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NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series - Friday from Edgewater Sports Park in Cleves, Ohio


NHRA LUCAS OIL DRAG RACING SERIES - NHRA NORTH CENTRAL DIVISION
EDGEWATER SPORTS PARK
FRIDAY, AUGUST 6, 2004
Thacker and Snyder leading at Edgewater Sports Park
CLEVES, Ohio - NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series competitors in eight categories, as well as competitors in the North Central Division's Top Sportsman series, took to the track today for the first day of time trials and qualifying at the NHRA Summer Thunder event taking place this weekend at Edgewater Sports Park. 
 	After the opening rounds of qualifying in Top Alcohol Dragster and Top Alcohol Funny Car, former NHRA Southeast Division champ Marty Thacker of Robinson, Ill., and Mick Snyder of Demotte, Ind., are in the No. 1 spot of their fields. 
	Thacker laid down a pass of 5.502 seconds at 262.00 mph to take to top spot in dragster. Qualified in second is current North Central Division points leader Bill Reichert of Owosso, Mich., with a time of 5.543 seconds at 261.02. Rounding out the eight-car field is Cincinnati racer Gary Ward. 
In Top Alcohol Funny Car, Snyder leads his field with a time a 6.042 seconds. Qualified second is Paul Lee of Gaithersburg, Md., while defending division champ Chuck Cheeseman of Galena, Ohio is currently in the No. 4 spot. 
	In other qualifying action, Ohio residents Ian Landies Jr., of Chardon, Dave Layer of Dayton and Joey Wilkes of Zanesville top the fields in Comp Eliminator, Super Stock and Stock Eliminator. Wilkes is also qualified third in the Super Stock field. In the Top Sportsman class, which runs in conjunction with the event this weekend, Tom Stultz of Terre Haute, Ind., is leading his field. 
Saturday's racing action will feature final qualifying in all categories beginning at 9 a.m. Final qualifying for Top Sportsman is scheduled for 4 and 7:30 p.m. Top Alcohol Dragster and Top Alcohol Funny Car are scheduled to run their final qualifying rounds at 5 and 8:30 p.m.
Gates on Saturday open at 8 a.m. General Admission tickets, including a pit pass, are $25 on Saturday and $20 on Sunday. Children 6 to 12 are $5 each day. Children 5 and under are admitted free with a paid adult. 
For more information please contact Edgewater Sports Park at (513) 353-4666 or visit them on the web at www.EdgewaterRace.com. 
The following are Friday's qualifying results from the NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series, event being held at Edgewater Sports Park:

TOP ALCOHOL DRAGSTER
1) Marty Thacker, Robinson, Ill., 5.502 seconds, 262.00 mph
2) Bill Reichert, Owosso, Mich., 5.543, 261.02
3) Jeff Wilson, Winfield, Mo., 5.612, 246.57
4) Jeff Bohr, Plymouth, Mich., 5.706, 243.44
5) Dave Hirata, Lowell, Ind., 5.742, 255.75
6) Ken Perry, Gormley, Ont., 5.873, 178.28
7) Phil Mass, Gurnee, Ill., 5.884, 248.48
8) Gary Ward, Cincinnati, Ohio, 8.726, 99.46
Not Qualified
9) Bill McCornack, Lexington, Ky., 8.922, 94.11
10) Paul Fishburn, Rensselaer, Ind., 9.209, 80.51
11) Evan Knoll, Decatur, Mich., 9.870, 78.52
12) Russ Lindert, Manteno, Ill., 10.724, 75.33

TOP ALCOHOL FUNNY CAR
1) Mick Snyder, Demotte, Ind., '02 Firebird, 6.047 seconds, 117.25 mph
2) Paul Lee, Gaithersburg, Md., '98 Firebird, 6.114, 228.60
3) Kim Fritts, Greenup, Ill., '98 Firebird, 6.273, 235.97
4) Chuck Cheeseman, Galena, Ohio, '02 Firebird, 8.866, 17.09
5) Danny Townsend, Muncie, Ind., '02 RT, 10.664, 78.85
Not Qualified
6) James Spencer, Lawrenceburg, Ind., '00 Firebird, (no time)

