NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series-Friday from Memphis Motorsports Park

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE


NHRA LUCAS OIL DRAG RACING SERIES - SOUTH CENTRAL DIVISION

MEMPHIS MOTORSPORTS PARK, MEMPHIS, TENN.

Friday, March 24, 2006

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

 

TORRENCE, JOHNSON LEAD QUALIFIERS AT MEMPHIS MOTORSPORTS PARK LUCAS OIL
SERIES RACE

 

            MEMPHIS, Tenn. - The first rounds of qualifying are complete at
Memphis Motorsports Park's NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series event.  Steve
Torrence of Kilgore, Texas, set the pace in Top Alcohol Dragster and
Beaumont, Texas, racer Jon Johnson led the pack in Top Alcohol Funny Car.
Both drivers put more than a tenth of a second between themselves and the
No. 2 qualifiers.

Torrence's 5.322-second, 265.33 mph pass put him ahead of Karl Brounkowski
of Magnolia, Texas, and Spring Hill, Kan., resident Randy Meyer.
Brounkowski ran 5.450 seconds at 259.71 mph and Meyer came in just behind
him with a 5.485-second, 266.79 mph run.

Torrence is the reigning Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series Top Alcohol Dragster
national champion and South Central division titlist.  He won the division's
season opener in March.

Johnson laid down a 5.675-second, 252.38 mph pass in the opening session.
Defending division champion Jimmy Jones, Cleburne, Texas, ran 5.782 seconds
at 247.57 mph to put him in the No. 2 position ahead of Springfield, Ill.,
racer Daniel Wilkerson with a 5.805-second, 240.21 mph effort.

Tomball, Texas' Rodger Brogdon led the Comp Eliminator contingent while
Robin Brown, Madisonville, Ky., was No. 1 in Super Stock.  In Stock
Eliminator Richard Taylor, Byhalia, Miss., was No. 1 with his 1966 Chevy II.
In the Sportsman Motorcycle class presented by Harley Davidson, Houston's
Eddie Glaze headed up qualifying.  The Top Sportsman leader was Kyle Cannon
of West Helena, Ark., who is the defending division champion in the class,
and Andre Landry, Pierre Part, La., was the top qualifier in Top Dragster.

            Racing continues Saturday and Sunday at Memphis Motorsports
Park.  Gates open at 8 a.m. each day.  Final qualifying and time trials
start Saturday at 9 a.m. and eliminations begin Sunday at 9 a.m.

            Tickets are $20 Saturday and $20 Sunday.  A two-day ticket is
$35.  Children 6 to 12 are $5 each day and kids 5 and under are admitted
free.  For more information call the track, (901) 358-7223.

 

            The following are Friday's qualifying results from the NHRA
Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series event at Memphis Motorsports Park:

 

TOP ALCOHOL DRAGSTER

1) Steve Torrence, Kilgore, Texas, 5.322 seconds, 265.33 mph

2) Karl Brounkowski, Magnolia, Texas, 5.450, 259.71

3) Randy Meyer, Spring Hill, Kan., 5.485, 266.79

4) Brandon Pierce, Moore, Okla., 5.511, 250.04

5) Darren Nicholson, Mission Viejo, Calif., 9.816, 77.68

6) Tim Bowgren, Valparaiso, Ind., 10.251, 77.40

7) David Brounkowski, Cypress, Texas, 19.401, 54.99

 

TOP ALCOHOL FUNNY CAR

1) Jon Johnson, Beaumont, Texas, '05 Stratus, 5.675 seconds, 252.38 mph

2) Jimmy Jones, Cleburne, Texas, '99 Camaro, 5.782, 247.57

3) Daniel Wilkerson, Springfield, Ill., '02 Firebird, 5.805, 240.21

4) Steve Harker, Gainesville, Ga., '99 Avenger, 5.861, 247.25

5) Brandon Lewis, Broken Arrow, Okla., '06 Monte Carlo, 6.165, 181.03

6) Brian Grisham, Memphis, Tenn., '91 Probe, 6.392, 221.31

7) Marty Nothstein, Orefield, Pa., '99 Firebird, 10.430, 68.64

8) Steve Burck, Corpus Christi, Texas, '06 Camaro, 11.033, 73.12

 

C

1) Rodger Brogdon, Tomball, Texas, '04 Cavalier, D/SM, 8.433 seconds, -0.717
(under index)

2) Sean Dodd, Double Oak, Texas, '05 Cobalt, B/AA, 7.068, -0.712

3) Brian Self, Hempstead, Texas, '04 S-10, C/SM, 8.253, -0.687

4) Dale Spencer, Greenwood, Ind., dragster, F/ED, 8.326, -0.654

5) Brad Zaskowski, Grand Rapids, Mich., '92 Camaro, H/SM, 9.089, -0.651

6) Chad Voges, Lafayette, Ind., '02 Camaro, L/AA, 9.130, -0.640

7) Jeff Miller, Pearland, Texas, '05 Cavalier, B/SMA, 8.158, -0.632

8) Scott Cashio, Ventress, La., '02 Cavalier, G/SMA, 8.828, -0.622

9) Richard Freeman, Pauls Valley, Okla., '05 Pontiac, B/AA, 7.162, -0.618

10) Shane Heckel, LaPorte, Texas, dragster, B/D, 6.686, -0.614

 

