Friday Results :NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series-Gainesville, Fl a

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
NHRA LUCAS OIL DRAG RACING SERIES - NHRA SOUTHEAST DIVISION
GAINESVILLE RACEWAY
FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 22, 2002

NHRA LUCAS OIL DRAG RACING SERIES KICKS-OFF SEASON AT GAINESVILLE RACEWAY
	Gainesville, Fla. - The 2002 NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series kicked-off today at Gainesville Raceway with the first of seven events in NHRA's Southeast Division.
After Friday's qualifying rounds at Gainesville Raceway, Larry Pritchett, of Clarkrange, Tenn. leads the Comp Eliminator field. Pritchett, who finished second in Southeast  Division points last year, drove his D/SM '99 Grand Am to an 8.591 for the top spot in the Comp Eliminator field. Other top qualifiers include Chuck Gallagher of Holly, Mich., in Super Stock and Woodro Josey of Byron, Ga., in Stock Eliminator. 
	Saturday's racing action will feature 260-mph Top Alcohol Dragsters and Top Alcohol Funny Cars, as well as the continuation of qualifying in Comp Eliminator, Super Stock, Stock Eliminator, Super Comp, Super Gas, and Super Street. 
	Gates at Gainesville Raceway open Saturday at 8 a.m. with qualifying set to begin at 9 a.m. Qualifying sessions in Top Alcohol Dragster and Top Alcohol Funny Car are at 3 p.m. and 6 p.m. For more information please Gainesville Raceway at (352) 377-0046.  

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

COMP ELIMINATOR
1.	Larry Pritchett, Clarkrange, Tenn., D/SM, '99 Grand Am 8.591, -0.709 (under index) 
2.	Mike Saye, Johnston, S.C., H/A, '92 Cutlass 8.871, -0.629  
3.	Frank Aragona, Franklin Square, N.Y., G/ED, 8.172, -0.628 
4.	Scott Tidwell, Pinson, Ala., C/A, '02 Trans Am, 7.530, -0.590 
5.	Dennis Mitchell, Huntsville, Ala., F/A, '91 Cavalier, 8.331, -0.569 
6.	Jerry Hemmingson, Concord, N.C., B/A, '02 Cavalier, 7.272, -0.538 
7.	Todd Logan, Braintree, Mass., A/EA, '32 Bantam Roadster, 7.524, -0.506 
8.	George Gallimore, Memphis, Tenn., A/A,  '32 Bantam Roadster, 6.846, -0.484 
9.	Van Puckett, Snellville, Ga., G/AA, '98 Firebird, 8.756, -0.464 
10.	Glen Treadwell, Sorrento, Fla., E/AA, '23-T Ford, 8.670, -0.460 

SUPER STOCK
1.	Chuck Gallagher, Holly, Mich., SS/AM '94 Sunbird 8.378, -1.172 (under index) 
2.	David Thomas, W. Chester, Pa., SS/BA '69 Corvette 9.042, -1.158
3.	Stan Perry, Pleasant View, Tenn., GT/DA '69 Camaro 9.665, -1.135 
4.	Red LeBlanc, Bartlett, Tenn., SS/G,  '69 Mustang 9.616, -1.134 
5.	John Fogle, Norway, S.C., SS/HA, '67 Camaro 9.821, -1.079 
6.	Jonathan Davis, Wetumpka, Ala., GT/MA, '00 Firebird, 10.982, -1.068
7.	Shaun LeBlanc, Barlett, Ala., GT/A, '88 Mustang, 9.258, -1.042
8.	Matt Hensley, Knoxville, Tenn., SS/A, '68 Barracuda 8.222, -1.028  
9.	Steve Tschetter, Tyrone, Ga., SS/LA, '64 Chevelle 10.731, -1.019
10. Wayne Hayes, Elgin, S.C, SS/OA, '56 Chevy 11.583 12.60 -1.017 

STOCK
1.	Woodro Josey, Byron, Ga., D/SA, '98 Firebird 10.537, -1.313 (under index)
2.	Tom Hemmingson, Concord, N.C., L/S, '66 Malibu 11.705, -1.295 
3.	Bruce Parsons, Lewisburg, Ohio, K/SA, '85 Camaro 11.746,  -1.204 
4.	John Foxbower, Franklin, Ohio, C/SA, '68 Mustang 10.505, -1.195
5.	Jeff Teuton, Houma, La., ET/SA, '97 Dodge 12.075, -1.175 
6.	Brandon Wood, Tallahassee, Fla., K/SA, '85 Camaro 11.814, -1.136 
7.	Steve Haulman, Gulf Breeze, Fla., J/S, '85 Camaro11.515 12.65 -1.135
8.	Dave Walther, Lanesville, Ind., H/S, '69 Camaro 11.182, -1.118 
9.	Jeff Velde, Vero Beach, Fla., B/SA, '68 Mustang 10.477, -1.073 
10.	Bud Rowe, Bridgeton, N.C., O/SA, '87 Trans Am 12.382, -1.068