NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series-Thursday from California Dragway

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE


NHRA LUCAS OIL DRAG RACING SERIES ON TRACK AT CALIFORNIA DRAGWAY

            FONTANA, Calif. September 15, 2005- The first day of racing is complete at
California Dragway's NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series event.
Competitors in the Comp Eliminator, Super Stock, Stock Eliminator and
Top Comp classes made qualifying runs today and Super Comp, Super Gas
and Super Street drivers ran time trials. The Top Alcohol Dragster and
Top Alcohol Funny Car racers will have their first shot at the
quarter-mile on Friday.

Reigning Comp Eliminator national champion, Dean Carter, of Glendale,
Ariz., opened the weekend as the No. 1 qualifier in Comp Eliminator.
Mission Viejo, Calif., racer Michael Ogburn drove his '68 Barracuda to
the top spot in Super Stock and Tim Hall of Fountain Valley, Calif.,
outran the Stock Eliminator field in '73 Dart.  In Top Comp, Joe
Roubicek of West Lake Village, Calif., is the best qualifier.

            Racing continues Friday, Saturday and Sunday at California
Dragway.  Gates open at 8 a.m. each day.  Qualifying and time trials
will continue Friday and Saturday at 9 a.m.  Top Alcohol Dragster and
Top Alcohol Funny Car will have one qualifying pass on Friday, at 4
p.m., and two on Saturday, at noon and 

4 p.m.  Eliminations start Sunday morning at 9.  Top Alcohol Dragster
and Top Alcohol Funny Car will run first round at noon.

Tickets are $10 Friday, $20 Saturday and $20 Sunday.  Children 12 and
under are admitted free with a paid adult.  

California Dragway is located on the grounds of California Speedway at
9300 Cherry Avenue in Fontana.  For more information call California
Dragway, (909) 429-5060, or visit www.CaliforniaSpeedway.com.

 

            The following are Thursday's qualifying results from the
NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series event at California Dragway:

 

COMP ELIMINATOR

1) Dean Carter, Glendale, Ariz., dragster, A/ND, 7.088 seconds, -0.482
(under index)

2) Tom Mettler, Bakersfield, Calif., '01 Dakota, PST, 7.642, -0.428

3) Alan Ellis, Mapleton, Utah, dragster, A/AA, 7.007, -0.403

4) Jeff Gillette, Benicia, Calif., dragster, B/ED, 7.142, -0.338

5) Randy Jones, Monarch Beach, Calif., '04 Cavalier, E/SM, 8.993, -0.317

6) David Sumek, Temecula, Calif., '32 Bantam, AA/AM, 7.008, -0.202

7) Vinnie Deceglie, Rancho Cuamonga, Calif., '63 Corvette, A/A, 13.620,
6.430

8) Kirk Kuhns, Yorba Linda, Calif., '03 Viper, AA/PM, 13.805, 6.945

 

SUPER STOCK

1) Michael Ogburn, Mission Viejo, Calif., '68 Barracuda, SS/A, 8.852
seconds, -1.098 (under

index)

2) Frank Grossi, Upland, Calif., '05 Sunfire, GT/AA, 9.416, -0.984

3) Ryan McClanahan, Alta Loma, Calif., '67 Camaro, SS/HA, 9.917, -0.983

4) Jimmy DeFrank, Chatsworth, Calif., '98 Grand Am, SS/BS, 9.071, -0.979

5) Chuck Norton, Covina, Calif., '97 Firebird, SS/IA, 10.060, -0.940

6) Wayne Taylor, Chino, Calif., '89 LaBaron, GT/HA, 10.427, -0.923

7) Kip Martin, Phoenix, '64 Mustang, SS/L, 10.659, -0.891

8) Richard Salcido, Whittier, Calif., '95 Achieva, GT/CA, 9.830, -0.870

9) Carmeron Kallas, Bluffdale, Utah, '05 Cavalier, GT/AA, 9.535, -0.865

10) Eddie Leabo, Alta Loma, Calif., '02 Firebird, GT/IA, 10.638, -0.862

 

STOCK ELIMINATOR

1) Tim Hall, Fountain Valley, Calif., '73 Dart, G/SA, 11.158 seconds,
-1.142 (under index)

2) Brad Pierce, Riverside, Calif., dragster, BF/S, 13.864, -1.086

3) Joe Pisciotta, Ojai, Calif., '80 Delta 88, O/SA, 12.446, -1.004

4) John Schloe, Garden Grove, Calif., '69 Firebird, D/SA, 10.858, -0.992

5) Carl Battis, Huntington Beach, Calif., '69 Camaro, B/SA, 10.587,
-0.963

6) Clark Holroyd, Chino, Calif., '68 Nova, B/SA, 10.620, -0.930

7) Leo Glasbrenner, San Dimas, Calif., '68 Firebird, E/SA, 11.080,
-0.920

8) Bryan Phillips, Alta Loma, Calif., '67 Firebird, E/SA, 11.089, -0.911

9) Duane Dickens, San Clemente, Calif., '98 Firebird, B/FIA, 10.792,
-0.908

10) Ed Drucker, Yorba Linda, Calif., '98 Camaro, C/FIA, 11.099, -0.901

 

TOP COMP

1) Joe Roubicek, West Lake Village, Calif., dragster, 7.120 seconds,
189.20 mph

2) Les Figueroa, Lake Havasu, Ariz., dragster, 7.340, 183.94

3) Dave Morgan, Concord, Calif., dragster, 7.411, 182.18

4) Jonathan Fiello, Yucaipa, Calif., dragster, 7.423, 182.75

5) Ron Amereno, Tucson, Ariz., dragster, 7.569, 176.90

6) Daniel Fiello, Yucaipa, Calif., dragster, 7.577, 168.81

7) Robert Tevis, Fontana, Calif., dragster, 7.614, 177.53

8) Mark Yeager, Hollister, Calif., dragster, 7.643, 179.28

9) Roger Hall, Las Vegas, '63 Corvette, 7.655, 180.91

10) Rod Hartzell, Modesto, Calif., dragster, 7.684, 175.73