NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series, Friday from Red River Raceway

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE


NHRA LUCAS OIL DRAG RACING SERIES - SOUTH CENTRAL DIVISION

RED RIVER RACEWAY

FRIDAY, MAY 19, 2006

Contact: Eric Lotz, NHRA (626) 688-8646

 

TORRENCE, JONES LEAD OPENING DAY QUALIFYING

 

            GILLIAM, La. - In the first rounds of qualifying at Red
River Raceway for this weekend's NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series
Louisiana State Championships, reigning Top Alcohol Dragster National
Champion Steve Torrence leads the field with a lap of 5.482 seconds at
260.41 mph. The Kilgore, Texas, racer is followed by rookie driver
Spencer Massey with a 5.654 second run at 253.47 mph. Massey is driving
for veteran racer and defending event champion Gene Snow who beat
Torrence in last year's final and retired from driving at the end of the
2005 season.

            NHRA South Central division Top Alcohol Funny Car Champion
Jimmy Jones leads the funny car field with a 5.847 second, 246.35 mph
pass. Oklahoma racer Ron Morrison is second running 6.004 seconds at
238.81 mph and Nancy Matter of Austin, Texas, in third.

            Michael Johnson took the provisional pole in Comp Eliminator
in his '03 Cavalier at 8.760 seconds and is followed by Metairie, La.,
resident Craig Bourgrois in second.

In Super Stock it was JB Clegg landing in the top spot with a 10.407
second run followed by his dad John in the No. 2 spot. Kent La Porte out
of New Iberia, La., leads Stock Eliminator running 11.658 seconds while
Kevin Krott is No. 1 in the Sportsman Motorcycle Series presented by
Harley Davidson with a perfect 0.000 reaction time.

Earl Folse is No. 1 in the Reher-Morrison Top Sportsman class running
6.792 seconds, 201.16 and Michael Kile leads the TCI Comp Cams Top
Dragster field at 6.860 seconds, 196.76 mph. Folse is coming off a win
at the Top Sportsman Dart Dash held two weeks ago in Atlanta at the NHRA
PowerAde Drag Racing Series event.

            Racing continues Saturday at 9 a.m.  Gates open at 8 a.m.
Tickets are $20 Saturday and $20 Sunday.  Red River Raceway is located
at 13500 Scott-Slough Road, approximately 18 miles north of Shreveport,
just off Highway 71. For more information, call Red River Raceway, (318)
296-4500.

 

            The following are Friday's qualifying results from the NHRA
Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series Louisiana State Championships at Red River
Raceway:

 

TOP ALCOHOL DRAGSTER
1) Steve Torrence, Kilgore, Texas, 5.482 seconds, 260.41 mph
2) Spencer Massey, Ft. Worth, Texas, 5.654, 253.47
3) Steve Federlin, Oregon City, Ore., 5.655, 257.83
4) Brandon Pierce, Moore, Okla., 5.846, 222.07
5) David Brounkowski, Cypress, Texas, 6.047, 245.67
6) James Thompson Jr, Vernon, Texas, 6.111, 224.92
7) Karl Brounkowski, Magnolia, Texas, 6.333, 239.91
8) Chris Holley, Freeport, Texas, 6.465, 228.81

TOP ALCOHOL FUNNY CAR
1) Jimmy Jones, Cleburne, Texas, '99 Camaro, 5.847 seconds, 246.35 mph
2) Ron Morrison, Oklahoma City, '06 Monte Carlo, 6.004, 238.81
3) Nancy Matter, Austin, Texas, '02 Camaro, 6.488, 191.81
4) Steve Burck, Corpus Christi, Texas, '06 Camaro, 6.613, 226.77
5) Will Hanna, Richwood Village, Texas, '06 Monte Carlo, 7.684, 117.51
6) Brandon Lewis, Broken Arrow, Okla., '06 Monte Carlo, 8.590, 103.72
7) Steve Harker, Brisbane, Australia, '99 Avenger, 11.006, 75.42
8) Jackie Stidham, Chickasa, Okla., '05 Monte Carlo, 19.580, 40.11
Not Qualified
9) Burl Brown, Gainesville, Texas, '98 Avenger, (no time)

COMP ELIMINATOR
1) Michael Johnson, Springdale, Ark., '03 Cavalier, F/SMA, 8.760
seconds, -0.590 (under index)
2) Craig Bourgeois, Metarie, La., dragster, A/ND, 6.971, -0.569
3) Raymond Martin, Mt Belvieu, Texas, '32 Bantam, K/AA, 7.824, -0.556
4) Joey Tanksley, Greenwell Spring, La., dragster, C/D, 7.072, -0.528
5) Scott Cashio, Ventress, La., '02 Cavalier, C/SMA, 8.419, -0.511
6) Ernest Watson Sr, Humble, Texas, '05 Sunfire, H/SMA, 9.167, -0.503
7) Rodger Brogdon, Tomball, Texas, '04 Cavalier, C/SM, 8.430, -0.500
8) Brian Self, Hempstead, Texas, '04 Cavalier, E/SM, 8.748, -0.492
9) Sean Dodd, Double Oak, Texas, '06 Cobalt, B/AA, 7.231, -0.469
10) Adam Hickey, Hammond, La., '33 Dodge, B/SR, 8.133, -0.467

