NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series - Elimination results from
South Ga. Motorsports Park in Cecil, Ga.
NHRA LUCAS OIL DRAG RACING SERIES - NHRA SOUTHEAST DIVISION
SOUTH GEORGIA MOTORSPORTS PARK
SUNDAY, AUGUST 7, 2005
Billington and Callaway cash in at SGMP
CECIL, Ga. - After more than two months of waiting, Lucas Oil
competitors in eight categories completed their final eliminations today
at the rescheduled Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series event presented by CSR
Performance Products being held this weekend at South Georgia
Motorsports Park.
Starting from the No. 5 qualifying position, South Central
division racer Lee Callaway of Channelview, Texas earned the win in Top
Alcohol Dragster over Bradenton Motorsports Park winner, Artie Allen.
Before meeting up with Allen in the dragster final, Callaway eliminated
Robin Samsel and Southeast Division points leader and defending race
winner, Guy Kelly of Wadley, Ala. In the final round, Callaway used a
significant starting line advantage to defeat Allen, who ran a quicker
and faster 5.566 second pass at 251.91 mph, to Callaway's pass of 5.602
seconds at 236.75 mph.
In Top Alcohol Funny Car, defending SGMP champ, Mark Billington of
Norcross, Ga., claimed the race victory when for the second year in a
row he took out points leader and defending division champ, Jay Payne.
Prior to facing Payne in the championship round, Billington eliminated
Ft. Lauderdale, Fla., racer John Alberigi III and Montgomery, Alabama's,
John Sullivan. In his bout with Payne, Billington improved significantly
over his prior runs and laid down a 5.821 second pass at 245.67 mph to
earn the win. Payne ran an off-pace run of 6.332 seconds at 164.93 mph.
Other winners at this weekend's event were David Eaton of Merritt
Island, Fla., in Competition Eliminator; Andy Fogle of Norway, S.C., in
Super Stock; Peter Biondo of Maspeth, N.Y. in Stock Eliminator; Steve
Deatherage of Rockledge, Fla., in Super Comp; John Gant of Tampa, Fla.,
in Super Gas and Joseph Skala of Palmetto, Fla. in Super Street. In
TracStar System Satellites Top Sportsman Series competition, Ronnie
Davis of Suwanee, Ga., was the winner.
After racers complete eliminations from the delayed Gainesville Raceway
Lucas Oil Series event on Sunday afternoon, the next stop for racers on
the NHRA Southeast Division tour is the division's season finale at
Silver Dollar Raceway in Reynolds, Ga., October 21-23. Additional
information about the event can be obtained calling (478) 847-4414 or by
logging on to www.SilverDollarRaceway.com or www.NHRA.com.
The following are Sunday's final elimination results from the NHRA Lucas
Oil Drag Racing Series event being held this weekend at South Georgia
Motorsports Park
TOP ALCOHOL DRAGSTER
Round 1
5) Lee Callaway, Channelview, Texas, 5.727, 239.95 def. 4) Robin Samsel,
Marion, Ind., 8.185, 116.25;
7) Alan Bradshaw, Odessa, Texas, 5.797, 252.76 def. 2) John Finke,
Selkirk, N.Y., broke;
1) Guy Kelly, Wadley, Ala., 5.561, 252.80 def. 8) Dick Garlets, Lowell,
Ind., 12.248, 82.40;
6) Artie Allen, Jacksonville, Fla., 5.625, 251.53 def. 3) Dan Lucas,
Cumming, Ga., 9.188, 86.95;
Semifinal
Allen, 5.622, 245.90 def. Bradshaw, 12.087, 58.40;
Callaway, 5.459, 256.55 def. Kelly, 5.486, 255.10;
Final
Callaway, 5.602, 236.75 def. Allen, 5.566, 251.91.
TOP ALCOHOL FUNNY CAR
Round 1
1) Jay Payne, Claremont, Calif., '02 Camaro, 5.767, 248.52 def. 6) Will
Hanna, Richwood, Texas, '00 Avenger, broke;
3) Mark Billington, Norcross, Ga., '01 Avenger, 5.937, 242.89 def. 4)
John Alberigi III, Ft. Lauderdale, Fla., '99 Thunderbird, broke;
5) John Sullivan, Montgomery, Ala., '03 Firehawk, 6.103, 213.06 def. 2)
Monty Todd, Montgomery, Ala., '02 Camaro, 10.547, 77.55;
Semifinal
Payne, 5.844, 236.59 was unopposed;
Billington, 5.943, 240.38 def. Sullivan, 10.707, 78.20;
Final
Billington, 5.821, 245.67 def. Payne, 6.332, 164.93.
COMPETITION ELIMINATOR
David Eaton, Merritt Island, Fla., '32 Bantam, A/AP, 6.981, 178.61 def.
Mike Saye, Johnston, S.C., '92 Cutlass, H/A, 9.023, 146.29.
SUPER STOCK
Andy Fogle, Norway, S.C., '04 Cavalier, GT/BA, 10.015, 125.90 def. Hugh
Meeks III, Montgomery, Ala., '93 Achieva, GT/AA, 10.179, 99.78.
STOCK ELIMINATOR
Peter Biondo, Maspeth, N.Y., '69 Camaro, C/SA, 11.051, 111.65 def. Jimmy
Hidalgo Jr., Donaldsonville, La., '98 Camaro, B/FIA, 10.778, 121.78.
SUPER COMP
Steve Deatherage, Rockledge, Fla., dragster, 8.909, 164.13 def. Lindsey
Wood, McAlpin, Fla., dragster, 8.913, 178.24.
SUPER GAS
John Gant, Tampa, Fla., '27 roadster, 9.917, 139.72 def. Mike Fuqua,
Hendersonville, Tenn., '00 Corvette, 12.304, 93.29.
SUPER STREET
Joseph Skala, Palmetto, Fla., '84 Camaro, 10.918, 125.68 def. Jeff
Blardininelli, Vero Beach, Fla., '68 Camaro, 10.975, 130.95.
TOP SPORTSMAN
Ronnie Davis, Suwanee, Ga., '63 Corvette, 7.126, 195.87 def. Tommy
Turner, Naples, Fla., '04 Cavalier, 7.406, 186.15.
