NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series, Friday from Texas
Motorplex, Ennis, Texas
NHRA LUCAS OIL DRAG RACING SERIES - SOUTH CENTRAL DIVISION
TEXAS MOTORPLEX
Friday, JULY 30, 2004
MEYER & BRANCH ON TOP AT MOTROPLEX
ENNIS, Texas - Randy Meyer and Tate Branch lead there fields after
the first rounds of qualifying for the NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series
O'Reilly Divisional at Texas Motorplex. Meyer, of Spring Hill, Kan.,
clocked in at 5.357 seconds, 255.86 mph to lead the Top Alcohol Dragster
class.
Meyer, looking for his fourth win on the season, is followed by
Tulsa, Okla., racer Shelly Howard who is currently second in points in
the South Central Division. Howard, who won last month in Denver, laid
down a lap of 5.440 seconds at 253.09 mph.
Branch is in a battle with Jackie Stidham for the division
championship in Top Alcohol Funny Car with Branch trailing Stidham by
just 20 points. Branch who has a win and two runner-up finishes this
year, took the early pole with a run of 5.852 seconds at 249.30 mph.
Stidham, who grabbed wins at the last two Lucas Oil events, sits in
second with a 5.857 second, 248.75 mph run.
A handful of Texans are leading the Comp. Eliminator field with Mt.
Belvieu, Texas, racer Raymond Martin on top with a run of 7.910 seconds,
0.580 under the index. Martin is followed by Rodger Brogdon of Tomball,
Texas with an 8.153 second run, 0.507 under and a pair of Hempstead,
Texas, racers rounding out the top five with Colt Mikel in the No.4 spot
and Richard Self in fifth.
Buz Post jumped to the top of Super Stock in his Grand Am with a
7.209 second pass, 0.441 seconds under the index. Post is followed by
Brent Johnson in the No. 2 spot with a 10.654 second pass.
Stock racer Amy Faulk of Collierville, Tenn., ran a 10.996 second
pass followed by 3-time Lucas Oil National Champion Kevin Helms of
Mineola, Texas. Greg Lair of Canyon, Texas leads the Sunset Racing
Engines Top Sportsman at 7.128 seconds, 195.62 mph and Jerry Pomilla is
on top in Kerker Motorcycle with a perfect reaction time on his '86
Suzuki.
Racing continues Saturday at 8 a.m. Gates open at 7 a.m. Tickets
are $20. For more information, call Texas Motorplex, (972) 878-2641
The following are Friday's qualifying results from the NHRA Lucas
Oil Drag Racing Series O'Reilly Auto Parts Divisional event at Texas
Motorplex:
TOP ALCOHOL DRAGSTER
1) Randy Meyer, Spring Hill, Kan., 5.357 seconds, 255.68 mph
2) Shelly Howard, Tulsa, Okla., 5.440, 253.09
3) Eric Morris, Madera, Calif., 5.636, 254.95
4) James Copeland II, Red Oak, Texas, 5.688, 251.81
5) Lee Callaway, Channelview, Texas, 5.691, 250.92
6) Karl Brounkowski, Magnolia, Texas, 5.714, 242.02
7) Tim Rudy, Mason, Ohio, 5.771, 262.28
8) Gene Snow, Fort Worth, Texas, 5.833, 217.00
Not Qualified
9) Larry Traugott, Woodward, Okla., 5.949, 189.34
10) Glen Woosley, Freeport, Texas, 6.068, 224.10
11) Carl Magee, Victoria, Texas, 6.167, 211.89
12) Troy Kaiser, Littleton, Colo., 6.410, 228.65
13) Brandon Pierce, Glendora, Calif., 6.814, 196.02
14) Vitali Kazakevich, Houston, 7.867, 138.02
TOP ALCOHOL FUNNY CAR
1) Tate Branch, Artesia, N.M., '03 Camaro, 5.852 seconds, 249.30 mph
2) Jackie Stidham, Chickasha, Okla., '00 Camaro, 5.857, 248.75
3) Richard McClain, Lake Dallas, Texas, '02 Trans Am, 5.955, 243.19
4) Eddie McDow, Waco, Texas, '00 Camaro, 6.049, 236.34
5) Jimmy Jones, Cleburne, Texas, '99 Camaro, 6.125, 219.94
6) Ron Morrison, Oklahoma City, '97 Camaro, 6.337, 226.28
7) Steve Burck, Corpus Christi, Texas, '98 Avenger, 6.350, 234.82
