2007 VP FUELS SUPER PRO SUMMARY

The quickest and the fastest each year enter the VP Racing Fuels Super Pro Series competition with the goal to go as many rounds as possible, earn as many points as possible, and have as much fun as possible.  It would be accurate to say that that was accomplished in 2007.

At the first event of the series on March 25^th, Tim Schillereff began an excellent season with a victory over Dennis Weddle in the final.  Tim drove his Mullis dragster to an 8.305 ET at 160 mph in the finals.  Brian Anderson reached the semi-finals at this event.

On April 1^st, the date of the NWDRA Winter Classic, Tim Schillereff again reached the finals, this time to face Paul Nero.  Paul found a red-light by a very slight .002 giving the victory again to Tim.  Mike Nicholson drove his 440 cu. in. rear-engine dragster to a semi-final finish.  After two events, Tim holds a 60-point series total lead over Paul Nero and the rest of the field.

April 15^th saw new drivers in the finals with

Jeremy McGhee facing Devon Hilton, with the win going to Jeremy.  Dialed at 7.60, Jeremy flew by at 176 mph for a .013 margin of victory.  Mark Dawson scored a semi-final finish at this event.   Jeremy cuts Tim’s point-total lead down to 20 points as a result of his win today.

At the fourth event in the series on April 22^nd, Roger Weddle scored a double-break-out win over Mike McManus.  With a .004 R/T advantage, Roger broke-out by less in the victory.  Bill Heard and John Young reached the semi-finals today.  Tim’s series point-total lead is cut to ten points over Jeremy at this event.

On April 29^th,  Ken Woodward defeats Richard LaChance with Dan Shepherd reaching the semi-finals.  Ken Woodward vaults into second place, only 10 points behind Tim with Jeremy only 10 points back of Ken.

Ken Woodward scores his second consecutive victory on May 5^th, the sixth event of the series.  He defeats Dan Shepherd in the finals.  Phil Gilbert, Jr. reaches the semi-finals.  Ken’s excellent .003 R/T in the finals was proof of his .009 R/T average for five rounds against today’s competition.  With his victory today, Ken is able to jump to a 40-point series total lead over Tim.

Jeremy McGhee takes the victory over Donny Richards in the finals on May 13^th.   Donny breaks-out by .009 in the finals.  Bill Maness reaches the semi-finals today.  Jeremy and Ken are now tied for the lead with Tim lurking 30 points back.

Roger Weddle scores his second victory in the series on May 27^th.  He defeats Paul Nero in the finals after having won over Tim Schillereff in the semi-finals.  With his semi-final finish, Tim is able to reduce Jeremy’s point-total lead to 20 points.

June 3^rd saw Mark Dawson win over John Young in the finals.  Brian Anderson and Tom Avgerakis earned semi-final finishes.  Jeremy’s lead over Tim is cut to 10 points in the series.

Dan Shepherd scores a victory over Tom Avgerakis in the finals of the tenth event in the series when Tom goes .008 under his dial-in.  Dave Sattem reaches the semi-finals today. By scoring the “Dash-for-Cash” points, Dan is able to move up to third place in the points, 50 points behind Jeremy who holds a 20 point advantage over Tim.

John Young strutted his stuff on July 1^st, using a .019 R/T to defeat Tony Henderson in the finals.  Bob Schmidt drove his ’40 Willy’s to a semi-final finish.  John took advantage of two opponents who red-lit, and used a stellar .015 R/T average against his other competitors for his win today.  Ninety-eight drivers have earned points in the series thus far with Tim and Jeremy tied for the point-lead with four events remaining.

Dennis Weddle meets, and defeats John Nero in the finals on July 14^th, thanks to John’s .008 red.  Keith Johnson drove his ’66 Ford to a semi-final finish.  Dennis’s reaction times for the day, you ask?  How about .011, .011, .017, .013, .007, and .011.  By the way, Jeremy and Tim are still tied for the points lead in the series.

Tim Schillereff takes his third victory in the 2007 series on July 29^th when he faced David Chun, Jr in the finals.  Tim’s .002 R/T in the finals cemented his .017 R/T average for the day and bettered David’s .007 red in the finals.  Mark Dawson reached the semi-finals at this, the 13^th event in the series.  With his win today, Tim gains a 60-point lead over Jeremy with two events remaining.

Event number 14 sees John Young put the pressure on when he defeats Ron Pappel in the finals.  Nick Bresaw scores a semi-final finish today.  With one event remaining, Tim maintains a 50-point lead in the series.

At the final series event held August 18^th, Randy Pressel defeats Donny Richards in the finals in a double red-light affair, where Donny red-lit first giving the win to Randy.  Dennis Weddle advanced to the semi-finals at this event.  Jeremy is not able to gain points over Tim and

 Tim Schillereff is crowned 2007 VP Racing Fuels Series Champion.  Second through fifth spots are held by Jeremy McGhee, John Young, Dan Shepherd, and Ken Woodward, respectively.  Paul Nero, Mark Dawson, Devon Hilton, Donny Richards, and Dennis Weddle complete spots six through ten.  Woodburn Dragstrip congratulates all who gave it their all in this series.  We look forward to an even better year in 2008 (if that can be possible.).