FW: NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series - Qualifying Results from Bristol Dragway

> FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
> NHRA LUCAS OIL DRAG RACING SERIES - NHRA SOUTHEAST DIVISION
> BRISTOL DRAGWAY
> FRIDAY, JULY 18, 2003
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> Bartone and Sickles Thunder to Top Spots at Bristol Dragway
> BRISTOL, Tenn. - In the opening rounds of qualifying at the NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series event being held at Bristol Dragway, Top Alcohol Dragster driver Tony Bartone and Top Alcohol Funny Car driver Jim Sickles are leading their respective fields
> 	Bartone, who failed to qualify at this event last year, captured the No. 1 spot with a time of 5.468 seconds at 263.77 mph. Qualified second behind the Manhasset, N.Y., driver is Jeff Wilson of Winfield, Mo. Third is Jason Cannon of Middleburg, Fla. 
> 	In Top Alcohol Funny Car, Sickles of Caledonia, N.Y., continues to make his mark on the class behind the wheel of his Meyers RV Superstores Dodge Avenger. Sickles 5.826 second pass at 247.11 mph earns him his fourth Sealed Power Low Qualifier Bonus of the year. The second spot went to Paul Lee of Gaithersburg, Md. Former NHRA Southeast Division champ, Jay Payne of Claremont, Calif., is qualified third.  
> 	Top qualifiers in other classes were Ian Landies, Jr. of Chardon, Ohio in Competition Eliminator, Bucky Hess of Bunker Hill, W.V., in Super Stock and Bobby Warren of Clinton, N.C., in Stock Eliminator. In the John Bleakley Motorhomes Top Sportsman Series, Robert Sellers of Bunnell, Fla., captured the top spot in the class. 
> Saturday> '> s racing action will feature 260-mph Top Alcohol Dragsters and Top Alcohol Funny Cars, as well as final qualifying in Competition Eliminator, Super Stock, Stock Eliminator, Super Comp, Super Gas, Super Street and the John Bleakley Motorhomes Top Sportsman Series. Final eliminations in all classes begin at 1 p.m.
> Gates at  Bristol Dragway open Saturday at 8 a.m. Final qualifying is set to begin at 9:30 a.m., with eliminations to follow at 1 p.m.  Final eliminations in Top Alcohol Dragster and Top Alcohol Funny Car are scheduled for 3, 6, and 8 p.m. For more information please contact Bristol Dragway at (423) 764-6555 or visit them on the web at www.BristolDragway.com. 
> The following are Friday's qualifying results from the NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series event being held at Bristol Dragway:
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> TOP ALCOHOL DRAGSTER
> 1) Tony Bartone, Manhasset, N.Y., 5.468 seconds, 263.77 mph
> 2) Jeff Wilson, Winfield, Mo., 5.560, 253.71
> 3) Jason Cannon, Middleburg, Fla., 5.571, 256.11
> 4) John Haley, St. Louis, Minn., 5.584, 253.75
> 5) Mike Kosky, Cuddy, Pa., 5.617, 252.24
> 6) Mike Bowers, Plano, Texas, 5.672, 237.84
> 7) Bill McCornack, Lexington, Ky., 5.673, 246.66
> 8) Jeff Bohr, Plymouth, Mich., 5.683, 249.39
> Not Qualified
> 9) Artie Allen, Jacksonville, Fla., 5.790, 243.41
> 10) Jared Dreher, Clinton, Ind., 5.824, 240.17
> 11) Don Fiorelli, Palm Bay, Fla., 5.969, 232.27
> 12) Robert Leverich, Marysville, Mich., 6.914, 190.43
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> First round TAD pairings
> 1) Tony Bartone, Manhasset, N.Y., 5.468 seconds, 263.77 mph vs. 8) Jeff Bohr, Plymouth,
> Mich., 5.683, 249.39
> 2) Jeff Wilson, Winfield, Mo., 5.560, 253.71 vs. 7) Bill McCornack, Lexington, Ky., 5.673,
> 246.66
> 3) Jason Cannon, Middleburg, Fla., 5.571, 256.11 vs. 6) Mike Bowers, Plano, Texas, 5.672,
> 237.84
> 4) John Haley, St. Louis, Minn., 5.584, 253.75 vs. 5) Mike Kosky, Cuddy, Pa., 5.617,
> 252.24
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> TOP ALCOHOL FUNNY CAR
> 1) Jim Sickles, Caledonia, N.Y., '02 Avenger, 5.826 seconds, 247.11 mph
> 2) Paul Lee, Gaithersburg, Md., '98 Firebird, 5.875, 245.14
> 3) Jay Payne, Claremont, Calif., '02 Camaro, 5.925, 242.63
