NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series, Friday from No Problem Raceway, Belle Rose, La.

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE


NHRA LUCAS OIL DRAG RACING SERIES - SOUTH CENTRAL DIVISION

NO PROBLEM RACEWAY, BELLE ROSE, LA.

Friday, February 29, 2008

Contact: Eric Lotz, NHRA (626) 688-8646

 

Massey, Harker On Top at No Problem

 

            BELLE ROSE, La. - In the first rounds of qualifying at No
Problem Raceway and the NHRA South Central Division Lucas Oil Drag
Racing Series season opener, Top Alcohol Dragster driver Spencer Massey
of Fort Worth, Texas, and Top Alcohol Funny Car pilot Steve Harker of
Gainesville, Ga., took the No. 1 qualifying positions in their classes. 

Massey outran the field with a pass of 5.367 seconds at 245.90 mph and
is followed by Brandon Lewis out of Broken Arrow, Okla., with a lap of
5.468 at 264.39.  

Harker made a 5.901-second, 234.70 mph run to take the pole. Steve Burck
follows in the No. 2 spot with a 5.907-second run at 244.07 mph.

In Comp Eliminator it was Charles Watson of Humble, Texas, leading the
field in his '08 Cobalt with his uncle Earnest Watson landing in second.

Top qualifiers in other classes include local racer Slate Cummings of
Hammond, La., in the Super Stock class with an 8.845 second pass in his
'07 Cavalier.  Cummings is also the current division champion in Super
Comp.  Kent LaPorte of New Iberia, La., leads the Stock class and Rich
Gentili leads the Sportsman Motorcycle presented by Harley Davidson
field.

Raceland, La., resident Earl Folse is tops in the Reher-Morrison Top
Sportsman class running 6.570 seconds at 211.49 mph and Joe Collier of
Clyde, Texas, is No. 1 in the TCI Comp Cams Top Dragster class at 6.165
seconds, 221.13 mph.

Racing continues Saturday and Sunday. Gates open at 8 a.m. with
qualifying and time trials beginning at 9 a.m. on Saturday. Top
Sportsman and Top Dragster qualify at 10 a.m. & noon with a 4-car
shootout set for 2 & 4 p.m. in each class.  Racers in Comp, Top Alcohol
Dragster and Top Alcohol Funny Car qualify at 1 & 5 p.m.  

            Tickets are $20 each day with children 10 and under
receiving free admission with a paid adult.

No Problem Raceway is located at 6470 Highway 996, just north of Highway
70 in Belle Rose.  For more information call the track, (985) 369-3692,
or visit the web site at www.NoProblemRaceway.com
<http://www.noproblemraceway.com/> .

 

            The following are Friday's qualifying results from the NHRA
Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series 6th Annual Cajun Challenge event at No
Problem Raceway:

 

TOP ALCOHOL DRAGSTER

1) Spencer Massey, Fort Worth, Texas, 5.367 seconds, 245.90 mph

2) Brandon Lewis, Broken Arrow, Okla., 5.468, 264.39

3) Brandon Pierce, Moore, Okla., 5.479, 258.07

4) Darvin Martinets, Lake Jackson, Texas, 5.565, 255.63

5) Todd Odom, Dallas, 7.753, 109.39

6) Travis Nicholson, Collinsville, Okla., 11.782, 77.30

7) David Brounkowski, Cypress, Texas, 13.584, 77.39

8) Kate Harker, Gainesville, Ga., 15.813, 70.20

 

TOP ALCOHOL FUNNY CAR

1) Steve Harker, Gainesville, Ga., '06 Monte Carlo, 5.901 seconds,
234.70 mph

2) Steve Burck, Corpus Christi, Texas, '02 Camaro, 5.907, 244.03

3) Jimmy Jones, Cleburne, Texas, '99 Camaro, 5.969, 205.79

4) Ron Morrison, Oklahoma City, '06 Monte Carlo, 6.234, 187.31

5) Burl Brown, Gainesville, Texas, '00 Avenger, 6.291, 234.37

6) Lee Callaway, Channelview, Texas, '07 Mustang, 10.523, 77.71

 

COMP ELIMINATOR

1) Charles Watson, Humble, Texas, '08 Cobalt, H/A, 8.593 seconds, -0.707
(under index)

2) Ernest Watson, Humble, Texas, '06 Cavalier, B/SMA, 8.072, -0.698

3) Adam Hickey, Hammond, La., '06 Cobalt, C/SMA, 8.188, -0.682

4) Darren Breaud, Hohenwald, Tenn., '08 Stratus, B/SMA, 8.116, -0.654

5) Rodger Brogdon, Tomball, Texas, '05 Cavalier, G/A, 8.397, -0.633

6) Scott Cashio, Ventress, La., '07 Cobalt, G/SMA, 8.748, -0.612

7) Raymond Martin, Mt Belvieu, Texas, '32 Bantam, K/AA, 7.772, -0.608

8) Brian Self, Magnolia, Texas, '05 Sunfire, E/SM, 8.573, -0.587

9) Shane Heckel, Baytown, Texas, dragster, B/D, 6.675, -0.585

10) Michael Park, Pauls Valley, Okla., '04 Neon, G/AA, 8.328, -0.582

 

