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Mon, 27 May 2013, 18:36 PM

Rampy, Jones Lead Winners in Atlanta

Courtesy of NHRA Field Marketing

Horne Takes 3rd Win of Season

COMMERCE, Ga. - In the final results from Atlanta Dragway and the Southeast Division Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series Division 2 Doubleheader David Rampy took the win in Comp Eliminator and Mark Jones won Top Sportsman in the closest race of the day.

Rampy, Piedmont, Ala., added another win to his resume in his familiar red '32 roadster defeating Lee Sharp, Maryville, Tenn., in 7.342 seconds at 180.45 mph.

The Hickory Enclosed Trailer Top Dragster final was the closest race of the weekend as Jones and Pete Vicari had identical 0.001 second reaction times with Jones squeaking out the win by about 2 inches with a lap of 6.795 at 201.55 mph.

The Super Gas and Super Street finals were nearly as close as Mia Tedesco, Murrysville, Pa., held on to beat Luke Bogacki by seven inches in Super Gas and Lamar Stevenson had a perfect 0.000 second reaction time to take the win Super Street. Tedesco went 9.926 seconds at 172.98 in her '04 Cavalier to the quicker Bogacki at 9.915 while Stevenson's '69 Camaro crossed the finish line ahead of Mike Griggs in 10.939 seconds at 119.04 mph.

Doug Horne continued to dominate the Top Fuel Harley class taking his third win of the season in just four races for the NHRA Harley Davidson Drag Racing Series. The Aderdeen, Md., racer beat out Tommy Grimes with a pass of 220.91 mph in 6.517 seconds. Grimes, who beat Horne last week in Norwalk, Ohio, for Horne's only loss of the year, clocked in at 6.528, 218.97.

Charles Douglass doubled up taking home the wins in both the Hot Street and the Street Pro Harley Davidson classes. The Staunton, Va., racer reeled in Vance Houdyshell in Hot Street then pulled away from Dead Bear with a lap of 9.311 at 154.10 for the win in Street Pro.

Bo Butner and Jeff Adkinson faced off in the final of Stock with Butner, Floyds Knobs, Ind., coming out on top in his '12 Mustang to take home the trophy in 9.898 seconds at 134.64 mph to Adkinson's 10.491 at 115. Bunter advanced to the final in Comp Eliminator in the first race of the weekend's doubleheader before falling to Jim Kimbrough.

The Super Comp final was a close one as both Robert Wolcott Jr. and Raymond Miller had good reaction times with Wolcott, McDonough, Ga., taking the win in 8.936 seconds at 170.75 mph.

Jake Sealey rounded out the winners in the Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series defeating Jeff Dona in his '93 Mustang with a lap of 11.292, 100.31 and the Davis Golf Cart Top Sportsman Series went to Bob Mandell Jr., Culleoka, Tenn., over Jeffrey Barker, Warner Robins, Ga.

Other winners in the Harley Davidson Series were Dale Nilles in Pro Dragster over Kirby Apathy; Clint Rabb beat Tom Caldwell in Pro Gas; and Phillip Johns won in the Draggin Bagger category;

In the Southeast division Index classes it was a pair of Georgia racers taking the wins in 11.00 and 12.00 as Rhonda Standard, Rayle, Ga., forced Charlie McCulloch to breakout in 11.00 with a hole shot starting line advantage in her '89 Mustang and John Norris, Royston, Ga., beat Chad Brewer, Canton, Ga., with a lap of 12.019 at 111.25 in the 12.00 Index. Dean Mirra, Wellington, Fla., went 10.043 seconds at 132.80 mph for the 10.00 win against Travis Bryant, Bowman, Ga.

Southeast Division racers have a break before they head to Bristol Dragway for their next NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series event, September 6-7.

The following are Sunday's final results from the NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series, Southeast Division event at Atlanta Dragway:

COMP ELIMINATOR
David Rampy, Piedmont, Ala., '32 Bantam, A/EA, 7.342, 180.45 def. Lee Sharp, Maryville, Tenn., '09 G5, D/SMA, 8.370, 160.61.

SUPER STOCK
Jake Sealey, Aiken, S.C., '93 Mustang, GT/LA, 11.292, 100.31 def. Jeff Dona, Gordonville, Mo., '98 Firebird, SS/HA, foul.

STOCK ELIMINATOR
Bo Butner, Floyds Knobs, Ind., '12 Mustang, CC/SA, 9.898, 134.64 def. Jeff Adkinson, Damascus, Ga., '69 Camaro, B/SA, 10.491, 115.00.

SUPER COMP
Robert Wolcott Jr., McDonough, Ga., dragster, 8.936, 170.75 def. Raymond Miller, Spring Hill, Fla., dragster, 8.946, 172.83.

SUPER GAS
Mia Tedesco, Murrysville, Pa., '04 Cavalier, 9.926, 172.98 def. Luke Bogacki, Carterville, Ill., '63 Corvette, 9.915, 164.19.

SUPER STREET
Lamar Stevenson, Montgomery, Ala., '69 Camaro, 10.939, 119.04 def. Mike Griggs, Ocala, Fla., '66 Chevy II, 10.925, 136.30.

TOP SPORTSMAN
Bob Mandell Jr., Culleoka, Tenn., '57 Chevrolet, 6.981, 198.64 def. Jeffrey Barker, Warner Robins, Ga., '06 Cobalt, 6.726, 209.04.

TOP DRAGSTER
Mark Jones, Marrero, La., dragster, 6.795, 201.55 def. Pete Vicari, Crown Point, La., dragster, 6.745, 192.41.

10.00 INDEX
Dean Mirra, Wellington, Fla., '70 Camaro, 10.043, 132.80 def. Travis Bryant, Bowman, Ga., '68 Camaro, 10.033, 132.05.

11.00 INDEX
Rhonda Standard, Rayle, Ga., '89 Mustang, 11.024, 125.86 def. Charlie McCulloch, Kennesaw, Ga., '98 Mustang, 10.989, 122.26.

12.00 INDEX
John Norris, Royston, Ga., '86 Camaro, 12.019, 111.25 def. Chad Brewer, Canton, Ga., '69 Camaro, foul.

TOP FUEL HARLEY
Doug Horne, Aberdeen, Md., '10 Harley, 6.517, 220.91 def. Tommy Grimes, Winston Salem, N.C., '12 Harley, 6.528, 218.97.

PRO DRAGSTER HARLEY
Dale Nilles, Purlear, N.C., '11 Derringer, 7.461, 171.38 def. Kirby Apathy, Deland, Fla., '08 Harley, 11.871, 66.29.

PRO GAS HARLEY
Clint Rabb, Lloydminster, Alb., '09 Street Glide, 7.365, 176.19 def. Tom Caldwell, Knoxville, Tenn., '06 Buell, 8.073, 164.39.

DRAGGIN BAGGER HARLEY
Phillip Johns, Lafayette, Ind., '02 Harley, 12.223, 113.67 was unopposed.

HOT STREET HARLEY
Charles Douglass, Staunton, Va., '92 Sportster, 10.079, 130.03 def. Vance Houdyshell, Vero Beach, Fla., '98 Buell, 10.215, 128.87.

STREET PRO HARLEY
Charles Douglass, Staunton, Va., '92 Sportster, 9.311, 154.10 def. Dead Bear Mashini, Stuart, Fla., '01 Craft Tech, 11.594, 117.84.