NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series-Friday from Montgomery Motorsports Park

NHRA LUCAS OIL DRAG RACING SERIES - SOUTHEAST DIVISION
MONTGOMERY MOTORSPORTS PARK, MONTGOMERY, ALA.
Friday, April 02, 2004

KELLY, PAYNE LEAD QUALIFYING AT MEMPHIS MOTORSPORTS PARK

        MONTGOMERY, Ala. - In the first rounds of qualifying at the 9th
Annual Dixie Nationals, a round of the NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series,
Top Alcohol Dragster driver Guy Kelly and Top Alcohol Funny Car pilot Jay
Payne took the No. 1 qualifying positions in their classes. 
Kelly, of Wadley, Ala., outran the field with a pass of 5.426 seconds at
261.24 mph.  And Claremont, Calif., resident Payne made a 5.9951-second,
241.22 mph run to take the pole.
Top qualifiers in other classes were Dennis Mitchell, Huntsville, Ala., in
Comp Eliminator; Bobby Dennis, Shorter, Ala., in Super Stock; John
Livingston, Nashville, Tenn., in Stock; and Ronnie Davis, Commerce, Ga., in
Top Sportsman.
        Qualifying and time trials continue Saturday at 10.  Gates open at
Montgomery Motorsports Park open at 8 a.m.  Top Sportsman competitors will
run final qualifying at 3:30 and 5:30 p.m.  Top Alcohol Dragster and Top
Alcohol Funny Car will run all rounds of eliminations starting at 6 p.m.  
Tickets, including pit pass, are $15.  Children 12 and under are admitted
free.  For more information call Montgomery Motorsports Park, (334)
260-9660, or visit www.mmpdragracing.com.

        The following are Friday's qualifying results including first-round
pairings for TAD and TAFC from the NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series event
at Montgomery Motorsports Park:

The following are Friday's qualifying results from the NHRA Lucas Oil Drag
Racing Series, Southeast Division event at Montgomery Motorsports Park:

TOP ALCOHOL DRAGSTER
1) Guy Kelly, Wadley, Ala., 5.426 seconds, 261.24 mph
2) Michael Gunderson, Middleburg, Fla., 5.719, 260.79
3) Jason Cannon, Middleburg, Fla., 5.751, 188.12
4) Artie Allen, Jacksonville, Fla., 5.959, 224.66
5) Robin Samsel, Marion, Ind., 6.590, 153.71
6) Don Fiorelli, Palm Bay, Fla., 7.528, 166.51
7) Dan Lucas, Cumming, Ga., 7.901, 107.56

First round TAD pairings
1) Guy Kelly, Wadley, Ala., 5.426 seconds, 261.24 mph vs. Bye
2) Michael Gunderson, Middleburg, Fla., 5.719, 260.79 vs. 7) Dan Lucas,
Cumming, Ga., 7.901, 107.56
3) Jason Cannon, Middleburg, Fla., 5.751, 188.12 vs. 6) Don Fiorelli, Palm
Bay, Fla., 7.528, 166.51
4) Artie Allen, Jacksonville, Fla., 5.959, 224.66 vs. 5) Robin Samsel,
Marion, Ind., 6.590, 153.71

TOP ALCOHOL FUNNY CAR
1) Jay Payne, Claremont, Calif., '04 Camaro, 5.951 seconds, 241.22 mph
2) Jeff Lancaster, Hamilton, Ont., '96 Firebird, 6.553, 185.22

First round TAFC pairings
1) Jay Payne, Claremont, Calif., '04 Camaro, 5.951 seconds, 241.22 mph vs.
2) Jeff Lancaster, Hamilton, Ont., '96 Firebird, 6.553, 185.22

