NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series-Saturday from Red River
Raceway
*FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE*
*NHRA LUCAS OIL DRAG RACING SERIES – SOUTH CENTRAL DIVISION*
*RED RIVER RACEWAY *
*SEPTEMBER 8, 2007** *
Contact: Evan Jonat, NHRA (626) 253-2432
Massey & Payne strive for Victory
Gilliam, La. –Top Alcohol Dragster pilot Spencer Massey and Top
Alcohol Funny car driver Jay Payne lead qualifying for this weekend's NHRA
Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series event at Red River Raceway.
Massey of Fort Worth, Texas, topped the field with a qualifying
run of 5.451 seconds at 266.42 mph, good enough to edge out Kate Harker of
Gainesville, Ga., In Top Alcohol Payne took the top spot with a time of
5.769 seconds at 252.52 mph. Ro Yale of Houston, Texas, will certainly have
his hands full when he shoots off against Payne who won this event last year
in the first round tomorrow.
Craig Bourgeois who hails from Metarie, La, narrowly missed
taking top honors in Competition Eliminator to Rodger Brogdon of Tomball,
Texas, who took his '02 Cavalier to a 8.423 second run. In Super Stock
Houma, La, resident James Caro had the day's best time of 8.649 seconds.
In Stock Eliminator Kent LaPorte (No.2), Patrick Courts (No.3) and Sam
Pourciau (No.4) all La., residents fell just a bit short of David Buckner
from New Waverly, Texas., Buckner wheeled his '72 Duster to the pole with a
time of 10.832 seconds.
Keith Raftery who calls Lake Charles, La., Home took the best time in
Top Sportsman. All the while his La., counterpart Michael Kile of
Westlaketook the honors in Top Dragster. Shane Eperjesi of Lake
Dallas, Texas, and Chris LeBouef from Lafayette, La., had perfect reaction
times in Sportsman Motorcycle.
* *Racing continues Sunday at 9 a.m. Gates open at 8.a.m. Tickets are
$20 for adults; children 6-12 are $5 and kids 5 and under are admitted free
with a paid adult. For more information, call Red River Raceway at (318)
296-4500 or visit www.redriverraceway.net
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 at Red River Raceway:
TOP ALCOHOL DRAGSTER
1) Spencer Massey, Fort Worth, Texas, 5.451 seconds, 266.42 mph
2) Kate Harker, Gainesville, Ga., 5.506, 261.83
3) Brandon Pierce, Moore, Okla., 5.567, 264.03
4) Darvin Martinets, Lake Jackson, Texas, 5.598, 254.14
5) James Thompson, Vernon, Texas, 5.633, 245.09
6) Aaron Tatum, Moore, Okla., 5.643, 257.97
7) Darryl Hitchman, Celeste, Texas, 5.672, 248.98
8) Brandon Lewis, Broken Arrow, Okla., 5.787, 252.66
Not Qualified
9) David Brounkowski, Cypress, Texas, 5.807, 245.85
10) Karl Brounkowski, Magnolia, Texas, 5.861, 254.09
11) Chris Holley, Freeport, Texas, 6.134, 228.92
12) Vitali Kazakevich, Houston, Texas, 6.971, 198.06
First round TAD pairings
