NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series-Friday from Atlanta Dragway

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE


NHRA LUCAS OIL DRAG RACING SERIES - SOUTHEAST DIVISION

ATLANTA DRAGWAY, COMMERCE, GA.

Friday, September 28, 2007

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

 

TREADWELL, DENNIS LEAD QUALIFIERS IN THE FIRST DAY AT ATLANTA DRAGWAY

            COMMERCE, Ga. - In the opening day of qualifying at Atlanta
Dragway's NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series, Comp Eliminator racer Jenny
Treadwell, Mt. Plymouth, Fla., set the pace in her category while in
Super Stock, Shorter, Ala., resident Bob Dennis wheeled his '91 Calais
to the No. 1 spot.  The three-day race is the fifth of six on the NHRA
Southeast division calendar.

            John Livingston, Murfreesboro, Tenn., drove his '90 Camaro
to the top spot in Stock Eliminator while Jim Harrington, Ft. Walton
Beach., Fla., behind the wheel of his '99 Cutlass, was the No. 1
qualifier in Top Sportsman.  In Top Dragster, Lauren Freer, Lewisville,
N.C., leads the field.

            Racing continues Saturday and Sunday at Atlanta Dragway.
Gates open at 8 a.m. both days.  Qualifying and time trials resume
Saturday at 10 a.m.  Racers in Top Dragster will qualify at 3:30 and
6:30 p.m.; Comp Eliminator is scheduled at 4 and 7 p.m.;  Top Sportsman
will have qualifying passes at 4:30 and 7:30 p.m.  Top Alcohol Dragster
and Top Alcohol Funny Car racers will have two qualifying sessions, at 5
and 8 p.m.  Eliminations will start at 9 a.m. Sunday and Top Alcohol
Dragster and Top Alcohol Funny Car will run first round at 1 p.m.

            Tickets for the NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series event at
Atlanta Dragway are $20 Saturday and $20 Sunday.  A two-day ticket is
$35 and a full-event pass is $45.  Children 12 and under are admitted
free.

            Atlanta Dragway is located at 500 E. Ridgeway Road,
approximately 60 miles NE of Atlanta.  For more information call the
track, (706) 335-2301, or visit www.AtlantaDragway.com.

 

            The following are Friday's qualifying results from the NHRA
Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series event at Atlanta Dragway:

 

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

 

COMPETITION ELIMINATOR

1) Jenny Treadwell, Mt. Plymouth, Fla., dragster, E/ED, 8.291 seconds,
-0.619 (under index)

2) Allen Stanfield, Fredericksburg, Va., '98 Grand Am, G/SM, 8.830,
-0.600

3) Grant Lewis, Jesup, Ga., '05 Grand Am, H/SMA, 9.044, -0.526

4) Lonnie Johnson, Ettrick, Va., '99 Neon, B/AA, 7.132, -0.518

5) Glen Treadwell, Sorrento, Fla., dragster, G/ED, 8.156, -0.504

6) Jerry Hemmingson, Concord, N.C., '07 Cobalt, B/A, 7.167, -0.503

7) Scott Benham, La Grange, Texas, '05 Sunfire, E/SM, 8.692, -0.468

8) George Supinski Jr., Freehold, N.J., '06 Cavalier, C/SM, 8.341,
-0.459

9) Lee Zane, Perry Hall, Md., '32 Bantam, L/AA, 9.108, -0.442

10) Randy Daniels, Grantsboro, N.C., '05 Cavalier, C/A, 7.552, -0.428

 

SUPER STOCK

1) Bob Dennis, Shorter, Ala., '91 Calais, GT/MA, 10.886 seconds, -1.164
(under index)

