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NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series-Friday from Beech Bend Raceway

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NHRA LUCAS OIL DRAG RACING SERIES - NORTH CENTRAL DIVISION

BEECH BEND RACEWAY PARK, BOWLING GREEN, KY.

Friday, August 26, 2005

Contact: Jerrie Foss, NHRA (626) 278-1956

 

QUALIFYING WASHED OUT BY RAIN AT BEECH BEND RACEWAY PARK

            BOWLING GREEN, Ky. - Prolonged rain showers forced NHRA and
track officials to cancel most of today's qualifying and time trials at
Beech Bend Raceway Park's NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series event.  NHRA
North Central Division Director Jay Hullinger said qualifying and time
trials would continue as scheduled Saturday.

With a current field of 95 cars, Stock Eliminator was the only class to get
in a full round of qualifying.  Don Holmes of Dayton, Ohio, drove his 1977
Firebird to the No. 1 qualifying spot.  

            Racing continues Saturday and Sunday at Beech Bend Raceway.
Qualifying and time trials continue Saturday at 8 a.m.  Top Alcohol Dragster
and Top Alcohol Funny Car are slated to qualify at 

1 p.m. and 4:30 p.m.  Super Stock, Stock Eliminator, Super Comp and Super
Gas will run first round of eliminations Saturday afternoon.  Eliminations
will continue Sunday at 9 a.m.  Top Alcohol Dragster and Top Alcohol Funny
Car will run first round of eliminations at 1 p.m.

Tickets for the NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series event are $20 Saturday and
$20 Sunday.  A two-day ticket is $30.  Children 12 and under are admitted
free with a paid adult.  

Beech Bend Raceway is located 2.5 miles from downtown Bowling Green.  For
more information, call the track, (270) 781-7634, or visit
www.BeechBend.com.

 

            The following are Friday's qualifying results from the NHRA
Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series event at Beech Bend Raceway Park:

 

Stock Eliminator

1) Don Holmes, Dayton, Ohio, '77 Firebird, K/SA, 11.670 seconds, -1.280
(under index)

2) Jerry Bennett, Hickory, Ky., '79 Aspen, H/SA, 11.348, -1.102

3) Steve Sullivan, W. Chester, Ohio, '88 Mustang, H/FIA, 12.368, -1.082

4) George Widuch, Hermitage, Tenn., '78 Volare, I/SA, 11.534, -1.066

5) Rick Winchester, Cincinnati, '73 Camaro, I/SA, 11.547, -1.053

6) John Livingston, Murfreesboro, Tenn., '91 Camaro, E/FIA, 11.551, -1.049

7) Tim Lowe, Macy, Ind., '72 Skylark, L/SA, 11.953, -1.047

8) Bill Nelson, Tucson, Ariz., '02 Firebird, I/FIA, 12.704, -1.046

9) Brent Darroch, Monaca, Pa., '96 Impala, F/FIA, 11.917, -1.033

10) Jeff Velde, Vero Beach, Fla., '67 Shelby GT, A/SA, 10.270, -1.030

 

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