COMP ELIMINATOR
1) Ian Landies Jr., Chardon, Ohio, '02 Cavalier, F/A, 8.165 seconds, -0.615 (under index)
2) Rod Dorsey, North Judson, Ind., '95 Achieva, H/SMA, 9.170, -0.610
3) Mike Smith, Mineral Wells, W.V., '03 Neon, G/AA, 8.451, -0.609
4) Jason Coan, Greentown, Ind., dragster, F/ED, 8.405, -0.585
5) Bill Zaskowski, Grand Rapids, Mich., '92 Camaro, H/SM, 9.200, -0.580
6) Bo Butner III, Floyds Knobs, Ind., '02 Sonoma, PSTA, 7.699, -0.571
7) Brian Browell, Lafayette, Ind., dragster, D/D, 7.270, -0.560
8) Mike Lund, Bettendorf, Iowa, '34 Chevy, A/SR, 8.074, -0.556
9) Terry Smith, Williamstown, W.V., '32 Bantam, D/EA, 8.462, -0.548
10) Jesse Plant, Terre Haute, Ind., dragster, D/ED, 7.457, -0.543

SUPER STOCK
1) Dave Layer, Dayton, Ohio, '87 Camaro, GT/IA, 10.178 seconds, -1.322 (under index)
2) Kerri Voges, Arlington, Ohio, '88 Cutlass, SS/NA, 11.218, -1.232
3) Joey Wilkes, Zanesville, Ohio, '92 Camaro, GT/EA, 9.719, -1.231
4) John Coughlin, Delaware, Ohio, '04 Cavalier, SS/CM, 8.814, -1.136
5) Bo Butner III, Floyds Knobs, Ind., '02 Grand Am, SS/BM, 8.585, -1.115
6) Brad Allen, Winamac, Ind., '03 S-10, GT/TB, 10.043, -1.107
7) Ronnie Terrell, Hebron, Ky., '85 Camaro, SS/KA, 10.453, -1.097
8) Robin Brown, Madisonville, Ky., '66 Chevy II, SS/K, 10.233, -1.067
9) Bret Voges, Arlington, Ohio, '66 Nova, SS/HA, 9.834, -1.066
10) Wayne Hansen, Wabash, Ind., '03 S-10, GT/TD, 10.537, -1.063

STOCK ELIMINATOR
1) Joey Wilkes, Zanesville, Ohio, '02 Firebird, B/FIA, 10.376 seconds, -1.324 (under index)
2) George Widuch, Hermitage, Tenn., '78 Volare, I/SA, 11.308, -1.292
3) Steve Polhill, Landon, Ont., '82 Escort, DF/S, 16.473, -1.277
4) Bert Morgan, Charleston, Ill., '76 Buick, T/SA, 13.433, -1.267
5) John Livingston, Murfreesboro, Tenn., '91 Camaro, F/FIA, 11.706, -1.244
6) Jerry Bennett, Hickory, Ky., '79 Aspen, H/SA, 11.238, -1.212
7) Steve Sullivan, West Chester, Ohio, '88 Mustang, G/FIA, 11.946, -1.204
8) Eric Wilkerson, Seymour, Ind., '76 Cutlass, K/SA, 11.775, -1.175
9) Carlton Sweasy, Louisville, Ky., '77 Corvette, J/SA, 11.578, -1.172
10) John Foxbower, Franklin, Ohio, '68 Mustang, B/SA, 10.400, -1.150

TOP SPORTSMAN
1) Tom Stultz, Terre Haute, Ind., '92 Firebird, 7.325 seconds, 160.42 mph
2) Don Peden, Edinburg, Ill., '04 Cavalier, 7.326, 190.35
3) Gilmer Hinshaw, Burlington, N.C., '99 Monte Carlo, 7.375, 186.21
4) Tim Kirman, Morris, Ill., '01 Grand Am, 7.427, 187.73
5) Keith McPherson, Leonard, Mich., '63 Corvette, 7.458, 187.57
6) Daniel Howorth, Yorkville, Ill., '03 Camaro, 7.503, 183.93
7) Ron Smith, Fairfield, Ohio, '89 Camaro, 7.548, 187.61
8) Scott Fitzgibbon, Lockport, Ill., '04 Stratus, 7.627, 183.74
9) Bill Yates, Johnstown, Ohio, '01 Cavalier, 7.704, 180.14
10) Jimmy Fallon, Liberty Twp, Ohio, '63 Corvette, 7.711, 178.7