2) Mike Crutchfield, Montgomery, Ala., '07 Pontiac, SS/BS, 8.962, -1.088

3) Johnny Fogle, Norway, S.C., '67 Camaro, SS/GA, 9.808, -1.042

4) Ken Schindler, Hendersonville, Tenn., '71 Corvette, SS/BA, 9.169,
-1.031

5) Rick Brewer, Jacksonville, Fla., '67 Corvette, SS/IA, 9.976, -1.024

6) Don Barber, Hohenwald, Tenn., '05 Cavalier, GT/CA, 9.682, -1.018

7) Michael Tueffel, Browns Summit, N.C., '98 Grand Am, SS/BM, 8.694,
-1.006

8) Peter Biondo, Maspeth, N.Y., '00 Firebird, GT/FA, 10.121, -0.979

9) Terry Pearson, Spanish Fort, Ala., '04 Cavalier, GT/AA, 9.430, -0.970

10) Ron Morehead, Newburgh, N.Y., '82 Camaro, GT/EA, 10.026, -0.924

 

STOCK ELIMINATOR

1) John Livingston, Murfreesboro, Tenn., '90 Camaro, F/FIA, 11.777
seconds, -1.173 (under index)

2) Tom Hemmingson, Concord, N.C., '66 Chevelle, L/S, 11.907, -1.093

3) Bobby Warren, Clinton, N.C., '98 Firehawk, B/FIA, 10.629, -1.071

4) Doug Patrick, Boca Raton, Fla., '72 Cutlass, M/SA, 12.088, -1.062

5) Jeff Warren, Clinton, N.C., '97 Firebird, A/FI, 10.277, -0.973

6) David Beaver, Shelby, N.C., '98 Camaro, B/FIA, 10.730, -0.970

7) Painter Stevenson, Flowery Branch, Ga., '69 Nova, G/SA, 11.340,
-0.960

8) Mary Meints, Panama City Bch, Fla., '86 Camaro, F/SA, 11.195, -0.955

9) David Toren, Canton, Ga., '67 Mustang, D/SA, 10.899, -0.951

10) Randy Huntsman, Ellijay, Ga., '85 Camaro, I/SA, 11.663, -0.937

 

TOP SPORTSMAN

1) Jim Harrington, Ft. Walton Bch., Fla., '99 Cutlass, 6.825 seconds,
203.22 mph

2) Jeffery Pittman, Conover, N.C., '68 Camaro, 6.870, 197.48

3) Ronnie Davis, Swanee, Ga., '63 Corvette, 6.875, 202.12

4) Greg Hinds, Arab, Ala., '41 Willys, 6.904, 197.94

5) Robert Davis, Boca Raton, Fla., '63 Corvette, 6.934, 205.69

6) Earl Folse, Raceland, La., '68 Camaro, 6.958, 199.43

7) Jerry Barker, Fort Valley, Ga., '06 Cobalt, 7.013, 199.37

8) Johnny Adkins, Linden, Tenn., '57 Bel Air, 7.140, 194.83

9) Jeffrey Barker, Warner-Robins, Ga., '02 Camaro, 7.244, 190.24

10) Matthew Buck, Lantana, Fla., '96 Firebird, 7.259, 189.76

 

TOP DRAGSTER

1) Lauren Freer, Lewisville, N.C., dragster, 6.964 seconds, 191.08 mph

2) Jeff Burnett, Orlando, Fla., '00 Altered, 7.005, 188.44

3) Dan Seidel, Port St Lucie, Fla., dragster, 7.105, 184.37

4) Randy Woods, Moulton, Ala., dragster, 7.120, 187.11

5) David Strain, Kenner, La., dragster, 7.137, 188.15

6) Mark Brown, Lake Worth, Fla., dragster, 7.211, 186.02

7) Angie Travis, Conover, N.C., dragster, 7.232, 183.12

8) Cynthia Farrow, Chattanooga, Tenn., dragster, 7.279, 182.58

9) Ken Wells, Orlando, Fla., dragster, 7.294, 183.59

10) Steve Estes, Griffin, Ga., dragster, 7.302, 183.94

 

 

 

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