NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series, Saturday from No Problem
Raceway, Belle Rose, La.
NHRA LUCAS OIL DRAG RACING SERIES - SOUTH CENTRAL DIVISION
NO PROBLEM RACEWAY
SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 13, 2003
RACING KICKS OFF AT NO PROBLEM RACEWAY
BELLE ROSE, La. - Racing got underway today with nearly 500 cars at No Problem Raceway for the NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series.
John Haley of St. Louis Park, Minn., is on top of the Top Alcohol Dragster field after the first round of qualifying with a pass of 5.457 seconds at 257.38 mph. Haley is followed by Jason Cannon as the Middleburg, Fla., resident covered the quarter-mile in 5.528 seconds at 256.60 mph. Shelly Howard is third with last year's event winner Lee Callaway in fourth.
In the Top Alcohol Funny Car class, it was defending NHRA South Central Division Champion Tate Branch grabbing the top spot with a run of 5.900 seconds at 245.85 mph. Last year's event winner Jackie Stidham is second at 5.903, 240.55 mph while Ron Morrison is third at 5.907 seconds, 230.61.
Roger Brogdon of Tomball, Texas qualified number one in Comp. Eliminator with a pass of 8.062 while Greg Lair is number one in Top Sportsman with a 7.092 second run at 194.97 mph. Buz Post leads the Super Stock field at 8.400 seconds
In Stock Eliminator, Richard Taylor qualified on top, 1.192 seconds under his index and is followed by three local racers. Floyd Russo Jr. of Gonzales, La., is second, Kent La Porte from New Iberia, La., is third and Houma, La., resident Sam Lusco Jr. is fourth.
In the Kerker Motorcycle Series, Curtis Nichols III is number one on his '92 Kawasaki.
Two separate rain showers bumped the start of qualifying till late afternoon as racing finally got under way at 5:30 p.m. With racers getting just one qualifying run today, NHRA officials hope to give the Top Alcohol Dragsters a second qualifying run on Sunday morning before starting eliminations.
Gates at No Problem Raceway open at 8 a.m. For more information call the track, (985) 369-3692
The following are Saturday's qualifying results from the NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series event at No Problem Raceway:
Top Alcohol Dragster
1) John Haley, St. Louis, Minn., 5.457 seconds, 257.38 mph
2) Jason Cannon, Middleburg, Fla., 5.528, 256.60
3) Shelly Howard, Tulsa, Okla., 5.537, 252.43
4) Lee Callaway, Channelview, Texas, 5.593, 251.44
5) James Thompson, Vernon, Texas, 5.664, 252.05
6) Karl Brounkowski, Magnolia, Texas, 5.703, 253.61
7) Darryl Hitchman, Hanford, Calif., 5.715, 248.71
8) Gene Snow, Fort Worth, Texas, 5.771, 219.94
Not Qualified
9) Carl Magee, Victoria, Texas, 6.742, 196.82
10) Glen Woosley, Freeport, Texas, 6.999, 206.35
11) Brandon Pierce, Moore, Okla., 7.577, 129.70
12) James Copeland II, Red Oak, Texas, 10.715, 86.16
Top Alcohol Funny Car
1) Tate Branch, Artesia, N.M., '03 Camaro, 5.900 seconds, 245.85 mph
2) Jackie Stidham, Chickasha, Okla., '00 Camaro, 5.903, 240.55
3) Ron Morrison, Oklahoma City, Okla., '97 Camaro, 5.907, 230.61
4) Jimmy Jones, Cleburne, Texas, '98 Camaro, 5.941, 241.02
5) Kebin Kinsley, Kennedale, Texas, '98 Achieva, 6.014, 234.45
6) Shawn Jones, Albuquerque, N.M., '02 Camaro, 6.116, 239.27
First round TAFC pairings
1) Tate Branch, Artesia, N.M., '03 Camaro, 5.900 seconds, 245.85 mph vs. 6) Shawn Jones, Albuquerque, N.M., '02 Camaro, 6.116, 239.27
2) Jackie Stidham, Chickasha, Okla., '00 Camaro, 5.903, 240.55 vs. 5) Kebin Kinsley, Kennedale, Texas, '98 Achieva, 6.014, 234.45
