NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series - FINAL results from Bradenton Motorsports Park in Bradenton, Fla.

NHRA LUCAS OIL DRAG RACING SERIES - NHRA SOUTHEAST DIVISION
BRADENTON MOTORSPORTS PARK
SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 6, 2005


Allen upset winner at Lucas Oil Series event at Bradenton Motorsports Park
BRADENTON, Fla. - After three days of stiff NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series competition, winners in eight categories and the TracStar Systems Satellites Top Sportsman Series, were crowned today at the Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series event being held this weekend at Bradenton Motorsports Park. 
	Starting from the No. 2 qualifying position, Artie Allen earned the upset win in Top Alcohol Dragster over reigning Division champ Guy Kelly after the Wadley, Ala., runner red-lighted in the final. En route to his final round victory, Allen eliminated Wayne Morris and Jason Cannon before then meeting up with Kelly in the final. In the final round, Allen laid down a 5.682 second pass at 251.25 mph to take out Kelly, who ran a quicker and faster 5.445 second pass at 260.86 mph, but was instantly eliminated after red-lighting.  
The final in Top Alcohol Funny featured two familiar faces on the NHRA Southeast Division tour, reigning division champ Jay Payne of Claremont, Calif., and Apopka, Fla. racer Mark Billington. Showing the form that has made him a multi-time champion, Payne emerged victorious over Billington in the final round contest, running a time of 5.739 second at 250.06 mph to Billington's 5.902 second pass at 244.96 mph. 
Last year the pair met up in three final rounds, with Billington earning wins at South Georgia Motorsports Park and Silver Dollar Raceway, while Payne won at the season opener in Gainesville over Billington. 
Other winners at this weekend's event were Mike Saye of Johnston, S.C., in Competition Eliminator; Brian Van Poppel of Perry Hall, Md., in Super Stock; Scott Stillings of Indianapolis in Stock Eliminator; Jeffery Barker of Warner Robbins, Ga., in Super Comp; Steven Furr of Harrisburg, N.C., in Super Gas and Mike Griggs of Ocala, Fla., in Super Street. Taking the win in TracStar Systems Satellites Top Sportsman Series competition was Byron, Ga., racer Jerry Barker. Barker's son Jeffery was the winner in Super Comp. 
The next stop for racers on the NHRA Southeast Division tour is Gainesville Raceway in Gainesville, Fla., February 25-27. Additional information about the event can be obtained calling (352) 377-0046 or by logging on to www.GainesvilleRaceway.com or www.NHRA.com.
The following are Sunday's final elimination results from the NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series event being held this weekend at Bradenton Motorsports Park:

TOP ALCOHOL DRAGSTER:
Round 1
2) Artie Allen, Jacksonville, Fla., 5.601, 253.66 def. 7) Wayne Morris, Lincoln
University, Pa., 6.806, 209.39
1) Guy Kelly, Wadley, Ala., 5.469, 259.21 def. 8) Robin Samsel, Marion, Ind., 13.481,
61.19
9) Jason Cannon, Middleburg, Fla., 5.506, 252.31 def. 3) Dick Garlets, Odessa, Texas,
5.933, 243.37

Semifinals
Allen, 5.542, 257.58 def. Cannon, 5.798, 251.95
Kelly, 5.494, 264.55 def. Zivkovich, 7.950, 118.70

Final
Allen, 5.682, 251.25 def. Kelly, foul

TOP ALCOHOL FUNNY CAR
Round 1
2) Mark Billington, Apopka, Fla., '01 Avenger, 5.909, 244.03 def. 3) John Alberigi III,
Ft. Lauderdale, Fla., '99 T-Bird, 6.577, 224.66
1) Jay Payne, Claremont, Calif., '02 Camaro, 5.827, 248.34 was unopposed

Final
Payne, 5.739, 250.06 def. Billington, 5.902, 244.96


COMPETITION ELIMINATOR
Mike Saye, Johnston, S.C., '92 Cutlass, H/A, 8.818, 151.33  def. Michael Hardee,
Wilmington, N.C., '05 Sunfire, E/SMA, 8.796, 151.41

SUPER STOCK
Brian Van Poppel, Perry Hall, Md., '86 Camaro, SS/JA, 11.210, 116.67  def. Jimbo Fields,
Gallatin, Tenn., '68 Corvette, SS/IA, 10.078, 127.24

STOCK ELIMINATOR
Scott Stillings, Indianapolis, Ind., '69 Camaro, B/SA, 10.991, 114.14  def. Mickey Whaley,
Kinston, N.C., '69 Camaro, D/SA, 10.956, 113.47

SUPER COMP
Jeffrey Barker, Warner Robins, Ga., '00 S-10, 8.922, 183.63  def. Ray Miller, Spring Hill,
Fla., dragster, 8.907, 157.59

SUPER GAS
Steve Furr, Harrisburg, N.C., '68 Camaro, 9.909, 151.26  def. Sherman Adcock Jr.,
Columbus, Ga., '01 Trans Am, 9.888, 152.90

SUPER STREET
Mike Griggs, Ocala, Fla., '72 Camaro, 10.906, 132.93  def. Michael Ruff, Orlando, Fla.,
'92 Camaro, 10.908, 134.06

TOP SPORTSMAN
Jerry Barker, Byron, Ga., '02 Camaro, 7.184, 190.92  def. Jerry Duke Jr., Ft. Lauderdale,
Fla., '96 Firebird, 7.310, 183.52