NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series, Sunday from Thunder Valley Raceway Park, Noble, Okla.

NHRA LUCAS OIL DRAG RACING SERIES - SOUTH CENTRAL DIVISION
THUNDER VALLEY RACEWAY PARK
Sunday, September 18, 2005


Torrence Continues Reign, McClain Scores First Win

	NOBLE, Okla. -  Steve Torrence continued his domination in Top
Alcohol Dragster landing his seventh win of the year and controls his
own destiny for the national championship. 
	The Kilgore, Texas, racer qualified No. 1 and outran the field
finishing James Thompson in the final with a 5.435 second pass at 259.14
mph. Thompson, who led early, clocked in at 5.535 seconds, 252.24 mph.
	Richard McClain scored his first win with a 5.921 second pass at
240.25 mph over Bernie Harrington who recorded his third final round
appearance this year. McClain beat division point's leader Jimmy Jones
in the semi-finals before meeting up with No. 1 qualifier Harrington.
	Local racers Brandon Pierce of Moore, Okla., in Top Alcohol
Dragster and Ron Morrison of Oklahoma City, in Top Alcohol Funny Car
fell in round one of eliminations. Pierce ran 6.740 seconds at 154.03 in
his loss to Aaron Olivarez while Morrison went 6.418 at 227.44 in his
loosing effort to Jones. 
	Shane Heckel, in his second final round of the year, knocked out
Todd Patterson for his first win with a 6.895 second lap at 200.08 mph. 
	Houma, La., racer Joe Teuton Jr., ran his '68 Barracuda to a
9.321 second, 140.60 mph win against Vic Penrod in Super Stock and James
Paul put his '73 Duster in the winner's circle taking out Rodney Parks
in Stock Eliminator.
	In Super Street it was Rustin Mayse taking on Moore, Okla.,
racer Jeremy Wilson with Mayse taking the win in his '69 Camaro while
Heidi Robinson won in Super Comp over Anthony Castillo. Jesse Serna of
El Paso, Texas, extended his division points lead beating Jeromy Hefler
with a 9.917 second run at 141.53 mph.
	Gerald Jordan became the sixth different winner in the South
Central Division Sportsman Motorcycle class taking out Bruce Calhoun
with a 9.423 second, 142.36 mph run on his Suzuki. Rocky McClain scored
his second win in Top Dragster taking out Kevin Ford with a 7.451
second, 178.78 mph pass and Scott Randall rounded out the winner's list
with a 7.390 second win in the Sunset Racing Engines Top Sportsman class
at 191.65 mph over Rex Underwood.
The South Central Division racers head to Texas Motorplex for the next
NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series event, October 14-16.

The following are the final results from the NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing
Series Thunder in the Heartland event at Thunder Valley Raceway Park:

TOP ALCOHOL DRAGSTER: 
ROUND 1
4) Aaron Olivarez, San Luis Obispo, Calif., 5.613, 259.81 def. 5)
Brandon Pierce, Moore, Okla., 6.740, 154.03
3) Gene Snow, Fort Worth, Texas, 5.546, 254.66 def. 6) Lee Callaway,
Channelview, Texas, 5.669, 254.38
2) James Thompson, Vernon, Texas, 5.601, 249.86 def. 7) Larry Traugott,
Woodward, Okla., 5.674, 252.31
1) Steve Torrence, Kilgore, Texas, 5.498, 255.46 def. 8) David
Brounkowski, Cypress, Texas, 6.256, 238.15

SEMI-FINALS
Thompson, 5.652, 243.24 def. Snow, 5.816, 241.54
Torrence, 5.520, 256.84 def. Olivarez, 5.660, 259.06

FINALS
Torrence, 5.435, 259.14 def. Thompson, 5.535, 252.24 

TOP ALCOHOL FUNNY CAR: 
ROUND 1
2) Jimmy Jones, Cleburne, Texas, '99 Camaro, 5.868, 247.18 def. 9) Ron
Morrison, Oklahoma City, '97 Camaro, 6.418, 227.44
3) Richard McClain, Lake Dallas, Texas, '03 Firebird, 16.181, 47.34 def.
6) Brandon Lewis, Broken Arrow, Okla., '96 Achieva, foul
1) Bernie Harrington, Apple Valley, Calif., '00 Avenger, 6.622, 235.23
def. 8) Burl Brown, Gainesville, Texas, '98 Avenger, 19.078, 74.58
4) Kirk Williams, Glenwood, Iowa, '98 Firebird, 6.032, 245.36 def. 5)
Lance Van Haven, Reinbeck, Iowa, '04 Firebird, 6.041, 238.03

SEMI-FINALS
McClain, 5.951, 239.74 def. Jones, 7.029, 154.77
Harrington, 5.870, 247.25 def. Williams, 6.018, 244.89

FINALS
McClain, 5.921, 240.25 def. Harrington, 10.645, 74.57

COMP ELIMINATOR
Shane Heckel, LaPorte, Texas, dragster, B/D, 6.895, 200.08  def. Todd
Patterson, Augusta, Kan., '32 Plymouth, B/SR, foul. 

SUPER STOCK
Joe Teuton Jr., Houma, La., '68 Barracuda, SS/AA, 9.321, 140.60  def.
Vic Penrod, Walters, Okla., '95 Camaro, GT/FA, 10.565, 127.28. 

STOCK ELIMINATOR
James Paul, Ft. Worth, Texas, '73 Duster, G/SA, 11.508, 109.75  def.
Rodney Parks, Ft. Worth, Texas, '72 Buick Wgn, O/SA, 12.968, 101.12. 

SUPER COMP
Heidi Robison, Gardner, Kan., dragster, 8.897, 178.81  def. Anthony
Castillo, Grandview, Wash., dragster, 8.919, 174.82. 

SUPER GAS
Jesse Serna, El Paso, Texas, '03 Grand Am, 9.917, 141.53  def. Jeromy
Hefler, Kennedale, Texas, '67 Nova, 9.921, 131.17. 

SUPER STREET
Rustin Mayse, Frost, Texas, '69 Camaro, 10.914, 119.68  def. Jeremy
Wilson, Moore, Okla., '80 Corvette, 10.938, 128.42. 

MOTORCYCLE
Gerald Jordan, Kyle, Texas, '92 Suzuki, 9.423, 142.36  def. Bruce
Calhoun, Hope, Ark., '84 Kawasaki, 9.406, 140.88. 

TOP SPORTSMAN
Scott Randall, Carrollton, Texas, '02 Cavalier, 7.390, 191.65  def. Rex
G. Underwood, Ft. Worth, Texas, '91 Beretta, 7.995, 163.13. 

TOP DRAGSTER
Rocky McClain, Ft. Worth, Texas, dragster, 7.451, 178.78  def. Kevin
Ford, Amarillo, Texas, dragster, 7.247, 186.99.