1) Spencer Massey, Fort Worth, Texas, 5.451 seconds, 266.42 mph vs. 8)
Brandon Lewis, Broken Arrow,
Okla., 5.787, 252.66
2) Kate Harker, Gainesville, Ga., 5.506, 261.83 vs. 7) Darryl Hitchman,
Celeste, Texas, 5.672,
248.98
3) Brandon Pierce, Moore, Okla., 5.567, 264.03 vs. 6) Aaron Tatum,
Moore, Okla., 5.643, 257.97
4) Darvin Martinets, Lake Jackson, Texas, 5.598, 254.14 vs. 5) James
Thompson, Vernon, Texas,
5.633, 245.09
TOP ALCOHOL FUNNY CAR
1) Jay Payne, Claremont, Calif., '07 Mustang, 5.769 seconds, 252.52 mph
2) Jimmy Jones, Cleburne, Texas, '99 Camaro, 5.814, 250.18
3) Kebin Kinsley, Kennedale, Texas, '02 Camaro, 5.998, 238.05
4) Lee Callaway, Channelview, Texas, '07 Mustang, 6.087, 240.85
5) Nancy Matter, Austin, Texas, '02 Camaro, 6.160, 242.32
6) Burl Brown, Gainesville, Texas, '01 Avenger, 6.196, 228.96
7) John Sullivan, Pike Road City, Ala., '04 Trans Am, 6.248, 236.84
8) Ro Yale, Houston, Texas, '96 Avenger, 9.383, 98.41
Not Qualified
9) Ron Morrison, Oklahoma City, Okla., '06 Monte Carlo, 9.728, 85.58
First round TAFC pairings
1) Jay Payne, Claremont, Calif., '07 Mustang, 5.769 seconds, 252.52 mph
vs. 8) Ro Yale, Houston,
Texas, '96 Avenger, 9.383, 98.41
2) Jimmy Jones, Cleburne, Texas, '99 Camaro, 5.814, 250.18 vs. 7) John
Sullivan, Pike Road City,
Ala., '04 Trans Am, 6.248, 236.84
3) Kebin Kinsley, Kennedale, Texas, '02 Camaro, 5.998, 238.05 vs. 6)
Burl Brown, Gainesville,
Texas, '01 Avenger, 6.196, 228.96
4) Lee Callaway, Channelview, Texas, '07 Mustang, 6.087, 240.85 vs. 5)
Nancy Matter, Austin, Texas,
'02 Camaro, 6.160, 242.32
COMPETITION ELIMINATOR
1) Rodger Brogdon, Tomball, Texas, '02 Cavalier, D/SM, 8.423 seconds,
-0.587 (under index)
2) Craig Bourgeois, Metarie, La., dragster, A/ND, 6.916, -0.584
3) Brian Browell, Lafayette, Ind., dragster, D/D, 7.253, -0.567
4) Joey Tanksley, Greenwell Spgs, La., dragster, C/D, 7.024, -0.516
5) Pete Carbery, Odessa, Texas, '02 Cavalier, B/A, 7.184, -0.506
6) Adam Hickey, Hammond, La., '06 Cobalt, C/SMA, 8.365, -0.505
7) Kevin Self, Caddo, Okla., '32 Bantam, F/EA, 8.194, -0.496
8) Charles Watson, Humble, Texas, '07 Cobalt, E/SM, 8.668, -0.492
9) Scott Benham, La Grange, Texas, '05 Sunfire, E/SM, 8.674, -0.486
10) Adam White, Houston, Texas, dragster, A/ND, 7.046, -0.454
SUPER STOCK
1) James Caro, Houma, La., '05 Stratus, SS/BM, 8.649 seconds, -1.051
(under index)
2) Tony Cowell, Weatherford, Texas, '81 Camaro, GT/JA, 10.596, -1.004
3) Jerry Emmons, Pasadena, Texas, '91 Calais, GT/CA, 9.735, -0.965
4) Gary Emmons, Friendswood, Texas, '96 Firebird, SS/JA, 10.344, -0.956
5) Larry Stewart Jr., Clinton, Miss., '67 Chevy II, SS/GA, 9.899,
-0.951
6) Joe Teuton Jr., Houma, La., '68 Barracuda, SS/AH, 8.867, -0.933
7) Butch Marlow, Canton, Texas, '90 Camaro, GT/IA, 10.573, -0.927
