NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series-Saturday from Montgomery
Motorsports Park
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
NHRA LUCAS OIL DRAG RACING SERIES - SOUTHEAST DIVISION
MONTGOMERY MOTORSPORTS PARK, MONTGOMERY, ALA.
Saturday, April 05, 2003
KELLY, SICKLES TOP QUALIFYING AT NHRA LUCAS OIL EVENT AT MONTGOMERY
MOTORSPORTS PARK
MONTGOMERY, Ala. - Although rained threatened early in the day,
competitors in the NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series event at Montgomery
Motorsports Park completed qualifying. Most of Friday's qualifying was
washed out by the storm forcing officials to move eliminations for Top
Alcohol Dragster and Top Alcohol Funny Cary from Saturday to Sunday.
Racers in the alcohol classes and in Comp Eliminator and Top Sportsman
received two qualifying runs on Saturday.
Guy Kelly made a 5.410-second, 258.24 mph pass in his Top Alcohol
Dragster. Not only did the run make the Wadley, Ala., resident the No. 1
qualifier, it was good enough to give him the track elapsed time record.
Due to the odd number of cars, Kelly will have a bye run in the first round
of eliminations.
Top Alcohol Funny Car pilot Jim Sickles set the top mark in that
class. Sickles, of Caladonia, N.Y., ran 5.939 seconds at 242.39 mph.
Sickles will face Montgomery resident John Sullivan in the first round of
eliminations.
Other top qualifiers include Don Eberly, Brunswick, Ga., in Comp
Eliminator; Bobby Dennis, Shorter, Ala., in Super Stock; Richard Taylor,
Byhalia, Miss., in Stock; and Mark Parker, Hueytown, Ala., in Top
Sportsman. Dennis and Taylor both retained their No. 1 position from
Friday's qualifying sessions.
Racing continues Sunday at Montgomery Motorsports Park. Gates open
at 8 a.m. and eliminations begin at 10 a.m. Top Alcohol Dragster, Top
Alcohol Funny Car and Top Sportsman will run first-round beginning at 11:30
a.m.
Tickets for the NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series event are $15
including pit pass. Children 12 and under are admitted free. For more
information, call Montgomery Motorsports Park, (334) 260-9660 or visit
www.mmpdragracing.com.
The following are Saturday's final qualifying results and Sunday's
first-round pairings for TAD and TAFC at the NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing
Series event at Montgomery Motorsports Park:
TOP ALCOHOL DRAGSTER
1) Guy Kelly, Wadley, Ala., 5.410 seconds, 258.24 mph
2) Jason Cannon, Middleburg, Fla., 5.538, 248.20
3) Michael Gunderson, Middleburg, Fla., 5.606, 263.08
4) Artie Allen, Jacksonville, Fla., 5.752, 250.62
5) Don Fiorelli, Palm Bay, Fla., 5.944, 230.47
First round TAD pairings
1) Guy Kelly, Wadley, Ala., 5.410 seconds, 258.24 mph vs. Bye
2) Jason Cannon, Middleburg, Fla., 5.538, 248.20 vs. 5) Don Fiorelli, Palm
Bay, Fla., 5.944, 230.47
3) Michael Gunderson, Middleburg, Fla., 5.606, 263.08 vs. 4) Artie Allen,
Jacksonville, Fla., 5.752, 250.62
TOP ALCOHOL FUNNY CAR
1) Jim Sickles, Caledonia, N.Y., '02 Avenger, 5.939 seconds, 242.39 mph
2) Montgomery Todd, Montgomery, Ala., '02 Camaro, 6.209, 227.67
3) Mark Billington, Apopka, Fla., '01 Avenger, 6.242, 232.31
4) John Sullivan, Montgomery, Ala., '03 Firehawk, 14.891, 49.69
First round TAFC pairings
1) Jim Sickles, Caledonia, N.Y., '02 Avenger, 5.939 seconds, 242.39 mph vs.
