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NOBLE, Okla. --
Spencer Massey, the 23-year-old Fort Worth, Texas, resident, is currently leading the division's Top Alcohol Dragster point standings with five final-round appearances in seven races. The rookie driver has the lead over Lee Callaway of Channelview, Texas, who has a win and two runner-up finishes in six races this year. Massey opened the season with two runner-up finishes, first to defending division champion Steve Torrence at No Problem Raceway in Belle Rose, La., and then to defending NHRA West Central division champion Randy Meyer at Memphis (Tenn.) Motorsports Park. Massey then took two straight wins, at Red River Raceway in Gilliam, La., and at Cherokee County Motorsports Park in Rusk, Texas, before scoring runner-up points at the division's last event at Houston Raceway Park in Baytown, Texas. Callaway was runner-up to Massey at Cherokee County Motorsports Park and to North Central division standout Bill Reichert at an out-of-division race in Joliet, Ill. He then went on to take another out-of-division win against Meyer in Topeka, Kan. Oklahoma City's Brandon Pearce is currently fourth in the division point standings. He has been a semifinalist at the Texas Motorplex and at Cherokee County Motorsports Park. Once again in the division's Top Alcohol Funny Car chase, Jimmy Jones, the pharmacist from Cleburne, Texas, and Jackie Stidham, the business owner from Chickasha, Okla., are battling for the crown. Jones comes into Thunder Valley Raceway with the lead after scoring three wins on the year. Stidham opened the South Central division season with a win at No Problem Raceway and was runner-up to Jones at Memphis Motorsports Park. The duo squared off again at Red River Raceway, this time with Stidham taking home the honors. Jones won the race in Rusk, Texas, as well as an out-of-division meet in Great Bend, Kan., and was runner-up at Houston Raceway Park. Although the race at Thunder Valley Raceway is the last on the NHRA South Central division Lucas Oil Series schedule, racers may continue to earn points toward divisional titles at out-of-division races. Gates at Thunder Valley Raceway Park will open at 8 a.m. each day. Qualifying and time trials are slated to begin at 9 a.m. Friday and continue Saturday morning at 9. Top Alcohol Dragster and Top Alcohol Funny Car will have one qualifying session on Friday, at 5 p.m., and two on Saturday, at 1 and 5 p.m. Eliminations will start Sunday at 9 a.m. Top Alcohol Dragster and Top Alcohol Funny Car will run first round of eliminations at noon. Tickets for the NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series event are $15 Friday, $15 Saturday and $20 Sunday. A full-event ticket is $45. Military personnel with an ID receive a $5 discount each day. Children 6- to 12-years-old are $5 each day. Kids 5 and under are admitted free with a paid adult. Thunder Valley Raceway Park is located off Highway 77 South, south of Highway 9E. From I-35, take exit 108A (Hwy. 9E) east to Highway 77 and go south. For more information call the track, (405) 872-3429, or visit http://www.OKThunder.com. NHRA LUCAS OIL DRAG RACING SERIES FACT SHEET WHAT: Thunder in the Heartland, a round of the NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series, where drivers earn points leading to divisional and national championships. Categories include Top Alcohol Dragster, Top Alcohol Funny Car, Comp Eliminator, Super Stock, Stock Eliminator, Super Comp, Super Gas and Super Street. The event is the last of seven in South Central Division competition. The division's Reher-Morrison Top Sportsman Series, TCI Comp Cams Top Dragster category and NHRA Sportsman Motorcycle Series presented by Harley Davidson will also be run in conjunction with the event. WHERE: Thunder Valley Raceway Park, Noble, Okla. Track is located off Highway 77 South, south of Highway 9E. From I-35 take exit 108A (Hwy. 9E) east to Highway 77 and go south. Follow the signs to the track. WHEN: Friday through Sunday, October 13-15, 2006
SCHEDULE: SATURDAY, Oct. 14 -- Gates open at 8 a.m. Final qualifying and time trials are scheduled to begin at 9 a.m. Top Alcohol Dragster and Top Alcohol Funny Car qualifying sessions are scheduled at 1 and 5 p.m. SUNDAY, Oct. 15 -- Gates open at 8 a.m. Eliminations begin at 9 a.m. Eliminations for Top Alcohol Dragster and Top Alcohol Funny Car begin at noon. TICKETS: GENERAL ADMISSION/PIT PASS -- $15 Friday, $15 Saturday, $20 Sunday. A three-day pass is $45. Military personnel with ID receive a $5 discount. Children 6- to 12-years old are $5 each day. Kids 5 and under are admitted free with a paid adult. For more information please call Thunder Valley Raceway Park, (405) 872-3429. PURSE: The NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series competitors will vie for cash and contingency awards of $181,900, as well as a chance at a share of the year-end purse of more than $560,000. 2005 EVENT WINNERS: Steve Torrence, Top Alcohol Dragster; Richard McLain, Top Alcohol Funny Car; Shane Heckel, Comp Eliminator; Joe Teuton Jr., Super Stock; James Paul, Stock Eliminator; Heidi Robinson, Super Comp; Jesse Serna, Super Gas; Rustin Mayse, Super Street
BONUS PROGRAMS: JEG'S ALLSTARS: The best of the best from each of NHRA's seven divisions will compete for a share of the $100,000 point fund from Jeg's High Performance. The 2007 Jeg's Allstars event will culminate a year-long points battle between drivers in each of NHRA's Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series' eight classes. The top points earner in each category will qualify to represent his/her division at the 2007 Jeg's Allstars. Points are based on in-division races only. The winning division's team will share $20,000 and individual awards include $7,000 each to the Top Alcohol Dragster and Top Alcohol Funny Car champions, $6,000 to champions in Comp Eliminator and Super Stock, and $4,500 to the Stock, Super Comp, Super Gas, and Super Street champions. Runners-up in all categories will earn $2,000 apiece. Each Allstars competitor will also receive a share of a $20,000 towing fund to get to the event. Event sponsor, Jeg's High Performance, is offering a "double up" bonus to Jeg's Allstars participants. Any 2007 Jeg's Allstars champion who also wins the national event will have his/her Allstars prize doubled. REHER-MORRISON TOP SPORTSMAN SERIES: Run in conjunction with the Lucas Oil Series, competitors in the Top Sportsman class are vying for division championships. The top points finisher will earn a year-end bonus of $1,000 and the runner-up will get $500. Top Sportsman racers may run the seven South Central Division Lucas Oil events as well as three Lucas Oil Series races in either the Southeast or North Central Divisions. NHRA SPORTSMAN MOTORCYCLE SERIES presented by HARLEY DAVIDSON: The NHRA Sportsman Motorcycle Series presented by Harley Davidson, run in conjunction with the NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series, is an opportunity for competitors in NHRA's Sportsman Motorcycle class to earn points toward divisional championships. The $14,000 champions' purse posted by Harley Davidson will be paid to 1st, 2nd, and 3rd place points finishers in NHRA divisions that host Sportsman Motorcycles.
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