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Second Annual JEG'S.com NHRA Cajun SPORTSnationals, Friday from No Problem Raceway, Belle Rose, La.

NHRA LUCAS OIL DRAG RACING SERIES
SECOND ANNUAL JEG'S.COM NHRA CAJUN SPORTSNATIONALS 
NO PROBLEM RACEWAY
April 22, 2005


	BELLE ROSE, La. - In the first rounds of qualifying for the
JEG'S.com Cajun SPORTSnationals at No Problem Raceway, Competition
Eliminator driver Richard Freeman and Top Sportsman pilot Jim Harrington
took the No. 1 qualifying positions in their classes. 
Freeman, of Pauls Valley, Okla., outran the field with a pass of 8.477
seconds, 0.673 seconds under the index, and Ft Walton Beach, Fla.,
resident Harrington made a 6.760-second, 209.30 mph run to take the
pole.
The AMS/TLR Pro Mod Challenge is also in competition this weekend for
their fourth of fourteen events with defending National Champion Mike
Ashley of Melville, N.Y. leading the class with a run of 6.185 seconds
at 229.78 mph. Ashley is followed by Frankie Taylor in the number two
spot and Troy Coughlin in third with his JEG'S Mail Order '67 Mustang.
Taylor recorded a run of 6.221 seconds at 227.23 mph while Coughlin
covered the quarter-mile in 6.225 seconds at 225.94 mph.
Morgan Lucas ended a great opening day at No Problem Raceway treating
the fans to a 4.766 second pass at 304.65 mph under the lights in his
Joe Amato Lucas Oil Top Fuel Dragster. The team is scheduled to make
additional passes on both Saturday and Sunday.
Jerry Silveus of Van Buren, Ohio, is qualified No. 1 in Super Stock with
a run of 11.159 seconds, 1.291 seconds under the index. Silveus is
followed by Harry Holton and Bobby Dennis in the number two and three
spots respectively. Amy Faulk of Collierville, Tenn., put her '01
Firebird on top of the Stock field with local racer Floyd Russo Jr. of
Gonzales, La., in the number three spot. 
Final qualifying is scheduled for Saturday along with an array of
specialty races headlined by the Mopar Super Stock SS/AA Hemi Challenge
with the winner taking home $5,000. Holton of Modesto, Calif., is
currently leading the filed of SS/AA warriors in his '68 Barracuda and
is followed by Parma, Mich., racer Charlie Westcott Jr. in second.
Also on tap for Saturday's action is the Top Sportsman Quick 8 shootout
presented by Didier Communications and Sunset Racecraft, and the King of
the Bayou Shootout for the Super Comp, Super Gas, and Super Street
categories with $2000 up for grabs.
	Racing continues Saturday at 8 a.m. with the Pro Mods scheduled
for 3 and 6 p.m. Tickets are $20 Saturday and $20 Sunday.  For more
information, call No Problem Raceway Park, (985) 369-3692.

	The following are Friday's qualifying results from the NHRA
Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series JEG'S.com Cajun SPORTSnationals event at No
Problem Raceway:

Comp Eliminator
1) Richard Freeman, Pauls Valley, Okla., '04 Cavalier, D/SMA, 8.477
seconds, -0.673 (under the index)
2) Rod Dorsey, North Judson, Ind., '04 Cavalier, H/SMA, 9.114, -0.666
3) Glen Treadwell, Sorrento, Fla., dragster, E/ED, 8.320, -0.650
4) Todd Patterson, Augusta, Kan., '05 Cavalier, E/SMA, 8.598, -0.642
5) Bo Butner, Floyds Knobs, Ind., '05 Chevy, F/SMA, 8.802, -0.638
6) Colt Mikel, Hempstead, Texas, '02 S-10, B/TA, 8.325, -0.635
7) David Rampy, Piedmont, Ala., '32 Bantam, A/EA, 7.339, -0.631
8) Craig Bourgeois, Matairie, La., dragster, A/ND, 6.958, -0.622
9) Michael Johnson, Springdale, Ark., '03 Cavalier, G/SMA, 8.925, -0.615
10) Del Segura, Harvey, La., dragster, F/D, 8.125, -0.615

