NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series-Friday from Thunder Valley Raceway

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE


NHRA LUCAS OIL DRAG RACING SERIES - SOUTH CENTRAL DIVISION

THUNDER VALLEY RACEWAY PARK, NOBLE, OKLA.

Friday, October 13, 2006

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

 

MASSEY, HARKER LEAD TOP ALCOHOL CLASSES AT THUNDER VALLEY RACEWAY, TREBLE
HEADS UP MOTORCYCLES

            NOBLE, Okla. - The first day of racing is complete at Thunder
Valley Raceway's Thunder in the Valley event, a round of the NHRA Lucas Oil
Drag Racing Series.  Qualifying and time trials kicked off today and will
continue Saturday and culminate with eliminations on Sunday.  Spencer Massey
leads the Top Alcohol Dragster field while Steve Harker set the pace in Top
Alcohol Funny Car.

            Massey, a rookie driver out of Ft. Worth, Texas, took the No. 1
qualifying spot with a 5.365-second, 267.22 mph pass.  Oklahoma City's
Brandon Pierce is the second-place qualifier after laying down a
5.371-second pass at 257.28 mph.

Gainesville, Ga., resident Harker made a 5.762-second, 246.57 mph run to
take the top spot.  No. 2 qualifier, Jimmy Jones of Cleburne, Texas, made a
5.772-second effort at 248.48 mph to put him just behind Harker.  Jackie
Stidham, a veteran driver out of Chickasha, Okla., is in the No. 4 spot and
Ron Morrison of Oklahoma City is No. 8.

In Comp Eliminator, Bill Morse of McKinney, Texas, is the best qualifier and
Jimmy DeFrank of Chatsworth, Calif., is the top qualifier in Super Stock.
Fred Henson, Madisonville, Texas, heads up the Stock Eliminator class, Allen
Firestone of Velma, Okla., set the pace in Top Sportsman, and Houston's John
Garner is No. 1 in Top Dragster.  Hensley, Ark., racer, Craig Treble, who
also competes in NHRA's Pro Stock Motorcycle class, is the top qualifier in
Sportsman Motorcycle presented by Harley Davidson.

            Racing continues Saturday and Sunday at Thunder Valley Raceway.
Gates open at 8 a.m. both days and qualifying and time trials start at 9.m.
Saturday and eliminations are slated to begin Sunday at 9 a.m.  Top Alcohol
Dragster and Top Alcohol Funny Car will have two qualifying run on Saturday,
at 1 and 5 p.m., and will run first round of eliminations at noon on Sunday.

            Tickets for the NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series event are $15
Saturday and $20 Sunday.  Military personnel with valid ID receive a $5
discount.  Children 6- to 12-years old are $5 each day and kids 5 and under
are admitted free.  For more information call the track, (405) 872-3429.

            

 

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

 

TOP ALCOHOL DRAGSTER

1) Spencer Massey, Fort Worth, Texas, 5.365 seconds, 267.22 mph

2) Brandon Pierce, Oklahoma City, 5.371, 257.28

3) James Thompson Jr., Vernon, Texas, 5.398, 258.24

4) Randy Meyer, Spring Hill, Kan., 5.489, 249.44

5) Richard Putz, Earlville, Iowa, 5.490, 258.39

6) Mike Austin, Medford, Ore., 5.579, 257.21

7) Edwin Schmeeckle, Gothenburg, Neb., 5.587, 252.95

8) Aaron Olivarez, Sandy, Utah, 5.623, 256.11 

Not Qualified

9) Karl Brounkowski, Magnolia, Texas, 5.638, 256.26

10) Scott Murray, Winnipeg, Manit., 5.780, 239.42

11) Darryl Hitchman, Hanford, Calif., 6.003, 227.38

12) Garrett Bateman, Cameron Park, Calif., 6.037, 239.87

 

