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FW: NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series - FRIDAY results from State Capitol Dragway in Baton Rouge, La.


> NHRA LUCAS OIL DRAG RACING SERIES - NHRA SOUTH CENTRAL DIVISION
> STATE CAPITOL DRAGWAY
> FRIDAY, AUGUST 13, 2004

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> Lucas Series racers back in action at State Capitol Dragway
> BATON ROUGE, La. - Despite a delay of nearly three months from it> '> s originally scheduled event date in late May, the opening day of time trials and qualifying at the NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series event scheduled for this weekend at State Capitol Dragway went off today without a hitch. 
> 	In Top Alcohol Dragster and Funny Car, a total of two rounds of qualifying were completed today. After those opening qualifying rounds, Mason, Ohio racer Tim Rudy leads the dragster class, while Jackie Stidham of Chickasha, Okla., leads in Funny Car. 	
> 	To earn the No. 1 spot in his class, Rudy ran a 5.528-second pass at 256.41 mph. Occupying the second spot is Fort Worth, Texas driver Gene Snow. Defending South Central Division champ Shelly Howard of Tulsa, Okla., is a disappointing seventh after only running an uncharacteristic 17.051 second pass at 67.90 mph, after two qualifying rounds.   
> 	A 5.828 second pass at 244.36 mph helped Stidham claim the top spot in Top Alcohol Funny Car. His closest competitor is Lake Dallas, Texas runner Richard McClain, who ran 5.960-seconds at 241.61 mph behind the wheel of his > '> 02 Trans Am bodied Funny Car to take the No. 2 spot in the field.  	
> In other qualifying action, Texans Rodger Brogdon, of Tomball leads the Comp Eliminator field, while Super Stock racer Buz Post of Arlington tops his field. Sitting in the No. 1 spot in the Stock Eliminator field is Gonzales, La., racer Floyd Russo. In the Sunset Racing Engines Top Sportsman Series and Kerker Motorcycle Series, which both run in conjunction with the Lucas Oil events in the South Central Division, Earle Folse of Raceland, La., and David Reeves of Atascosa, Texas top their fields.
> Saturday> '> s racing action will feature final qualifying in all classes with final eliminations to follow in the afternoon. A final qualifying attempt for Top Alcohol Dragster and Top Alcohol Funny Car is scheduled for 10 a.m., with first round to follow at 5 p.m. 
> Gates at State Capitol Dragway open tomorrow at 8 a.m. General Admission tickets are $20. Children 13-16 years old are $10 and kids 12 and under are admitted free with a paid adult. All tickets include a pit pass. 
> For more information please contact State Capitol Dragway at (225) 627-4574 or visit them on the web at www.StateCapitolDragway.com. 
> 
> The following are Friday's qualifying results from the NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series event taking place this weekend at State Capitol Dragway:
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> TOP ALCOHOL DRAGSTER
> 1) Tim Rudy, Mason, Ohio, 5.528 seconds, 256.41 mph
> 2) Gene Snow, Fort Worth, Texas, 5.733, 187.18
> 3) Lee Callaway, Channelview, Texas, 5.753, 244.43
> 4) Carl Magee, Victoria, Texas, 5.864, 227.44
> 5) Glen Woosley, Freeport, Texas, 6.159, 212.06
> 6) Karl Brounkowski, Magnolia, Texas, 6.471, 151.71
> 7) Shelly Howard, Tulsa, Okla., 17.051, 67.90
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> TOP ALCOHOL FUNNY CAR
> 1) Jackie Stidham, Chickasha, Okla., '00 Camaro, 5.828 seconds, 244.36 mph
> 2) Richard McClain, Lake Dallas, Texas, '02 Trans Am, 5.960, 241.61
> 3) Ron Morrison, Oklahoma City, Okla., '97 Camaro, 6.384, 222.00
