The Auto Channel
The Largest Independent Automotive Research Resource
The Largest Independent Automotive Research Resource
Official Website of the New Car Buyer

NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series-Friday from Orlando Speed World Dragway

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE


NHRA LUCAS OIL DRAG RACING SERIES - SOUTHEAST DIVISION

ORLANDO SPEED WORLD DRAGWAY, ORLANDO, FLA.

Friday, March 10, 2006

Contact: Jerrie Foss, NHRA (626) 278-1956

 

RAMPY LEADS QUALIFIERS AT ORLANDO SPEED WORLD DRAGWAY

            ORLANDO, Fla. - The first day of qualifying at Orlando Speed
World Dragway's NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series event is in the books.
David Rampy (Piedmont, Ala.) leads in Comp Eliminator and Mike Gardner
(Haymarket, Va.) set the pace in Top Sportsman.  In Super Stock Dave Layer
(Dayton, Ohio) is the No. 1 qualifier and Greg Rowe (Bridgeton, N.C.) is
atop the field in Stock Eliminator.

            Racing continues Saturday and Sunday at Orlando Speed World
Dragway.  Gates open at 8 a.m. Saturday with final qualifying and time
trials starting at 9 a.m.  On Sunday, gates open at 8 a.m. and eliminations
start at 9 a.m.  

Tickets for the NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series event are $25 each day.
Children 12 and under are admitted free with a paid adult.  For more
information call Orlando Speed World Dragway, 

(407) 568-2717, or visit www.SpeedWorldDragway.com.

 

            The following are Friday's qualifying results from the NHRA
Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series event at Orlando Speed World Dragway:

 

COMP ELIMINATOR

1) David Rampy, Piedmont, Ala., '32 Bantam, A/EA, 7.389 seconds, -0.561
(under index)

2) Kevin Houghtaling, Ashland, Va., '91 Calais, G/SM, 9.029, -0.521

3) Doug Engels, Watertown, S.D., dragster, D/ED, 7.500, -0.500

4) Glen Treadwell, Sorrento, Fla., dragster, E/ED, 8.472, -0.498

5) Randy Daniels, Grantsboro, N.C., '04 Cavalier, C/A, 7.517, -0.483

6) Gary Merrick, Girard, Ohio, dragster, C/ED, 7.528, -0.412

7) David Allen, Sewickley, Pa., '02 Camaro, F/A, 8.327, -0.403

8) Bert Dawson, E. Liverpool, Ohio, '05 Cavalier, E/AA, 8.031, -0.379

9) Richard Larsen, Tyrone, Ga., dragster, A/ND, 7.829, 0.289

10) David Eaton, Merritt Island, Fla., '32 Bantam, A/AP, 8.718, 1.228

 

SUPER STOCK

1) Dave Layer, Dayton, Ohio, '87 Camaro, GT/IA, 10.287 seconds, -1.213
(under index)

2) Jerry Silveus, Van Buren, Ohio, '05 Cavalier, GT/CA, 9.513, -1.187

3) Brian Oakes, Williamstown, N.J., '69 Camaro, SS/DA, 9.332, -1.168

4) Bryan Worner, Duncannon, Pa., '88 Cutlass, SS/IA, 9.851, -1.149

5) Ernie Price, Navarre, Ohio, '69 Camaro, SS/EM, 9.370, -1.130

6) Michael Volkman, Moon, Pa., '00 Sebring, GT/FA, 9.989, -1.111

7) Dave Thomas, West Chester, Pa., '69 Corvette, SS/AA, 8.920, -1.080

8) Eddie Smith, Sandyville, W.V., '69 Corvette, SS/BA, 9.122, -1.078

9) Don Carpenter II, Conway, Pa., '79 Cadillac, SS/PA, 11.880, -1.070

10) Rick Brewer, Jacksonville, Fla., '67 Corvette, SS/IA, 9.941, -1.059

 

STOCK ELIMINATOR

1) Greg Rowe, Bridgeton, N.C., '91 Camaro, E/FIA, 11.339 seconds, -1.261
(under index)

2) Bert Morgan, Charleston, Ill., '76 Buick Wgn, R/SA, 13.196, -1.154

3) Jim Marshall, Scottsville, N.Y., '80 Corvette, H/SA, 11.321, -1.129

4) Bud Rowe, Bridgeton, N.C., '95 Camaro, B/FIA, 10.580, -1.120

5) Dean Cook II, Coventry, R.I., '95 Cobra, F/FI, 11.737, -1.113

6) W.B. Hutto, Gainesville, Fla., '91 Camaro, F/FIA, 11.850, -1.100

7) Dempsey Pendarvis, Gonzales, La., '02 Trans Am, B/FIA, 10.601, -1.099

8) John Livingston, Murfreesboro, Tenn., '90 Camaro, E/FIA, 11.502, -1.098

9) Rusty Hall, Sweeny, Texas, '67 Mustang, C/SA, 10.604, -1.096

10) John Gray, Hudson, Mass., '72 Nova, F/SA, 11.097, -1.053

 

TOP SPORTSMAN

1) Mike Gardner, Haymarket, Va., '04 Grand Am, 6.905 seconds, 205.85 mph

2) Robert Davis, Boca Raton, Fla., '63 Corvette, 7.013, 189.55

3) Ronnie Davis, Suwanee, Ga., '63 Corvette, 7.126, 196.03

4) Jeffrey Barker, Warner-Robins, Ga., '02 Camaro, 7.245, 191.53

5) Robert Sellers, Daytona Beach, Fla., '06 Avenger, 7.262, 192.38

6) Larry Hutcheson Sr., Christmas, Fla., '02 Cavalier, 7.410, 185.14

7) Daniel Morrow, St. Petersburg, Fla., '06 GTO, 7.495, 186.10

8) Ed Stuart, Pensacola, Fla., '04 Cavalier, 7.756, 178.32

9) Chuck Johnson, Lakeland, Fla., '63 Corvette, 7.829, 176.02

10) Kevin Loudy, Homestead, Fla., '01 Camaro, 7.891, 175.43

 

-30-