NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series @ Houston Raceway Park

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
NHRA LUCAS OIL DRAG RACING SERIES - SOUTH CENTRAL DIVISION
HOUSTON RACEWAY PARK; BAYTOWN, TEXAS
Friday, July 24, 2009
Contact: Brett Lyons, NHRA (626) 483-8242

Callaway Grabs NHRA Top Alcohol Funny Car Pole

BAYTOWN, Texas (July 24, 2009) - The NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series takes over Houston Raceway Park for two full days of intense drag racing. The race is the fourth of six on the division calendar and will feature drivers in eleven categories vying for divisional and national championships.  Top Alcohol Dragster pilot Brandon Lewis of Broken Arrow, Okla., and Lee Callaway, Baytown, Texas, of the Top Alcohol Funny Car class, both received top qualifying honors.

Callaway's home field advantage clearly paid off by posting a 5.776 second, 249.30 mph pass to claim the No.1 spot in the Top Alcohol Funny Car field. He is searching for his first win of the season in the all Texas field. They will get one more qualifying hit late Saturday before they head into eliminations.

Lewis is competing in his fifth divisional of the season and is still looking to grab the coveted NHRA Wally trophy.  He threw down a 5.385 second, 268.87 mph lap to reach the No.1 spot and place him ahead of fellow Broken Arrow resident Shayne Lawson and Malcolm Wahle of Claremore, Okla.  This event win can definitely shuffle the class standings as these three Sooners sit in the top three spots.

Other top qualifying times were ran by Adam Hickey, Hammond, La., in Comp Eliminator; James Caro of Houma, La., in Super Stock; and David Buckner, New Waverly, Texas, in Stock Eliminator. The division's Sunset RaceCraft Top Sportsman top qualifier was Bert Prejean from St. Amant, La.; Douglas Barnhart, Katy, Texas, lead the TCI Comp Cams Top Dragster class with his 6.167 second, 216.27 mph pass; and scoring a 0.000-second reaction time to lead NHRA Sportsman Motorcycle presented by Harley Davidson was Derek Dorsey of Kingswood, Texas.

Gates open at 9 a.m. on Saturday with final qualifying and time trials slated from noon to 4.  Top Alcohol Dragster and Top Alcohol Funny Car will have a final qualifying run at 4 p.m.  Eliminations for all classes will follow. Top Alcohol Dragster and Top Alcohol Funny Car will run first round at 7:30 p.m.

General admission tickets are $20 on Saturday.  Children 6 to 12 years old are $10 and kids 5 and under are admitted free with a paid adult. For more information please call Houston Raceway Park, (281) 383-7223, or visit www.HoustonRaceway.com.

The following are Saturday's qualifying results from the NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series, South Central Division event at Houston Raceway Park:

TOP ALCOHOL DRAGSTER
1) Brandon Lewis, Broken Arrow, Okla., 5.385 seconds, 268.87 mph
2) Shayne Lawson, Broken Arrow, Okla., 5.406, 261.12
3) Malcolm Wahle, Claremore, Okla., 5.474, 259.81
4) David Brounkowski, Cypress, Texas, 5.678, 248.48
5) Chase Copeland, Walters, Okla., 5.714, 252.99
6) Vitali Kazakevich, Houston, Texas, 6.259, 216.90
7) Michael Manners, Willis, Texas, 8.043, 107.17

TOP ALCOHOL FUNNY CAR
1) Lee Callaway, Baytown, Texas, '07 Mustang, 5.776 seconds, 249.30 mph
2) Kebin Kinsley, Kennedale, Texas, '02 Camaro, 5.911, 247.88
3) Steve Burck, Corpus Christi, Texas, '02 Camaro, 8.269, 108.60

COMP ELIMINATOR
1) Adam Hickey, Hammond, La., '06 Cobalt, C/SMA, 8.200 seconds, -0.630 (under index)
2) Joey Tanksley, Greenwell Spgs, La., dragster, C/D, 6.855, -0.595
3) Raymond Martin, Mt Belvieu, Texas, '32 Bantam, K/AA, 7.813, -0.567
4) Adam White, Houston, Texas, dragster, A/ND, 6.895, -0.565
5) Taylor Lastor, Knoxville, Tenn., '05 Cavalier, A/SMA, 8.030, -0.530
6) Stephen Rosen, Harahan, La., dragster, G/ED, 8.033, -0.527
7) Doug Warren, Carmi, Ill., dragster, A/DA, 6.622, -0.518
8) Clark Smiley, Denver City, Texas, '05 Cavalier, B/SM, 8.174, -0.506
9) Craig Bourgeois, Metairie, La., dragster, B/ND, 7.024, -0.506
10) Scott Cashio, Ventress, La., '07 Cobalt, B/SMA, 8.203, -0.497

