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NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series - Friday Qualifying Results from Silver Dollar Raceway

FRIDAY JULY 4, 2003

	Defending Division Champ Thacker Leads Silver Dollar Qualifying

REYNOLDS, Ga. - In the opening rounds of qualifying at the NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series event at Silver Dollar Raceway, Top Alcohol Dragster driver Marty Thacker and Top Alcohol Funny Car driver Jim Sickles are leading their respective fields.
	Thacker, the defending NHRA Southeast Division Top Alcohol Dragster champ, captured the top spot in the class with a run of 5.503 seconds at 258.02 mph. In second is Guy Kelly of Wadley, Ala., with a 5.540-second pass at 255.19 mph. Third, is Jason Cannon of Middleburg, Fla. In the opening round, scheduled for 1 p.m. tomorrow afternoon, Cannon will face National and Divisional points leader, Tony Bartone of Manhasset, N.Y.
	In Top Alcohol Funny Car, Sickles of Caledonia, N.Y., claimed the No. 1 spot in the class with a pass of 5.799 seconds at 248.52 mph. In tomorrow's opening round of eliminations Sickles will be paired against No. 4 qualifier Brian Greer of Warner Robbins, Ga. Former NHRA Southeast Division Champion Jay Payne of Claremont, Calif., and Apopka, Fla., racer Mark Billington will also face off.
	In Competition Eliminator, the top qualifier is Sorrento, Fla., racer Glen Treadwell with a pass of 8.525 seconds. Qualified in second is Tyrone, Ga., racer Richard Larsen. Claiming third is former National Champion, David Rampy hailing from Piedmont, Ala.
In Super Stock, Bob Dennis of Shorter, Ala., took his '95 Achieva to the No. 1 qualifying position in the class. Claiming the second spot in the class is Everett Hill of Fayetteville, Ga. In third is Smylie Little of Crystal Springs, Miss.
	In Stock Eliminator local racer, Woodro Josey of Byron, Ga., claimed the top spot in the class with a pass of 10.566 seconds. In the second and third spots are Florida racers Jeff Velde of Vero Beach and W.B. Hutto of Gainesville. Fourth is Perry, Ga., racer Jeff Hairrington.
	In the John Bleakley Motorhomes Top Sportsman Series, Robert Sellers of Bunnell, Fla., is qualified No. 1 with a 7.109 second pass at 193.32 mph. Qualified second is Commerce, Ga., racer Ronnie Davis. Third and fourth went to Billy Vaughn of Knoxville, Tenn., and Byron, Ga., racer Jerry Barker.
Gates at Silver Dollar Raceway will open tomorrow at 8 a.m. with eliminatons set to begin at 9:30 a.m. The opening round of eliminations in Top Alcohol Dragster and Top Alcohol Funny Car is scheduled for 1 p.m. For more information please contact Silver Dollar Raceway at (478) 847-4414 or on the web at www.SilverDollarRaceway.com 
The following are Friday's qualifying results from the NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series event being held at Silver Dollar Raceway:

Top Alcohol Dragster
1) Marty Thacker, Robinson, Ill., 5.503 seconds, 258.02 mph
2) Guy Kelly, Wadley, Ala., 5.540, 255.19
3) Jason Cannon, Middleburg, Fla., 5.562, 254.81
4) Doug Foley, Wappingers Falls, N.Y., 5.580, 256.45
5) Michael Gunderson, Middleburg, Fla., 5.848, 229.86
6) Tony Bartone, Manhasset, N.Y., 5.851, 241.07
7) Don Fiorelli, Palm Bay, Fla., 5.910, 235.84
8) Duke Mc Donald, Gainesville, Fla., 9.888, 83.52

First round TAD pairings
1) Marty Thacker, Robinson, Ill., 5.503 seconds, 258.02 mph vs. 8) Duke Mc Donald, Gainesville, Fla., 9.888, 83.52
2) Guy Kelly, Wadley, Ala., 5.540, 255.19 vs. 7) Don Fiorelli, Palm Bay, Fla., 5.910, 235.84
3) Jason Cannon, Middleburg, Fla., 5.562, 254.81 vs. 6) Tony Bartone, Manhasset, N.Y., 5.851, 241.07
4) Doug Foley, Wappingers Falls, N.Y., 5.580, 256.45 vs. 5) Michael Gunderson, Middleburg, Fla., 5.848, 229.86

Top Alcohol Funny Car
1) Jim Sickles, Caledonia, N.Y., '02 Avenger, 5.799 seconds, 248.52 mph
2) Jay Payne, Claremont, Calif., '02 Camaro, 5.927, 244.83
3) Mark Billington, Apopka, Fla., '01 Avenger, 6.044, 235.43
4) Brian Greer, Warner Robins, Ga., '98 Olds, 6.830, 174.62

