Wendover Raceway ran 75 races down the quarter mile track while it was almost 100 degrees outside. The top 8 fastest drivers are listed below.
1 Brent Whitman  Elko, NV Dragster 472 9.39  
2 Matt O’Del   Riverton, UT Ninja 1052 10.68  
3 Brad Sharp  West Wendover, NV 79 Camaro 468 11.49  
4 Michael Pinkston  Magna, UT Ninja 1052 11.69  
5 Tim Clark  Twin Falls, ID 67 Camaro 357 12.83  
6 Darren Robinson  Salt Lake, UT 89 Mustang 302 13.85  
7 Miguel Villa  West Wendover, NV 2004 Golf 14.29  
8 Francisco Villa   West Wendover, NV 2003 Neon 14.98  

 

 

June 17, 2007

 
Wendover Raceway ran 202 races down the quarter mile track in eight hours. The top 22 racers ran 12 seconds or faster. Brent Whitman Elko, NV dragster 472 9.28
1 Brent Whitman Elko, NV dragster 472 9.28  
2 Brent Cole Grantsville, UT ’69 Dodge 440 10.19  
3 Dean and Brian Devincenzi Kingman, AZ ’63 Falcon 461 10.38  
4 Brad Sharp West Wendover, NV ’79 Camaro 468 11.30  
5 Bill Strickland Grantsville, UT ’34 Dodge 340 11.46  
6 Kade Brown Wendover, NV ’01 Yamaha 1000 11.58  
7 Mike Pinkston Magna, UT ’97 Kawasaki 1052 11.61  
8 Sam Bolinder Tooele, UT ’73 Dodge 440 11.75  
9 Randy Shepherd Wendover, UT ’67 Chevy 350 11.81  
10 Blake Williams Grantsville, UT ’88 Mustang 394 11.88  
11 Larry Butcher North Salt Lake, UT ’32 Ford 454 11.98  
12 Chris Zwemke Layton, UT ’02 Trans Am 408 12.06  
13 Tyler Hanson Wendover, NV ’66 Chevy 383 12.10  
14 Randy Shepherd Wendover, UT ’74 Nova 454 12.23  
15 Steve Elliott Elko, NV ’81 Camaro 454 12.39  
16 Jim West Farmington, UT ’64 Comet 347 12.43  
17 Dan Allan Kearns, UT ’63 Chevy 383 12.46  
18 Karen Warr Grantsville, UT ’79 Plymouth 360 12.47  
19 Wayne Ault Grantsville, UT ’67 Ford 427 12.49  
20 Michael Haley Salt Lake, UT ’67 Chevy 350 12.81  
21 Mark Allred Erda, UT ’39 Ford 327 12.98  
22 Danny Strickland Grantsville, UT ’36 Ford 460 12.98  

 

May 20, 2007

 
On May 20th,  Wendover Raceway ran 180 races down the quarter mile track in seven hours. The top 15 fastest drivers ran quicker than 14 seconds in the quarter mile. They are listed below:
1 Brent Whitman  Elko, NV Dragster 472 9.79  
2 Troy Deakin  Erda, UT 1989 Camaro 355 10.97  
3 Michael Pinkston   Magna, UT ’97 ZX-1052 11.57  
4 Brad Sharp   W. Wendover, NV ’79 Camaro 468 11.59  
5 Kade Brown  W. Wendover, NV 2001 Yamaha 1000 11.61  
6 Joe Moore   Lake Point, UT ’73 Duster 451 11.74  
7 Tom Wit   Twin Falls, ID ’55 Pontiac 468 12.28  
8 Rich Lake   Wells, NV 2003 SRT-4 12.79  
9 Dan Stevens   Elko, NV ’68 Camaro 350 12.93  
10 Mike Cantonwine    West Valley, UT ’80 Dodge 340 13.65  
11 Jon Plott   Kearns, UT ’91 CRX 13.73  
12 Gayner Hiatt  Clearfield, UT ’88 Corvette 13.87  
13 Eric Prince   Salt Lake City, UT ’03 GMC Duramax 13.88  
14 Demi Salas  West Wendover, NV ’06 Evolution 13.92  
15 Garibaldi Garcia  Salt Lake City, UT ’97 Civic 13.93  

 

April 29, 2007
On Sunday, April 29,  Wendover Raceway ran 95 races down the quarter mile track in four hours. The top 12 fastest racers are listed below.
1 Matt O’Dell   Riverton, Utah 97 ZX 1052 11.27  
2 Darrel Archer   Winnemucca, NV 76 Firebird 11.39  
3 Michael Pinkston  Magna, UT 97 ZX 1052 12.17  
4 Steve Elliott   Elko, NV 81 Camaro 12.44  
5 Darla Archer   Winnemucca, NV 79 Firebird 12.46  
6 Nathan Poulsen    South Weber, UT 67 Camaro 12.89  
7 Lee Turner   Murray, UT 2007 Corvette 13.63  
8 Teddy Wardle    Murray, UT 2005 Corvette 13.89  
9 Damon Young   Tooele, UT 71 Corvette 14.10  
10 Demi Salas   Salt Lake, UT 2006 Evolution 14.45  
11 Miguel Villa   Wendover, NV 2004  R32 14.54  
12 Nathan Poulsen   South Weber, UT 2002 Chevy Duramax 15.37  

