NHRA LUCAS OIL DRAG RACING SERIES-SATURDAY'S LATE RESULTS FROM HOUSTON

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
NHRA LUCAS OIL DRAG RACING SERIES - SOUTH CENTRAL DIVISION
HOUSTON RACEWAY PARK, HOUSTON
Sunday, June 23, 2002


ELIMINATIONS AT HOUSTON RACEWA PARK RUN LATE INTO THE NIGHT

        HOUSTON - The final rounds of eliminations at Houston Raceway
Park's NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series event finished sometime around 1
a.m. Sunday.  For those in the winner's circle, however, it was well worth
the wait.
In Comp Eliminator, Rodger Brogdon won his second divisional event of the
season.  The Tomball, Texas, resident beat out Mike Trumble of Pasadena,
Texas, when Tumble red-lighted.  Brogdon won the Lucas Oil event in Dallas.
 This was Trumble's second consecutive final round appearance, after having
won in Baton Rouge, La. 
Pasadena, Texas, resident Terry Emmons won his first Super Stock event of
the season.  He took the win over Jeff Hefler of Mansfield, Texas.
Defending Stock Eliminator national champion Kevin Helms won his first
divisional event of the year.  Helms, of Mineola, Texas, was runner-up in
Dallas. In Houston he beat Chris Jackson of Eppa, La.
First-time winners in Super Comp, Super Gas and Super Street rounded out
the field.  Justin Allen of Waco, Texas, beat the red-lighting Sammy Esch
of Boyle, Miss., in Super Comp, and in Super Gas, Bob Gulitti of Spring,
Texas edged out Frank Kohutek.  In Super Street, it was David Robinson of
Denham Springs, La., beating Ray Todd of Friendswood, Texas, who broke on
the launch.
South Central Division competitors will travel to Belle Rose, La., for the
next NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series event at No Problem Raceway, Sept.
13-15.  No Problem is a new track and will be hosting its first Lucas Oil
event.




        The following are the final results from the NHRA Lucas Oil Drag
Racing Series event at Houston Raceway Park:

COMP ELIMINATOR
Rodger Brogdon, Tomball, Texas, 10.543 seconds, 88.12 mph def. Mike
Trumble, Pasadena, Texas, 8.298, 135.35 (red light)

SUPER STOCK
Terry Emmons, Pasadena, Texas, 10.375, 118.85 def. Jeff Hefler, 11.375,
110.12

STOCK ELIMINATOR
Kevin Helms, Mineola, Texas, 10.622, 125.25 def. Chris Jackson, Eppa, La.,
11.746, 106.63

SUPER COMP
Justin Allen, Waco, Texas, 8.896, 168.89 def. Sammy Esch, Boyle, Miss.,
19.824, 40.15 (red light)

SUPER GAS
Bob Gulitti, Spring, Texas, 9.914, 142.81 def. Frank Kohutek, Mesquite,
Texas, 9.869, 146.81

SUPER STREET
David Robinson, Denham Springs, La., 12.118, 73.32 def. Ray Todd,
Friendswood, Texas, broke

SPORTSMAN MOTORCYCLE
Ben Brown, Irving, Texas, 10.655, 120.91 def. William Keele, San Antonio,
Texas, 9.490, 134.66


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