NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series - SUN from Bradenton
Motorsports Park
NHRA LUCAS OIL DRAG RACING SERIES - NHRA SOUTHEAST DIVISION
BRADENTON MOTORSPORTS PARK
SUNDAY, MARCH 26, 2006
Olivarez earn second Southeast Division win in a row with a victory at
Bradenton
BRADENTON, Fla. - After three days of stiff NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing
Series competition, winners in eight categories and the TracStar Systems
Satellites Top Sportsman Series, were crowned today at the Lucas Oil
Drag Racing Series event being held this weekend at Bradenton
Motorsports Park.
Starting from the No. 2 qualifying position, Gainesville
Raceway winner Aaron Olivarez of Sandy, Utah earned his second Southeast
Division win in a row when he took out reigning Northeast division champ
Arthur Gallant of Boxboro, Mass., in the Top Alcohol Dragster final. En
route to his victory over Gallant, Olivarez laid down a series of
5.30-second runs to defeat Wayne Morris in round one and defending race
champion, Artie Allen of Jacksonville in the semifinals. In the final,
Olivarez recorded a 5.357 at 270.92 mph, to Gallant's respectable 5.418
second pass at 272.72 mph, to take the win.
The final in Top Alcohol Funny came down to a pair of seasoned class
veterans, reining National Champion, Bob Newberry of Schenectady, N.Y.,
and former division champ, Danny Townsend of Muncie, Ind. Having run a
5.631 second pass in the opening round and a 5.621 in the semifinal
round, going into the final the advantage seemed to go to Newberry, but
it was clear that Townsend had something to say about that. In his final
round battle with Newberry, Townsend laid down his best pass of the day,
a 5.692 second pass at 252.52 mph, to take out Newberry, who ran a 5.825
at 256.04 mph.
Other winners at this weekend's event were Douglas
Stewart, of Edwardsburg, Mich., in Comp Eliminator; Peter Biondo,
Maspeth, N.Y., in Super Stock; Jim Marshall, Scottsville, N.Y.,
in Stock Eliminator; Steve Cohen, Trilby, Fla., in Super Comp; Ron Erks
of Clinton, Ohio, in Super Gas and John Tillman of Longwood, Fla., in
Super Street. Taking the win in TracStar Systems Satellites Top
Sportsman Series competition was Fort Lauderdale, Fla., racer Jerry
Duke.
The next stop for racers on the NHRA Southeast Division tour is South
Georgia Motorsports Park in Cecil, Ga., April 7-9. Additional
information about the event can be obtained calling (229) 896-7000 or by
logging on to www.SGMPRacing.com or www.NHRA.com.
The following are Sunday's final elimination results from the NHRA Lucas
Oil Drag Racing Series event being held this weekend at Bradenton
Motorsports Park:
The following are Sunday's final results from the NHRA Lucas Oil Drag
Racing Series, Southeast Division event at Bradenton Motorsports Park:
TOP ALCOHOL DRAGSTER
Round 1
4) Arthur Gallant, Boxboro, Mass., 5.352, 253.66 def. 5) Jeff Veale,
Hannon, Ont., 5.545, 252.95
6) Artie Allen, Jacksonville, Fla., 5.565, 235.60 def. 3) Ashley Force,
Azusa, Calif., foul
2) Aaron Olivarez, Sandy, Utah, 5.355, 268.25 def. 7) Wayne Morris,
Lincoln University, Pa., 5.590, 240.57
8) Bill Evans, Miramar, Fla., 10.194, 89.11 def. 1) John Finke, Selkirk,
N.Y., foul
Semifinal
Olivarez, 5.394, 266.82 def. Allen, foul
Gallant, 5.460, 241.28 def. Evans, broke
Final
Olivarez, 5.357, 270.92 def. Gallant, 5.418, 272.72
TOP ALCOHOL FUNNY CAR
Round 1
2) Danny Townsend, Muncie, Ind., '05 Stratus, 5.844, 248.61 def. 5)
William Fulford, Virginia Beach, Va., '01 Corvette, 6.602, 218.18;
3) Bob Newberry, Schenectady, N.Y., '06 Monte Carlo, 5.631, 257.58 def.
4) Mark Billington, Norcross, Ga., '01 Avenger, 5.706, 252.31;
1) Jay Payne, Claremont, Calif., '02 Camaro, 6.092, 173.47 was
unopposed;
Semifinals
Townsend, 5.797, 248.82 was unopposed
Newberry, 5.621, 258.32 def. Payne, foul
Final
Townsend, 5.692, 252.52 def. Newberry, 5.825, 256.04
COMP ELIMINATOR
Douglas Stewart, Edwardsburg, Mich., '03 Stratus, B/SMA, 8.187, 164.74
def. Glen Treadwell, Sorrento, Fla., dragster, E/ED, 8.493, 124.01
SUPER STOCK
Peter Biondo, Maspeth, N.Y., '00 Firebird, GT/FA, 10.051, 129.66 def.
Dave Ficacci, E Hanover, N.J., '02 Firebird, GT/EA, 9.818, 132.97
STOCK ELIMINATOR
Jim Marshall, Scottsville, N.Y., '80 Corvette, H/SA, 11.451, 114.40
def. Todd Ewing, Cullman, Ala., '67 Camaro, D/SA, 11.080, 113.49
SUPER COMP
Steve Cohen, Trilby, Fla., dragster, 8.935, 165.77 def. Corky Markwart,
Pinellas Park, Fla., dragster, 8.890, 171.88
SUPER GAS
Ron Erks, Clinton, Ohio, '63 Corvette, 9.906, 163.72 def. Craig Porter,
Silver Spring, Md., '93 Mustang, foul
SUPER STREET
John Tillman, Longwood, Fla., '69 Dart, 10.967, 109.26 def. Edward
Arvonio, Cocoa, Fla., '82 S-10, 10.820, 136.34
TOP SPORTSMAN
Jerry Duke Jr., Ft. Lauderdale, Fla., '00 Firebird, 7.571, 173.37 def.
Ronnie Davis, Suwanee, Ga., '63 Corvette, 7.138, 158.67
