NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series-Saturday from South Georgia Motorsports Park

NHRA LUCAS OIL DRAG RACING SERIES - SOUTHEAST DIVISION

SOUTH GEORGIA MOTORSPORTS PARK, CECIL, GA.

Saturday, April 8, 2006
FINAL QUALIFYING DAMPENED BY RAIN AT SOUTH GEORGIA MOTORSPORTS PARK

            CECIL, Ga. - Qualifying was cut short by rain at the NHRA
Southeast division Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series event at South Georgia
Motorsports Park.  The inclement weather forced NHRA and track officials to
pull the plug on Saturday's activities but the event will continue Sunday
with only slight modifications to the schedule.

The fields in Comp Eliminator, Super Stock and Stock are set and competitors
in those classes and in Super Comp, Super Gas and Super Street will start
eliminations Sunday morning at 8:30.  Gates at South Georgia Motorsports
Park will open at 7:30 a.m.

Competitors in Top Alcohol Dragster and Top Alcohol Funny Car will have a
single qualifying attempt in the morning, following the Top Sportsman
class's final qualifying pass at 9:30 a.m.  Top Alcohol Dragster and Top
Alcohol Funny Car will run first round of eliminations at 1 p.m., as
originally scheduled.

            In qualifying that was completed, Jeff Taylor, Floyds Knobs,
Ind., remained in the No. 1 spot in Comp Eliminator as did Columbus, Ga.,
Stock racer Jimmy Parker, and Top Sportsman competitor Mike Gardner of
Haymarket, Va.  In Super Stock, Johnny Fogle, Norway, S.C., moved into the
top position.

            South Georgia Motorsports Park is located 12 miles north of
Valdosta.  From the north or south, take I-75 to Old Coffee Road (exit 32).
Take Old Coffee Road east to Highway 42 and go north to the track.  Tickets
for adults are $20 and $5 for children 6 to 12 years old.  Kids 5 and under
are admitted free.  For more information call the track, (229) 896-7000, or
visit www.sgmpracing.com. 

            The following are Saturday's final qualifying results at the
NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series event at South Georgia Motorsports Park:

 

COMP ELIMINATOR

1) Jeff Taylor, Floyds Knobs, Ind., '05 Grand Am, H/SMA, 9.008 seconds,
-0.702 (under

index)

2) Dick Maris, Valrico, Fla., dragster, C/D, 7.053, -0.557

3) Larry Pritchett, Clarkrange, Tenn., '05 Sunfire, A/SM, 7.965, -0.515

4) Mike Saye, Johnston, S.C., '92 Cutlass, H/A, 8.905, -0.505

5) Van Puckett, Monroe, Ga., '04 Cavalier, F/AA, 8.216, -0.494

6) Jim Kimbrough, Pace, Fla., dragster, C/ED, 7.534, -0.406

7) Mark Linebarrier, Liberty, N.C., '02 Grand Am, C/A, 7.682, -0.318

8) Blake Alexander, dragster, A/AA, 7.100, -0.310

9) Craig Smitherman, Lewisville, N.C., '88 Thunderbird, E/A, 8.116, -0.294

10) Doc Bilbrey, Willow Springs, N.C., '01 Sonoma, PST, 7.807, -0.263

 

SUPER STOCK

1) Johnny Fogle, Norway, S.C., '05 Cavalier, GT/AA, 9.187 seconds, -1.213
(under index)

2) Jerry Silveus, Van Buren, Ohio, '05 Cavalier, GT/DA, 9.589, -1.211

3) Rick Brewer, Jacksonville, Fla., '67 Corvette, SS/IA, 9.839, -1.161

4) Gary Ewing, Bel Air, Md., '69 Camaro, SS/JA, 10.180, -1.120

5) Tony Cafaro Jr., Brandon, Fla., '02 Firebird, GT/IA, 10.406, -1.094

6) Joe LoCicero, Snellville, Ga., '05 Cavalier, GT/AA, 9.317, -1.083

7) Mike Crutchfield, Montgomery, Ala., '05 Sunfire, SS/BS, 9.001, -1.049

8) Dennis Nelson, Hugo, Minn., '80 Malibu, GT/LA, 10.808, -1.042

9) Terry Pearson, Spanish Fort, Ala., '02 Cavalier, GT/BA, 9.517, -1.033

10) Don Barber, Hohenwald, Tenn., '04 Cavalier, GT/CA, 9.683, -1.017

 

STOCK ELIMINATOR

1) Jimmy Parker, Columbus, Ga., '91 Corvette, D/FIA, 10.875 seconds, -1.425
(under index)

2) Robert Shaw, Douglasville, Ga., '87 Firebird, F/FIA, 11.634, -1.316

3) Painter Stevenson, Flowery Branch, Ga., '69 Nova, G/SA, 11.163, -1.137

4) Al Provoast, Whittemore, Mich., '79 Buick Wgn, N/SA, 12.180, -1.120

5) Doug Patrick, Boca Raton, Fla., '72 Cutlass, K/SA, 11.835, -1.115

6) Garry Glazener, Jackson, S.C., '72 Mustang, F/SA, 11.061, -1.089

7) David Toren, Canton, Ga., '67 Mustang, D/SA, 10.775, -1.075

8) Scott Demmy, Ft. Pierce, Fla., '87 Mustang, G/FIA, 12.075, -1.075

9) Dempsey Pendarvis, Gonzales, La., '01 Firebird, B/FIA, 10.631, -1.069

10) Butch Payne, Rome, Ga., '97 Firebird, C/FIA, 10.938, -1.062

 

TOP SPORTSMAN

1) Mike Gardner, Haymarket, Va., '04 Grand Am, 6.938 seconds, 204.26 mph

2) Jim Harrington, Ft. Walton Bch., Fla., '99 Cutlass, 6.948, 203.19

3) Robert Sellers, Daytona Beach, Fla., '06 Avenger, 7.016, 185.05

4) Ronnie Davis, Commerce, Ga., '63 Corvette, 7.100, 198.06

5) Dan Morrow, St. Petersburg, Fla., '06 GTO, 7.114, 193.38

6) Billy Vaughn, Knoxville, Tenn., '92 Camaro, 7.150, 192.63

7) Jeffrey Barker, Warner-Robins, Ga., '02 Camaro, 7.202, 191.19

8) Mike Thompson, Naples, Fla., '03 Cavalier, 7.239, 190.51

9) Jim Carlton, Bradenton, Fla., '04 Corvette, 7.276, 188.70

10) Larry Hutcheson, Christmas, Fla., '02 Cavalier, 7.290, 189.58