Sat, 8 Apr 2006, 08:45 PM Final Qualifying Dampened by Rain at South Georgia Motorsports Park

Courtesy of NHRA Marketing

CECIL, Ga. -- Qualifying was cut short by rain at the NHRA Southeast division Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series event at South Georgia Motorsports Park. The inclement weather forced NHRA and track officials to pull the plug on Saturday's activities but the event will continue Sunday with only slight modifications to the schedule.

The fields in Comp Eliminator, Super Stock and Stock are set and competitors in those classes and in Super Comp, Super Gas and Super Street will start eliminations Sunday morning at 8:30. Gates at South Georgia Motorsports Park will open at 7:30 a.m.

Competitors in Top Alcohol Dragster and Top Alcohol Funny Car will have a single qualifying attempt in the morning, following the Top Sportsman class's final qualifying pass at 9:30 a.m. Top Alcohol Dragster and Top Alcohol Funny Car will run first round of eliminations at 1 p.m., as originally scheduled.

In qualifying that was completed, Jeff Taylor, Floyds Knobs, Ind., remained in the No. 1 spot in Comp Eliminator as did Columbus, Ga., Stock racer Jimmy Parker, and Top Sportsman competitor Mike Gardner of Haymarket, Va. In Super Stock, Johnny Fogle, Norway, S.C., moved into the top position.

South Georgia Motorsports Park is located 12 miles north of Valdosta. From the north or south, take I-75 to Old Coffee Road (exit 32). Take Old Coffee Road east to Highway 42 and go north to the track. Tickets for adults are $20 and $5 for children 6 to 12 years old. Kids 5 and under are admitted free. For more information call the track, (229) 896-7000, or visit www.sgmpracing.com.

The following are Saturday's final qualifying results at the NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series event at South Georgia Motorsports Park:

COMP ELIMINATOR 1) Jeff Taylor, Floyds Knobs, Ind., '05 Grand Am, H/SMA, 9.008 seconds, -0.702 (under index) 2) Dick Maris, Valrico, Fla., dragster, C/D, 7.053, -0.557 3) Larry Pritchett, Clarkrange, Tenn., '05 Sunfire, A/SM, 7.965, -0.515 4) Mike Saye, Johnston, S.C., '92 Cutlass, H/A, 8.905, -0.505 5) Van Puckett, Monroe, Ga., '04 Cavalier, F/AA, 8.216, -0.494 6) Jim Kimbrough, Pace, Fla., dragster, C/ED, 7.534, -0.406 7) Mark Linebarrier, Liberty, N.C., '02 Grand Am, C/A, 7.682, -0.318 8) Blake Alexander, dragster, A/AA, 7.100, -0.310 9) Craig Smitherman, Lewisville, N.C., '88 Thunderbird, E/A, 8.116, -0.294 10) Doc Bilbrey, Willow Springs, N.C., '01 Sonoma, PST, 7.807, -0.263 SUPER STOCK 1) Johnny Fogle, Norway, S.C., '05 Cavalier, GT/AA, 9.187 seconds, -1.213 (under index) 2) Jerry Silveus, Van Buren, Ohio, '05 Cavalier, GT/DA, 9.589, -1.211 3) Rick Brewer, Jacksonville, Fla., '67 Corvette, SS/IA, 9.839, -1.161 4) Gary Ewing, Bel Air, Md., '69 Camaro, SS/JA, 10.180, -1.120 5) Tony Cafaro Jr., Brandon, Fla., '02 Firebird, GT/IA, 10.406, -1.094 6) Joe LoCicero, Snellville, Ga., '05 Cavalier, GT/AA, 9.317, -1.083 7) Mike Crutchfield, Montgomery, Ala., '05 Sunfire, SS/BS, 9.001, -1.049 8) Dennis Nelson, Hugo, Minn., '80 Malibu, GT/LA, 10.808, -1.042 9) Terry Pearson, Spanish Fort, Ala., '02 Cavalier, GT/BA, 9.517, -1.033 10) Don Barber, Hohenwald, Tenn., '04 Cavalier, GT/CA, 9.683, -1.017 STOCK ELIMINATOR 1) Jimmy Parker, Columbus, Ga., '91 Corvette, D/FIA, 10.875 seconds, -1.425 (under index) 2) Robert Shaw, Douglasville, Ga., '87 Firebird, F/FIA, 11.634, -1.316 3) Painter Stevenson, Flowery Branch, Ga., '69 Nova, G/SA, 11.163, -1.137 4) Al Provoast, Whittemore, Mich., '79 Buick Wgn, N/SA, 12.180, -1.120 5) Doug Patrick, Boca Raton, Fla., '72 Cutlass, K/SA, 11.835, -1.115 6) Garry Glazener, Jackson, S.C., '72 Mustang, F/SA, 11.061, -1.089 7) David Toren, Canton, Ga., '67 Mustang, D/SA, 10.775, -1.075 8) Scott Demmy, Ft. Pierce, Fla., '87 Mustang, G/FIA, 12.075, -1.075 9) Dempsey Pendarvis, Gonzales, La., '01 Firebird, B/FIA, 10.631, -1.069 10) Butch Payne, Rome, Ga., '97 Firebird, C/FIA, 10.938, -1.062 TOP SPORTSMAN 1) Mike Gardner, Haymarket, Va., '04 Grand Am, 6.938 seconds, 204.26 mph 2) Jim Harrington, Ft. Walton Bch., Fla., '99 Cutlass, 6.948, 203.19 3) Robert Sellers, Daytona Beach, Fla., '06 Avenger, 7.016, 185.05 4) Ronnie Davis, Commerce, Ga., '63 Corvette, 7.100, 198.06 5) Dan Morrow, St. Petersburg, Fla., '06 GTO, 7.114, 193.38 6) Billy Vaughn, Knoxville, Tenn., '92 Camaro, 7.150, 192.63 7) Jeffrey Barker, Warner-Robins, Ga., '02 Camaro, 7.202, 191.19 8) Mike Thompson, Naples, Fla., '03 Cavalier, 7.239, 190.51 9) Jim Carlton, Bradenton, Fla., '04 Corvette, 7.276, 188.70 10) Larry Hutcheson, Christmas, Fla., '02 Cavalier, 7.290, 189.58

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