3) Ron Morrison, Oklahoma City, Okla., '97 Camaro, 5.907, 230.61 vs. 4) Jimmy Jones, Cleburne, Texas, '98 Camaro, 5.941, 241.02
Competition Eliminator
1) Rodger Brogdon, Tomball, Texas, '03 Cavalier, A/SMA, 8.062 seconds, -0.658 (under index)
2) Cordis Johnson, Springdale, Ark., '03 Cavalier, F/SMA, 8.984, -0.616
3) Troy Buff, Spring, Texas, Boulton, A/ND, 7.098, -0.602
4) Mike Trumble, Pasadena, Texas, '03 Sunfire, A/SMA, 8.123, -0.597
5) Buddy Nickens, Spring, Texas, '02 S-10, B/TA, 8.454, -0.566
6) Michael Park, Norman, Okla., '03 Chevy, D/SMA, 8.740, -0.560
7) Scott Cashio, Ventress, La., '96 Achieva, F/SMA, 9.054, -0.546
8) David Rampy, Piedmont, Ala., '32 Bantam, A/EA, 7.452, -0.538
9) Robert Freeman, Oklahoma City, Okla., '01 Cavalier, B/SR, 8.062, -0.538
10) Greg Williams, Carthage, Texas, '02 Cavalier, C/SMA, 8.502, -0.498
Super Stock
1) Buz Post, Arlington, Texas, '02 Grand Am, SS/AM, 8.400 seconds, -1.150 (under index)
2) Gilbert Johnson JR., Lecompte, La., '66 Impala, SS/NA, 11.361, -1.089
3) Robert Cruzen, Cleveland, Okla., '03 S-10, GT/TC, 10.338, -1.062
4) Don Barber, Hohenwald, Tenn., '93 Acheiva, GT/BA, 9.519, -1.031
5) J.W. Hames, Madison, Miss., '89 Daytona, GT/JA, 10.589, -1.011
6) Brent Johnson, Lecompte, La., '91 Calais, GT/IA, 10.549, -0.951
7) James Caro, Houma, La., '00 Avenger, GT/CA, 9.758, -0.942
8) Terry Emmons, Pasadena, Texas, '96 Firebird, SS/JA, 10.377, -0.923
9) Mike Crutchfield, Montgomery, Ala., '90 Camaro, SS/BS, 9.133, -0.917
10) Terry Pearson, Spanish Fort, Ala., '02 Cavalier, GT/BA, 9.661, -0.889
Stock Eliminator
1) Richard Taylor, Byhalia, Miss., '01 S-10, JT/SA, 15.558 seconds, -1.192 (under index)
2) Floyd Russo, Gonzales, La., '01 Pontiac, C/FIA, 10.826, -1.174
3) Kent LaPorte, New Iberia, La., '85 Camaro, F/FIA, 11.835, -1.115
4) Sam Lusco Jr, Houma, La., '96 Dakota, CT/SA, 11.805, -1.095
5) Ronnie Cardwell, Ruston, La., '90 Firebird, F/FIA, 11.894, -1.056
6) Ronnie Temento, Westwego, La., '97 Firebird, B/FIA, 10.663, -1.037
7) Nathan Davis, Hernando, Miss., '01 Camaro, B/FIA, 10.675, -1.025
8) R.J. Sledge, Boerne, Texas, '67 Fairlane, F/SA, 11.132, -1.018
9) Justin Cardwell, Ruston, La., '90 Chevy, E/FIA, 11.603, -0.997
10) Harold Culpepper, Pine Mtn. Valley, Ga., '94 Camaro, B/FIA, 10.718, -0.982
Top Sportsman
1) Greg Lair, Canyon, Texas, '02 Grand Am, 7.092 seconds, 194.97 mph
2) Earl Folse, Raceland, La., '86 Cutlass, 7.310, 189.34
3) Allen Firestone, Velma, Okla., '77 Vega, 7.319, 183.92
4) T J Tracey, Bartlett, Tenn., '63 Corvette, 7.323, 189.66
5) Corey Glidewell, Corinth, Miss., '94 Cutlass, 7.414, 185.54
6) David Cook, Magnolia, Texas, '02 Grand Am, 7.526, 182.03
7) Bert Prejean, St. Amant, La., '00 Firebird, 7.544, 176.93
8) Phillip Muse, Tomball, Texas, '92 Trans Am, 7.635, 175.66
9) Larry J. Smith, Ridgeland, Miss., '94 Cutlass, 7.662, 178.97
10) Brad Clark, Richland, Miss., '98 Corvette, 7.714, 174.48
Kerker Motorcycle
1) Curtis J. Nichols III, Alvin, Texas, '92 Kawasaki, KMC, 0.000 seconds reaction time
2) Ben Brown, Irving, Texas, '83 Suzuki, KMC, 0.006
3) David E. Pulley, Lindale, Texas, '76 Kawasaki, KMC, 0.008
4) Delbert Ready, Houston, Texas, '82 Kawasaki, KMC, 0.016
5) William H. Keele Jr., San Antonio, Texas, '82 Kawasaki, KMC, 0.028
6) Rob Bennett, Plano, Texas, '84 Suzuki, KMC, 0.028
7) Shane Eperjesi, Lake Dallas, Texas, '88 Suzuki, KMC, 0.036
8) Eddie Glaze, Houston, Texas, '90 Suzuki, KMC, 0.037
9) Demetria Glaze, Houston, Texas, '97 Kawasaki, KMC, 0.050
10) Jose Trevino, San Antonio, Texas, '85 Suzuki, KMC, 0.054
