Medicine Hat – National Open Results

by editor on Aug.05, 2015, under Hotzone

Alberta’s Medicine Hat Drag Strip hosted it’s biggest annual event last weekend – the NHRA National Open….

Featuring a great mix of both local and regional bracket racers and NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series Sportsman drivers — the event played out under ideal weather conditions.

The race featured some impressive multiple win performances by a pair of Alberta-based dragster drivers; Ed Van Der Kool (from Barnwell) and Bob Halina (from Vegeville). Van Der Kool – driving his Yancer-chassied car, won three trophies in total — winning both Super Pro and Top Comp on Saturday and then Top Comp again Sunday. Halina scored wins in both of the Super Comp (9.10 index) class eliminators (Sat & Sunday) driving his dragster and also added in a S/ST class win driving his cool ’67 Mustang Shelby (on Sunday).

Here is a summary of all the winners from the 2015 NHRA National Open event:

August 1st:

Regina’s Grant Singer qualified #1 for the Stock/SS Combo with a run of 9.15 secs at 147.09 mph.

Super Comp – Bob Halina
Super Gas – Will Yakimetz
Super Street – John Appleby
Stock/SS Combo – Sheldon Erfle
Top Comp – Ed Van Der Kool
Super Pro – Teryn McBain
Pro – David Cisecki
Sportsman – Kylee Montour
Bike/Sled – Gerald Beatch
Junior Street – Victoria Philbert
Junior Thunder – Calum Kestner
Junior Lightning – Brad Adie

Saskatoon’s Sheldon Erfle drove his Olds Achieva to the Stock/SS Combo title on Saturday.

August 2nd:

Sunday’s S/G final went to Darrel Smith’s Corvette over Carey Borchuk

Super Comp – Bob Halina
Super Gas – Darrel Smith
Super Street – Bob Halina
Stock/SS Combo – Peter Oliviero
Top Comp – Ed Van Der Kool
Super Pro – Ed Van Der Kool
Pro – Ken Daley
Sportsman – Travis Van Marion
Bike/Sled – Greg Westling
Junior Street – Taylor Pentilla
Junior Thunder – Tanner Gaetz
Junior Lightning – Gerad Wagenaar