8) Allen Myrick, Walker, La., '79 Aspen, SS/JA, 10.379, -0.921
9) Chris Chaney, Claremore, Okla., '92 Camaro, GT/DA, 9.885, -0.915
10) Mike Bryant, New Orleans, La., '91 Calais, GT/FA, 10.211, -0.889
Stock Eliminator
1) David Buckner, New Waverly, Texas, '72 Duster, E/SA, 10.832 seconds,
-1.168 (under index)
2) Kent LaPorte, New Iberia, La., '91 Camaro, F/FIA, 11.800, -1.150
3) Patrick Courts, New Iberia, La., '87 Trans Am, H/FIA, 12.328, -1.122
4) Sam Pourciau, Walker, La., '00 Firebird, B/FIA, 10.601, -1.099
5) Verne Buchanan, Conway, Ark., '73 Mustang, H/SA, 11.375, -1.075
6) Mike Cotten, Broken Arrow, Okla., '73 Duster, H/SA, 11.390, -1.060
7) Paula Cotten, Broken Arrow, Okla., '73 Duster, G/SA, 11.267, -1.033
8) Jim Cimarolli, Sulphur Springs, Texas, '69 Nova, B/SA, 10.523,
-1.027
9) Mike Braswell, Ft. Worth, Texas, '71 Camaro, E/SA, 10.982, -1.018
10) Steven Hall, Sweeney, Texas, '67 Mustang, C/SA, 10.701, -0.999
TOP SPORTSMAN
1) Keith Raftery, Lake Charles, La., '07 GTO, 6.512 seconds, 210.80 mph
2) Ronnie Davis, Suwanee, Ga., '63 Corvette, 6.548, 214.52
3) Mike Manners, Willis, Texas, '97 Firebird, 6.616, 210.50
4) Bert Prejean, St. Amant, La., '06 GTO, 6.648, 210.31
5) Earl Folse, Raceland, La., '68 Camaro, 6.663, 208.62
6) Robert Davis, Boca Raton, Fla., '63 Corvette, 6.738, 210.28
7) Greg Lair, Canyon, Texas, '05 Grand Am, 6.797, 206.07
8) Glen Barrilleaux, Oakwood, Texas, '07 GTO, 6.845, 206.92
9) Joseph Mohana, Bourg, La., '57 Chevy, 7.042, 195.90
10) Allen Firestone, Velma, Okla., '01 S-10, 7.052, 191.78
TOP DRAGSTER
1) Michael Kile, Westlake, La., dragster, 6.443 seconds, 209.65 mph
2) Joey Marcotte, Denham Spgs, La., dragster, 6.559, 224.85
3) Joe Collier, Clyde, Texas, dragster, 6.653, 205.91
4) Brandon Chauvin, Gonzales, La., dragster, 6.713, 204.57
5) Todd Schumert, LaPlace, La., dragster, 6.802, 200.38
6) Rick Wickline, Granbury, Texas, dragster, 6.890, 198.79
7) Loretta Eckert, Calhoun, La., dragster, 6.900, 198.26
8) Donnel Gaines, Stephenville, Texas, dragster, 6.915, 193.52
9) John Garner, Houston, Texas, dragster, 6.933, 194.02
10) Keith Raftery, Lake Charles, La., dragster, 7.014, 191.16
SPORTSMAN MOTORCYCLE
1) Shane Eperjesi, Lake Dallas, Texas, '88 Suzuki, ETMX, 0.000 seconds
reaction time
2) Chris LeBouef, Lafayette, La., '85 Suzuki, ETMX, 0.000
3) Rich Gentili, Humble, Texas, '83 Suzuki, ETMX, 0.001
4) Rob Bennett, Plano, Texas, '07 Suzuki, SMC, 0.002
5) William Keele, San Antonio, Texas, '82 Kawasaki, ETMX, 0.003
6) Kevin Krott, Waxahachie, Texas, '05 Hayabusa, ETMX, 0.005
7) Gerald Jordan, Kyle, Texas, '92 GSXR, ETMX, 0.006
8) Micheal Nash, Texarkana, Texas, '83 Honda, ETMX, 0.006
9) Benji Gibson, Euless, Texas, '05 Hayabusa, ETMX, 0.006
10) Craig Treble, Hensley, Ark., '01 Hayabusa, ETMX, 0.006
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