LODRS, Friday from Columbus

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
NHRA LUCAS OIL DRAG RACING SERIES - NORTH CENTRAL DIVISION
NATIONAL TRAIL RACEWAY, HEBRON, OHIO
Friday, September 20, 2002

QUALIFYING UNDERWAY AT NATIONAL TRAIL'S NHRA LUCAS OIL DRAG RACING SERIES
EVENT

        HEBRON, Ohio - In the first rounds of qualifying at National Trail
Raceway, Top Alcohol Dragster (TAD) driver Jeff Wilson and Top Alcohol
Funny Car (TAFC) pilot Chuck Cheeseman took the No. 1 qualifying positions
in their classes. 
Wilson, of Winfield, Mo., outran the field with a pass of 5.578 seconds at
256.11 mph.  And Galena, Ohio, resident Cheeseman made a 5.863-second;
244.83 mph run to take the pole.  During the TAD qualifying session
Valparaiso, Ind., resident Tim Bowgren went out of control just past the
finish line, hitting the centerline cones.  He was checked out by medical
personnel on the scene and released.
Top qualifiers in other classes were Steve Ambrose of Woodhaven, Mich., in
Comp Eliminator; Dave Layer of Daytona, Ohio, in Super Stock; and Donald
Holmes of Dayton, Ohio, in Stock.
        Racing continues Saturday at National Trail Raceway.  Gates open at
8 a.m. and qualifying begins at 9 a.m.  TAD and TAFC are scheduled to run
at 1 p.m. and 5 p.m.  Tickets are $15.  Children 6-12 are $5 and children 5
and under are admitted free with a paid adult.  For more information, call
National Trail Raceway, (740) 928-5706 or visit
www.NationalTrailRaceway.com.



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

TOP ALCOHOL DRAGSTER
1) Jeff Wilson, Winfield, Mo., 5.578 seconds, 256.11 mph
2) Dave Hirata, Lowell, Ind., 5.653, 255.05
3) Bill McCornack, Lexington, Ky., 5.810, 235.47
4) Bill Reichert, Owosso, Mich., 5.813, 245.58
5) Gary Ward, Cincinnati, 5.816, 240.89
6) Darren Nicholson, Mission Viejo, Calif., 5.837, 205.85
7) Keith Stark, Danville, Ill., 5.947, 250.37
8) Mike Kosky, Cuddy, Pa., 7.019, 132.84
Not Qualified
9) Robin Samsel, Marion, Ind., 7.951, 108.22
10) Mick Snyder, Demotte, Ind., 9.233, 95.23
11) Ken Perry, Toronto, Ont., 10.343, 75.56
12) Tim Bowgren, Valparaiso, Ind., DQ

TOP ALCOHOL FUNNY CAR 
1) Chuck Cheeseman, Galena, Ohio, '01 Firebird, 5.863 seconds, 244.83 mph
2) Marc White, Glendale Hts., Ill., '01 Firebird, 5.984, 236.55
3) Jim Sickles, Caledonia, N.Y., '99 Camaro, 6.116, 234.78
4) Kim Fritts, Greenup, Ill., '98 Firebird, 6.124, 239.10
5) Jeff Lancaster, Hamilton, Ont., '96 Firebird, 6.428, 206.23
6) Steve Harker, '99 Avenger, Brisbane, Queensland, Aust., 11.566, 71.22

COMP ELIMINATOR
1) Steve Ambrose, Woodhaven, Mich., '23 roadster, 7.956 seconds, -0.524   
under index
2) Jerry Arnold, Kalamazoo, Mich., '98 dragster, 8.574, -0.516
3) Doug Engels, Watertown, S.D., '98 dragster 7.523, -0.487
4) Mike Farrell, Louisville, Ky., '32 roadster, 7.574, -0.456
5) Jack Slagle, Reynoldsburg, Ohio, '98 Grand Am, 8.896, -0.454
6) Terry Smith, Williamstown, '32 roadster, 8.595, -0.425
7) Ian Landies Jr., Chardon, Ohio, '02 Cavalier, 8.496, -0.374
8) Herbert Raymond, Johnstown, Ohio, '93 Berretta, 7.757, -0.323
9) Ronnie Bohn, Benton Harbor, Mich., '94 Berretta, 8.902, -0.318
10) Bill Zaskowski, Grand Rapids, Mich., '92 Camaro, 9.245, -0.305

SUPER STOCK
1) Dave Layer, Daytona, Ohio, '90 Cavalier, GT/HA, 10.338 seconds, 
   -1.012 under index
2) Jerry Silveus, Van Buren, Ohio, '00 Firebird, GT/JA, 10.658, -0.992
3) Gary Russell, Sparta, Ohio, '98 Camaro, SS/KA, 10.578, -0.972
4) Wayne Hansen, Wabash, Ind., '02 S-10, ST/TC, 10.527, -0.923
5) John Coughlin, Delaware, Ohio, '02 Cavalier, SS/CM, 9.039, -0.911
6) Gene McBean, Chardon, Ohio, '69 Mustang, SS/GA, 9.955, -0.895
7) Wes Leopold Sr., McDonald, Pa., '87 Daytona, GT/HA, 10.481, -0.869
8) Richard Feldman, E. Liverpool, Ohio, '66 Impala, SS/O, 11.638, 
   -0.862
9) Mike Pustelny, Almont, Mich., '01 Firebird, GT/FA, 10.248, -0.852
10) Brian Olson, Peru, Ind., '67 Nova, SS/HA, 10.059, -0.841

STOCK ELIMINATOR
1) Donald Holmes, Daytona, Ohio, '78 Pontiac, K/SA, 11.726 seconds, 
   -1.224 under index
2) Phil Pierce, New Carlisle, Ohio, '92 Ram Truck, GT/SA, 12.775, -1.175
3) Steve Haulman, Navarre, Fla., '85 Z-28, J/S, 11.574, -1.076
4) Randy Wilkes, Zanesville, Ohio, '00 Camaro, C/SA, 10.666, -1.034
5) David Morgan, Charleston, Ill., '89 Trans Am, M/SA, 12.153, -0.997
6) John Foxbower, Franklin, Ohio, '68 Mustang, B/SA, 10.566, -0.984
7) Lewis Conkey, London, Ohio, '88 Camaro, N/S, 12.266, -0.984
8) Ben Wenzel Sr., Freeland, Mich., '67 Camaro, E/S, 10.973, -0.977
9) Scott Welborn, W. Columbia, S.C., '68 Chevelle, H/SA, 11.488, -0.962
10) James Knight, Dayton, Ohio, '73 Duster, G/SA, 11.373, -0.927

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