Siblings sweep top-2 of junior dragster class

PALMER — A sibling rivalry highlighted the junior dragster event during a holiday weekend worth of racing at Alaska Raceway Park.

Saturday, Ryan Bodenstadt and Brooke Bodenstadt finished at the head of a pack of 19 drivers in the field. Ryan Bodenstadt earned the win, hitting 74.91 miles per hour in 8.862 seconds. Brooke Bodenstadt was the runner-up, with a run of 57.24 mph in 9.109 seconds. Also on Saturday, Scott Roloff was the king of the street winner, and Matt Huettl was the king of the street bracket winner. Huettl also posted a win on Sunday, finishing first in the trophy class on the quarter-mile drag strip.

The weekend also included another race on the third-mile asphalt oval. Tim Workman won the 30-lap feature race in the late models class, while David Elliott was the top drive in the 30-lap baby grands class. Mike Thomas won the 25-lap feature race in the legends.

Racing continues this weekend, with the Diversified Tire Oval Race on Saturday. Gates open at 2 p.m. Qualifying starts at 4 p.m., and racing begins at 6.

Alaska Raceway Park results

July 1-4

Tesoro Oval racing series:

Legends class — 1. Mike Thomas; 2. Kenny Howard; 3. Willie Creech; Baby grands class — 1. David Elliott; 2. Brad Generous; 3. Kevin Hamilton; Late models — 1. Tim Workman; 2. John Klayum; 3. Justin Creech.

July 3 drag racing:

Junior dragsters — 1. Ryan Bodenstadt; 2. Brooke Bodenstadt; King of the street — 1. Scott Roloff; King of the street bracket — 1. Mike Mihalka; Gambler’s bracket — 1. Nathan Thornsley; 2. Charlie Johnnie; Top eliminator — 1. Robert Wilson; Top sportsman — 1. Greg Thornsley; 2. Charlie Johnnie; Modified ET — 1. Lance Johnson; 2. Dan Perry; Super ET — 1. Richard Wall; 2. Ryan Roloff; Trophy — 1. Matt Huettl; 2. Landon Binder; Open air — 1. Jim Trueblood; 2. Tim Proctor; Pro-nostalgia — 1. Mark Eslinger; 2. Brian Aszmus.

July 4 drag racing:

Top eliminator — 1. Jimmy Lackey; Top sportsman — 1. Nathan Thornsley; 2. Curt Crocker; Modified ET — 1. Diane Pankowski; 2. Monte Soper; Super ET — 1. Ryan Roloff; 2. Richard Wall; Trophy — 1. Galen McIver; 2. Matt Huettl; Open air — 1. Tim Proctor; 2. Craig Otto; Pro nostalgia — 1. Mark Eslinger; 2. Brian Aszmus.