NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series-Sunday from Memphis
Motorsports Park
NHRA LUCAS OIL DRAG RACING SERIES - SOUTH CENTRAL DIVISION
MEMPHIS MOTORSPORTS PARK, MEMPHIS, TENN.
Sunday, March 26, 2006
MEYER, JONES TRIUMPH OVER TOP QUALIFIERS AT MEMPHIS MOTORSPORTS PARK
MEMPHIS, Tenn. - NHRA South Central Division Lucas Oil Drag
Racing Series competitors completed the second of seven events for 2006 at
Memphis Motorsports Park. Randy Meyer scored the win in Top Alcohol
Dragster and Jimmy Jones won in Top Alcohol Funny Car.
After qualifying in the fourth spot, Meyer earned the win in
Memphis with a 5.332-second, 236.38 mph pass over Spencer Massey who broke
and did not receive a time. Meyer got to the final after beating a
red-lighting Marty Thacker, Robinson, Ill., in the first round and in the
semifinals the Spring Hill, Kan., resident laid ripped a 5.279-second,
275.39 mph pass against No. 1 qualifier Steve Torrence of Kilgore, Texas,
who ran 5.348 seconds at 265.12 mph. Meyer was the runner-up a few weeks
ago at the NHRA national event in Gainesville, Fla.
For Massey, it was his second final round appearance in as many
South Central division races. The rookie driver out of Fort Worth, Texas,
was runner-up to Torrence at the division's first race, in Belle Rose, La.
Top Alcohol Funny Car winner Jones won on the strength of a
5.825-second, 249.26 mph effort over the winner at the season opener, Jackie
Stidham of Chickasha, Okla., who ran 5.864 seconds at 242.93 mph. Like
Meyer in the dragster category, Jones took out the No. 1 qualifier, Jon
Johnson of Beaumont, Texas, in the semifinals. Jones narrowly escaped the
first round when Daniel Wilkerson, Springfield, Ill., broke before Jones
slowed to an 11.630-second run.
It was also Johnson's second consecutive final round showing.
He was the runner-up in Belle Rose, La.
Joining Meyer and Jones in the winner's circle were Jeff Miller,
Pearland, Texas, in Comp Eliminator; Brandon Wilkerson, Bowling Green, Ky.,
in Super Stock; Clarence Woodham, Wetumpka, Ala., in Stock Eliminator; Todd
Senseney, Clarksville, Tenn., in Super Comp; Mike Fuqua, Hendersonville,
Tenn., in Super Gas; Don Strickland, Red Bay, Ala., in Super Street; Terry
Blakely, Hope, Ark., in Sportsman Motorcycle; Earl Folse, Raceland, La., in
Top Sportsman; and Brandon Chauvin, Gonzales, La., in Top Dragster.
South Central Division racers head to Ennis, Texas, near Dallas
for the next NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series event. The Texas Motorplex
will host the third of six races in the division April 28-30.
The following are the final results from the NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing
Series event at Memphis Motorsports Park
TOP ALCOHOL DRAGSTER
Round 1
1) Steve Torrence, Kilgore, Texas, 5.311, 268.65 def. 8) Darren Nicholson,
Mission Viejo, Calif., 5.607, 224.28
2) Spencer Massey, Ft. Worth, Texas, 5.639, 243.19 def. 7) Robin Samsel,
Marion, Ind., 5.669, 251.63
3) Karl Brounkowski, Magnolia, Texas, 5.913, 243.41 def. 6) Brandon Pierce,
Moore, Okla., 24.888, 24.31
4) Randy Meyer, Spring Hill, Kan., 5.609, 252.95 def. 5) Marty Thacker,
Robinson, Ill., foul
Semifinals
Massey, 5.366, 273.39 def. K. Brounkowski, 5.592, 258.27
Meyer, 5.279, 275.39 def. Torrence, 5.348, 265.12
Final
Meyer, 5.332, 236.38 def. Massey, broke.
TOP ALCOHOL FUNNY CAR
Round 1
1) Jon Johnson, Beaumont, Texas, '05 Stratus, 12.193, 95.42 def. 8) Brian
Grisham, Memphis, Tenn., '91 Probe, broke
2) Steve Harker, Gainesville, Ga., '99 Avenger, 9.250, 91.58 def. 7) Marty
Nothstein, Orefield, Pa., '99 Firebird, foul
3) Jackie Stidham, Chickasa, Okla., '06 Monte Carlo, 5.668, 252.61 def. 6)
Brandon Lewis, Broken Arrow, Okla., '06 Monte Carlo, broke
4) Jimmy Jones, Cleburne, Texas, '99 Camaro, 11.630, 69.06 def. 5) Daniel
Wilkerson, Springfield, Ill., '02 Firebird, broke
Semifinals
Stidham, 5.691, 253.28 def. Harker, 9.545, 88.37
Jones, 7.502, 221.52 def. Johnson, 8.095, 147.46
Final
Jones, 5.825, 249.26 def. Stidham, 5.864, 242.93
COMP ELIMINATOR
Jeff Miller, Pearland, Texas, '05 Cavalier, B/SMA, 8.283, 142.01 def. Dale
Spencer, Greenwood, Ind., dragster, F/ED, foul
SUPER STOCK
Brandon Wilkinson, Bowling Green, Ky., '69 Corvette, SS/BA, 12.648, 112.08
def. Kenny Schindler, Hendersonville, Tenn., '71 Corvette, SS/CA, 9.233,
142.87
STOCK ELIMINATOR
Clarence Woodham, Wetumpka, Ala., '74 Nova, I/SA, 12.298, 86.20 def. Jimmy
Hidalgo Jr., Donaldsonville, La., '98 Camaro, B/FIA, 11.556, 114.86
SUPER COMP
Todd Senseney, Clarksville, Tenn., dragster, 8.900, 164.79 def. Jerry
Helfrich, Forney, Texas, dragster, 8.901, 174.37
SUPER GAS
Mike Fuqua, Hendersonville, Tenn., '00 Corvette, 9.912, 151.43 def. Jerry
Virgadamo, Metairie, La., '77 Vega, 9.918, 137.76
SUPER STREET
Don Strickland, Red Bay, Ala., '67 Chevy II, 10.895, 126.74 def. Glenn
Knapp, Baton Rouge, La., '69 Mustang, 10.882, 138.27
SPORTSMAN MOTORCYCLE
Terry Blakely, Hope, Ark., '78 Kawasaki, 9.801, 128.80 def. Jerry Pomilla,
Conroe, Texas, '86 Suzuki, 8.773, 150.03
TOP SPORTSMAN
Earl Folse, Raceland, La., '68 Camaro, 6.873, 192.60 def. Keith Daniels,
Fort Worth, Texas, '97 Camaro, 7.462, 171.95
TOP DRAGSTER
Brandon Chauvin, Gonzales, La., 7.233, 186.92 def. Mark Jones, Marrero, La.,
foul