 

April 22, 2007

 
In The Rain!
Last Sunday, Wendover Raceway opened for 3 ½ hours of drag racing. Even though it rained the whole time, there were still just over 70 runs down the track before closing. The top 10 fastest cars splashed through the quarter mile in 15 seconds or less. The next race will be on Sunday, April 29th, where the weather is expected to be 80° and sunny.
1 Walter Frey Salt Lake, Utah 2003 YZ600 12.49  
2 Shane Bok Twin Falls, ID ’68 Camaro 13.10  
3 Jake Jensen West Jordan, UT 2004 Subaru 13.55  
4 Dan Lane Elko, NV ’67 Mustang 302 13.66  
5 David Hempel Sandy, UT 2006 WRX 13.91  
6 Cody Nielsen West Jordan, UT 2004 WRX 14.01  
7 Chris Meizer Midvale, UT 2004 WRX 14.08  
8 Steve Edwards Magna, UT ’85 Camaro 350 14.65  
9 Jared Stock Tooele, UT ’98 Firebird 350 15.49  
10 Alex Hinton Salt Lake ’92 CRX 15.94  

 

April 8th, 2007

 
Last Sunday, Wendover Raceway ran 165 races down the quarter mile drag strip in 6 hours. The top 20 fastest cars ran 14 second times or quicker. (They are listed below.) The next race will be on Sunday April 22nd.
1 Brent Whitman Elko, NV Chev Dragster 472 9.95  
2 Andrez Cotonia West Valley, UT GSXR 1000 10.94  
3 Brad Sharp Wendover, NV ’79 Camaro 468 11.31  
4 Tyler Hanson Wendover, NV ’66 Nova 383 11.48  
5 Chris Zwemke Clearfield, UT Trans Am 408 11.49  
6 Cody Smith Orem, UT ’89 Chevy 355 12.14  
7 Steve Elliott Elko, NV ’81 Camaro 454 12.33  
8 Jim Naveran Wells, NV ’57 Chevy 454 12.63  
9 Jeff Streeper Roy, UT ’00 Trans Am 12.77  
10 James Feragen Salt Lake, UT ’99 Acura 13.38  
11 David Hoover Salt Lake, UT ’04 Subaru 13.43  
12 Ernesto Luna Salt Lake, UT ’01 Honda 14.06  
13 A.J. Naveran Wells, NV ’37 Chevy  400 14.20  
14 Bruno Tort Sandy, UT ’02 Honda Civic 14.32  
15 Brandon Lynch West Point, UT ’05 Dodge RT 14.34  
16 Jeovanie Frias Salt Lake, UT ’95 Mustang 14.56  
17 Juan Mayorga Salt Lake, UT ’92 Honda 14.60  
18 Sean Alle Elko, NV ’06 Mazda 14.85  
19 Raylena Naveran Wells, NV ’96 Corvette 14.95  
20 Alex Websler Tooele, UT ’04 GTI 14.99  

 

March 25, 2007

 
Last Sunday, Wendover Raceway ran 205 races down the quarter mile track.  The top 16 fastest cars are listed below. They all ran the quarter mile in 11 or 12 seconds.
1 Chris Zwemla Clearfield, Utah ‘02 Trans Am 408 11.14  
2 Brad Stults Taylorsville, Utah ’41 Willys 504 11.33  
3 Brian Lowe  Layton, Utah ’02 Mustang 302 11.56  
4 Brad Sharp  Wendover, Nevada ’78 Camaro 468 11.57  
5 John Hanson  Wendover, Nevada ’66 Nova 383 11.69  
6 Bill Strickland  Grantsville, Utah ’34 Dodge 340 11.77  
7 Jason Walker  Salt Lake, Utah ’91 Mustang 306 11.94  
8 Michael Pinkston  Magna, Utah ’03 Hornet 900 12.03  
9 Mike Ripplinger  Bountiful, Utah ’07 V-max 1200 12.18  
10 Erik Nielsen  Clinton, Utah ’04 Mustang 302 12.29  
11 Zach Howerth  Salt Lake, Utah ’03 Evo Turbo 12.49  
12 William Howerth   Orem, Utah ’95 Mustang 302 12.49  
13 JP Kaouk   Provo, Utah ’97 Talon Turbo 12.51  
14 Chris Weiss  Riverdale, Utah ’79 Camaro 406  12.52  
15 Jason Ford  Draper, Utah ’03 Evo Turbo 12.83  
16 Nathan Parker  Weber, Utah ’96 Mustang 281 12.94  

 

March 11, 2007

 
Last Sunday, Wendover Raceway opened for the first drag race of the year. There was 220 runs down the quarter mile track from noon until 7pm. The top 24 fastest cars ran 11 or 12 second times. The ne