NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series-Friday Results from Darlington Int'l Dragway

NHRA LUCAS OIL DRAG RACING SERIES - NHRA SOUTHEAST DIVISION
DARLINGTON INTERNATIONAL DRAGWAY
FRIDAY, OCTOBER 3, 2003

Carolina Nationals underway at Darlington Dragway
DARLINGTON, S.C. - In the opening rounds of qualifying at the 2nd Annual Carolina Nationals, a round of the Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series, being held at Darlington International Dragway, Larry Pritchett, Bo Butner and Bud Rowe are leading their respective fields.
In Comp Eliminator, Pritchett, of Clarkrange, Tenn., took his '03 Sunfire to the top spot in the class with a run of 8.149 seconds. Qualified in the second spot is the '92 Cutlass of reining National Champion Mike Saye, of Johnston, S.C. Third is Dennis Mitchell of Huntsville, Ala.
The No. 1 spot in Super Stock went to Floyds Knobs, Ind., racer Bo Butner. To claim the top spot, Butner ran an 8.444 seconds pass behind the wheel of his '02 Grand Am. Qualified second is the '67 Camaro of Andy Fogle of Norway, S.C. Matt Hensley of Knoxville, Tenn. is qualified third with his '68 Barracuda.  	
In Stock Eliminator, Rowe, of Bridgeton, N.C., earned the No. 1 spot behind the wheel of his '95 Camaro with a 10.735 seconds pass. Qualified second is Byron, Ga., racer Woodro Josey with his '98 Firebird with a 10.459 second pass. Bobby Warren of Clinton, N.C., is qualified third with his '97 Firebird.  
In John Bleakley Motorhomes Top Sportsman Series action, Ronnie Davis of Commerce, Ga., qualified his '63 Corvette in the top spot with a 6.875 second pass at 199.37 mph. Trailing Davis in the No. 2 spot is the '97 Pontiac of Michael Allen of Surgoinsville, Tenn. Taking the third spot is Jeffery Rudisill of Rutherford College, N.C., in his '92 Trans Am. 
Gates at Darlington Int'l Dragway will open tomorrow at 8 a.m. with qualifying set to continue at 9 a.m. Top Sportsman qualifying is scheduled for 2 p.m. and 5 p.m. The opening rounds of qualifying for Top Alcohol Dragster and Top Alcohol Funny Car are scheduled for 3 and 6 p.m. 
Admission prices are $20 Saturday and $15 Sunday. Children 12 and under are admitted free with a paid adult. All tickets include a pit pass. For more information please call Darlington International Dragway at (843) 332-0123 or visit them on the web at www.darlingtondragway.com
The following are Friday's qualifying results from the NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series event at Darlington International Dragway:
The following are Friday's qualifying results from the NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series, Southeast Division 2nd annual NHRA Carolina Nationals:

COMPETITION ELIMINATOR
1) Larry Pritchett, Clarkrange, Tenn., '03 Sunfire, B/SM, 8.149 seconds, -0.681 (under index)
2) Mike Saye, Johnston, S.C., '92 Cutlass, H/A, 8.818, -0.642
3) Dennis Mitchell, Huntsville, Ala., '92 Cavalier, F/A, 8.219, -0.621
4) David Rampy, Piedmont, Ala., '32 Bantam, A/EA, 7.371, -0.619
5) Jerry Hemmingson, Concord, N.C., '02 Cavalier, B/A, 7.171, -0.609
6) Santo Volpe, Cocoa, Fla., '34 Chevy, A/SR, 8.033, -0.597
7) Kenneth Horne, Fayetteville, N.C., '97 Achieva, H/SMA, 9.314, -0.586
8) George Supinski Jr., Freehold, N.J., '01 S-10, B/T, 8.130, -0.580
9) Glen Treadwell, Sorrento, Fla., '23 Roadster, E/EA, 8.516, -0.564
10) Doug Engels, Watertown, S.D., Spitzer, D/ED, 7.444, -0.556

SUPER STOCK
1) Bo Butner III, Floyds Knobs, Ind., '02 Grand Am, SS/BM, 8.444 seconds, -1.256 (under index)
2) Andy Fogle, Norway, S.C., '67 Camaro, SS/HA, 9.692, -1.208
3) Matt Hensley, Knoxville, Tenn., '68 Barracuda, SS/A, 8.784, -1.166
4) Don Barber, Hohenwald, Tenn., '93 Acheiva, GT/BA, 9.435, -1.115
5) James Ellis, Heath Springs, N.C., '92 Camaro, SS/AM, 8.446, -1.104
6) James Holland, Forest City, N.C., '03 Grand Am, GT/EA, 9.855, -1.095
7) Mike Crutchfield, Montgomery, Ala., '90 Camaro, SS/BS, 8.977, -1.073
8) Ray Scardelli, Manalapan, N.J., '97 Probe, GT/I, 10.180, -1.070
9) Michael Tueffel, Centenial, Colo., '98 Grand Am, SS/BM, 8.651, -1.049
10) Everett Hill, Fayetteville, Ga., '64 Mustang, SS/L, 10.517, -1.033

STOCK ELIMINATOR
1) Bud Rowe, Bridgeton, N.C., '95 Camaro, C/FIA, 10.735 seconds, -1.265 (under index)
2) Woodro Josey, Byron, Ga., '98 Firebird, B/FIA, 10.459, -1.241
3) Bobby Warren, Clinton, N.C., '97 Firebird, B/FI, 10.412, -1.238
4) Tom Hemmingson, Concord, N.C., '66 Malibu, L/S, 11.771, -1.229
5) Steve Sullivan, West Chester, Ohio, '88 Mustang, G/FIA, 11.951, -1.199
6) Randy Taylor, Beavercreek, Ohio, '86 Camaro, I/SA, 11.413, -1.187
7) Garry Glazener, Jackson, S.C., '72 Mustang, G/SA, 11.144, -1.156
8) Harold Culpepper, Pine Mountain Valley, Ga., '94 Camaro, B/FIA, 10.544, -1.156
9) Brian Rowe, New Bern, N.C., '69 Camaro, G/SA, 11.195, -1.105
10) Rod Johnson, Palmetto, Fla., '73 Nova, J/SA, 11.646, -1.104

TOP SPORTSMAN
1) Ronnie Davis, Commerce, Ga., '63 Corvette, 6.875 seconds, 199.37 mph
2) Michael Allen, Surgoinsville, Tenn., '97 Pontiac, 7.000, 195.27
3) Jeffrey Rudisill, Rutherford College, N.C., '92 Trans Am, 7.100, 192.51
4) Corey Glidewell, Corinth, Miss., '94 Cutlass, 7.278, 187.93
5) Jay Marshall, Monroe, N.C., '87 Firebird, 7.283, 185.29
6) Jerry Duke Jr., Ft. Lauderdale, Fla., '96 Firebird, 7.297, 189.99
7) Sandy Wilkins, Fuquay Varina, N.C., '01 Camaro, 7.320, 186.06
8) Will Roberson, Williston, S.C., '57 Bel Air, 7.333, 179.42
9) William Bridges, Tallapoosa, Ga., '02 Mustang, 7.424, 186.02
10) Jeffrey Harker, Byron, Ga., '01 S-10, 7.707, 177.27