> 4) Mick Snyder, DeMotte, Ind., '01 Firebird, 6.004, 234.29
> 5) Steve Addleman, Fishers, Ind., '01 Firebird, 6.029, 239.10
> 6) Phil Hooper, Chesterfield, Va., '98 Camaro, 6.226, 228.50
> 7) Bobby Martindale, Chester, Va., '95 Daytona, 6.375, 221.16
> 8) Brian Greer, Warner Robins, Ga., '98 Achieva, 6.877, 222.80> 
> Not Qualified
> 9) Russell Mudd, Fairdale, Ky., '98 Mustang, 7.191, 141.58
> 
> First round TAFC pairings
> 1) Jim Sickles, Caledonia, N.Y., '02 Avenger, 5.826 seconds, 247.11 mph vs. 8) Brian
> Greer, Warner Robins, Ga., '98 Achieva, 6.877, 222.80
> 2) Paul Lee, Gaithersburg, Md., '98 Firebird, 5.875, 245.14 vs. 7) Bobby Martindale,
> Chester, Va., '95 Daytona, 6.375, 221.16
> 3) Jay Payne, Claremont, Calif., '02 Camaro, 5.925, 242.63 vs. 6) Phil Hooper,
> Chesterfield, Va., '98 Camaro, 6.226, 228.50
> 4) Mick Snyder, DeMotte, Ind., '01 Firebird, 6.004, 234.29 vs. 5) Steve Addleman, Fishers,
> Ind., '01 Firebird, 6.029, 239.10
> 
> COMPETITION ELIMINATOR
> 1) Ian Landies Jr., Chardon, Ohio, '02 Cavalier, F/A, 8.403 seconds, -0.437 (under index)
> 2) David Eaton, Merritt Island, Fla., '32 Bantam, A/AP, 7.096, -0.434
> 3) Glen Treadwell, Sorrento, Fla., '23 Roadster, E/EA, 8.665, -0.415
> 4) Larry Pritchett, Clarkrange, Tenn., '03 Sunfire, A/SM, 8.133, -0.407
> 5) Mike Saye, Johnston, S.C., '92 Cutlass, G/A, 8.827, -0.343
> 6) Jacklyn Gebhardt, Jacksonville, Ill., Gebhardt, A/ED, 6.956, -0.334
> 7) Dennis Mitchell, Huntsville, Ala., '92 Cavalier, F/A, 8.511, -0.329
> 8) Richard Larsen, Tyrone, Ga., Dragster, A/ND, 7.423, -0.317
> 9) Tony Stephenson, Willow Spring, N.C., '98 Grand Am, D/SMA, 8.990, -0.310
> 10) Larry Carson, Morning View, Ky., Davis, A/D, 6.835, -0.275
> 
> SUPER STOCK
> 1) Bucky Hess, Bunker Hill, W.V., '68 Barracuda, SS/AA, 9.066 seconds, -0.934 (under
> index)
> 2) Mike Cates, Milan, Tenn., '64 Comet, SS/M, 10.988, -0.912
> 3) Everett Hill, Fayetteville, Ga., '64 Mustang, SS/M, 11.020, -0.880
> 4) Ron Terrell, Hebron, Ky., '85 Camaro, SS/KA, 10.753, -0.797
> 5) John Coughlin, Delaware, Ohio, '01 Cavalier, SS/CM, 9.161, -0.789
> 6) Jim Smiley, Springfield, Tenn., '91 Calais, SS/BM, 8.915, -0.785
> 7) Blair Patrick, Jasper, Tenn., '68 Mustang, SS/FA, 9.973, -0.777
> 8) Irvin Johns, Charlestown, Ind., '02 Cavalier, GT/BA, 9.775, -0.775
> 9) Jimmy Bridges, Nashville, Tenn., '66 Corvette, SS/C, 9.585, -0.765
> 10) Merle Eschman III, Butler, Pa., '98 Grand Am, GT/EA, 10.187, -0.763
> 
> STOCK ELIMINATOR
> 1) Bobby Warren, Clinton, N.C., '97 Firebird, B/FI, 10.581 seconds, -1.069 (under index)
> 2) Bud Rowe, Bridgeton, N.C., '95 Camaro, F/FIA, 12.076, -0.874
> 3) Amy Faulk, Collierville, Tenn., '99 Firebird, C/FIA, 11.127, -0.873
> 4) Richard Taylor, Byhalia, Miss., '01 S-10, JT/SA, 15.940, -0.810
> 5) Tex Miller, Fayetteville, Pa., '72 Mustang, G/SA, 11.504, -0.796
> 6) Brandon Wood, Tallahassee, Fla., '73 Nova, I/SA, 11.824, -0.776
> 7) Jennifer McCormack, Oxford, Mich., '96 Dakota, CT/SA, 12.150, -0.750
> 8) Owen Birkett, Baker, La., '79 Buick, L/SA, 12.256, -0.744
> 9) George Tamasi Jr., Jupiter, Fla., '94 Trans Am, C/FIA, 11.256, -0.744
> 10) Robbie Shaw, Douglasville, Ga., '87 Formula, G/FIA, 12.409, -0.741
> 
> TOP SPORTSMAN
> 1) Robert Sellers, Bunnell, Fla., '97 Avenger, 7.079 seconds, 193.96 mph
> 2) Jeffrey Lynn Rudisill, Rutherford College, N.C., '92 Trans Am, 7.232, 190.30
> 3) Ronnie Davis, Commerce, Ga., '63 Corvette, 7.257, 191.51
> 4) Michael Allen Jr., Surgeonsville, Tenn., '97 Firebird, 7.262, 191.08
> 5) Larry Vickers, Rogersville, Tenn., '63 Corvette, 7.267, 195.14
> 6) Billy Vaughn, Knoxville, Tenn., '89 Beretta, 7.348, 187.70
> 7) Jerry Barker, Byron, Ga., '02 Camaro, 7.414, 186.28
> 8) Joe Baker, Milton, Fla., '99 Avenger, 7.432, 185.00
> 9) Sandy Wilkins, Fuquay Varina, N.C., '01 Camaro, 7.455, 181.67
> 10) Joel Douglas, Statesville, N.C., '94 Cutlass, 7.467, 182.82
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