Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series Friday from Gainesville Raceway

NHRA LUCAS OIL DRAG RACING SERIES - SOUTHEAST DIVISION
GAINESVILLE RACEWAY, GAINESVILLE
FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 23, 2006

GAINESVILLE, Fla. - The NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series kicked off today at Gainesville Raceway. This is the second Southeast Divisional of the 2007 season. After the first round of qualifying, Top Sportsman racer, Ronnie Davis and Comp Eliminator driver, Arnie Martel both qualified in the top position.

Davis of Suwanee, Ga., ran a pass of 6.63 seconds at 211.41 mph to lead the field in Top Sportsman. Robert Davis qualified in the second position with a pass of 6.743 seconds at 210.72 mph.

In Comp Eliminator, Arnie Martel of Tewksbury, Mass., took his '06 Pontiac GTO for a pass of 8.004 seconds to qualify in the top position. Van Puckett of Monroe, Ga., found the second spot with a pass of 8.053 seconds.

Stock Eliminator driver, Gary Richard of Bay Shore, N.Y., qualified first with a pass of 10.245 seconds at 11.55 mph driving a '69 Camaro. John Livingston of Murfreesboro, Tenn., qualified second in his '90 Camaro.

In other Lucas Oil categories, Super Stock racer, Brian Oakes of Williamstown, N.J., drove a 69' Camaro qualifying in the first position with a time of 9.206 seconds. In Top Dragster, Eddie Careccia of Mars Hill, Fla., qualified in the top spot with a time of 6.245 seconds at 219.72 mph. Henry Outhouse of Apopka, Fla., qualified in the second spot in Top Dragster with a pass of 6.784 seconds at 197.10 mph.

Racing continues on Saturday with gates opening at 8:00 a.m. Tickets are $20 for adults and children under 12 are free with a paid adult. For more information please call Gainesville Raceway at 352-377-0046 or log on to www.gainesvilleraceway.com.

The following are Friday's qualifying results from the NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series, Southeast Division event at Gainesville Raceway:

COMP ELIMINATOR
1) Arnie Martel, Tewksbury, Mass., '06 GTO, F/AA, 8.004 seconds, -0.706
(under index)
2) Van Puckett, Monroe, Ga., '05 Cavalier, F/AA, 8.053, -0.657
3) Pat Ross, Avon Lake, Ohio, '05 Grand Am, F/A, 8.060, -0.630
4) Ernest Watson, Humble, Texas, '05 Cavalier, C/SM, 8.240, -0.560
5) Gary Merrick, Girard, Ohio, dragster, C/ED, 7.373, -0.557
6) Charles Watson, Humble, Texas, '07 Cobalt, H/A, 8.879, -0.531
7) Pam Miskovosky, Quakertown, Pa., dragster, C/DA, 7.159, -0.511
8) Joe Castaldo, Center Moriches, N.Y., '07 Cobalt, B/AA, 7.244, -0.486
9) Russell Joly, Weatherford, Texas, '07 Cobalt, F/AA, 8.241, -0.469
10) Danny Holt, Powell, Tenn., '05 Escort, F/AA, 8.253, -0.457

SUPER STOCK
1) Brian Oakes, Williamstown, N.J., '69 Camaro, SS/DA, 9.206 seconds,
-1.294 (under index)
2) David Thomas, West Chester, Pa., '69 Corvette, SS/BA, 8.921, -1.279
3) Arnie Martel, Tewksbury, Mass., '07 Cobalt, SS/DM, 8.929, -1.271
4) Rick Brewer, Jacksonville, Fla., '67 Corvette, SS/IA, 9.762, -1.238
5) Brandon Wilkinson, Bowling Green, Ky., '69 Corvette, SS/AA, 8.772,
-1.228
6) Bob Shaw, Sedalia, Mo., '97 Firehawk, GT/MA, 10.827, -1.223
7) Gary Richard, Bay Shore, N.Y., '02 Firebird, GT/AA, 9.182, -1.218
8) Kenny Schindler, Hendersonville, Tenn., '71 Corvette, SS/BA, 8.985,
-1.215
9) Don Barber, Hohenwald, Tenn., '05 Cavalier, GT/CA, 9.491, -1.209
10) Grant Lewis, Jesup, Ga., '67 Camaro, SS/DM, 9.005, -1.195

STOCK ELIMINATOR
1) Gary Richard, Bay Shore, N.Y., '69 Camaro, B/SA, 10.245 seconds,
-1.305 (under index)
2) John Livingston, Murfreesboro, Tenn., '90 Camaro, E/FIA, 11.418,
-1.182
3) Jimbo Fields, Gallatin, Tenn., '86 Camaro, G/SA, 11.149, -1.151
4) Jeff Warren, Clinton, N.C., '98 Firebird, B/FIA, 10.550, -1.150
5) Jim Wahl, Deltona, Fla., '91 Spirit, BF/S, 13.804, -1.146
6) Jim Schaechter, St. Charles, Ill., '66 Nova, I/S, 11.356, -1.144
7) Wayne Shaw, Douglasville, Ga., '83 Malibu, K/SA, 11.811, -1.139
8) Doug Patrick, Boca Raton, Fla., '72 Cutlass, L/SA, 11.873, -1.127
9) Woodro Josey, Byron, Ga., '98 Firebird, B/FIA, 10.585, -1.115
10) Victor Guilmino, Martinsburg, W.V., '71 Mustang, D/SA, 10.741,
-1.109

TOP SPORTSMAN
1) Ronnie Davis, Suwanee, Ga., '63 Corvette, 6.633 seconds, 211.41 mph
2) Robert Davis, Boca Raton, Fla., '63 Corvette, 6.743, 210.72
3) Jerry Barker, Fort Valley, Ga., '07 Cobalt, 6.872, 203.48
4) Daniel Morrow, Bradenton, Fla., '06 GTO, 6.904, 200.49
5) Fred Gallo, Shirley, N.Y., '03 Cavalier, 6.929, 200.62
6) Bob Maudell Jr., Cullacka, Tenn., '92 Cutlass, 6.974, 202.42
7) Tommy Turner, Naples, Fla., '06 GTO, 6.997, 198.50
8) Jason Wood, Live Oak, Fla., '68 Camaro, 7.078, 193.59
9) Jeffrey Barker, Warner-Robins, Ga., '02 Camaro, 7.156, 191.97
10) Bruce Duncan, Crawfordville, Fla., '95 Camaro, 7.209, 189.87

TOP DRAGSTER
1) Eddie Careccia, Mars Hill, Fla., dragster, 6.245 seconds, 219.72 mph
2) Henry Outhouse, Apopka, Fla., dragster, 6.784, 197.10
3) Bill Empke, W Palm Beach, Fla., dragster, 6.903, 195.65
4) Charlie Culotto, Palm City, Fla., dragster, 6.908, 191.00
5) Ken Wells, Orlando, Fla., dragster, 6.941, 189.55
6) Dan Seidel, Port St Lucie, Fla., dragster, 6.983, 192.14
7) Peter Vicari, Morrero, La., dragster, 7.017, 190.35
8) Kurt Damron Jr., Fruitland Park, Fla., dragster, 7.018, 190.59
9) Steve Furr, Harrisburg, N.C., dragster, 7.141, 185.56
10) Charles Careccia, Mars Hill, N.C., dragster, 7.157, 186.68