8) Burl Brown, Gainesville, Texas, '98 Avenger, 6.787, 154.30
Not Qualified
9) Mike Bell, Ocean View, Hawaii, '00 Firebird, (no time)
Competition Eliminator
1) Raymond Martin, Mt Belvieu, Texas, '32 Bantam, K/AA, 7.910 seconds,
-0.580 (under index)
2) Rodger Brogdon, Tomball, Texas, '04 Cavalier, A/SMA, 8.153, -0.507
3) Ian Landies Jr, Chardon, Ohio, '02 Cavalier, F/A, 8.280, -0.500
4) Colt Mikel, Hempstead, Texas, '02 S-10, B/TA, 8.544, -0.476
5) Brian Self, Hempstead, Texas, '02 S-10, PST, 7.628, -0.462
6) Richard Freeman, Pauls Valley, Okla., '02 Cavalier, E/AA, 8.008,
-0.442
7) Craig Bourgeois, Metarie, La., dragster, A/ND, 7.209, -0.441
8) Bill Gibbs, Lufkin, Texas, '95 Daytona, L/A, 9.309, -0.441
9) Greg Porter Jr., Edmund, Okla., '00 S-10, PST, 7.649, -0.441
10) Sean Dodd, Double Oak, Texas, '02 S-10, PSTA, 7.831, -0.439
Super Stock
1) Buz Post, Arlington, Texas, '04 Grand Am, SS/AM, 8.430 seconds,
-1.120 (under index)
2) Brent Johnson, Lecompte, La., '91 Calais, GT/JA, 10.654, -0.946
3) Jeff Hefler, Mansfield, Texas, '98 Grand Am, SS/BM, 8.757, -0.943
4) Tony Cowell, Weatherford, Texas, '81 Camaro, GT/JA, 10.754, -0.846
5) Pete Peery, Bowie, Texas, '91 Calais, GT/CA, 9.891, -0.809
6) Gary Stinnett, Emporia, Kan., '92 Camaro, GT/AA, 9.592, -0.808
7) John Clegg, Victoria, Texas, '73 Firebird, SS/AM, 8.773, -0.777
8) Korey Mawhee, Frisco, Texas, '95 Achieva, GT/DA, 10.027, -0.773
9) Gilbert Johnson Jr, Lecompte, La., '91 Calais, GT/JA, 10.834, -0.766
10) Terry Emmons, League City, Texas, '96 Firebird, SS/JA, 10.548,
-0.752
Stock Eliminator
1) Amy Faulk, Collierville, Tenn., '01 Firebird, C/FIA, 10.996 seconds,
-1.004 (under index)
2) Kevin Helms, Mineola, Texas, '69 Camaro, B/SA, 10.603, -0.947
3) Tommy Phillips, Forney, Texas, '00 Camaro, B/FIA, 10.776, -0.924
4) R.J. Sledge, Boerne, Texas, '67 Fairlane, E/SA, 11.078, -0.922
5) Jimmy Hidalgo, Donaldsonville, La., '98 Camaro, C/FIA, 11.102, -0.898
6) Mike Cotten, Broken Arrow, Okla., '73 Duster, H/SA, 11.552, -0.898
7) Justin Cardwell, Ruston, La., '90 Camaro, E/FIA, 11.709, -0.891
8) Bob Sharp, Haslet, Texas, '69 Camaro, A/S, 10.380, -0.870
9) Jim Hale, Van Buren, Ark., '70 Challenger, B/SA, 10.689, -0.861
10) Paula Cotten, Broken Arrow, Okla., '73 Duster, H/SA, 11.611, -0.839
TOP SPORTSMAN
1) Greg Lair, Canyon, Texas, '03 Grand Am, 7.128 seconds, 195.62 mph
2) Keith Raftery, Lake Charles, La., '03 Firebird, 7.296, 190.35
3) Allen Firestone, Velma, Okla., '00 S-10, 7.323, 184.45
4) Phillip Muse, Tomball, Texas, '97 Trans Am, 7.366, 187.83
5) Kyle Cannon, West Helena, Ark., '03 Cavalier, 7.396, 186.87
6) Bert Prejean, St. Amant, La., '00 Firebird, 7.428, 186.20
7) T. J. Tracey, Bartlett, Tenn., '63 Corvette, 7.476, 186.77
8) Keith Sasich, Highland Village, Texas, '00 Firebird, 7.494, 180.81
9) Scott Randall, Carrollton, Texas, '00 Firebird, 7.528, 183.64
10) Joseph Mohana, Bourg, La., '93 Firebird, 7.612, 178.71
Kerker Motorcycle
1) Jerry Pomilla, Conroe, Texas, '86 Suzuki, KMC, 0.000 seconds reaction
time
2) Eddie Glaze, Houston, Texas, '90 Suzuki, KMC, 0.000
3) J. J. Hughes, Colony, Texas, '00 Suzuki, KMC, 0.001
4) David Reeves, Atascosa, Texas, '81 Kawasaki, KMC, 0.002
5) Alan Jordan, Ridgeland, Miss., '86 Suzuki, KMC, 0.005
6) Chris LeBouf, Lafayette, La., '85 Suzuki, KMC, 0.006
7) Henry Keele, San Antonio, Texas, '82 Kawasaki, KMC, 0.007
8) Rich Gentili, Humble, Texas, '83 Suzuki, KMC, 0.007
9) Robert Cooper, Plattsmouth, Neb., '89 Suzuki, KMC, 0.011
10) Shane Eperjesi, Lake Dallas, Texas, '88 Suzuki, KMC, 0.011
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