4) John Sullivan, Montgomery, Ala., '03 Firehawk, 14.891, 49.69
2) Montgomery Todd, Montgomery, Ala., '02 Camaro, 6.209, 227.67 vs. 3) Mark
Billington, Apopka, Fla., '01 Avenger, 6.242, 232.31
COMP ELIMINATOR
1) Don Eberly, Brunswick, Ga., '96 Achieva, F/SMA, 9.005 seconds, -0.595
(under index)
2) Don Baskin, Brighton, Tenn., '98 Cutlass, G/A, 8.613, -0.567
3) Michael Hardee, Wilmington, N.C., '98 Grand Am, E/SMA, 8.860, -0.560
4) David Eaton, Merritt Island, Fla., '32 Bantam, A/AP, 6.975, -0.555
5) Johnny Treadwell, Sorrento, Fla., '23 Roadster, E/EA, 8.536, -0.554
6) Scott Tidwell, Pinson, Ala., '02 S-10, PSTA, 7.765, -0.535
7) Mike Saye, Johnston, S.C., '92 Cutlass, G/A, 8.647, -0.533
8) Dennis Mitchell, Huntsville, Ala., '92 Cavalier, F/A, 8.337, -0.533
9) Bo Butner, Floyds Knobs, Ind., '02 Sonoma, PSTA, 7.792, -0.508
10) Mike Smith, Sandyville, W.V., '95 Cutlass, F/AA, 8.373, -0.507
SUPER STOCK
1) Bobby Dennis, Shorter, Ala., '95 Achieva, GT/KA, 10.543 seconds, -1.207
(under index)
2) Jim Smiley, Springfield, Tenn., '91 Calais, SS/BM, 8.620, -1.080
3) Jason Davis, Wetumpka, Ala., '00 Firebird, GT/MA, 11.022, -1.028
4) Tim Worner, Duncannon, Pa., '88 Cutlass, GT/JA, 10.622, -1.028
5) Johnny Kelley, Walhalla, S.C., '68 Barracuda, SS/AA, 8.975, -1.025
6) Rod Dorsey, N. Judson, Ind., '95 Achieva, SS/EM, 9.476, -1.024
7) Mike Crutchfield, Montgomery, Ala., '90 Camaro, SS/BS, 9.041, -1.009
8) Russell Fox, Springfield, Tenn., '66 Chevy II, SS/HA, 9.893, -1.007
9) Andy Fogle, Norway, S.C., '67 Camaro, SS/HA, 9.901, -0.999
10) Cliff Reigle, Ashland City, Tenn., '67 Camaro, SS/GA, 9.858, -0.992
STOCK
1) Richard Taylor, Byhalia, Miss., '01 S-10, JT/SA, 15.477 seconds, -1.273
(under index)
2) Robbie Shaw, Douglasville, Ga., '87 Firebird, G/FIA, 11.942, -1.208
3) Amy Faulk, Collierville, Tenn., '01 Firebird, C/FIA, 10.863, -1.137
4) Bobby Warren, Clinton, N.C., '97 Firebird, B/FI, 10.540, -1.110
5) Al Provoast, Whittemore, Mich., '79 Buick, N/SA, 12.209, -1.091
6) Woodro Josey, Byron, Ga., '98 Firebird, B/FIA, 10.627, -1.073
7) John Livingston, Nashville, Tenn., '91 Camaro, F/FIA, 11.883, -1.067
8) Sammy LaPorte, New Iberia, La., '87 Firebird, G/FIA, 12.088, -1.062
9) Tom Hemmingson, Concord, N.C., '66 Chevelle, L/S, 11.946, -1.054
10) Eric Wingo, Springfield, Tenn., '98 Firebird, B/FIA, 10.667, -1.033
TOP SPORTSMAN
1) Mark Parker, Hueytown, Ala., '53 Studebaker, 7.133 seconds, 197.02 mph
2) Jim Harrington, Navarre, Fla., '90 Beretta, 7.202, 193.50
3) Billy Vaughn, Knoxville, Tenn., '89 Beretta, 7.227, 190.35
4) Jerry Barker, Byron, Ga., '02 Camaro, 7.321, 188.48
5) T. J. Tracey, Bartlett, Tenn., '63 Corvette, 7.375, 187.93
6) Jeremy Glidewell, Corinth, Miss., '96 Cutlass, 7.414, 187.18
7) Ronnie Davis, Commerce, Ga., '69 Nova, 7.461, 185.68
8) Roger McCombs, Pensacola, Fla., '99 Firebird, 7.472, 182.55
9) Larry J. Smith, Ridgeland, Miss., '94 Cutlass, 7.565, 180.65
10) Kip Caudill, Gallatin, Tenn., '92 Camaro, 7.583, 175.88
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