NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series, Saturday from Cherokee
County Motorsports Park
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
NHRA LUCAS OIL DRAG RACING SERIES - SOUTH CENTRAL DIVISION
CHEROKEE COUNTY MOTORSPORTS PARK, RUSK, TEXAS
Saturday, July 1, 2006
Contact: Eric Lotz, NHRA (626) 688-8646
MASSEY, JONES PICK UP WINS IN RUSK
RUSK, Texas - Spencer Massey and Jimmy Jones both grabbed
wins at this weekend's rescheduled Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series at
Cherokee County Motorsports Park. The fifth event of seven in the NHRA
South Central Division was originally scheduled for June 16-18 but was
rescheduled when persistent rain halted action last month.
Massy, driving for veteran NHRA racer Gene Snow grabbed his
second Top Alcohol Dragster South Central Division win in a row knocking
off Lee Callaway with a run of 5.471 seconds at 263.00 mph to Callaway's
5.476, 262.74 mph. Massey won back in May at Red River Raceway over
Steve Torrence and has two runner-up finishes in the first two events of
the season.
Callaway took over the driving duties in the Tom Conway
owned and tuned dragster which won the NHRA Lucas Oil Series National
Championship last year with Steve Torrence of Kilgore, Texas, at the
wheel.
Jones of Cleburne, Texas, put his Top Alcohol Funny Car in
the winner's circle with a lap of 5.895 seconds at 243.63 mph beating
Ron Morrison of Oklahoma City, with a pass of 6.010 seconds, 238.55 mph.
Jones has a win and a runner-up finish this year beating Jackie Stidham
in Memphis back in March, while Stidham beat Jones in the final at Red
River.
Brian Self of Magnolia, Texas, captured the win in Comp
Eliminator over Louisiana racer Joey Tanksley and James Paul of Fort
Worth, Texas, won in his '75 Duster over Joe Teuton Jr.'s '68 Barracuda
in Super Stock.
Stock racer Michael Colalvca out of Lancaster, Texas, won in
Stock, Jackie Jones beat Rocky Mclain in Super Comp, Jerry Virgadamo
took the Super Gas honors, and Don Dittmer won in Super Street.
In the Sportsman Motorcycle Series presented by Harley
Davidson it was Mike McCullah taking the win while Keith Daniels won in
the Reher-Morrison Top Sportsman Series and Robert Cool beat fellow
LaPlace, La., racer Thomas Levatino in the TCI Comp Cams Top Dragster
class.
NHRA South Central Division racers head to Houston Raceway
Park for the next NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series event, September
15-17.
The following are the final results from the NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing
Series event at Cherokee County Motorsports Park:
TOP ALCOHOL DRAGSTER:
ROUND 1
3) Brandon Pierce, Oklahoma City, 5.679, 250.51 def. 6) David
Brounkowski, Cypress, Texas, broke
2) Lee Callaway, Channelview, Texas, broke def. 7) Chris Holley,
Freeport, Texas, broke
1) Spencer Massey, Ft. Worth, Texas, 5.812, 192.66 was unopposed
SEMIFINALS
Massey, 5.650, 251.11 was unopposed
Callaway, 5.499, 260.36 def. Pierce, 5.789, 231.71
FINAL
Massey, 5.471, 263.00 def. Callaway, 5.476, 262.74
TOP ALCOHOL FUNNY CAR:
ROUND 1
2) Ron Morrison, Oklahoma City, '06 Monte Carlo, 6.446, 232.35 def. 7)
Brandon Lewis, Broken Arrow, Okla., '06 Monte Carlo, broke
6) Steve Burck, Corpus Christi, Texas, '06 Camaro, 5.993, 236.34 def. 3)
Jackie Stidham, Chickasa, Okla., '05 Monte Carlo, 10.159, 85.12
4) Lance Van Hauen, Reinbeck, Iowa, '04 Firebird, 6.078, 236.38 def. 5)
Nancy Matter, Austin, Texas, '02 Camaro, 6.158, 239.82
1) Jimmy Jones, Cleburne, Texas, '99 Camaro, 5.914, 231.52 was unopposed
SEMIFINALS
Jones, 5.852, 249.86 def. Van Hauen, 6.025, 237.46
Morrison, 5.939, 241.50 def. Burck, broke;
FINAL
Jones, 5.895, 243.63 def. Morrison, 6.010, 238.55.
COMP ELIMINATOR
Brian Self, Magnolia, Texas, '04 Cavalier, E/SM, 8.684, 155.19 def.
Joey Tanksley, Greenwell Spring, La., dragster, C/D, 7.070, 179.59.
SUPER STOCK
James Paul, Ft. Worth, Texas, '75 Duster, SS/LA, 11.383, 111.62 def.
Joe Teuton Jr., Houma, La., '68 Barracuda, SS/AH, 9.240, 143.26.
STOCK ELIMINATOR
Michael Colaluca, Lancaster, Texas, '79 Aspen, P/SA, 13.161, 99.28 def.
Jimmy Hidalgo Jr, Donaldsonville, La., '98 Camaro, B/FIA, 11.009,
115.11.
SUPER COMP
Jackie Jones, Kemp, Texas, dragster, 8.906, 146.50 def. Rocky Mclain,
Saginaw, Texas, dragster, 8.897, 173.12.
SUPER GAS
Jerry Virgadamo, Metairie, La., '77 Vega, 9.901, 132.80 def. Tommy
Maedgen, Troy, Texas, '64 Corvette, 9.921, 143.90.
SUPER STREET
Dan Dittmer, Venus, Texas, '63 Falcon, 10.913, 142.93 def. Rodney
Grant, West Monroe, La., '69 Camaro, 10.876, 140.88.
MOTORCYCLE
Mike McCullah, Houston, '00 GSXR, 8.192, 149.28 def. Benji Gibson,
Euless, Texas, '05 Hayabusa, 8.948, 142.25.
TOP SPORTSMAN
Keith Daniels, Fort Worth, Texas, '97 Camaro, 7.559, 183.69 def. Brad
Clarke, Raymond, Miss., '98 Corvette, 7.631, 176.77.
TOP DRAGSTER
Robert Cool, LaPlace, La., dragster, 7.151, 183.57 def. Thomas
Levatino, LaPlace, La., dragster, 7.337, 179.56.
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