NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series, Sunday from Red River Raceway

NHRA LUCAS OIL DRAG RACING SERIES - SOUTH CENTRAL DIVISION

RED RIVER RACEWAY, GILLIAM, LA.

SUNDAY, MAY 21, 2006

MASSEY GRABS FIRST WIN, LEVATINO DOUBLES UP

 

            GILLIAM, La. - The Top Alcohol Dragster final round was a
repeat of last years...sort of. Gene Snow faced off against Steve
Torrence only this time Snow was the car owner with Spencer Massey
handling the driving duties and taking his first win of his alcohol
dragster career.

Massey raced to a 5.427 second pass at 264.70 mph and barely held off
Torrence with a 5.434 second lap at 259.81 mph at this weekend's NHRA
Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series Louisiana State Championships at Red River
Raceway.

"This is awesome! This is more than I could have ever imagined,
especially driving for Snowman (Gene Snow)," said Massey in the winner's
circle.

Massey has been involved with NHRA Drag Racing since he was 11 years old
working on Snow's car, running in the NHRA O'Reilly Jr. Drag Racing
League, and bracket racing at Texas Motorplex in Ennis, Texas.

In the Top Alcohol Funny Car class it was multi-division champion Jackie
Stidham taking the win over defending NHRA South Central Division and
defending event champion Jimmy Jones. Stidham, celebrating his 25th
Anniversary in racing along with his farewell tour this year, picked up
his second win of the season with a pass of 5.821 seconds at 247.34 mph
to Jones' 5.897, 245.99 mph.

            Joining Massey and Stidham in the winner's circle was Thomas
Levatino of LaPlace, La., who took home the trophy in not one but two
categories this weekend. Lavatino out ran Billy Torrence in Super Comp
and then won over Shane LeJeune in the Comp Cams TCI Top Dragster class.

            "I've been racing for 15 years and haven't won a thing till
this year," said a smiling Levatino. "Now I have three."

            Levatino won earlier this year in Top Dragster at No Problem
Raceway.

            Michael Johnson of Springdale, Ark., took the win in Comp
Eliminator over 2-time defending South Central division champion Rodger
Brogdon running 8.739 seconds at 154.09 mph. Johnson is the defending
West Central division Comp Champion and looks to defend his title
picking up his second win of the year.

            A pair of Texans won in Super Stock and Stock with JB Clegg
out of Victoria, Texas, holding off Todd Dumas in Super Stock and James
Paul of Fort Worth, Texas, beating Jerry Davis in Stock. Roger Warren
ran 9.917 seconds at 162.14 mph for the win against Kyle Firestone in
Super Gas and Sid Norwood picked up the win on a bye run in Super
Street.

            In the Sportsman Motorcycle Series presented by Harley
Davidson, it was Rich Gentili over Terry Blakely running 9.113 seconds
at 144.07 mph to Blakely's 9.803 at 131.95 mph. Rex G. Underwood rounded
out the winners beating Ed Stuart in the Reher-Morrison Top Sportsman
Series. Underwood ran 7.781 seconds at 173.14 mph.

South Central division racers head to Cherokee County Motorsports Park
for the next NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series event, June 16-18.

 

The following are the final results from the NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing
Series Louisiana State Championships at Red River Raceway:

 

TOP ALCOHOL DRAGSTER
Round 1
1) Steve Torrence, Kilgore, Texas, 5.373, 262.44 def. 8) Karl
Brounkowski, Magnolia, Texas, 5.946,
248.84
2) Lee Callaway, Channelview, Texas, 5.441, 265.12 def. 7) David
Brounkowski, Cypress, Texas,
5.960, 248.57

4) Steve Federlin, Oregon City, Ore., 5.574, 260.51 def. 5) James
Thompson Jr, Vernon, Texas,
5.951, 210.70
3) Spencer Massey, Ft. Worth, Texas, 5.395, 266.42 def. 6) Brandon
Pierce, Moore, Okla., 5.725,
244.60

Semifinals
Massey, 5.492, 263.77 def. Callaway, 8.896, 81.69
Torrence, 5.398, 259.66 def. Federlin, 5.570, 258.02

Final
Massey, 5.427, 264.70 def. Torrence, 5.434, 259.81

TOP ALCOHOL FUNNY CAR
Round 1
1) Brandon Lewis, Broken Arrow, Okla., '06 Monte Carlo, 5.832, 248.20
def. 8) Steve Burck, Corpus
Christi, Texas, '06 Camaro, 6.268, 236.46
2) Ron Morrison, Oklahoma City, '06 Monte Carlo, 5.779, 246.26 def. 9)
Will Hanna, Richwood
Village, Texas, '06 Monte Carlo, 6.028, 227.15
3) Jackie Stidham, Chickasa, Okla., '05 Monte Carlo, 6.023, 234.29 def.
6) Nancy Matter, Austin,
Texas, '02 Camaro, 6.127, 238.51
4) Jimmy Jones, Cleburne, Texas, '99 Camaro, 5.926, 233.36 def. 5) Steve
Harker, Brisbane,
Australia, '99 Avenger, 5.892, 247.93

Semifinals
Jones, 6.065, 245.40 def. Lewis, foul
Stidham, 5.812, 249.35 def. Morrison, 5.865, 247.29

Final
Stidham, 5.821, 247.34 def. Jones, 5.897, 245.99

COMP ELIMINATOR
Michael Johnson, Springdale, Ark., '03 Cavalier, F/SMA, 8.739, 154.09
def. Rodger Brogdon,
Tomball, Texas, '04 Cavalier, C/SM, 8.344, 162.72

SUPER STOCK
J.B. Clegg, Victoria, Texas, '74 Firebird, SS/JA, 10.470, 130.57  def.
Todd Dumas, W. Monroe, La.,
'66 Chevy II, SS/IA, 10.414, 125.55

STOCK ELIMINATOR
James Paul, Ft. Worth, Texas, '73 Duster, G/SA, 11.353, 109.83  def.
Jerry Davis, Santa Fe, Texas,
'71 Duster, E/SA, 11.015, 118.33

SUPER COMP
Thomas Levatino Jr, LaPlace, La., dragster, 8.910, 175.94  def. Billy
Torrence, Kilgore, Texas,
dragster, 8.912, 183.39

SUPER GAS
Roger Warren, Jacksonville, Texas, '97 Cutlass, 9.917, 162.14  def. Kyle
Firestone, Velma, Okla.,
'77 Vega, 9.955, 156.68

SUPER STREET
Sid Norwood, Brandon, Miss., '80 Corvette, 12.701, 104.95  def. Kevin
Edmonds, La Place, La., '70
Camaro, broke

SPORTSMAN MOTORCYCLE
Rich Gentili, Humble, Texas, '83 Suzuki, 9.113, 144.07  def. Terry
Blakely, Hope, Ark., '78
Kawasaki, 9.803, 131.95

 

TOP SPORTSMAN
Rex Underwood, Fort Worth, Texas, '91 Beretta, 7.781, 173.14  def. Ed
Stuart, Pensacola, Fla., '04
Cavalier, 7.718, 179.18

TOP DRAGSTER
Thomas Levatino Jr, LaPlace, La., dragster, 7.341, 181.11  def. Shane
LeJeune, Eunice, La.,
dragster, 7.320, 182.92