TOP ALCOHOL FUNNY CAR

1) Steve Harker, Gainesville, Ga., '06 Monte Carlo, 5.762 seconds, 246.57
mph

2) Jimmy Jones, Cleburne, Texas, '99 Camaro, 5.772, 248.48

3) Brandon Lewis, Broken Arrow, Okla., '06 Monte Carlo, 5.804, 248.07

4) Jackie Stidham, Chickasha, Okla., '05 Monte Carlo, 5.804, 246.23

5) Kebin Kinsley, Kennedale, Texas, '02 Camaro, 5.833, 241.54

6) Shawn Jones, Albuquerque, N.M., '02 Trans Am, 5.874, 236.84

7) Paul Anderson, Erie, Colo., '06 Stratus, 5.946, 246.71

8) Ron Morrison, Oklahoma City, '06 Monte Carlo, 6.278, 218.55 

Not Qualified

9) Marty Nothstein, Orefield, Pa., '06 Monte Carlo, 6.284, 173.31

10) Vern Moats, Des Moines, Iowa, '03 Camaro, 7.029, 136.28

11) Roger Bateman, Calgary, Alb., '02 Camaro, 7.045, 152.46

12) Lance Van Hauen, Reinbeck, Iowa, '04 Firebird, 8.496, 130.79

13) Kirk Williams, Glenwood, Iowa, '99 Camaro, 13.502, 73.08

14) Mike Newkirk, Great Bend, Kan., '03 Avenger, 14.123, 43.40

 

COMP ELIMINATOR

1) Bill Morse, McKinney, Texas, '06 Cobalt, G/SM, 8.851 seconds, -0.669
(under index)

2) Greg Porter, Edmond, Okla., '03 Cavalier, G/SMA, 8.852, -0.598

3) Chase Williams, Carthage, Texas, '05 Grand Am, F/SM, 8.828, -0.592

4) Tom Schmidt, Lindstrom, Minn., '34 Chevrolet, C/SR, 8.630, -0.590

5) Pete Carbery, Odessa, Texas, '02 Cavalier, B/A, 7.107, -0.583

6) Lou Ficco Jr., Wheat Ridge, Colo., '04 Cavalier, B/AA, 7.152, -0.578

7) Joey Tanksley, Greenwell Springs, La., dragster, C/D, 7.000, -0.570

8) Michael Johnson, Springdale, Ark., '03 Cavalier, G/SMA, 8.893, -0.557

9) Rodger Brogdon, Tomball, Texas, '04 Cavalier, G/SM, 8.976, -0.544

10) Craig Bourgeois, Metarie, La., dragster, A/ND, 6.976, -0.544

 

SUPER STOCK

1) Jimmy DeFrank, Chatsworth, Calif., '98 Grand Am, SS/BS, 8.975 seconds,
-1.075 (under index)

2) Tim Nicholson, Concordia, Kan., '66 Chevy II, SS/K, 10.240, -1.060

3) Randall Klein, Lincoln, Neb., '56 Nomad, SS/NA, 11.451, -0.999

4) Gary Stinnett, Emporia, Kan., '92 Camaro, GT/AA, 9.407, -0.993

5) David Bogner, Kearney, Neb., '98 Avenger, SS/CS, 9.672, -0.978

6) Tony Cowell, Weatherford, Texas, '81 Camaro, GT/JA, 10.724, -0.876

7) Phil Unruh, McPherson, Kan., '69 Camaro, SS/EA, 9.802, -0.848

8) Jim Voth, Buhler, Kan., '86 Monte Carlo, GT/F, 10.061, -0.839

9) Ron Taylor, Lincoln, Neb., '57 Chevy, SS/MA, 11.356, -0.794

10) Jerry Emmons, Pasadena, Texas, '91 Calais, GT/CA, 9.934, -0.766

 

STOCK ELIMINATOR

1) Fred Henson, Madisonville, Texas, '70 Challenger, A/SA, 10.170 seconds,
-1.130 (under index)

