NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series - FINAL Results from No
Problem Raceway in Belle Rose, La.
NHRA LUCAS OIL DRAG RACING SERIES - NHRA SOUTH CENTRAL DIVISION
NO PROBLEM RACEWAY PARK
SUNDAY, MARCH 5, 2006
Wins "No Problem" for Torrence and Stidham in Belle Rose
BELLE ROSE, La. - In the final eliminations at the Allstar Automotive
Group Cajun Nationals, a round of the Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series,
being held this weekend at No Problem Raceway Park, defending Top
Alcohol Dragster National Champion, Steve Torrence and Top Alcohol Funny
Car driver, Jackie Stidham scored wins in their respective categories.
Picking up right where he left off at the close of the 2005 South
Central Division season, Torrence scored his first win of the year
today. In the final, Torrence was unopposed after his opponent, Spencer
Massey of Fort Worth, Texas, broke in the semifinals and was unable to
return for the championship round. Despite being on a solo run, the
Kilgore, Texas runner still thrilled the crowd, laying down an
impressive 5.362 second pass at 266.95 mph.
In Top Alcohol Funny Car, the win for Stidham was earned
over Jon Johnson. In the final, Stidham earned his win over Johnson
after the Beaumont, Texas runner was unable to get his car into reverse
after his burnout. This allowed Stidham to make a solo run and take the
easy win with a 10.862 second pass at 110.43 mph.
Other winners at this weekends event were Rodger Brogdon of Tomball,
Texas in Comp Eliminator; Edmond Richardson of Greenbrier, Tenn., in
Super Stock; Terry Landry of Baton Rouge, La., in Stock Eliminator;
Douglas Miller of Houston in Super Comp; Jimmy Lewis of Forney, Texas in
Super Gas; David Boudreaux of Prairieville, La., in Super Street; and
Jerry Pomilla of Conroe, Texas in the NHRA Sportsman Motorcycle Series
presented by Harley-Davidson. The winners in the South Central
Division's Reher-Morrison Top Sportsman and TCI Comp Cams Series' were
Ed Stuart of Pensacola, Fla., in Top Sportsman and Thomas Levatino of
LaPlace, La., in Top Dragster.
The next stop on the South Central Division tour is Memphis Motorsports
Park in Memphis, Tenn., which is schedule to take place March 24-26. For
more information contact Memphis Motorsports Park at (901) 358-7223 or
log on to www.MemphisMotorsports.com or www.NHRADiv4.com.
The following are Sunday's final elimination results from the Allstar
Automotive Group NHRA Cajun Nationals, a round of the Lucas Oil Drag
Racing Series, being held this weekend at No Problem Raceway Park:
TOP ALCOHOL DRAGSTER
Round 1
4) Carl Magee, Victoria, Texas, 6.563, 188.02 def. 3) David Brounkowski,
Cypress, Texas, broke
2) Spencer Massey, Ft. Worth, Texas, 5.594, 225.00 def. 5) Vitali
Kazakevich, Houston, Texas, 6.615, 206.61
1) Steve Torrence, Kilgore, Texas, 5.325, 261.12 def. 6) Brandon Pierce,
Moore, Okla., 5.397, 268.33
Semifinals
Massey, 5.551, 240.94 def. Magee, 11.535, 71.66
Torrence, 5.392, 262.85 was unopposed
Final
Torrence, 5.362, 266.95 def. Massey, broke
TOP ALCOHOL FUNNY CAR
Round 1
4) Steve Harker, Gainesville, Ga., '99 Avenger, 5.718, 247.66 def. 3)
Brandon Lewis, Broken Arrow, Okla., '06 Monte Carlo, 5.828, 246.12
2) Jon Johnson, Beaumont, Texas, '05 Stratus, 5.834, 248.25 def. 5) Will
Hanna, Richwood, Texas, '06 Monte Carlo, 6.153, 226.39
1) Jackie Stidham, Chickasa, Okla., '05 Monte Carlo, 5.654, 255.05 def.
6) Marty Nothstein, Orefield, Pa., '00 Firebird, 10.456, 72.96
Semifinals
Johnson, 5.817, 247.16 def. Harker, 9.488, 88.72
Stidham, broke was unopposed
Final
Stidham, 10.862, 110.43 def. Johnson, broke
COMPETITION ELIMINATOR
Rodger Brogdon, Tomball, Texas, '04 Cavalier, D/SM, 8.611, 136.50 def.
Craig Bourgeois, Metarie, La., dragster, A/ND, 10.281, 92.44
SUPER STOCK
Edmond Richardson, Greenbrier, Tenn., '92 Camaro, GT/DA, 10.411, 97.29
def. Jerry Silveus, Van Buren, Ohio, '05 Cavalier, GT/CA, 12.502, 73.68
STOCK ELIMINATOR
Terry Landry, Baton Rouge, La., '86 Camaro, I/SA, 11.670, 107.25 def.
Larry Cummings, Hammond, La., '69 Camaro, H/SA, 11.355, 112.72
SUPER COMP
Douglas Miller, Houston, Texas, dragster, 8.913, 160.58 def. Adam
Hickey, Hammond, La., dragster, 8.899, 174.71
SUPER GAS
Jimmy Lewis, Forney, Texas, '64 Corvette, 9.897, 163.85 def. Jimmy
Clarke, Raymond, Miss., '00 Corvette, 9.871, 159.97
SUPER STREET
David Boudreaux, Prairieville, La., '69 Mustang, 10.938, 136.23 def.
Keith D Veal, Baton Rouge, La., '68 Camaro, broke
MOTORCYCLE
Jerry Pomilla, Conroe, Texas, '86 Suzuki, 8.746, 149.86 def. Delbert
Ready, Houston, Texas, '82 Kawasaki, foul
TOP SPORTSMAN
Ed Stuart, Pensacola, Fla., '04 Cavalier, 7.630, 177.04 def. Bob
Fitzhenry, Tomball, Texas, '02 Corvette, 10.283, 80.10
TOP DRAGSTER
Thomas Levatino, LaPlace, La., dragster, 7.286, 178.42 def. Timmy
Graves, Denham Springs, La., dragster, 7.314, 182.70
