NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series- FINAL results from Red River Raceway
NHRA LUCAS OIL DRAG RACING SERIES - NHRA SOUTH CENTRAL DIVISION RED RIVER RACEWAY SUNDAY, MAY 22, 2005 Snow and Jones big winners at Red River Raceway GILLIAM, La. - More than 400 drivers began their weekend at Red River Raceway as championship contenders, but after three days of head-to-head action at the inaugural NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series Championships presented by ABC Auto Parts less than a dozen remained, earning wins in their respective category. Starting from the No. 3 qualifying position, racing legend Gene Snow of Fort Worth, Texas earned the win in Top Alcohol Dragster over Steve Torrence in the Kilgore, Texas racer's Top Alcohol racing debut. En route to his final round victory, Snow eliminated Darrell Hitchman and Brandon Pierce before then meeting up with Torrance in the final. In the final round, Snow laid down a 5.705 second pass at 239.78 mph to take out Torrance, who ran a 5.718 second pass at 244.12 mph. This is the first win this season for Snow, who was a non qualifier at the South Central division opener in Houston. In Top Alcohol Funny Car, Texas Motorplex winner Jimmy Jones earned his second win in a row this year when he took out Corpus Christi, Texas runner Steve Burck. In the final, Jones ran 5.889 seconds 242.89 mph to take the win over Burck, who ran 6.073 seconds at 236.71 mph. As a result of his victory, Jones now lead Top Alcohol Funny Car points within NHRA's South Central division over former division champ Tate Branch. Other winners at this weekend's event were Bill Devine of Allen, Texas, in Competition Eliminator; Jerry Emmons of Pasadena, Texas, in Super Stock Bill McClister of Shoreacres, Texas in Stock Eliminator; Austin Albritton of West Monroe, La., in Super Comp; Jesse Serna of El Paso, Texas, in Super Gas and Jeff Richardson of Dallas, in Super Street. Taking the wins in Sportsman Motorcycle, Sunset Racing Engines Top Sportsman and TCI Comp Cams Top Dragster competition were Billy Pannell of Doyline, La., Kyle Cannon of West Helena, Ark., and Rocky Mc Cain of Fort Worth, Texas. The next stop for racers on the NHRA South Central Division tour is Memphis Motorsports Park in Memphis, Tenn., June 2-3. Additional information about the event can be obtained calling (901) 358-7223 or by logging on to www.MemphisMotorsportsPark.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 Red River Raceway: TOP ALCOHOL DRAGSTER: ROUND 1 5) Steve Torrence, Kilgore, Texas, 5.682, 256.16 def. 4) Lee Callaway, Channelview, Texas, 9.227, 83.89 3) Gene Snow, Fort Worth, Texas, 5.661, 221.71 def. 6) Darryl Hitchman, Hanford, Calif., 5.752, 234.98 2) Brandon Pierce, Glendora, Calif., 5.643, 256.16 def. 7) Ashley Force, Azusa, Calif., 6.120, 250.00 1) James Thompson, Vernon, Texas, 5.549, 258.02 def. 8) Karl Brounkowski, Magnolia, Texas, 8.546, 108.06 SEMIFINALS Snow, 5.934, 213.37 def. Pierce, broke; Torrence, 5.690, 246.93 def. Thompson, 5.940, 240.08; FINAL Snow, 5.705, 239.78 def. Torrence, 5.718, 244.12 TOP ALCOHOL FUNNY CAR: ROUND 1 1) Jimmy Jones, Cleburne, Texas, '99 Camaro, 14.766, 89.26 def. 6) Ron Morrison, Oklahoma City, Okla., '97 Camaro, broke 2) Steve Burck, Corpus Christi, Texas, '98 Avenger, 6.040, 237.88 def. 8) Eddie McDow, Waco, Texas, '03 Camaro, 6.140, 224.88 4) Brandon Lewis, Broken Arrow, Okla., '96 Olds, 5.990, 247.75 def. 5) Burl Brown, Gainesville, Texas, '98 Avenger, 6.360, 222.18 3) Richard McClain, Lake Dallas, Texas, '03 Firebird, 6.010, 228.69 def. 10) Kebin Kinsley, Kennedale, Texas, '00 Camaro, 10.947, 69.29 SEMIFINALS Jones, 5.985, 241.37 def. McClain, broke Burck, 6.042, 238.55 def. Lewis, foul FINAL Jones, 5.889, 242.89 def. Burck, 6.073, 236.71 COMPETITION ELIMINATOR Bill Devine, Allen, Texas, '32 Bantam, G/EA, 8.657, 149.08 def. Raymond Martin, Mt Belvieu, Texas, '32 Bantam, K/AA, 7.850, 163.99 SUPER STOCK Jerry Emmons, Pasadena, Texas, '91 Calais, GT/CA, 9.850, 129.21 def. Gary Emmons, Friendswood, Texas, '96 Firebird, SS/JA, 10.712, 116.49 STOCK ELIMINATOR Bill McClister, Shoreacres, Texas, '72 Mustang, E/SA, 11.275, 115.81 def. Ronnie West, Broussard, La., '72 Buick, G/SA, 11.449, 113.65. SUPER COMP Justin Albritton, West Monroe, La., dragster, 8.932, 162.65 def. Tommy Phillips, Forney, Texas, dragster, 8.950, 161.40 SUPER GAS Jesse Serna, El Paso, Texas, '03 Grand Am, 9.912, 150.83 def. Joe Harper, Florence, Miss., '98 Avenger, 9.922, 155.13 SUPER STREET Jeff Richardson, Dallas, Texas, '70 Mustang, 10.885, 145.47 def. Jason Buckner, New Waverly, Texas, '68 Barracuda, 10.933, 134.06 MOTORCYCLE Billy Pannell, Doyline, La., '82 Suzuki, 8.977, 138.76 def. Larry Eperjesi, Lake Dallas, Texas, '00 Koenig, foul TOP SPORTSMAN Kyle Cannon, W. Helena, Ark., '03 Cavalier, 7.332, 187.16 def. Scott Randall, Carrollton, Texas, '02 Cavalier, 7.490, 185.26 TOP DRAGSTER Rocky McCain, Ft. Worth, Texas, dragster, 7.375, 172.70 def. Brandon Chauvin, Gonzales, La., dragster, 7.317, 182.30