HARKER AND MANNERS TAKE WIN IN GAINESVILLE

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
NHRA LUCAS OIL DRAG RACING SERIES - SOUTHEAST DIVISION
GAINESVILLE RACEWAY, GAINESVILLE, FLA
Monday, February, 22, 2010
Contact:  NHRA Field Marketing (626) 914-4761

HARKER AND MANNERS TAKE WIN IN GAINESVILLE

                GAINESVILLE, Fla. (Feb. 22, 2010) - In the final results from Gainesville Raceway and the NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series, Michael Manners, Willis, Tex. and Steve Harker, Gainesville, Ga. took home the wins in Top Alcohol Dragster and Top Alcohol Funny Car respectively.
Manners worked his way through the field and ran 5.275 seconds at 270.05 mph in his final round victory over Monroe Guest, who clocked in at 5.433 seconds, 269.51 mph.
Harker faced off against Mickey Ferro and posted a winning run of 5.587 seconds, 257.78 mph.  Ferro drove to a 5.626 second, 257.24 mph lap for his runner up finish.
Other racers visiting the winner's circle this weekend were Glen Treadwell, Sorrento, Fla. in Comp Eliminator; Jeff Strickland, Red Bay Ala. in Super Stock; Troy Williams Jr., Bradenton, Fla., in Super Comp; Dave Connolly, Bradenton, Fla., in Super Gas; Robbie Shaw, Bowden, Ga. in Stock Eliminator and Joe Skala, Palmetto, Fla., in Super Street.  In the division's Top Sportsman class it was Anthony Montella, Deerfield Beach, Fla., taking the win while Ray Miller, Spring Hill, Fla. won in Top Dragster.


                Southeast Division racers head to Atlanta Dragway for the next NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series event, March 5-7.

The following are the final results from the NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series event at Gainesville Raceway:

TOP ALCOHOL DRAGSTER
Round 1
7) Mark Taliaferro III, Odessa, Texas, 5.319, 274.05 def. 2) Duane Shields, Boulder City, Nev., 5.489, 263.20
3) Monroe Guest, Mannford, Okla., 5.340, 275.11 def. 6) Bill Evans, Miramar, Fla., 5.545, 247.25;
5) John Finke, Selkirk, N.Y., 5.488, 261.98 def. 4) Darren Nicholson, Mission Viejo, Calif., 6.203, 168.85;
1) Michael Manners, Willis, Texas, 12.798, 71.82 def. 10) Dan Mercier, Laprairie, Quebec, foul;

Semifinals
Manners, 5.246, 270.00 def. Finke, 5.411, 268.54;
Guest, 5.406, 271.13 def. Taliaferro III, 8.442, 99.70

Final
Manners, 5.275, 270.05 def. Guest, 5.433, 269.51.

TOP ALCOHOL FUNNY CAR
Round 1
2) Steve Harker, Gainesville, Ga., '06 Monte Carlo, 5.617, 257.87 def. 7) Jay Payne, Claremont, Calif., '10 Mustang, 8.098, 110.22;
3) Alexis De Joria, Bronson, Fla., '09 Mustang, 5.972, 248.16 def. 6) Wayne Morris, Lincoln Univ,, Pa., '10 Mustang, 6.126, 239.78;
5) Melinda Green-King, Norfolk, Va., '09 Mustang, 5.933, 244.16 def. 4) Mark Billington, Norcross, Ga., '01 Avenger, broke;
1) Mickey Ferro, Stamford, Conn., '10 Monte Carlo, 14.207, 56.84 was unopposed;

Semifinals
Ferro, 5.641, 255.77 def. Green-King, 7.690, 110.27;
Harker, 5.580, 257.68 def. De Joria, 5.682, 245.67;

Final
Harker, 5.587, 257.78 def. Ferro, 5.626, 257.24.


TOP ALCOHOL DRAGSTER
Michael Manners, Willis, Texas, 5.275, 270.05 def. Monroe Guest, Mannford, Okla., 5.433, 269.51.

TOP ALCOHOL FUNNY CAR
Steve Harker, Gainesville, Ga., '06 Monte Carlo, 5.587, 257.78 def. Mickey Ferro, Stamford, Conn., '10 Monte Carlo, 5.626, 257.24.

COMP ELIMINATOR
Glen Treadwell, Sorrento, Fla., dragster, G/ED, 7.902, 157.01 def. Arnie Martel, Tewksbury, Mass., '07 GTO, F/AA, 7.933, 153.60.

SUPER STOCK
Jeff Strickland, Red Bay, Ala., '95 Camaro, SS/JA, 10.957, 106.03 def. Pat Clifford, Apopka, Fla., '85 Camaro, GT/CA, foul.

STOCK ELIMINATOR
Robbie Shaw, Bowden, Ga., '01 Firebird, A/SA, 10.126, 130.32 def. Luke Bogacki, Woodville, Ala., '69 Nova, A/SA, 10.586, 111.26.

SUPER COMP
Troy Williams Jr., Bradenton, Fla., dragster, 8.916, 170.08 def. Luke Bogacki, Woodville, Ala., dragster, 8.937, 169.23.

SUPER GAS
Dave Connolly, Bradenton, Fla., '63 Corvette, 9.908, 166.79 def. Matt Cooke, Hendersonville, N.C., '67 Corvette, 9.900, 150.72.

SUPER STREET
Joe Skala, Palmetto, Fla., '70 Nova, 10.903, 135.21  def. Greg McInerny, Titusville, Fla., '89 Camaro, foul.

TOP DRAGSTER
Ray Miller, Spring Hill, Fla., dragster, 6.793, 190.73  def. Angie Travis, Hickory, N.C., dragster, 7.031, 187.81.

TOP SPORTSMAN
Anthony Montella, Deerfield Bch, Fla., '09 GXP, 10.524, 75.25  def. Jeff Rudisill, Rutherford College, N.C., '87 Camaro, 7.331, 188.04.