SUPER STOCK
1) James Caro, Houma, La., '05 Stratus, SS/BM, 8.378 seconds, -1.272 (under index)
2) J.W. Hames, Madison, Miss., '89 Daytona, GT/IA, 10.265, -1.235
3) Lloyd Wofford, Jonesboro, Ark., '78 Volare, SS/JA, 10.101, -1.199
4) Bryan Chaney, Claremore, Okla., '92 Camaro, GT/GA, 10.056, -1.144
5) Jeff Colvert, Arkadelphia, Ark., '69 Mustang, SS/G, 9.679, -1.071
6) Gary Emmons, Friendswood, Texas, '96 Firebird, SS/IA, 9.939, -1.061
7) Bill Gibbs, Lufkin, Texas, '68 Dart, SS/HA, 9.843, -1.057
8) Chris Chaney, Claremore, Okla., '02 Cavalier, GT/CA, 9.651, -1.049
9) Ed Wright, Tulsa, Okla., '96 Trans Am, SS/JA, 10.260, -1.040
10) John Covington, Center, Texas, '98 Grand Am, GT/DA, 9.770, -1.030

STOCK ELIMINATOR
1) David Buckner, New Waverly, Texas, '72 Duster, F/SA, 10.883 seconds, -1.267 (under index)
2) R.J. Sledge, Boerne, Texas, '67 Fairlane, E/SA, 10.817, -1.183
3) Bill McClister, Shoreacres, Texas, '72 Mustang, E/SA, 10.843, -1.157
4) Steven Hall, Sweeney, Texas, '67 Mustang, C/SA, 10.568, -1.132
5) Sam Pourciau, Walker, La., '02 Camaro, B/SA, 10.428, -1.122
6) Sammy Pizzolato, Houma, La., '69 Corvette, B/SA, 10.450, -1.100
7) Ronnie West, Broussard, La., '70 Roadrunner, A/SA, 10.218, -1.082
8) S.E. Buchanan, Hot Springs, Ark., '67 Barracuda, G/SA, 11.242, -1.058
9) Slate Cummings, Hammond, La., '95 Camaro, B/SA, 10.498, -1.052
10) David Latino, Donaldsonville, La., '02 Firebird, A/SA, 10.261, -1.039

TOP SPORTSMAN
1) Bert Prejean, St. Amant, La., '06 GTO, 6.700 seconds, 207.82 mph
2) Keith Haney, Broken Arrow, Okla., '09 GXP, 6.760, 205.72
3) Greg Lair, Canyon, Texas, '04 Grand Am, 6.778, 206.23
4) Scott Randall, Carrollton, Texas, '08 GXP, 6.857, 200.74
5) Jerry Holt, Collinsville, Okla., '08 GTO, 6.895, 202.70
6) Keith Raftery, Lake Charles, La., '07 GTO, 6.933, 199.35
7) Allen Firestone, Velma, Okla., '01 S-10, 6.938, 199.40
8) Vince Hoda, Diamondhead, Miss., '00 Firebird, 6.958, 199.61
9) Joseph Mohana, Bourg, La., '57 Chevy, 6.990, 198.12
10) Johnny Shook, Lamesa, Texas, '09 Cobalt, 7.106, 192.71

TOP DRAGSTER
1) Douglas Barnhart, Katy, Texas, dragster, 6.167 seconds, 216.27 mph
2) Michael Kile, Westlake, La., dragster, 6.197, 222.62
3) Jason Dennis, Lubbock, Texas, dragster, 6.656, 201.28
4) Keith Raftery, Lake Charles, La., dragster, 6.666, 200.89
5) Jimmy Lewis, Forney, Texas, dragster, 6.719, 202.67
6) John Garner, Houston, Texas, dragster, 6.761, 202.58
7) Todd Schumert, LaPlace, La., dragster, 6.781, 201.70
8) Kevin Ford, Amarillo, Texas, dragster, 6.806, 198.67
9) Brandon Chauvin, Gonzales, La., dragster, 6.821, 198.41
10) Chase Ty Murray, Orange, Texas, dragster, 6.827, 194.72

SPORTSMAN MOTORCYCLE
1) Derek Dorsey, Kingswood, Texas, '03 Trac/Razr, ETMX, 0.000 seconds reaction time
2) Brenda Kay, Humble, Texas, '85 GSXR, ETMX, 0.000
3) Lee Paterson, Livingston, Texas, '85 Suzuki, ETMX, 0.001
4) Rich Gentili, Humble, Texas, '83 Suzuki, ETMX, 0.003
5) Michael Matthews, LaGrange, Texas, '84 Suzuki, ETMX, 0.005
6) Robert Sanders, Houston, Texas, '04 Kawasaki, ETMX, 0.005
7) Michael Nash, Texarkana, Texas, '83 Honda, ETMX, 0.006
8) Kelly Pulley, Houston, Texas, '03 Koenig, ETMX, 0.012
9) Raegan Gentili, Crosby, Texas, '83 Suzuki, ETMX, 0.013
10) Ben Brown, Irving, Texas, '04 Hayabusa, ETMX, 0.016