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

NHRA LUCAS OIL DRAG RACING SERIES - SOUTHEAST DIVISION
MONTGOMERY MOTORSPORTS PARK, MONTGOMERY, ALA.
Sunday, April 4, 2004


ELIMINATIONS COMPLETE AT MONTGOMERY MOTORSPORTS PARK'S NHRA LUCAS OIL DRAG
RACING SERIES EVENT

        MONTGOMERY, Ala. - Today was the final day of racing at the 9th
Annual Dixie Nationals, a round of the NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series,
at Montgomery Motorsports Park and winners in seven categories were
crowned.
        In Comp Eliminator, Dennis Mitchell of Huntsville, Ala., took the
win over Larry Pritchett of Clarkrange, Tenn.  This was Mitchell's first
win of the season but in his last race, an out-of-division event in
Memphis, Tenn., he made it to the semifinals.  Pritchett won the division's
season-opener in Gainesville, Fla.  This was his second final-round
appearance of the year.
        In Stock Eliminator, Greg Rowe also made it to his second final
round of the season.  The Bridgeton, N.C. racer took the win over Jimmy
Parker of Columbus, Ga.
        Super Comp competitor Lindsey Wood of McAlpin, Fla., came into the
event leading in the division's point standings and solidified that
position with a win over David Hartman of Eustis, Fla., while Super Gas
driver Corky Markwart, Largo, Fla., scored his second win of 2004.
        William Perry Jr., Pleasant View, Tenn., won in Super Stock;
Orlando, Fla., resident Michael Ruff scored in Super Street; and the Top
Sportsman winner was Billy Bridges, Tallapoosa, Fla.
        Eliminations were completed in Top Alcohol Dragster and Top Alcohol
Funny Car on Saturday.  Guy Kelly won in Dragster and Jay Payne earned his
second win in Funny Car.
        Southeast Division racers head to South Georgia Motorsports Park in
Cecil, Ga., for the next NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series event, June 4-5.

The following are Sunday's final results from the NHRA Lucas Oil Drag
Racing Series event at Montgomery Motorsports Park:

COMP ELIMINATOR
Dennis Mitchell, Huntsville, Ala., '92 Cavalier, F/A, 8.248, 158.45 def.
Larry Pritchett, Clarkrange, Tenn., '04 Sunfire, B/SM, 8.179, 164.05.

SUPER STOCK
William Perry Jr., Pleasant View, Tenn., '69 Camaro, SS/DA, 9.600, 137.17 
def. Mike Crutchfield, Montgomery, Ala., '90 Camaro, SS/BS, 9.019, 150.27.

STOCK ELIMINATOR
Greg Rowe, Bridgeton, N.C., '73 Nova, J/SA, 11.647, 111.42 def. Jimmy
Parker, Columbus, Ga., '98 Firebird, C/SA, 10.958, 121.17.

SUPER COMP
Lindsey Wood, McAlpin, Fla., Dragster, 8.881, 178.21 def. David Hartman,
Eustis, Fla., Dragster, 8.880, 164.29.

SUPER GAS
Corky Markwart, Largo, Fla., '01 S-10, 9.874, 150.37 def. Wayne Bogle,
Cocoa, Fla., '57 Bel Air, 9.870, 149.40.

SUPER STREET
Michael Ruff, Orlando, Fla., '92 Camaro, 10.894, 119.79 def. David
Polichema, Lake Worth, Fla., '69 Firebird, 10.850, 131.44.

TOP SPORTSMAN
Billy Bridges, Tallapoosa, Ga., '03 Mustang, 7.371, 185.29 def. Greg Hinds,
Arab, Ala., '63 Corvette, 7.382, 178.81.