VP Racing Fuels Super Pro final to Heaney

MADISON, IL – The drag strip at Gateway Motorsports Park presented race No. 9 of its 2015 bracket racing series on Saturday, August 1. Final-round winners included: Tom Heaney (VP Racing Fuels Super Pro), Jason Mallinckrod (Pro), Mike Davis (Sportsman), Charles Willis Jr. (Pro Bike), Scott Leonard (Index Motorcycle), Amanda Miller (Jr. Dragster Thunder), Clayton McGinnis (Jr. Dragster Light), Nicholas Dokman (Jr. Dragster Consy) and Greg Sesti (1/4-mile Bonus). Leonard made it to two finals and was runner-up in the Pro Bike class.

Final-round results, including driver/rider, hometown, vehicle, elapsed time, top speed:

VP RACING FUELS SUPER PRO (1/8-mile)

Winner: Tom Heaney (Imperial, Missouri) 1991 Mustang 6.131 sec. 111.95 mph.

Runner-up: Corey Landolt (Hermann, Missouri) 2010 American dragster 4.750 sec. 140.08 mph.

PRO (1/8-mile)

Winner: Jason Mallinckrod (St. Charles, Missouri) 1974 Challenger 6.542 sec. 101.17 mph.

Runner-up: Mike Shanks (Union, Missouri) 1976 Camaro 6.563 sec. 103.47 mph.

SPORTSMAN

Winner: Mike Davis (O’Fallon, Missouri) 1967 Mustang 11.982 sec. 108.43 mph.

Runner-up: Aaron Hagen (Highbridge, Missouri) 2001 Formula 12.641 sec. 107.59 mph.

PRO BIKE

Winner: Charles Willis Jr. (Manchester, Missouri) 2003 Suzuki 9.951 sec. 135.20 mph.

Runner-up: Scott Leonard (Glen Carbon, Illinois) 2002 Suzuki 9.339 sec. 148.56 mph.

INDEX MOTORCYCLE

Winner: Scott Leonard (Glen Carbon, Illinois) 2002 Suzuki 9.765 sec. 116.49 mph.

Runner-up: Phil Humphrey (Collinsville, Illinois) 2006 Kawasaki 9.969 sec. 148.04 mph.

TROPHY

Winner: Jordan Rathgab (Godfrey, Illinois) 1965 Skylark 16.810 sec. 83.95 mph.

Runner-up: Seth Schaefer (Maryland Heights, Missouri) 1999 Dakota 15.292 sec. 83.29 mph.

JR. DRAGSTER THUNDER

Winner: Amanda Miller (O’Fallon, Illinois) 9.904 sec. 65.96 mph.

Runner-up: Paige Teel (Quincy, Illinois) 8.866 sec. 73.76 mph.

JR. DRAGSTER LIGHT

Winner: Clayton McGinnis (Independence, Missouri) 7.900 sec. 79.79 mph.

Runner-up: Luke Albietz (Wentzville, Missouri) 7.954 sec. 83.95 mph.

JR. DRAGSTER CONSY

Winner: Nicholas Dokman (Fairview Heights, Illinois) 9.163 sec. 69.01 mph.

Runner-up: Sierra Bird (Oak Grove, Missouri) 7.963 sec. 79.32 mph.

BONUS (1/4-mile)

Winner: Greg Sesti (St. Charles, Missouri) 1967 Camaro 15.577 sec. 54.42 mph.

Runner-up: Austin Vaughn (Jefferson City, Missouri) (fouled) 10.215 sec. 130.34 mph.