SUPER STOCK

1) Slate Cummings, Hammond, La., '07 Cavalier, SS/BS, 8.845 seconds,
-1.205 (under index)

2) Byron Latino, Donaldsonville, La., '05 Chevy, SS/BS, 8.849, -1.201

3) J Allen Sherman, Donaldsonville, La., '68 Cuda, SS/AH, 8.604, -1.196

4) Jim Pancake, Delaware, Ohio, '68 Dart, SS/AH, 8.604, -1.196

5) Joe Teuton Jr., Houma, La., '68 Barracuda, SS/AH, 8.612, -1.188

6) Mike Crutchfield, Montgomery, Ala., '08 G5, SS/DM, 8.900, -1.150

7) Jonathan Womack, Houston, '04 Cavalier, SS/BS, 8.903, -1.147

8) Terry Pearson, Spanish Fort, Ala., '05 Cavalier, GT/AA, 9.303, -1.097

9) Gilbert Johnson, Lecompte, La., '91 Calais, GT/JA, 10.504, -1.096

10) Bobby Cassard, Donaldsonville, La., '86 Firebird, SS/LA, 10.774,
-0.976

 

STOCK ELIMINATOR

1) Kent LaPorte, New Iberia, La., '91 Camaro, J/SA, 11.536 seconds,
-1.214 (under index)

2) David Buckner, New Waverly, Texas, '72 Duster, E/SA, 10.887, -1.113

3) Gary Emmons, Friendswood, Texas, '69 Camaro, B/SA, 10.442, -1.108

4) Michael Colaluca, Lancaster, Texas, '79 Aspen Wgn, P/SA, 12.653,
-1.097

5) George Russel Jr, Thibodaux, La., '96 S-10, P/SA, 12.660, -1.090

6) Kevin Scott, Rowlett, Texas, '90 Trans Am, K/SA, 11.867, -1.083

7) Sam Pourciau, Walker, La., '00 Camaro, B/SA, 10.472, -1.078

8) Patrick Courts, New Iberia, La., '87 Trans Am, N/SA, 12.224, -1.076

9) James Hubbs, Webster, Texas, '78 Malibu, Q/SA, 13.026, -1.074

10) Floyd Russo, Gonzales, La., '01 Firebird, A/SA, 10.242, -1.058

 

SPORTSMAN MOTORCYCLE

1) Rich Gentili, Humble, Texas, '83 Suzuki, ETMX, 0.002 seconds reaction
time

2) Toby Giese, Atwater, Minn., '93 GSXR, ETMX, 0.002

3) Ricky Leblanc, Prairieville, La., '80 GS, ETMX, 0.004

4) David Richeaux, Lafayette, La., '02 Hayabusa, ETMX, 0.008

5) Mike Voss, Maplewood, Minn., '04 ZX-11, ETMX, 0.009

6) Jerry Pomilla, Conroe, Texas, '85 Suzuki, ETMX, 0.009

7) Zachary Schrupp, Mound, Minn., '05 Kawasaki, ETMX, 0.009

8) Micheal Nash, Texarkana, Texas, '83 Honda, ETMX, 0.016

9) James McCullah, Houston, '00 Suzuki, ETMX, 0.016

10) Chris Duhe, Gramercy, La., '05 Buell, ETMX, 0.017

 

TOP SPORTSMAN

1) Earl Folse, Raceland, La., '68 Camaro, 6.570 seconds, 211.49 mph

2) Glen Barrilleaux, Oakwood, Texas, '07 GTO, 6.602, 215.00

3) Bert Prejean, St. Amant, La., '06 GTO, 6.675, 208.14

4) Joseph Mohana, Bourg, La., '57 Chevy, 6.884, 200.32

5) A J Ashe, Cypress, Texas, dragster, 6.987, 194.27

6) Allen Firestone, Velma, Okla., '01 Chevy, 7.084, 196.85

7) Chris Gulitti, Spring, Texas, '98 Firebird, 7.163, 191.81

8) Keith Daniels, Fort Worth, Texas, '97 Camaro, 7.268, 187.29

9) Rip Dennis, Florence, Miss., '99 S-10, 7.276, 187.34

10) Michael Kile, Westlake, La., dragster, 7.340, 185.61

 

TOP DRAGSTER

1) Joe Collier, Clyde, Texas, dragster, 6.165 seconds, 221.13 mph

2) George Tyler, Franklin, La., dragster, 6.622, 202.55

3) Todd Schumert, LaPlace, La., dragster, 6.773, 201.19

4) John Rockwell, Chalmette, La., dragster, 6.794, 194.18

5) Loretta Eckert, Calhoun, La., dragster, 6.837, 208.07

6) Michael Kile, Westlake, La., dragster, 6.854, 208.07

7) Chris Bermond, Bay St Louis, Miss., dragster, 6.857, 195.28

8) Jason Dennis, Lubbock, Texas, dragster, 6.879, 193.93

9) Mark Jones, Marrero, La., dragster, 6.903, 197.59

10) Kurt Damron Jr., Fruitland Park, Fla., dragster, 6.907, 191.70

 

 

 

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