NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series, Sunday from Thunder Valley Raceway Park, Noble, Okla.
NHRA LUCAS OIL DRAG RACING SERIES - SOUTH CENTRAL DIVISION THUNDER VALLEY RACEWAY PARK, NOBLE, OKLA. Sunday, October 5, 2003 WELLS, LEE WIN AT THUNDER VALLEY NOBLE, Okla. - David Wells and Robert Lee both won in their respective categories at the Thunder Valley Autumn Classic, which was held this weekend. The event, which drew a total of 581 participants, concluded the season for the NHRA Lucas Oil South Central Division Series. Wells, of Lemars, Iowa, clinched his fourth division championship in Top Alcohol Dragster with this win. We struggled early in the year, but with some luck, weve done better and were able to win today, said Wells. Lee, who traveled from Whittier, Calif., defeated another Calif., resident, Doug Gordon, in the final round of Top Alcohol Funny Car competition. We came a long way to compete in this race, but it was worth it, said Lee. He also thanked Randy Anderson of APS and Remington Ranch in Texas, who sponsors his car. Chris LeBouef, of Lafayette, La., won the Kerker King of the Coast motorcycle competition, defeating Brian Johnson in the final round. The top four racers from each division of the NHRA Kerker Motorcycle Series were invited to compete. The competition was tough, it really is the best of the best, said LeBouef. I really want to thank Kerker for sponsoring this event and giving us the opportunity to do this. Brian Self, of Spring, Texas, prevailed in the Competition Eliminator category, while Tim Cole was the winner in Super Stock. Jerry Emmons, of Pasadena, Texas, was the top finisher in Stock Eliminator, and Steve Williams ran 9.087 seconds at 163.16 mph to grab the win in Super Comp. Martin Brees earned the win in Super Gas, and Oklahoma City resident, Tim Wilson won in Super Street. Todd Drummond prevailed in Top Sportsman, when he defeated Bert Prejean in the final round. Tracy Helmhold was the top finisher in the Motorcycle competition. The following are Sunday's final results from the NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series, South Central Division event at Thunder Valley Raceway Park: TOP ALCOHOL DRAGSTER: ROUND ONE 4) Steve Federlin, Oregon City, Ore., 5.492, 259.81 def. 5) Lee Callaway, Channelview, Texas, foul; 3) Gene Snow, Fort Worth, Texas, 5.504, 243.24 def. 6) Karl Brounkowski, Magnolia, Texas, 5.555, 261.17; 2) David Wells, LeMars, Iowa, 5.440, 263.46 def. 7) Bob Perkins, Bluffdale, Utah, foul; 1) Shelly Howard, Tulsa, Okla., 6.246, 156.08 def. 8) James Thompson, Vernon, Texas, foul; SEMI-FINALS Federlin, 5.534, 259.06 def. Howard, broke; Wells, 5.433, 265.33 def. Snow, foul; FINALS Wells, 5.424, 264.47 def. Federlin, foul. TOP ALCOHOL FUNNY CAR: ROUND ONE 3) Robert Lee, Whittier, Calif., Camaro, 5.756, 249.30 def. 6) Eddie McDow, Waco, Texas, Chevy Camaro, 6.091, 238.85; 4) Jackie Stidham, Chickasha, Okla., Camaro, 5.697, 250.27 def. 5) Ron Morrison, Oklahoma City, Okla., Camaro, 6.087, 236.28; 7) Bob Alberty, Muskogee, Okla., Firebird, 6.491, 189.47 def. 2) Tate Branch, Artesia, N.M.,Camaro, 7.491, 109.27; 1) Doug Gordon, Paso Robles, Calif., Camaro, 5.751, 252.17 def. 9) Ron Rice, Oklahoma City, Okla., Dodge Daytona, broke SEMI-FINALS Lee, 5.937, 239.04 def. Alberty, 6.046, 219.83; Gordon, 5.762, 251.18 def. Stidham, 6.251, 175.95; FINALS Lee, 6.149, 180.57 def. Gordon, 9.293, 95.35. TOP ALCOHOL FUNNY CAR Robert Lee, Whittier, Calif., '03 Camaro, 6.149, 180.57 def. Doug Gordon, Paso Robles, Calif., '02 Chevy Camaro, 9.293, 95.35 TOP ALCOHOL DRAGSTER David Wells, LeMars, Iowa, 5.424, 264.47 def. Steve Federlin, Oregon City, Ore., foul COMPETITION ELIMINATOR Brian Self, Spring, Texas, '02 S-10, PST, 7.547, 178.50 def. Adam Bowdish, West Linn, Ore., '89 Trans Am, F/SM, 8.932, 146.10 SUPER STOCK Tim Cole, Collierville, Tenn., '96 Corvette, SS/AX, 8.909, 149.22 def. Gary Stinnett, Emporia, Kan., '92 Camaro, GT/AA, 9.566, 140.47 STOCK ELIMINATOR Jerry Emmons, Pasadena, Texas, '69 Chevelle, I/SA, 11.982, 110.06 def. Kevin Stubbs, Searcy, Ark., '71 Chevelle, G/S, 11.679, 111.49 SUPER COMP Steve Williams, Loma Linda, Calif., Dragster, 9.087, 163.16 def. John Brener, Abita Springs, La., Dragster, 8.893, 162.98 SUPER GAS Martin Brees, Lincoln, Neb., '88 Firenza, 9.901, 151.66 def. Clark Mundt, Longview, Texas, '63 Corvette, 9.899, 156.33 SUPER STREET Tim Wilson, Oklahoma City, '80 Corvette, 10.915, 127.93 def. Charles Wier IV, Haltom City, Texas, '71 Camaro, 10.889, 131.67. TOP SPORTSMAN Todd Drummond, Bay St. Louis, Miss., '02 Firebird, 7.762, 166.82 def. Bert Prejean, St. Aumont, La., '00 Firebird, 7.453, 184.19 KERKER MOTORCYCLE Tracy Helmhold, Morrison, Colo., Kawasaki, 10.032, 122.53 def. Shane Eperjesi, Lake Dallas, Texas, '88 Suzuki, 10.200, 130.32. KERKER KING OF THE COAST ROUND ONE 5) Lisa Bennett, Plano, Texas, Suzuki 1150, 10.009 seconds, 128.25 mph def. 1) William H. Keele, Jr., San Antonio, Texas, 82 Kawasaki, 9.588, 135.50 7) Chris LeBouef, Lafayette, La., 85 Suzuki, 8.934, 144.27 def. 3) Tracy Helmhold, Morrison, Colo., 9.912, 130.02 6) Brian Johnson, Burns, Minn., 00 Suzuki GS1150, 9.158, 142.76 def. 2) Curtis Spracklin, Omaha, Neb., 9.602, 129.36 8) Larry Eperjesi, Lake Dallas, Texas, 00 Koenig, 8.066, 136.79 def. 4) Tom Gilligan, Fremont, Neb., 79 Kawasaki, 9.758, 130.17 SEMI-FINALS LeBouef, 8.936, 142.74 def. Bennett, 10.029, 119.49 Johnson, 9.152, 141.04 def. Eperjesi, 7.998, 153.53 FINALS LeBouef, 8.980, 138.56 def. Johnson, 9.210, 139.27