NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series, Friday from Woodburn Dragstrip, Woodburn, Ore.

NHRA LUCAS OIL DRAG RACING SERIES - NORTHWEST DIVISION
WOODBURN DRAGSTRIP
July 8, 2005

QUALIFYING CUT SHORT BY MOTHER NATURE

	WOODBURN, Ore. - Mother Nature and rain showers caused the
cancellation of afternoon qualifying for the Les Schwab Tires Challenge
Lucas Oil event at Woodburn Dragstrip. 
NHRA and track officials ended qualifying on Friday just after 4 p.m.
but not before Jon Percy of Pocatello, Idaho, grabbed the No. 1 spot in
Super Stock followed by former national champion Jimmy DeFrank in
second. Percy ran 9.097 seconds, 1.103 seconds under the index while
DeFrank clocked in at 8.959 seconds, 1.091 under. Terry Sherrill of
Klamath Falls, Ore. sits in fourth with an 8.409 second lap, 1.041
seconds under.
In Stock Eliminator, Don Wann put his '73 Satellite on top running
11.329 seconds and is followed by Bill Kost of Renton, Wash., and Mary
Ann Method of Weston, Ore., in second and third respectively.
	The '78 Kawasaki of Nick Kroske is on top in Sportsman
Motorcycle followed by Mike Scott of Sumner, Wash. The motorcycle class
qualifies off of reaction time with Kroske of Bend, Ore., recording a
.012 second reaction time (.000 is perfect).
	Racing continues Saturday at 8 a.m. with Top Alcohol Dragster
and funny car qualifying at noon and 4 p.m.  Tickets are $20 on Saturday
and $25 on Sunday.  For more information, call Woodburn Dragstrip at
(503) 982-4461.

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