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Memorial Weekend Race Results  

Racers from all over Michigan traveled to Northern Michigan Dragway Memorial Weekend, braving the tough fuel costs.  Entrants were from as far away as Sturgis, Clawson, Middleville and East Jordan.  However, the two biggest winners for the weekend had the shortest tow distance in getting to the track.  Saturday night's main event winner was Corey Mikus, who lives just a couple hundred yards west of the dragway entrance.   Then, Sunday night's top earner was Mike Stokes, who lives about the same distance east of the dragway on the same road.  Traveling expenses apparently weren't a concern for either racer, which may have been a big help for them.   
   Other racers doing well this weekend included Kevin Huntley from Beulah, who had a runner-up finish in the main event, and a Gamblers race win Saturday night, and a semifinal finish in the main event Sunday.   Bob Vandewater of Cadillac also made it to the semifinals both nights, with a runner-up finish to Stokes on Sunday night.  Bear Lake racers Cody Guerne, Travis Milliman, Cole Verrett, Anthony Thomas and Robby Girven all posted victories in different classes.  John "Tater" Tatreau of Kaleva, and Gary Rank of Manistee were also victorious. 
   Several classes were in competition over the two-day weekend, and full results are available on http://northernmichigandragway.net/pages/northern_results_may.htm

2008 Races
2008 Races
May 10, 2008
Bracket I
	Driver		City	et	mph
Winner
R/up
Semi
Semi
Bracket II
	Driver		City	et	mph
Winner
R/up
Semi
Semi
E-Gamblers
	Driver		City	et	mph
Winner
R/up
Semi
Semi
No/E-Gamblers
	Driver		City	et	mph
Winner
R/up
Semi
Semi
Trophy
	Driver		City	et	mph
Winner
R/up
Semi
Semi
Jr.
	Driver		City	et	mph
Winner
R/up
May 24, 2008 Bracket Race
Footbrake/ Bracket I
	Driver	City	car	et	speed
Winner	Corey Mikus	Bear Lake		6.141	110.60
R/up	Kevin Huntley	Beulah		7.002	95.74
Semi	Gordy Williams	West Branch
Semi	Bob Vandewater	Cadillac
1/4	Jim Weeks
1/4	John Creel
1/4	Phil Gunther
Electronics/ Bracket II
	Driver	City	car	et	speed
Winner	Cody Guerne	Bear Lake		7.298	93.85
R/up	Gary Rank II	Manistee		7.015	99.47
Semi	Jason Carlson	Kaleva
Electronics Gamblers
	Driver	City	car	et	speed
Winner	Cody Guerne	Bear Lake
Street Trophy
	Driver	City	car	et	speed
Winner	Steve Kanouse	Hersey		8.844	77.57
R/up	Ed Peffer	Leroy		8.490	70.98
Semi	Josh Boglarsky	Hersey
Semi	AJ Watson	Standish
Jr. Dragster
	Driver	City	car	et	speed
Winner	Cole Verrett	Bear Lake		11.202	57.21
R/up	Bruce Douglas	Thompsonville		10.486	61.13
Semi	Cheyenne Douglas	"
Early Gamblers
	Driver	City	car	et	speed
Winner	Kevin Huntley	Beulah		7.166	87.48
R/up	Phil Gunther	Beulah		7.544	89.67
Semi	Jim Weeks	Beulah
Semi	Galyn Hoeft	Beulah
Late Gamblers
	Driver	City	car	et	speed
Winner	Gordy Williams	West Branch		10.968	63.10
R/up	Phil Gunther	Beulah		7.87	88.53
Semi	Randy Stoykovich	Manistee
Semi	Rick LaRocque	Beulah
Monster Mash Jr. Gamblers
	Driver	City	car	et	speed
Winner	Bruce Douglas	Thompsonville		10.416	61.80
R/up	Cole Verrett	Bear Lake		11.278
May 25, 2008 Bracket Race
Footbrake/ Bracket I
	Driver	City	car	et	speed
Winner	Mike Stokes	Bear Lake		7.625	90.10
R/up	Bob Vandewater	Cadillac		6.827	100.25
Semi	Ed Peffer	Leroy
Semi	Kevin Huntley	Beulah
1/4	Jim Weeks
1/4	Eric Johnson
1/4	Don Heinzer Jr.
Electronics/ Bracket II
	Driver	City	car	et	speed
Winner	Scott Erikson	East Jordan		6.038	114.42
R/up	Gary Rank II	Manistee		7.361	96.12
Semi	Joe Verrett	Dublin
Motorcycle Trophy
	Driver	City	car	et	speed
Winner	Anthony Thomas	Bear Lake
R/up	Rick Thomas	Bear Lake
Semi	John Mertes
Semi	Mike Stokes	Bear Lake
Street Trophy
	Driver	City	car	et	speed
Winner	Gary Rank II	Manistee		7.205	84.43
R/up	Kevin Wood	Manistee		10.599	70.99
Semi	Randy Shuck	Standish
Jr. Eliminator
	Driver	City	car	et	speed
Winner	Cheyenne Douglas	Thompsonville		11.380	46.94
R/up	Bruce Douglas	Thompsonville		10.666	59.38
Semi	John 'Tater' Tatreau	Kaleva
Semi	Cole Verrett	Bear Lake
Early Gamblers
	Driver	City	car	et	speed
Winner	Travis Milliman	Bear Lake		7.395	93.58
R/up	Mike Mayfield	Harrison		7.897	85.96
Semi	Galyn Hoeft	Beulah
Late Gamblers
	Driver	City	car	et	speed
Winner	Gary Rank II	Manistee		7.257	91.38
R/up	Cody Guerne	Bear Lake		7.449	92.38
Semi	AJ Watson	Standish
Semi	John Williams	Thompsonville
Monster Mash Jr. Gamblers
	Driver	City	car	et	speed
Winner	John 'Tater' Tatreau	Kaleva		16.326	37.57
R/up	Cheyenne Douglas	Thompsonville		11.277	50.71
June 21, 2008 Bracket Race
Footbrake/ Bracket I
	Driver	City	dial	et	mph
Winner	Mike Stokes	Kaleva		7.515	92.83
R/up	Phil Gunther	Beulah		7.751	81.57
Semi	Don Heinzer	Manistee
Semi	Bob Vandewater	Cadillac
Electronics/ Bracket II
	Driver	City	dial	et	mph
Winner	Gary Rank	Manistee		7.129	98.52
R/up	Terry Sutton	Traverse City		6.39	113.93
Semi	Cody Guerne	Bear Lake
Street Trophy
	Driver	City	dial	et	mph
Winner	Billy Bailey	Benzonia		10.616	64.74
R/up	Everett McLinden	Freesoil		9.898	65.13
Semi	Kevin Wood	Manistee
Semi	Rhet Brewer	Eastlake
Motorcycle Trophy
	Driver	City	dial	et	mph
Winner	Tony Thomas	Bear Lake		8.684	77.64
R/up	Rick Thomas	Bear Lake		7.907	97.08
Semi	Terry Sutton	Traverse City
Jr.