SUPER STOCK
1) J.B. Clegg, Victoria, Texas, '74 Firebird, SS/KA, 10.407 seconds,
-1.143 (under index)
2) John Clegg, Victoria, Texas, '73 Firebird, SS/BM, 8.567, -1.133
3) Michael Hanegan, Victoria, Texas, '89 Firebird, SS/GM, 9.619, -1.081
4) Korey Mawhee, Frisco, Texas, '95 Achieva, GT/DA, 9.729, -1.071
5) Jerry Emmons, Pasaena, Texas, '91 Cutlass, GT/EA, 9.924, -1.026
6) Ken Howell, Baytown, Texas, '82 Firebird, GT/D, 9.649, -1.001
7) Elisha Boyd, Sumrall, Miss., '05 Sunfire, GT/DA, 9.809, -0.991
8) Mike Crutchfield, Montgomery, Ala., '05 Sunfire, SS/BS, 9.059, -0.991
9) Terry Pearson, Spanish Fort, Ala., '02 Cavalier, GT/BA, 9.579, -0.971
10) Cliff Reigle, Ashland City, Tenn., '67 Camaro, SS/FA, 9.791, -0.959

STOCK ELIMINATOR
1) Kent LaPorte, New Iberia, La., '91 Camaro, F/FIA, 11.658 seconds,
-1.292 (under index)
2) Jim Hale, Van Buren, Ark., '67 Barracuda, F/SA, 10.965, -1.185
3) Greg Turk, Pasadena, Texas, '80 Malibu, M/SA, 12.026, -1.124
4) Jerry Davis, Santa Fe, Texas, '71 Duster, E/SA, 10.939, -1.061
5) Austin Ford, Spring, Texas, '67 Shelby, D/SA, 10.819, -1.031
6) Dempsey Pendarvis, Gonzales, La., '00 Firebird, A/FIA, 10.273, -1.027
7) Gerald Nivans, Memphis, Tenn., '91 Ranger, M/FIA, 15.937, -1.013
8) Sharon Bogues, Bethany, La., '71 Nova, H/SA, 11.439, -1.011
9) Verne Buchanan, Conway, Ark., '73 Mustang, H/SA, 11.458, -0.992
10) Billy Lynn, Searcy, Ark., '95 S-10, H/FIA, 12.478, -0.972



SPORTSMAN MOTORCYCLE
1) Jerry Pomilla, Conroe, Texas, '85 Suzuki, SMC, 0.003 seconds reaction
time
2) Gerald Jordan, Kyle, Texas, '92 Suzuki, SMC, 0.004
3) Larry Eperjesi, Lake Dallas, Texas, '00 Koenig, SMC, 0.004
4) J.J. Hughes, The Colony, Texas, '00 Suzuki, SMC, 0.005
5) Kevin Krott, Waxahachie, Texas, '05 Suzuki, SMC, 0.006
6) Not on File, , , dragster, SMC, 0.007
7) Mike McCullah, Houston, '00 Suzuki, SMC, 0.010
8) Benji Gibson, Euless, Texas, '05 Suzuki, SMC, 0.010
9) Terry Blakely, Hope, Ark., '78 Kawasaki, SMC, 0.022
10) Rich Gentili, Humble, Texas, '83 Suzuki, SMC, 0.025


TOP SPORTSMAN
1) Earl Folse, Raceland, La., '68 Camaro, 6.792 seconds, 201.16 mph
2) Scott Randall, Carrollton, Texas, '02 Cavalier, 6.852, 204.66
3) Robert Davis, Boca Raton, Fla., '63 Corvette, 6.958, 194.10
4) Keith Raftery, Lake Charles, La., '03 Grand Am, 7.007, 200.29
5) Greg Lair, Canyon, Texas, '05 Grand Am, 7.012, 198.82
6) J. Lee Didier II, Fort Smith, Ark., '04 Cavalier, 7.024, 198.55
7) Allen Firestone, Velma, Okla., '01 S-10, 7.041, 200.38
8) Glenn Barrilleaux, Oakwood, Texas, '04 Cavalier, 7.131, 196.04
9) Bob Fitzhenry, Tomball, Texas, '02 Corvette, 7.211, 192.63
10) Monte Weaver, Lubbock, Texas, '63 Corvette, 7.276, 187.03

TOP DRAGSTER
1) Michael Kile, Westlake, La., dragster, 6.860 seconds, 196.76 mph
2) John Garner, Houston, dragster, 6.926, 193.96
3) Andre Landry, Pierre Part, La., dragster, 6.992, 193.85
4) Debbie Fitzhenry, Tomball, Texas, dragster, 7.064, 190.54
5) Mark Hambelton, Sachse, Texas, dragster, 7.096, 188.57
6) Kevin Ford, Amarillo, Texas, dragster, 7.119, 190.57
7) Loretta Eckert, Calhoun, La., dragster, 7.156, 189.18
8) Donnel Gaines, Stephenville, Texas, dragster, 7.174, 187.78
9) Michael G. Kile, Westlake, Texas, dragster, 7.207, 193.71
10) Tina Stull, Boerne, Texas, dragster, 7.207, 188.31



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