First round TAFC pairings
1) Jim Sickles, Caledonia, N.Y., '02 Avenger, 5.799 seconds, 248.52 mph vs. 4) Brian Greer, Warner Robins, Ga., '98 Olds, 6.830, 174.62
2) Jay Payne, Claremont, Calif., '02 Camaro, 5.927, 244.83 vs. 3) Mark Billington, Apopka, Fla., '01 Avenger, 6.044, 235.43

Competition Eliminator
1) Glen Treadwell, Sorrento, Fla., '23 Roadster, E/EA, 8.525 seconds, -0.555 (under index)
2) Richard Larsen, Tyrone, Ga., Dragster, A/ND, 7.243, -0.497
3) David Rampy, Piedmont, Ala., '32 Bantam, A/EA, 7.501, -0.489
4) Mike Saye, Johnston, S.C., '92 Cutlass, G/A, 8.694, -0.486
5) Don Eberly, Brunswick, Ga., '96 Achieva, F/SMA, 9.141, -0.459
6) Van Puckett, Snellville, Ga., '99 Firebird, H/AA, 9.285, -0.305
7) David Hornady, W Columbia, S.C., '68 Opel GT, C/A, 7.819, -0.181
8) Bobby Dennis, Shorter, Ala., '91 Calais, H/SMA, 9.724, -0.176
9) Jim Kimbrough, Pace, Fla., Bos, C/ED, 7.827, -0.133
10) Martin Phillips, N Augusta, S.C., Horton, C/ED, 7.873, -0.087

Super Stock
1) Bobby Dennis, Shorter, Ala., '95 Achieva, GT/KA, 10.699 seconds, -1.051 (under index)
2) Everett Hill, Fayetteville, Ga., '64 Mustang, SS/M, 10.858, -1.042
3) Smylie Little, Crystal Sprgs, Miss., '97 Firehawk, GT/MA, 11.011, -1.039
4) Blair Patrick, Jasper, Tenn., '68 Mustang, SS/FA, 9.832, -0.918
5) Cliff Reigle, Ashland City, Tenn., '67 Camaro, SS/GA, 9.936, -0.914
6) Grant Lewis, Jesup, Ga., '99 Grand Am, SS/CM, 9.053, -0.897
7) Rick Young, Murfreesboro, Tenn., '71 Corvette, SS/CA, 9.455, -0.895
8) Andy Fogle, Norway, S.C., '67 Camaro, SS/HA, 10.012, -0.888
9) Peter Biondo, Mt Laurel, N.J., '00 Firebird, GT/GA, 10.332, -0.868
10) Arvester Faulkner, Stone Mountain, Ga., '82 Firebird, GT/FA, 10.262, -0.838

Stock Eliminator
1) Woodro Josey, Byron, Ga., '98 Firebird, B/FIA, 10.566 seconds, -1.134 (under index)
2) Jeff Velde, Vero Beach, Fla., '67 Shelby, A/SA, 10.243, -1.057
3) W.B. Hutto, Gainesville, Fla., '91 Camaro, G/FIA, 12.109, -1.041
4) Jeff Hairrington, Perry, Ga., '69 Camaro, H/SA, 11.434, -1.016
5) Robbie Shaw, Douglasville, Ga., '87 Formula, G/FIA, 12.148, -1.002
6) Kevin Helms, Mineola, Texas, '69 Camaro, B/S, 10.521, -0.979
7) Brandon Wood, Tallahassee, Fla., '73 Nova, I/SA, 11.622, -0.978
8) Doug Patrick, Boca Raton, Fla., '72 Cutlass, M/SA, 12.176, -0.974
9) Harold Culpepper, Pine Mtn. Valley, Ga., '94 Camaro, B/FIA, 10.728, -0.972
10) John Livingston, Nashvile, Tenn., '90 Camaro, E/FIA, 11.643, -0.957

Top Sportsman
1) Robert Sellers, Bunnell, Fla., '97 Avenger, 7.109 seconds, 193.32 mph
2) Ronnie Davis, Commerce, Ga., '63 Corvette, 7.161, 194.02
3) Billy Vaughn, Knoxville, Tenn., '89 Beretta, 7.264, 190.57
4) Jerry Barker, Byron, Ga., '02 Camaro, 7.355, 188.67
5) Corey Glidewell, Corinth, Miss., '94 Cutlass, 7.408, 185.26
6) Jeff Wilkerson, Athens, Ala., '01 Trans Am, 7.426, 185.00
7) Joe Baker, Milton, Fla., '99 Avenger, 7.495, 182.95
8) Steve Wheeler, Ventress, La., '98 S-10, 7.589, 181.23
9) Greg Hinds, Arab, Ala., '63 Corvette, 7.593, 182.90
10) Dale Ashley, Cape Coral, Fla., '00 Firebird, 7.640, 180.67