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NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series-Saturday from Beech Bend Raceway

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE


NHRA LUCAS OIL DRAG RACING SERIES - NORTH CENTRAL DIVISION

BEECH BEND RACEWAY PARK, BOWLING GREEN, KY.

Saturday, August 26, 2006

Contact: Jerrie Foss, NHRA (626) 278-1956

 

PERRY THRUSTS HIMSELF INTO TOP QUALIFYING SPOT AT BEECH BEND RACEWAY

            BOWLING GREEN, Ky. - In the final rounds of qualifying at Beech
Bend Raceway Park's NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series event presented by
Holley, Ken Perry was the best qualifier in Top Alcohol Dragster, resetting
the track elapsed time (ET) record, which had just been broken in Friday's
qualifying session. Danny Townsend headed up the Top Alcohol Funny Car
class.

Perry, a Gormley, Ont., racer, jumped from fourth place to first with a
5.411-second, 257.92 mph run.  Timothy Bowgren, Valparaiso, Ind., was the
top qualifier after Friday's session and did not improve on his
record-breaking 5.493-second, 260.56 mph effort today.  Bowgren had captured
both the track ET and speed record in that pass.  Saturday, however, Noah
Condo, Monticello, Ind., moved into the No. 2 qualifying spot and overtook
the speed record at 261.93 mph.  In the first round of eliminations on
Sunday, Perry will square off against No. 8 qualifier Artie Allen of
Jacksonville, Fla.

Townsend of Muncie, Ind., did not make a qualifying pass in the opening
round on Friday but in the final session Saturday, he ran 5.707 seconds at
252.14 mph to take the top spot away from reigning division champion Mick
Snyder, Demotte, Ind.  Townsend will have a bye run in the opening round of
eliminations Sunday.

            In Comp Eliminator, Bo Butner, Floyds Knobs, Ind., stayed in the
No. 1 spot as did Dayton, Ohio's Donald Holmes in Stock Eliminator and Chris
Ray of Louisville, Ky., in Top Sportsman.  Another Dayton racer, Dave Layer,
was the top qualifier in Super Stock, moving up from the No. 8 position on
Friday. 

Racing continues Sunday at Beech Bend Raceway Park.  Gates open at 8 a.m.
and eliminations pick up at 9 a.m.  

Tickets for the NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series event presented by Holley
are $20.  Children 12 and under are admitted free with a paid adult.  

For more information call Beech Bend Raceway Park, (270) 781-7634, or visit
the web site, www.BeechBend.com.

 

            The following are Saturday's final qualifying results and
Sunday's first-round pairings for TAD and TAFC at the NHRA Lucas Oil Drag
Racing Series event presented by Holley at Beech Bend Raceway Park:

 

TOP ALCOHOL DRAGSTER

1) Ken Perry, Gormley, Ont., 5.411 seconds, 257.92 mph

2) Noah Condo, Monticello, Ind., 5.478, 261.93

3) Timothy Bowgren, Valparaiso, Ind., 5.493, 260.56

4) Dave Hedges Jr., Plainwell, Mich., 5.521, 255.19

5) Marty Thacker, Robinson, Ill., 5.538, 260.91

6) Dave Hirata, Lowell, Ind., 5.562, 256.55

7) Jeff Bohr, Plymouth, Mich., 5.577, 258.02

8) Artie Allen, Jacksonville, Fla., 5.599, 236.80 

Not Qualified

9) Randy Bayne, Elwood, Ind., 5.817, 244.43

 

First round TAD pairings

1) Ken Perry, Gormley, Ont., 5.411 seconds, 257.92 mph vs. 8) Artie Allen,
Jacksonville, Fla., 5.599, 236.80

2) Noah Condo, Monticello, Ind., 5.478, 261.93 vs. 7) Jeff Bohr, Plymouth,
Mich., 5.577, 258.02

3) Timothy Bowgren, Valparaiso, Ind., 5.493, 260.56 vs. 6) Dave Hirata,
Lowell, Ind., 5.562, 256.55

4) Dave Hedges Jr., Plainwell, Mich., 5.521, 255.19 vs. 5) Marty Thacker,
Robinson, Ill., 5.538,

260.91

 

TOP ALCOHOL FUNNY CAR

1) Danny Townsend, Muncie, Ind., '05 Stratus, 5.707 seconds, 252.14 mph

2) Mick Snyder, Demotte, Ind., '02 Firebird, 5.782, 249.67

3) Steve Harker, Gainesville, Ga., '99 Avenger, 5.836, 251.30

4) Jeff Burnett, Brownsburg, Ind., '00 Avenger, 5.841, 237.00

5) Jeff Wilson, Winfield, Mo., '05 Monte Carlo, 5.862, 246.66

6) Brian Grisham, Chicago, Ill., '92 Probe, 6.313, 234.37

7) Russ Mudd, Fairdale, Ky., '98 Mustang, 6.313, 201.88

 