2) Coty Kern, Donaldsonville, La., '98 Camaro, C/FIA, 10.924, -1.076

3) Verne Buchanan, Conway, Ark., '73 Mustang, H/SA, 11.456, -0.994

4) R.J. Sledge, Boerne, Texas, '67 Fairlane, F/SA, 11.200, -0.950

5) Austin Ford, Spring, Texas, '67 Shelby, D/SA, 10.923, -0.927

6) Nick Seibert, Wamego, Kan., '85 Camaro, I/SA, 11.675, -0.925

7) Mike Braswell, Ft. Worth, Texas, '67 Nova, E/SA, 11.094, -0.906

8) Sammy Pizzolato, Houma, La., '69 Corvette, B/SA, 10.646, -0.904

9) Dave Picht, Oakdale, Minn., '72 Mustang, D/S, 10.897, -0.903

10) Dick Lux, San Antonio, Texas, '68 Torino, D/SA, 10.956, -0.894

 

TOP SPORTSMAN

1) Allen Firestone, Velma, Okla., '01 S-10, 6.859 seconds, 200.26 mph

2) Scott Randall, Carrollton, Texas, '02 Cavalier, 6.949, 199.64

3) Greg Lair, Canyon, Texas, '04 Grand Am, 7.018, 197.67

4) Phillip Muse, Tomball, Texas, '97 Trans Am, 7.060, 195.35

5) Bert Prejean, St. Amant, La., '06 GTO, 7.095, 200.22

6) Billy Torrence, Kilgore, Texas, '02 Cavalier, 7.099, 195.99

7) Mark Pickens, Germantown, Tenn., '95 Cutlass, 7.154, 195.27

8) Don Peden, Edinburg, Ill., '05 Cobalt, 7.198, 182.37

9) Lee Adkins Jr., Linden, Tenn., '57 Chevy, 7.200, 187.57

10) Glenn Barrilleaux, Oakwood, Texas, '04 Cavalier, 7.207, 194.00

 

TOP DRAGSTER

1) John Garner, Houston, dragster, 7.107 seconds, 189.43 mph

2) Kevin Ford, Amarillo, Texas, dragster, 7.207, 186.99

3) Brandon Chauvin, Gonzales, La., dragster, 7.250, 187.26

4) Joe Teuton, Houma, La., dragster, 7.250, 182.07

5) Donnel Gaines, Stephenville, Texas, dragster, 7.254, 185.18

6) Peter Vicari, Morrero, La., dragster, 7.326, 180.72

7) Mark Hambelton, Sachse, Texas, dragster, 7.331, 184.95

8) Johnny Covington, Center, Texas, dragster, 7.443, 178.46

9) Maris Harkins, Conroe, Texas, dragster, 7.452, 180.46

10) Mike Greene, Burleson, Texas, dragster, 7.457, 179.42

 

SPORTSMAN MOTORCYCLE

1) Craig Treble, Hensley, Ark., '02 Suzuki, TRO, 0.000 seconds reaction time

2) Shane Eperjesi, Lake Dallas, Texas, '83 Suzuki, TRO, 0.004

3) Rich Gentili, Humble, Texas, '83 Suzuki, SMC, 0.007

4) Brian Johnson, Anoka, Minn., '04 Suzuki, SMC, 0.012

5) Rob Bennett, Plano, Texas, '83 Suzuki, SMC, 0.028

6) Jerry Pomilla, Conroe, Texas, '85 Suzuki, SMC, 0.139

7) Terry Blakely, Hope, Ark., '78 Kawasaki, SMC, 0.713

8) Bruce Calhoun, Hope, Ark., '84 Kawasaki, SMC, -0.004

9) Ben Brown, Irving, Texas, '04 Hayabusa, TRO, -0.004

10) Benji Gibson, Euless, Texas, '05 Hayabusa, TRO, -0.006

 

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