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Bracket season reaches halfway point at BIR DRAG RACING
When last weekend ended for bracket drag racer Jack MacFarlane of Aitkin he had two first-place finishes, a semifinal finish and a coveted Wally trophy.
"It was a once-in-a-lifetime weekend," MacFarlane said.
MacFarlane and his 1982 Mustang were dialed in all weekend during Brainerd International Raceway's Bracket Drag Racing Series event, where about 300 drivers competed.
Saturday's action first featured elimination rounds from the third race in the series, which was postponed June 26 because of rain. After completing that race, racers qualified for the fourth race, with elimination rounds taking place Sunday.
On Saturday, MacFarlane won the Pro class and lost in the semifinals of the Super Pro class. On Sunday, he lost in the first round of Pro class eliminations but avenged his semifinal loss in Super Pro by winning the class and earning a Wally trophy. Wallys are typically awarded at the national level, but this race was BIR's National Dragster Challenge, which gives bracket racers a chance at a Wally once a year. It was the first Wally MacFarlane has ever won.
"I was doing the best I could," MacFarlane said. "To win, you have to have a lucky round in there, one where you won when you should've lost. I had those, too."
MacFarlane benefited from a starting-line foul in the semifinals of the Pro class Saturday, giving him a free pass to face Dave Engler of Ramsey in the finals, where MacFarlane won decisively.
In the Sportsman class, Don Wachholz of Mayer fouled at the starting line, giving Chuck Fenstra of Crosby the finals win.
In the Super Group finals, Andy Knebel of Pillager beat Ali Hieb of Maple Grove in the finals of Street Trophy.
On Sunday, 80 drivers competed in Super Pro, but MacFarlane outlasted them all, finishing with a win over Tim Hallberg of Champlin, who fouled at the starting line in the finals.
The fifth race in the seven-race series is Aug. 22-23.
Final standings fourth race last weekend
SUPER PRO
Finals: Jack MacFarlane, Aitkin, def. Tim Hallberg, Champlin; Semifinals: MacFarlane bye; Hallberg def. Kari Larson, Starbuck
PRO
Finals: Steve Roehrs, Grantsburg, Wis., def. Andy Schmall, Lino Lakes; Semifinals: Roehrs def. Mark Pease, Plymouth; Schmall def. Terry Hagle, Wyoming
SPORTSMAN
Finals: Joe Moriarty, Ham Lake, def. Jaime Turcotte, Coon Rapids; Semifinals: Moriarty def. Mark Pease, Plymouth; Turcotte bye
BIKE 1
Finals: Ken Niesen, Brooklyn Park, def. Brian Johnson, Nowthen; Semifinals: Niesen def. Alex Barmettler, Maplewood; Johnson def. Toby Giese, Kandiyohi
BIKE 2
Finals: Glen Van Zee, St. Cloud def. Ryan Schonthaler, Andover; Semifinals: Van Zee def. Kaitlin Moulzolf, East Bethel; Schonthaler bye
STOCK/SUPER STOCK
Finals: Terry Johnson, Maple Grove, def. Don Wachholz, Mayer; Semifinals: Johnson def. Lyn Johnson, Cloquet; Wachholz def. Ron Mattson, Cloquet
SUPER GROUP
Finals: Chris Bishop, Grand Rapids, def. Mike Kritzky, St. Paul; Semifinals: Bishop def. Ryan Scheleck, St. Cloud; Kritzky bye
COMP TROPHY
Finals: DeeAnna Patnaude, Sawyer, def. Chris Henry, Sauk Rapids; Semifinals: Patnaude def. Mike Larson, Brainerd; Henry def. Chris Hedquist, Lino Lakes
STREET TROPHY
Finals: Andy Knebel, Pillager, def. John Hamann, River Falls, Wis.; Semifinals: Knebel bye; Hamann def. KC Brager, Pillager
STREET BIKE TROPHY
Finals: Jeff Pangerl, Zimmerman, def. Mike Voss, Maplewood; Semifinals: Pangerl bye; Voss def. Michael Pangerl, Zimmerman
JUNIOR DRAGSTER NOVICE
Finals: Sydney Thompson, Nowthen, def. Sarah Johnson, Nowthen; Semifinals: Thompson bye; Johnson def. Sydney Haben, Hibbing
JUNIOR DRAGSTER INTERMEDIATE
Finals: Haley Heintzman, Fargo, N.D., def. Christopher Takacs, Thunder Bay; Semifinals: Heintzman def. Erin Johnson, Anoka; Takacs bye
JUNIOR DRAGSTER ADVANCED
Finals: Kyle Lundberg, Isanti, def. Steve Moran, Brainerd; Semifinals: Lundberg bye; Moran def. Kellie Kastner, Clearwater
Final standings third race (completed Saturday)
SUPER PRO
Finals: Larry Wiebusch Sr., Coon Rapids, def. Scott Wright, Albertville; Semifinals: Wiebusch def. Mike Campbell, Brooklyn Park; Wright def. Jack MacFarlane, Aitkin
PRO
Finals: Jack MacFarlane, Aitkin, def. Dave Engler, Ramsey; Semifinals: MacFarlane def. Travis Hjelle, Strandquist; Engler def. Dennis Remer, Wyoming
SPORTSMAN
Finals: Chuck Fenstra, Crosby, def. Don Wachholz, Mayer; Semifinals: Fenstra bye; Wachholz def. Jaime Turcotte, Coon Rapids
BIKE 1
Finals: Jeff Landue, Zimmerman, def. Mike Voss, Maplewood; Semifinals: Landue def. Jason Clampitt, Lino Lakes; Voss def. Dave Kieffer, Spring Lake Park
BIKE 2
Finals: Mike Voss, Maplewood, def. Glenn Van Zee, St. Cloud; Semifinals: Voss def. Brad Harder, Waconia; Van Zee bye
SUPER GROUP
Finals: Kevin Dyck, Manitoba, def. Dave Deluney, Monticello; Semifinals: Dyck def. Don Westra, St. Cloud; Deluney bye
COMP TROPHY
Finals: Chris Henry, Sauk Rapids, def. DeeAnna Patnaude, Sawyer; Semifinals: Henry def. Garry Reid, Thunder Bay, Ont.; Patnaude bye
STREET TROPHY
Finals: Andy Knebel, Pillager, def. Ali Hieb, Maple Grove; Semifinals: Knebel def. KC Brager, Pillager; Hieb bye
STREET BIKE TROPHY
Finals: Jeff Pangerl, Zimmerman, def. Michael Pangerl, Zimmerman; Semifinals: Jeff Pangerl def. Mike Voss, Maplewood; Michael Pangerl def. Ken Doble, Clearwater
JUNIOR DRAGSTER NOVICE
Finals: Cassidy Takacs, Thunder Bay, def. Sydney Haben, Hibbing; Semifinals: Takacs bye; Haben def. Emma McFarland, Sabin
JUNIOR DRAGSTER INTERMEDIATE
Finals: Christopher Takacs, Thunder Bay, def. Tyler Noyes, Andover; Semifinals: Takacs def. Kalli Beaulieu, Cambridge; Noyes bye
JUNIOR DRAGSTER ADVANCED
Finals: Colton Monson, Bath, S.D., def. Trish Hoover, Andover; Semifinals: Monson def. Stephen Moran, Brainerd; Hoover def. TJ Hagle, Wyoming
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