Super Stock
1) Jerry Silveus, Van Buren, Ohio, '88 Oldsmobile, SS/NA, 11.159
seconds, -1.291 (under the index)
2) Harry Holton, Modesto, Calif., '68 Barracuda, SS/AA, 8.658, -1.242
3) Bob Dennis, Shorter, Ala., '95 Achieva, GT/KA, 10.515, -1.235
4) Charlie Wescott Jr, Parma, Mich., '68 Barracuda, SS/AA, 8.704, -1.196
5) John Coughlin, Delaware, Ohio, '04 Cavalier, SS/CM, 8.765, -1.185
6) Mike Smith, Mineral Wells, W.V., '69 Corvette, SS/BA, 9.020, -1.180
7) Rick Houser, Pasadena, Calif., '68 Cuda, SS/AA, 8.743, -1.157
8) Michael Ogburn, Mission Viejo, Calif., '68 Barracuda, SS/AA, 8.767,
-1.133
9) Jim Pancake, Delaware, Ohio, '68 Barracuda, SS/AA, 8.783, -1.117
10) Scooter Anderson, Bartlett, Tenn., '67 Nova, SS/G, 9.644, -1.106

Stock Eliminator
1) R.J. Sledge, Boerne, Texas, '67 Fairlane, F/SA, 10.868 seconds,
-1.282 (under index)
2) Amy Faulk, Collierville, Tenn., '01 Firebird, C/FIA, 10.790, -1.210
3) Daran Summerton, Panama City, Fla., '89 Pontiac Wgn, U/SA, 13.955,
-1.195
4) Floyd Russo Jr., Gonzales, La., '01 Firebird, B/FIA, 10.506, -1.194
5) Jason McCormack, Oxford, Mich., '66 Plymouth, B/S, 10.388, -1.112
6) Judy McCormack, Oxford, Mich., '03 Dakota, F/FIA, 11.846, -1.104
7) Terry Landry, Baton Rouge, La., '69 Camaro, H/SA, 11.364, -1.086
8) Steven Hall, Sweeney, Texas, '67 Mustang, C/SA, 10.626, -1.074
9) Patrick Courts Sr., New Iberia, La., '87 Trans Am, H/FIA, 12.378,
-1.072
10) Gregory Hill, Louisville, Ky., '71 Camaro, F/SA, 11.082, -1.068

PRO MODIFIED
1) Mike Ashley, Melville, N.Y., '67 Mustang, 6.185 seconds, 229.78 mph
2) Frankie Taylor, Dickinson, Texas, '68 Camaro, 6.221, 227.23
3) Troy Coughlin, Delaware, Ohio, '67 Mustang, 6.225, 225.94
4) Joshua Hernandez, Conroe, Texas, '57 Bel Air, 6.241, 226.43
5) Kirk Kuhns, Yorba Linda, Calif., '01 Viper, 6.273, 227.04
6) Glen Kerunsky, Priddis, Alb., '57 Bel Air, 6.294, 227.61
7) Shelly Payne, Ontario, Calif., '05 Stratus, 6.305, 228.61
8) Jay Payne, Ontario, Calif., '05 Stratus, 6.318, 229.08
9) Thomas Patterson, Houston, Texas, '41 Willys, 6.337, 220.51
10) Joey Martin, Milton, Fla., '41 Willys, 6.355, 221.67

TOP SPORTSMAN
1) Jim Harrington, Navarre, Fla., '99 Olds, 6.760 seconds, 209.30 mph
2) Greg Lair, Canyon, Texas, '04 Grand Am, 6.976, 198.03
3) Bert Prejean, St. Amant, La., '00 Firebird, 7.009, 197.71
4) Allen Firestone, Velma, Okla., '01 S-10, 7.018, 197.42
5) Keith Raftery, Lake Charles, La., '03 Grand Am, 7.052, 192.44
6) T J Tracy, Bartlett, Tenn., '66 Nova, 7.135, 189.92
7) Tommy Turner, Naples, Fla., '04 Cavalier, 7.160, 193.82
8) Earl Folse, Raceland, La., '86 Cutlass, 7.197, 194.32
9) J. Lee Didier, Fort Smith, Ark., '04 Cavalier, 7.215, 192.52
10) Billy Vaughn, Knoxville, Tenn., '92 Camaro, 7.222, 191.97