2012 Race Results

Gainesville, Florida – National – Tire Kingdom NHRA Gatornationals – March 2012


Qualify Round 1 – 5.443/260.11

Qualify Round 2 – 5.403/263.41

Qualify Round 3 – 5.382/265.43

Final Qualify Position – 13

Elimination Round 1 – Ken Perry 5.284/265.33 defeated Dan Mercier 5.331/260.06

Elimination Round 2 – Ken Perry 5.334/265.27 defeated Rich McPhillips 5.392/266.64

Elimination Round 3 – Ken Perry 5.296/266.58 defeated by Bill Reichert 5.270/268.65

A great weekend for the team! The first time out in over a year and we are very pleased with our results.


Charlotte, North Carolina – National – NHRA Four-Wide Nationals – April 2012

Qualify Round 1 – 5.371/268.44

Qualify Round 2 – 5.291/270.05

Qualify Round 3 – 5.302/268.38

Final Qualify Position – 6

Elimination Round 1 – Ken Perry 10.233/79.30 (red light) defeated by Karen Stalba 6.352/232.27

We reached a goal of ours, to make the 270 mph club, and are so encouraged by that!


Indianapolis, Indiana – Divisional – Lucas Oil Raceway at Indianapolis Spring Spectacle of Speed – April 2012

Qualify Round 1 – 5.571/255.68

Qualify Round 2 – 5.506/258.47

Final Qualify Position – 8

Elimination Round 1 – Ken Perry 5.375/265.06 def Mike Kosky 5.496/261.52

Elimination Round 2 – Ken Perry 5.383/266.64 def Gord Gingles 5.530/259.31 (red light)

Elimination Final Round 3 – Ken Perry 18.308/21.94 def by Jared Dreher 5.553/223.06


Norwalk, Ohio – Divisional – Summit Motorsports Park Blaster Cavalcade of Stars – May 2012

WE WON!!!!! The team is very excited to have a win under their belt this season!

Qualify Round 1 – 5.574/261.37

Qualify Round 2 – no time

Qualify Round 3 – 5.370/264.80

Final Qualify Position – 2

Elimination Round 1 – Ken Perry 5.421/263.67 def Jared Dreher 5.564/244.12

Elimination Round 2 – Ken Perry 5.387/266.95 def Mike Kosky 6.216/152.85

Elimination Final Round 3 – Ken Perry 5.381/266.37 def Marty Thacker 5.486/259.31


Chicago, Illinois – Divisional – Route 66 Raceway – June 8-10, 2012

Qualify Round 1 – 5.427/265.95

Qualify Round 2 – 5.373/265.95

Final Qualify Position – 4

Elimination Round 1 – Ken Perry 5.676/199.82 def by Noah Condo 5.523/229.51


Chicago, Illinois – National – O’Reilly Auto Parts Route 66 NHRA Nationals – June 28-July 1, 2012

Qualify Round 1 – 5.445/263.67

Qualify Round 2 – 5.400/263.72

Qualify Round 3 – 5.410/263.82

Final Qualify Position – 8

Elimination Round 1 – Ken Perry 5.403/265.38 def Dave Heitzman 11.863/83.43

Elimination Round 2 – Ken Perry 6.871/135.35 def by Randy Meyer 5.348/266.53


Norwalk, Ohio – National – Summit Racing Equipment NHRA Nationals – July 6-8, 2012

Qualify Round 1 – 5.493/261.98

Qualify Round 2 – 12.186/64.01

Qualify Round 3 – 5.437/264.08

Final Qualify Position – 6

Elimination Round 1 – Ken Perry 5.451/264.18 def Dave Heitzman 5.567/255.39

Elimination Round 2 – Ken Perry (no time) def by Dan Page 5.386/270.27


Cordova, Illinois – Divisional – Summer Showdown presented by Matco Tools – August 10-11, 2012

Qualify Round 1 – 5.522/260.31

Qualify Round 2 – 5.471/248.61

Qualify Round 3 – 5.477/263.67

Final Qualify Position – 6

Elimination Round 1 – Ken Perry 5.436/263.05 def Jared Dreher 5.535/246.35

Elimination Round 2 – Ken Perry 5.575/208.04 def by Gord Gingles 5.356/266.53


Bowling Green, Kentucky – Divisional – Beech Bend Raceway Park – August 24-26, 2012

Qualify Round 1 – 5.475/261.67

Qualify Round 2 – 5.504/255.73

Final Qualify Position – 5

Round 1 – Ken Perry no time def by Mike Kosky 5.381/264.75


Indianapolis, Indiana – National – Mac Tools US Nationals presented by Auto-Plus – August 30-September 3, 2012 (rained out) rescheduled to September 8-9, 2012

Qualify Round 1 – 5.469/256.31

Qualify Round 2 – not taken

Qualify Round 3 – 5.440/260.16

Final Qualify Position – 10

Round 1 – Ken Perry 5.393/261.83 def Brandon Booher 5.429/262.59

Round 2 – Ken Perry no time/broke on burnout def by Dave Heitzman 12.494/62.47


Charlotte, North Carolina – National – O’Reilly Auto Parts Nationals – September 14-16, 2012

Qualify Round 1 – 5.388/261.37

Qualify Round 2 – 14.986/51.95

Qualify Round 3 – 5.450/262.23

Final Qualify Position – 3

Round 1 – Ken Perry 5.616/248.43 def Doug Foley no time

Round 2 – Ken Perry 5.456/260.91 def Robin Samsel 17.472/43.31

Round 3 – Ken Perry 5.383/262.08 def Jared Dreher 5.370/256.80

Final Round 4 – Ken Perry (Red Light) 5.436/25399 def by Richard Bourke 5.373/266.32


Reading, Pennsylvania – National – AutoPlus Nationals – October 4-7, 2012

Qualify Round 1 – no run

Qualify Round 2 – 5.533/253.56

Final Qualify Position – 13

Round 1 – Ken Perry 9.132/95.41 def by Dan Mercier 5.488/256.16

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