NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series-Friday from Edgewater

FIRST ROUNDS OF QUALIFYING COMPLETE AT EDGEWATER SPORTS PARK

        CLEVES, Ohio - In the first rounds of qualifying at Edgewater
Sports Park, Top Alcohol Dragster (TAD) driver Ken Perry and Top Alcohol
Funny Car (TAFC) pilot Marc White took the no. 1 qualifying positions in
their classes. 
Perry, of Toronto, Ont., outran the field with a pass of 5.755 seconds at
238.66 mph.  Perry is currently leading the division point standings with a
win at the Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series event at Indianapolis Raceway Park
in July and two semifinal-round appearances. 
  Galena Hts., Ill., resident White made a 6.045-second, 234.07 mph run to
take the pole.  White is leading the division's TAFC points by virtue of
three final-round appearances including a win at Mid-Michigan Motorplex in
Stanton, Mich.
Today's No. 1 qualifiers in other classes are: Steve Ambrose of Woodhaven,
Mich., in Comp Eliminator; Tim Cole of Collierville, Tenn., in Super Stock;
and John Lovins of Riverside, Ohio, in Stock.
Qualifying for the NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series event continues
tomorrow.  Gates at Edgewater Sports Park open at 8 a.m. and racing gets
under way at 9:30 a.m.  TAD and TAFC will have two qualifying sessions, at
5 p.m. and 8 p.m.


        The following are Friday's qualifying results from the NHRA Lucas
Oil Drag Racing Series event at Edgewater Sports Park:

TOP ALCOHOL DRAGSTER
1. Ken Perry, Toronto, Ont., 5.755 seconds, 238.66 mph
2. Jeff Wilson, Winfield, Mo., 5.793, 245.96
3. Gary Ward, Cincinnati, 5.803, 239.55
4. Ben Marshall, Tipp City, Ohio, 5.815, 244.43 
5. Mick Snyder, Demotte, Ind., 5.819, 241.80
6. Bill McCornack, Lexington, Ky., 6.004, 231.77
7. Todd Datweiler, Herscher, Ill., 6.147, 185.41
8. Dave Hirata, Lowell, Ind., 6.236, 193.88
Not Qualified
9. Jeff Bohr, Plymouth, Mich., 8.450, 108.10
10. Bill Reichert, Owasso, Mich., 19.941, 35.19 

TOP ALCOHOL FUNNY CAR 
1. Marc White, Glendale Hts., Ill., '01 Firebird, 6.045 seconds, 
   234.07 mph
2. John Reikas, Glendale Hts., Ill., '97 Camaro, 6.240, 226.87
3. Kim Fritts, Greenup, Ill., '98 Firebird, 6.453, 227.44
4. James Spencer, Lawrenceburg, Ind., '00 Trans Am, 6.513, 211.11
5. Chuck Cheeseman, Galena, Ohio, '01 Firebird, 9.196, 93.87

COMP ELIMINATOR
1. Steve Ambrose, Woodhaven, Mich., '23 roadster, J/AA, 7.982 seconds, 
   -0.498 under index
2. Jerry Arnold, Kalamazoo, Mich., dragster, E/ED, 8.613, -0.477
3. Brian Browell, Lafayette, Ind., dragster, D/D, 7.474, -0.456
4. David Billingsley, Decatur, Ill., '93 Cutlass, C/AA, 7.659, -0.441
5. Richard Larsen, Tyrone, Ga., dragster, A/ND, 7.359. -0.431
6. William Lawrence, Cincinnati, '34 roadster, B/SR, 8.226, -0.424
7. Mike Farrell, Louisville, Ky., '32 roadster, A/EA, 7.607, -0.423
8. Jimmy Stewart, Edwardsburg, Mich., '01 Dakota, PSTA, 7.947, -0.373
9. David Dupps, Germantown, Ohio, '23 roadster, K/A, 8.260, -0.360
10. Steve Johnson, Milwaukee, Wis., '99 Firebird, F/A, 8.514, -0.356

SUPER STOCK
1. Tim Cole, Collierville, Tenn., '96 Corvette, SS/AX, 8.915 seconds, 
   -1.085 under index
2. Brent Voges, Defiance, Mo., '91 Calais, GT/GA, 10.260, -0.940
3. Jeff Sexton, Fairborn, Ohio, '97 Cutlass, SS/AX, 9.073, -0.927
4. Jerry Silveus, Van Buren, Ohio. '00 Firebird, GT/IA, 10.585, -0.915
5. Gary Russell, Sparta, Ohio, '98 Camaro, SS/KA, 10.642, -0.908
6. Gene McBean, Chardon, Ohio, '69 Camaro, SS/GA, 9.944, -0.906
7. Don O'Malley, Decatur, Ill., '64 Corvette, SS/JA, 10.399, -0.901
8. Richard Feldman, E. Liverpool, Ohio, '66 Impala, SS/O, 11.603, 
   -0.897
9. Randy Wilkes, Zanesville, Ohio, '92 Camaro, GT/FA, 10.206, -0.894
10. Amber Voges Billingsley, Decatur, Ill., '97 Camaro, SS/JA, 10.141,     
   -0.886

STOCK ELIMINATOR
1. John Lovins, Riverside, Ohio, '96 Dakota, FT/SA, 12.226 seconds, 
   -1.424 under index
2. Phil Pierce, New Carlisle, Ohio, '92 Ram, GT/SA, 12.760, -1.190
3. Joey Wilkes, Zanesville, Ohio, '01 Firebird, C/SA, 10.650, -1.050
4. Lewis Conkey, London, Ohio, '88 Camaro, N/S, 12.222, -1.028
5. Harry Doolittle, Hillsdale, Mich., '00 Firebird, Q/SA, 13.151, 
   -0.949
6. John Foxbower, Franklin, Ohio, '68 Mustang, B/SA, 10.603, -0.947
7. Bill Sempsrott, Middletown, Ohio, '66 Nova, K/S, 11.912, -0.938
8. Darwin Hardy, Muskegon, Mich., '84 LaSabre, U/SA, 14.228, -0.922
9. Josh Edwards, Trenton, Ohio, '73 Duster, G/SA, 11.380, -0.920
10. Bruce Witherspoon, Lansing, Mich., '90 Corvette, I/SA, 11.686, 
   -0.914