NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series Sunday Results-DALLAS, Tx.
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE NHRA LUCAS OIL DRAG RACING SERIES - NHRA SOUTH CENTRAL DIVISION TEXAS MOTORPLEX SUNDAY, APRIL 21, 2002 Brounkowski and Branch Earn Victories In Dallas DALLAS, Texas. -In the final results of the NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series event being held at Texas Motorplex, Top Alcohol Dragster driver Karl Brounkowski. and Top Alcohol Funny Car driver Tate Branch earned victories in their respective fields. Brounkowski, of Magnolia, Texas earned the win in Top Alcohol Dragster, when he defeated, Darryl Hitchman, of Hanover, Calif. In the opening round Brounkowski took out current South Central points leader, Lee Callaway and James Thompson in the semifinals, before meeting Hitchman in the final. In the final round Brounkowsi ran a 6.026-second pass at 196.80 to defeat Hitchman, who ran a 6.260 at 241.48 mph. In Top Alcohol Funny Car, Tate Branch of Artesia, N.M. laid down a 5.882-second pass at 249.48 mph to take the win over Glendale Heights, Ill. driver Marc White, who ran a quicker 5.863 second pass at 241.61. This win helps Branch, a former South Central Division Champion, maintain his current points lead. This is Branch's second South Central Division win in 2002. Winners in other categories are Rodger Brogdon of Tomball, Texas, in Competition Eliminator, Toby Torres of El Paso, Texas in Super Stock; James Paul of Fort Worth, Texas in Stock Eliminator; Mike Thomas of Burnet, Texas in Super Comp; defending South Central Division Champion Clark Mundt of Longview Texas in Super Gas; and Chucky Weir of Helton City, Texas in Super Street. The NHRA Kerker E.T. Motorcycle Champion was Larry Eperjesi of Lake Dallas, Texas. Top Alcohol Dragster Round 1: James Thompson, Vernon, Texas, 5.653 seconds, 248.89 mph def. Gary Ormsby Jr., Auburn, Calif., 6.483, 160.61 Daryl Hitchman, Hanford, Calif., 5.524 seconds, 239.61 mph def. Paul Jones, Stockton, Calif., 11.50, 82.75 Troy, Buff, Spring, Texas (No Show) vs. James Copeland, Red Oak, Texas, (Broke) Karl Brounkowski, Magnolia, Texas, 5.567 seconds, 260.94 mph def. Lee Callaway, Channelview, Texas, 9.909, 82.78 Semifinals Brounkowsi, 5.703 seconds, 150.34 mph def. Thompson, 5.783, 245.23 Hitchman, 9.058 seconds, 86.80 mph def. (BYE) Final Brounkowski, 6.026 seconds, 196.80 mph def. Hitchman, 6.260, 241.48 Top Alcohol Funny Car Round 1: Tate Branch, Artesia, N.M., '99 Avenger, 5.811 seconds, 247.93 mph def. Kebin Kinsley, Kennedale, Texas, '98 Oldsmobile, 6.729, 158.22 Marc White, Glendale Heights, Ill., '01 Pontiac, 5.816 seconds, 245.16 mph def. Burl Brown, Gainesville, Texas, '98 Avenger, 8.426, 108.10 Todd Simpson, Ponder, Texas, 5.834 seconds, 240.77 mph def. Thomas Frickenschmidt, Lockwood, Mo., '00 Firebird, 7.158, 127.38 Warren Dauzat, Baton Rouge, La., '00 Pontiac, 6.008 seconds, 239.29 mph def. Jimmy Jones, Cleburn, Texas, '98 Camaro, 6.254 197.28 Semifinals Branch, 5.779 seconds, 249.23 mph def. Dauzat (BROKE) White, 5.836, 246.10 def. Simpson, 5.885, 241. 61 Final Branch, 5.882 seconds, 248.13 mph, def. White, 5.863, 247.18 Competition Eliminator Rodger Brogdon, Tomball, Texas, B/SM, '02 Cavalier, .534 reaction time, 8.334 seconds, 162.30 mph def. Charlie Stewart, Arlington, Texas, A/ED, Dragster, .550, 6.912, 193.25 Super Stock Toby Torres, El Paso, Texas, SS/CA, '88 Mustang, .519 reaction time, 9.205 seconds, 143.12 mph def. Delmer Wood, Tulsa, Okla., GT/JA, '90 Camaro, .498 (foul), 10.721, 123.94 Stock James Paul, Fort Worth, Texas, G/SA, '73 Duster, .506 reaction time, 11.581 seconds, 110.72 mph def. Kevin Helms, Mineola, Texas, B/S, '69 Camaro, .551, 10.695, 123.93 Super Comp Mike Thomas, Burnet, Texas, .406 reaction time, 8.904 seconds def. Tommy Phillips, Fourney, Texas, '01 Camaro, .404, 8.911 Super Gas Clark Mundt, Longview, Texas, '92 Pontiac, .424 reaction time, 9.841 seconds def. Frank Kohutek, Mesquite, Texas, '92 Grand Prix, .383 (foul), 9.905 Super Street Chucky Weir, Helton City, Texas, '70 Camaro, .527 reaction time, 10.870 seconds def. Deborah Ridenhour, Fort Worth, Texas, '41 Willys, .487 (foul), 11.388 Kerker E.T. Motorcycle Larry Eperjesi, Lake Dallas, Texas, '00 Koenig, .527 reaction time, 8.176 seconds, 157.26 mph def. Chris Oravecz, Arlington, Texas, '81 Suzuki, .476 (foul), 9.821, 130.98