> 4) Steve Burck, Corpus Christi, Texas, '98 Avenger, 6.481, 230.29
> 
> COMP ELIMINATOR
> 1) Rodger Brogdon, Tomball, Texas, '04 Cavalier, A/SMA, 7.984 seconds, -0.676 (under index)
> 2) Colt Mikel, Hempstead, Texas, '02 S-10, B/TA, 8.352, -0.668
> 3) Sean Dodd, Lewisville, Texas, '02 S-10, PSTA, 7.674, -0.596
> 4) Brian Self, Hempstead, Texas, '02 S-10, PST, 7.495, -0.595
> 5) Joey Tanksley, Greenwell Spring, La., dragster, B/ED, 6.956, -0.554
> 6) Mike Trumble, Pasadena, Texas, '04 Sunfire, A/SMA, 8.117, -0.543
> 7) Charles Watson Jr., Humble, Texas, '98 Lumina, H/A, 8.935, -0.525
> 8) Jeff Miller, Pearland, Texas, '99 Grand Am, B/SMA, 8.268, -0.522
> 9) Craig Bourgeois, Metarie, La., '04 Chevy, A/ND, 7.149, -0.501
> 10) Shane Heckel, La Porte, Texas, dragster, B/D, 6.900, -0.490
> 
> SUPER STOCK
> 1) Buz Post, Arlington, Texas, '04 Grand Am, SS/AM, 8.365 seconds, -1.085 (under index)
> 2) Tony Cowell, Weatherford, Texas, '81 Camaro, GT/JA, 10.578, -1.022
> 3) Bobby Cassard, Donaldsonville, La., '86 Firebird, SS/LA, 10.750, -1.000
> 4) Terry Pearson, Spanish Fort, Ala., '02 Cavalier, GT/BA, 9.559, -0.991
> 5) Len Intelisano, Higganum, Conn., '02 Cavalier, GT/F, 9.982, -0.918
> 6) Terry Emmons, League City, Texas, '96 Firebird, SS/JA, 10.396, -0.904
> 7) James Caro, Houma, La., '98 Avenger, GT/CA, 9.817, -0.883
> 8) Wayne Winfield, Kemah, Texas, '87 Camaro, GT/HA, 10.484, -0.866
> 9) Mike Bryant, New Orleans, La., '91 Calais, GT/FA, 10.244, -0.856
> 10) Fred Henson, Madisonville, Texas, '68 Dart, SS/AA, 9.062, -0.838
> 
> STOCK ELIMINATOR
> 1) Floyd Russo, Gonzales, La., '01 Firebird, B/FIA, 10.542 seconds, -1.158 (under index)
> 2) Justin Cardwell, Ruston, La., '90 Camaro, E/FIA, 11.537, -1.063
> 3) R.J. Sledge, Boerne, Texas, '67 Fairlane, F/SA, 11.089, -1.061
> 4) Dean Oliver, Stuttgart, Ark., '79 Malibu, K/SA, 11.926, -1.024
> 5) John Brimer, Arlington, Texas, '97 Camaro, B/FIA, 10.686, -1.014
> 6) Jimmy Hidalgo, Donaldsonville, La., '98 Camaro, C/FIA, 10.995, -1.005
> 7) Fred Henson, Madisonville, Texas, '70 Challenger, A/SA, 10.321, -0.979
> 8) Verne Buchanan, Conway, Ark., '73 Mustang, H/SA, 11.486, -0.964
> 9) Kent LaPorte, New Iberia, La., '85 Camaro, F/FIA, 11.987, -0.963
> 10) Sammy Pizzolato, Houma, La., '69 Corvette, B/SA, 10.592, -0.958
> 
> TOP SPORTSMAN
> 1) Earle Folse, Raceland, La., '86 Cutlass, 6.915 seconds, 193.09 mph
> 2) Greg Lair, Canyon, Texas, '04 Grand Am, 7.023, 198.06
> 3) Keith Raftery, Lake Charles, La., '03 Grand Am, 7.091, 196.16
> 4) Greg Hinds, Arab, Ala., '63 Corvette, 7.319, 185.72
> 5) Phillip Muse, Tomball, Texas, '97 Pontiac, 7.337, 188.32
> 6) Bert Prejean, St. Amant, La., '00 Pontiac, 7.350, 186.95
> 7) Scott Randall, Carrollton, Texas, '00 Firebird, 7.361, 187.07
> 8) Keith Sasich, Highland Village, Texas, '00 Firebird, 7.374, 183.37
> 9) Todd Drummond, Bay St. Louis, Miss., '04 Monte Carlo, 7.594, 178.89
> 10) Larry Smith, Ridgeland, Miss., '94 Cutlass, 7.597, 181.37
> 
> KERKER MOTORCYCLE
> 1) David Reeves, Atascosa, Texas, '81 Kawasaki, SPB, 0.000 seconds reaction time
> 2) Delbert Ready, Houston, Texas, '82 Kawasaki, SPB, 0.002
> 3) Chris LeBouf, Lafayette, La., '85 Suzuki, SPB, 0.006
> 4) Eddie Glaze, Houston, Texas, '90 Suzuki, SPB, 0.008
> 5) Shane Eperjesi, Lake Dallas, Texas, '88 Suzuki, SPB, 0.010
> 6) Rich Gentili, Humble, Texas, '83 Suzuki, SPB, 0.013
> 7) Larry Eperjesi, Lake Dallas, Texas, '00 Koenig, SPB, 0.018
> 8) Rob Bennett, Plano, Texas, '84 Suzuki, SPB, 0.020
> 9) Lisa Bennett, Plano, Texas, '04 Suzuki, SPB, 0.021
> 10) David Latino, Donaldsonville, La., '01 Suzuki, SPB, 0.024
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