Sunday Results-NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Series at Silver Dollar Racewa y, Reynolds, Ga.
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE NHRA LUCAS OIL DRAG RACING SERIES - NHRA SOUTHEAST DIVISION SILVER DOLLAR RACEWAY SUNDAY, JUNE 2, 2002 Remaining Lucas Oil Champions Crowned at Silver Dollar Raceway Reynolds, Ga. -In the final results from the NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series event being held at Silver Dollar Raceway, Mike Saye, Joe LoCicero, Lee Tuttle, Frank Altilio, Jason Wood and Ernie Griggs all emerged victorious in Sunday afternoon's final round competition. In Comp Eliminator, Saye of Johnston, S.C. earned his first Southeast Division victory this year, when he took out Sealer Power Low Qualifier Larry Pritchett, of Clarkrange, Tenn. In the final Saye was the first to leave the line and never looked back. His .548 reaction time was too much for Pritchett who reacted with a .593, allowing Saye to cruise to victory with a winning elapsed time of 8.750 at 155.77 mph. The final round contest between Saye and Pritchett was a repeat of the final last year at Silver Dollar Raceway. That makes it two in a row for Saye at the Reynolds, Ga. racetrack. In the Super Stock final it was Joe LoCicero of Snellville, Ga., getting the win over defending Southeast Division Champion Bobby Dennis, of Shorter Ala. While in Stock Eliminator, Lee Tuttle of Albany, Ga. won over Douglasville, Ga., racer Robbie Shaw. The Super Comp winner's circle featured Frank Altilio of Ococee, Fla. who won over defending Southeast Division Champion Sherman Adcock, Jr. of Columbus, Ga. In Super Gas it was Jason Wood of Live Oak, Fla. getting over the win over Jamie Crum of Panacea, Fla. In Super Street Ocala, Fla., racer Ernie Griggs won over Steve Beckham of Anniston, Ala. In yesterday's final round action in Top Alcohol Dragster and Top Alcohol Funny Car, Marty Thacker, of Robinson, Ill. and Oak Ridge, Tennessee's Von Smith both won in their respective categories. The next stop on the NHRA Southeast Division tour is Bristol Dragway in Bristol, Tenn. The event, which will be held July 19-20, is the fifth of seven races in NHRA's Southeast Division. The following are Sunday's final round results from the NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series event at Silver Dollar Raceway: COMP ELIMINATOR Mike Saye, Johnston, S.C., G/A, '92 Cutlass, .548 reaction time, 8.750 seconds, 153.77 mph def. Larry Pritchett, Clarkrange, Tenn., A/SM, '98 Grand Am, .593, 8.183, 168.18 SUPER STOCK Joe LoCicero, Snellville, Ga., GT/CA, '87 Camaro, .519 reaction time, 9.903 seconds, 9.88 dial-in def. Bobby Dennis, Shorter, Ala., GT/MA, '97 Firebird, .565, 11.108, 11.07 STOCK Lee Tuttle, Albany, Ga., O/SA, '66 Chevrolet, .541 reaction time, 13.166 seconds, 13.10 dial in def. Robbie Shaw, Douglasville, Ga., M/SA, '87 Formula Firebird, .577, 12.318, 12.28 SUPER COMP Frank Altilio, Ocoee, Fla., Dragster, .424 reaction time, 8.937 seconds, def. Sherman Adcock Jr., Columbus, Ga., Dragster, .438, 8.883 SUPER GAS Jason Wood, Live Oak, Fla., '98 S-10, .413 reaction time, 9.948 seconds def. Jamie Crum, Panacea, Fla., '92 Camaro, .462, 9.906 SUPER STREET Ernie Griggs, Ocala, Fla., '72 Camaro, .501 reaction time, 10.935 seconds def. Steve Beckham, Anniston, Ala., '68 Camaro, .507, 10.893