COMP ELIMINATOR
1) Dennis Mitchell, Huntsville, Ala., '92 Cavalier, F/A, 8.188 seconds,
-0.652 (under index)
2) Don Eberly, Brunswick, Ga., '96 Achieva, H/AA, 8.858, -0.612
3) Larry Pritchett, Clarkrange, Tenn., '04 Sunfire, B/SM, 8.205, -0.595
4) Mike Saye, Johnston, S.C., '92 Cutlass, H/A, 8.882, -0.578
5) Van Puckett, Snellville, Ga., '04 Cavalier, G/AA, 8.592, -0.558
6) Glen Treadwell, Sorrento, Fla., '23 Roadster, E/EA, 8.592, -0.488
7) George Gallimore Jr., Memphis, Tenn., '32 Bantam, A/AP, 7.290, -0.240
8) David Hornady, W Columbia, S.C., '68 Opel, C/A, 7.847, -0.153
9) Bobby Dennis, Shorter, Ala., '91 Calais, F/SMA, 9.455, -0.035
10) Tony Stephenson, Willow Sprg, N.C., '02 Cavalier, C/EA, 9.720, 0.880

SUPER STOCK
1) Bobby Dennis, Shorter, Ala., '95 Achieva, GT/KA, 10.414 seconds, -1.336
(under index)
2) Everett Hill, Fayetteville, Ga., '64 Mustang, SS/M, 10.627, -1.273
3) Kevin Helms, Mineola, Texas, '97 Firebird, GT/MA, 10.845, -1.205
4) John Fogle III, Norway, S.C., '04 Cavalier, GT/AA, 9.212, -1.188
5) Jerry Silveus, Van Buren, Ohio, '00 Firebird, GT/HA, 10.195, -1.155
6) Johnny Moore, Montgomery, Ala., '00 Firebird, GT/MA, 10.902, -1.148
7) Kenny Schindler, Hendersonville, Tenn., '68 Corvette, SS/EA, 9.526,
-1.124
8) Len Intelisano, North Haven, Conn., '02 Cavalier, GT/G, 9.934, -1.116
9) Terry Pearson, Spanish Fort, Ala., '02 Cavalier, GT/BA, 9.448, -1.102
10) Russell Fox, Springfield, Tenn., '66 Chevy II, SS/HA, 9.808, -1.092

STOCK ELIMINATOR
1) John Livingston, Nashville, Tenn., '91 Camaro, F/FIA, 11.595 seconds,
-1.355 (under index)
2) Peter Noriega, Hileah, Fla., '80 Malibu, V/SA, 14.519, -1.281
3) Bud Rowe, Bridgeton, N.C., '95 Camaro, C/FIA, 10.721, -1.279
4) Butch Payne, Rome, Ga., '97 Firebird, C/FIA, 10.740, -1.260
5) Tom Stevenson, Flowery Branch, Ga., '69 Nova, G/SA, 11.071, -1.229
6) Jimmy Malone, Nashville, Tenn., '91 Shadow, BF/S, 14.254, -1.196
7) Daran Summerton, Panama City, Fla., '87 Olds Wagon, U/SA, 13.964, -1.186
8) Jim Wahl, Deltona, Fla., '91 Dodge, BF/S, 14.286, -1.164
9) Garry Glazener, Jackson, S.C., '72 Mustang, G/SA, 11.169, -1.131
10) Lee Tuttle, Albany, Ga., '66 Bel Air Wgn, T/SA, 13.581, -1.119

TOP SPORTSMAN
1) Ronnie Davis, Commerce, Ga., '63 Corvette, 6.863 seconds, 201.61 mph
2) Dave Saul, Winter Park, Fla., '96 Trans Am, 7.293, 179.96
3) Jeremy Glidewell, Corinth, Miss., '95 Cutlass, 7.325, 188.63
4) Jeffrey Barker, Warner Robins, Ga., '00 S-10, 7.412, 183.22
5) Corey Glidewell, Corinth, Miss., '03 Cavalier, 7.449, 183.48
6) Corky Markwart, Largo, Fla., '03 Cavalier, 7.489, 183.63
7) Larry Smith, Ridgeland, Miss., '94 Cutlass, 7.571, 181.37
8) Jerry Barker, Byron, Ga., '02 Cavalier, 7.625, 153.00
9) Mark Johnson, Ozark, Ala., '88 T-Bird, 7.656, 177.54
10) Mike Thompson, Naples, Fla., '97 Cutlass, 7.744, 177.72