First round TAFC pairings

1) Danny Townsend, Muncie, Ind., '05 Stratus, 5.707 seconds, 252.14 mph vs.
Bye

2) Mick Snyder, Demotte, Ind., '02 Firebird, 5.782, 249.67 vs. 7) Russ Mudd,
Fairdale, Ky., '98 Mustang, 6.313, 201.88

3) Steve Harker, Gainesville, Ga., '99 Avenger, 5.836, 251.30 vs. 6) Brian
Grisham, Chicago, '92 Probe, 6.313, 234.37

4) Jeff Burnett, Brownsburg, Ind., '00 Avenger, 5.841, 237.00 vs. 5) Jeff
Wilson, Winfield, Mo., '05 Monte Carlo, 5.862, 246.66

 

COMP ELIMINATOR

1) Bo Butner, Floyds Knobs, Ind., '05 Cavalier, AA/SM, 7.152 seconds, -0.698
(under index)

2) Jason Coan, Greentown, Ind., dragster, F/ED, 8.290, -0.670

3) Brian Browell, Lafayette, Ind., dragster, D/D, 7.185, -0.635

4) Steve Ambrose, Woodhaven, Mich., '23 roadster, J/AA, 7.831, -0.609

5) Craig Bourgeois, Metarie, La., dragster, A/ND, 6.912, -0.608

6) David Rampy, Piedmont, Ala., '32 Bantam, A/EA, 7.311, -0.599

7) Jeff Taylor, Floyds Knobs, Ind., '05 Grand Am, E/SM, 8.635, -0.585

8) Greg Kamplain, Brownsburg, Ind., dragster, C/ED, 7.385, -0.545

9) Wayne Henderson, Fishers, Ind., dragster, A/ED, 6.689, -0.541

10) Terry Smith, Williamstown, W.V., '32 Bantam, D/EA, 8.442, -0.538

 

SUPER STOCK

1) Dave Layer, Dayton, Ohio, '85 Camaro, SS/KA, 10.372 seconds, -1.178
(under index)

2) Jerry Silveus, Van Buren, Ohio, '05 Cavalier, GT/CA, 9.575, -1.125

3) Robin Brown, Madisonville, Ky., '66 Chevy II, SS/K, 10.176, -1.124

4) Ken Shawver, Bryan, Ohio, '78 Firebird, SS/KA, 10.426, -1.124

5) Mark Nowicki, Gaylord, Mich., '98 Avenger, GT/GA, 10.122, -1.078

6) Roger Keeling, Scott Depot, W.V., '02 Firebird, GT/CA, 9.622, -1.078

7) Irvin Johns, Charlestown, Ind., '02 Cavalier, GT/DA, 9.728, -1.072

8) Tim Cole, Collierville, Tenn., '96 Corvette, SS/AX, 8.788, -1.062

9) Tom Sheehan, Belle Vernon, Pa., '00 Sebring, GT/HA, 10.303, -1.047

10) Gilbert Johnson Jr., Lecompte, La., '90 Camaro, GT/IA, 10.463, -1.037

 

STOCK ELIMINATOR

1) Donald Holmes, Dayton, Ohio, '77 Firebird, K/SA, 11.723 seconds, -1.227
(under index)

2) Jeff Velde, Vero Beach, Fla., '67 Shelby GT, A/SA, 10.134, -1.166

3) Jim Marshall, Scottsville, N.Y., '80 Corvette, F/SA, 11.014, -1.136

4) Ben Wenzel Sr., Freeland, Mich., '67 Camaro, D/S, 10.665, -1.135

5) Robbie Shaw, Douglasville, Ga., '87 Chevy, F/FIA, 11.823, -1.127

6) Bruce Witherspoon, Lansing, Mich., '90 Corvette, D/FIA, 11.173, -1.127

7) Charlie Ingram, Sante Fe, Tenn., '96 Corvette, B/FI, 10.532, -1.118

8) Mike Welfel, Nashville, Tenn., '69 Camaro, F/SA, 11.039, -1.111

9) Rick Winchester, Cincinnati, '73 Camaro, I/SA, 11.493, -1.107

10) John Livingston, Murfreesboro, Tenn., '91 Camaro, E/FIA, 11.501, -1.099

 

TOP SPORTSMAN

1) Chris Ray, Louisville, Ky., '04 Cavalier, 6.856 seconds, 201.19 mph

2) Lee Adkins Jr, Linden, Tenn., '57 Chevy, 6.927, 197.28

3) Tim Kirman, Morris, Ill., '01 Grand Am, 6.945, 199.76

4) Rick Corn, Benton, Ill., '05 Stratus, 6.968, 202.70

5) Jerry Barker, Fort Valley, Ga., '06 Cobalt, 6.976, 200.32

6) Jason Wood, Live Oak, Fla., '68 Camaro, 7.000, 195.51

7) Bill Gibson, Grand Rapids, Mich., '01 Grand Am, 7.012, 197.83

8) Jeff Fleming, Winfield, Ill., '97 Camaro, 7.018, 200.02

9) Greg Lair, Canyon, Texas, '04 Grand Am, 7.025, 198.20

10) Dan Morrow, Bradenton, Fla., '06 GTO, 7.043, 197.91

 

 

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