SUPER STOCK

1) Robin Brown, Madisonville, Ky., '66 Chevy II, SS/K, 10.101 seconds,
-1.199 (under

index)

2) James Caro, Houma, La., '03 Stratus, GT/CA, 9.507, -1.193

3) Bill Sharpe, Louisville, Ky., '95 Achieva, GT/IA, 10.314, -1.186

4) Tim Cole, Collierville, Tenn., '96 Corvette, SS/AX, 8.672, -1.178

5) Shaun LeBlanc, Bartlett, Tenn., '88 Mustang, GT/A, 9.145, -1.155

6) Bobby Dennis, Shorter, Ala., '95 Acheiva, GT/JA, 10.457, -1.143

7) Red LeBlanc, Bartlett, Tenn., '69 Mustang, SS/F, 9.512, -1.138

8) Abe Loewen, Regina, Sask., '98 Grand Am, SS/DM, 9.065, -1.135

9) Todd Frantz, Louisville, Ky., '67 Chevy II, SS/GA, 9.722, -1.128

10) Jim Smiley, Springfield, Tenn., '91 Calais, SS/BM, 8.579, -1.121

 

STOCK ELIMINATOR

1) Richard Taylor, Byhalia, Miss., '01 S-10, M/FIA, 15.458 seconds, -1.492
(under index)

2) Dempsey Pendarvis, Gonzales, La., '01 Firebird, B/FIA, 10.470, -1.230

3) Mike Welfel, Nashville, '69 Camaro, H/SA, 11.234, -1.216

4) Bobby Mahlosky, Greenville, Ky., '73 Nova, I/S, 11.285, -1.215

5) Larry Hill, Hickory, Ky., '71 Charger, F/SA, 10.982, -1.168

6) Austin Ford, Spring, Texas, '67 Shelby, D/SA, 10.683, -1.167

7) James Harrison, Albion, Ill., '66 Nova, K/SA, 11.789, -1.161

8) Ben Wenzel Sr., Freeland, Mich., '67 Camaro, D/S, 10.651, -1.149

9) Greg Hill, Louisville, Ky., '71 Camaro, E/SA, 10.873, -1.127

10) Jody Simoneaux, Napoleonville, La., '02 Firebird, A/FIA, 10.210, -1.090

 

SPORTSMAN MOTORCYCLE

1) Eddie Glaze, Houston, '90 Suzuki, 0.001 seconds reaction time

2) Ken Kinsella, Paris, Tenn., '95 Suzuki, 0.003

3) Chris Oravecz, Canal Winchester, Ohio, '81 Suzuki, 0.007

4) Jerry Pomilla, Conroe, Texas, '86 Suzuki, 0.008

5) Dale Detrie, Faribault, Minn., '83 Suzuki, 0.009

6) Bruce Calhoun, Hope, Ark., '84 Ninja, 0.011

7) David Latino, Donaldsville, La., '05 Suzuki, 0.020

8) Michael Nash, Texarkana, Texas, dragster, 0.035

9) Toby Geise, Atwater, Minn., '05 Kawasaki, 0.038

10) Mike McCullah, Houston, '00 GSXR, 0.038

 

TOP SPORTSMAN

1) Kyle Cannon, W. Helena, Ark., '03 Cavalier, 7.129 seconds, 192.69 mph

2) Jeremy Glidewell, Corinth, Miss., '95 Cutlass, 7.133, 191.38

3) Earl Folse, Raceland, La., '68 Camaro, 7.243, 150.25

4) Don Peden, Edinburg, Ill., '05 Cobalt, 7.345, 188.94

5) Greg Hinds, Arab, Ala., '63 Corvette, 7.371, 186.69

6) Larry J Smith, Ridgeland, Miss., '94 Cutlass, 7.529, 180.65

7) Steve Hand, Mustang, Okla., '67 Corvette, 7.545, 183.67

8) Ed Stuart, Pensacola, Fla., '04 Cavalier, 7.595, 180.81

9) Jerry Donovan, Columbia, Tenn., '63 Corvette, 7.656, 179.25

10) Mike Kokenes, Crest Hill, Ill., '64 Polara, 7.927, 128.20

 

TOP DRAGSTER

1) Andre Landry, Pierre Part, La., 7.007 seconds, 189.52 mph

2) Brandon Chauvin, Gonzales, La., 7.230, 186.36

3) Timmy Graves, Denham Springs, La., 7.291, 183.24

4) Mark Jones, Marrero, La., 7.312, 185.89

5) Mike Fox, Charleston, Miss., 7.446, 178.02

6) John Maddox, Jacksonville, Texas, 7.470, 178.28

7) Mike Greene, Burleson, Texas, 7.506, 176.93

8) Jeff Wheeler, Kilgore, Texas, 7.579, 174.23

9) Peter Vicari, Morrero, La., 7.606, 172.21

10) Bob Collins, Kenner, La., 7.655, 169.83

 

 

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