NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series - FRI from Bradenton
Motorsports Park
NHRA LUCAS OIL DRAG RACING SERIES NHRA SOUTHEAST DIVISION
BRADENTON MOTORSPORTS PARK
FRIDAY, MARCH 24, 2006
Rampy ,Thomas and Edwards qualifying leaders after opening rounds at
Bradenton Motorsports Park
BRADENTON, Fla. ƒ{ Bradenton Motorsports Park opened its gates today to more
than 300 eager racers for the first of three days of NHRA Lucas Oil Drag
Racing Series competition.
The action today kicked off with qualifying in Comp Eliminator, Super Stock
and Stock Eliminator as well as time trials in Super Comp, Super Gas and
Super Street. Competitors in the TracStar Systems Satellites Top Sportsman
Series, which runs in conjunction with NHRA Southeast Division events, also
got their first shot at the track and will resume qualifying tomorrow at
2:30 and 5:30 p.m. Adding to Saturday¡¦s action will be qualifying for the
260-mph Top Alcohol Dragsters and Top Alcohol Funny Cars. The racers in
those categories will get their shot at the Bradenton quarter-mile at 3 and
6 p.m.
In today¡¦s qualifying, Comp Eliminator racer David Rampy of Piedmont,
Ala., leads his field with a 7.308-second pass. Qualified in the second spot
is Jimmy Stewart, of Edwardsburg, Mich. Stewart is followed by Valrico,
Fla., racer Dick Maris, who is third.
Leading the pack in Super Stock, behind the wheel of his ¡¦69 Corvette, is
West Chester, Pa., racer Dave Thomas. Claiming the No. 2 spot is Brian Oakes
of Williamstown, N.J., followed by Donald Carpenter of Conway, Pa.
In Stock Eliminator, the leader is Dave Edwards of Washington Court House,
Ohio. Jimmy Parker of Columbus, Ga., is second, while third is currently
claimed by Bridgeton, N.C., racer Greg Rowe.
In TracStar Systems Satellites Top Sportsman Series competition, Mike
Gardner of Haymarket, Va., leads the field with a 6.831 second pass at
205.66 mph. Qualified closely behind Gardner with a 6.832 second pass at
196.67 mph is Ben Donhoff of Melbourne, Fla. In the third spot is Dewey
Pedrick of Lighthouse Point, Fla.
Saturday¡¦s racing action will feature a pair of qualifying attempts for the
260-mph Top Alcohol Dragsters and Top Alcohol Funny Cars at 3 and 6 p.m., as
well as the continuation of qualifying in all other classes beginning at 9
a.m.
Gates at Bradenton Motorsports Park open Saturday at 8 a.m. with qualifying
set to begin at 9 a.m. Tickets are $20 each day and include a pit pass.
Children 11 and under are admitted free with a paid adult.
Bradenton Motorsports Park is located on SR 64 in Bradenton, nine miles east
of I-75 exit 220. For more information please contact Bradenton Motorsports
Park at (727) 748-1320 or log on to www.BradentonMotorsports.com.
The following are Friday's qualifying results from the NHRA Lucas Oil Drag
Racing Series event being held this weekend at Bradenton Motorsports Park:
COMP ELIMINATOR
1) David Rampy, Piedmont, Ala., '32 Bantam, A/EA, 7.308 seconds, -0.642
(under index)
2) Jimmy Stewart, Edwardsburg, Mich., '05 Cavalier, F/SMA, 8.821, -0.569
3) Dick Maris, Valrico, Fla., dragster, C/D, 7.074, -0.536
4) Patrick Stewart, Edwardsburg, Ind., dragster, C/ED, 7.425, -0.515
5) Bert Dawson, E. Liverpool, Ohio, '05 Cavalier, E/AA, 7.897, -0.513
6) Glen Treadwell, Sorrento, Fla., dragster, E/ED, 8.422, -0.508
7) Gary Merrick, Girard, Ohio, dragster, C/ED, 7.436, -0.504
8) Doug Stewart, Edwardsburg, Mich., '03 Stratus, B/SMA, 8.313, -0.477
9) David Allen, Sewickley, Pa., '02 Camaro, F/A, 8.272, -0.458
10) Tim Freeman, Roan Mountain, Tenn., '99 Grand Am, F/SM, 9.008, -0.442
SUPER STOCK
1) David Thomas, West Chester, Pa., '69 Corvette, SS/AA, 8.736 seconds,
-1.264 (under index)
2) Brian Oakes, Williamstown, N.J., '69 Camaro, SS/EA, 9.398, -1.252
3) Don Carpenter II, Conway, Pa., '79 Cadillac, SS/PA, 11.727, -1.223
4) Rick Brewer, Jacksonville, Fla., '67 Corvette, SS/IA, 9.790, -1.210
5) Vito Savino, Brewster, N.Y., '95 Grand Am, GT/GA, 9.995, -1.205
6) Gary Ewing, Bel Air, Md., '69 Camaro, SS/JA, 10.152, -1.148
7) Tony Cafaro Jr., Brandon, Fla., '02 Firebird, GT/IA, 10.360, -1.140
8) Mike Crutchfield, Montgomery, Ala., '05 Sunfire, SS/BS, 8.943, -1.107
9) Mike Smith, Sandyville, W.V., '68 Camaro, SS/GA, 9.760, -1.090
10) Eddie Smith, Sandyville, W.V., '69 Corvette, SS/BA, 9.120, -1.080
STOCK ELIMINATOR
1) David Edwards, Washington Court House, Ohio, '97 Camaro, B/FIA, 10.470
seconds, -1.230 (under index)
2) Jimmy Parker, Columbus, Ga., '91 Corvette, D/FIA, 11.133, -1.167
3) Greg Rowe, Bridgeton, N.C., '91 Camaro, F/FIA, 11.792, -1.158
4) Richard South, Pickerington, Ohio, '86 Camaro, G/SA, 11.143, -1.157
5) Bert Morgan, Charleston, Ill., '76 Buick Wagon, Q/SA, 12.953, -1.147
6) Scott Demmy, Ft. Pierce, Fla., '87 Mustang, G/FIA, 12.043, -1.107
7) Al Provoast, Whittemore, Mich., '79 Buick Wagon, N/SA, 12.195, -1.105
8) Jeff Adkinson, Damascus, Ga., '69 Camaro, C/SA, 10.603, -1.097
9) Brian Oakes, Williamstown, N.J., '69 Camaro, B/SA, 10.459, -1.091
10) Mark Dickerson, Baltimore, Md., '70 Duster, F/SA, 11.067, -1.083
TOP SPORTSMAN
1) Mike Gardner, Haymarket, Va., '04 Grand Am, 6.831 seconds, 205.66 mph
2) Ben Donhoff, Melbourne, Fla., '93 Daytona, 6.832, 196.67
3) Dewey Pedrick, Lighthouse Pt., Fla., '63 Corvette, 6.902, 203.89
4) Jerry Barker, Fort Valley, Ga., '06 Cobalt, 6.913, 201.07
5) Ronnie Davis, Suwanee, Ga., '63 Corvette, 6.986, 198.80
6) Tommy Turner, Naples, Fla., '04 Cavalier, 7.048, 198.50
7) Mike Rahilly, Cape Coral, Fla., '05 Grand Am, 7.076, 195.86
8) Jim Harrington, Ft. Walton Bch., Fla., '99 Cutlass, 7.080, 198.32
9) Jeffrey Barker, Warner-Robins, Ga., '02 Camaro, 7.136, 192.26
10) Jim Carlton, Bradenton, Fla., '04 Corvette, 7.190, 189.83