	Driver	City	dial	et	mph
Winner	Bruce Douglas	Thompsonville		10.794	60.86
R/up	Cheyenne Douglas	Thompsonville		11.418	48.82
Semi	Josh Hansen	Eastlake
Early Gamblers
	Driver	City	dial	et	mph
Winner	Eric Johnson	Onekama		5.784	122
R/up	John Cerka	Freesoil		9.739	72.36
Semi	Bob Vandewater	Cadillac
Semi	Phil Gunther	Beulah
Monster Mash Jr. Gamblers
	Driver	City	dial	et	mph
Winner	Bruce Douglas	Thompsonville
R/up	Cheyenne Douglas	Thompsonville
Aug. 30, 2008
Bracket I
	Driver		City	rt	et	mph
Winner	Phil Gunther		Beulah
R/up	Archie Spires		Mancelona
Semi	Rich Seymour Jr		Ludington
Semi	Mike Stokes		Kaleva
Bracket II
	Driver		City	rt	et	mph
Winner	Eric Johnson		Onekama
R/up	Steve Mikus		Ashley
Semi	John Gibson		Charlevoix
Semi	George Valley		Pinconning
Early Gamblers
	Driver		City	rt	et	mph
Winner	Steve Mikus		Ashley
R/up	Don Heinzer Jr		Manistee
Semi	John Hoot Gibson		Charlevoix
Semi	Eric Johnson		Onekama
Late Gamblers
	Driver		City	rt	et	mph
Winner	Kevin Huntley		Beulah
R/up	Kevin Short		Honor
Semi	Rick Larocque		Beulah
Semi
Trophy
	Driver		City	rt	et	mph
Winner	Galyn Hoeft		Beulah
R/up	Robby Girven		Bear Lake
Semi	John Cerka		Free Soil
Semi
Aug. 31, 2008
Bracket I
	Driver		City	rt	et	mph
Winner	Russ Thompson		Middleville
R/up	Jim Stoll		Boon
Semi	Randy Stoykovich		Manistee
Semi	Don Heinzer, III		Manistee
Bracket II
	Driver		City	rt	et	mph
Winner	Steve Mikus		Ashley
R/up	Eric Johnson		Onekama
Semi	George Valley		Pinconning
Semi	Cody Guerne		Kaleva
Early Gamblers
	Driver		City	rt	et	mph
Winner	Corey Mikus		Bear Lake
R/up	Jim Stoll		Boon
Semi	Rick Larocque		Beulah
Semi	Gary Rank		Manistee
Late Gamblers
	Driver		City	rt	et	mph
Winner	Bob Vandewater		Cadillac
R/up	Mark Clark		Traverse City
Semi	John Williams		Thompsonville
Semi	Kevin Short		Honor
Trophy
	Driver		City	rt	et	mph
Winner	Tony Thomas		Bear Lake
R/up	Deb Hidden		Alger
Semi	Rhet Brewer		Eastlake
Semi	Travis Milliman		Bear Lake
September 6, 2008
Bracket I
	Driver		City	rt	et	mph
Winner	John Williams		Thompsonville
R/up	Bob Vandewater		Cadillac
Semi	Donnie Heinzer III		Manistee
Semi
Bracket II
	Driver		City	rt	et	mph
Winner	Eric Johnson		Onekama
R/up	Cody Guerne		Bear Lake
Semi	Kevin Rebec		East Jordan
Semi
Early Gamblers
	Driver		City	rt	et	mph
Winner	Eric Johnson		Onekama
R/up	John Cerka		Freesoil
Semi	Jim Stoll		Boon
Semi
Trophy
	Driver		City	rt	et	mph
Winner	Galyn Hoeft		Beulah
R/up	Rhet Brewer		Eastlake
Semi	Ron Dougherty		Honor
Semi
Jr. Eliminator
	Driver		City	rt	et	mph
Winner	Bruce Douglas		Thompsonville
R/up	Cheyenne Douglas		Thompsonville
October 11, 2008
Bracket I
	Driver		City	rt	et	mph
Winner
R/up
Semi
Semi
Bracket II
	Driver		City	rt	et	mph
Winner
R/up
Semi
Semi
Early Gamblers
	Driver		City	rt	et	mph
Winner
R/up
Semi
Semi
Trophy
	Driver		City	rt	et	mph
Winner
R/up
Semi
Semi
Jr. Eliminator
	Driver		City	rt	et	mph
Winner
R/up