Sun, 9 Apr 2006, 09:17 PM Allen and Snyder Score at South Georgia Motorsportd Park

Courtesy of NHRA Marketing

CECIL, Ga. -- Racing is complete at South Georgia Motorsports Park's NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series event. The three-day race, which kicked off on Friday, culminated with Top Alcohol Dragster pilot Artie Allen and Top Alcohol Funny Car racer Mick Snyder making their first trip of the year to the winner's circle. Both men were the No. 1 qualifiers in their classes.

Allen beat Dan Lucas, Cumming, Ga., in the opening round of eliminations and was unopposed in the semifinals. In the final round the Jacksonville, Fla., racer ticked off his quickest pass of the weekend at 5.573 seconds, 254.57 mph against Cherissa Griffis of Gainesville, Fla., who ran 6.794 seconds at 151.48 mph.

Demotte, Ind., resident Snyder is the reigning North Central division champion and this was his first divisional race of the year. He had a bye in the first round and knocked off Melinda Green-King of Norfolk, Va., in the semis. In the final round he faced off against the defending Top Alcohol Funny Car national champion Bob Newberry. Snyder's 5.836-second, 235.19 mph effort was enough to cover Newberry's 5.871-second 254.18 mph pass.

In Comp Eliminator, Bo Butner took the win over his teammate, and defending national champ, Jeff Taylor when Taylor red-lighted in the final. Both racers are from Floyds Knobs, Ind. Dennis Nelson, Hugo, Minn., scored the win in Super Stock and was joined in the winner's circle by Stock Eliminator winner Chris Puzycki of Malabar, Fla. Jeff Strickland, Red Bay, Ala., won in Super Comp; Jason Kenny, Kingston, Ont., earned the win in Super Gas; Doug Hughes, Cocoa, Fla., win in Super Street; and the Top Sportsman winner was Ronnie Davis, Commerce, Ga.

NHRA Southeast division Lucas Oil Series racers will head to continue their season Sept. 29 at Atlanta Dragway in Commerce, Ga., where the fifth of six races is slated. In the mean time, racers may compete at out-of-division events.

The following are the final results from the NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series event at South Georgia Motorsports Park:

TOP ALCOHOL DRAGSTER 
Round 1
1) Artie Allen, Jacksonville, Fla., 5.658, 252.43 def. 
6) Dan Lucas, Cumming, Ga., broke

4) Cherissa Griffis, Gainesville, Fla., 6.585, 201.94 def. 
3) Jeff Hamelink, Savage, Minn., 9.043, 91.72

5) Bob Leverich, Kimball, Mich., 12.876, 75.38 def. 
2) Bill Evans, Miramar, Fla., broke

Semifinals
Griffis, 6.342, 206.73 def. Leverich, 9.582, 108.90
Allen, 5.616, 251.63 def. bye

Final
Allen, 5.573, 254.57 def. Griffis, 6.794, 151.48

TOP ALCOHOL FUNNY CAR
Round 1
1) Mick Snyder, Demotte, Ind., '02 Firebird, 5.706, 251.72 def. 
bye 

2) Bob Newberry, Schenectady, N.Y., '06 Monte Carlo, 5.706, 252.71 def. 
7) Mark Billington, Norcross, Ga., '01 Avenger, 5.765, 253.99

3) Bill Naves, Salisbury, N.C., '97 Firebird, 6.299, 226.58 def. 
6) William Fulford, Virginia Beach, Va., '01 Corvette, 6.734, 180.31

5) Melinda Green-King, Norfolk, Va., '02 Avenger, 6.038, 236.59 def. 
4) John Sullivan, Montgomery, Ala., '02 Trans Am, 6.056, 244.65

Semifinals
Snyder, 5.724, 254.38 def. Green-King, foul
Newberry, 5.632, 258.27 def. Naves, broke 

Final
Snyder, 5.836, 235.19 def. Newberry, 5.871, 254.18 

COMP ELIMINATOR
Bo Butner, Floyds Knobs, Ind., '05 Cavalier, AA/SM, 8.056, 122.49 def. 
Jeff Taylor, Floyds Knobs, Ind., '05 Grand Am, H/SMA, foul 

SUPER STOCK
Dennis Nelson, Hugo, Minn., '80 Malibu, GT/LA, 10.870, 120.63 def. 
Joe Tysinger, Wrightsville Bch, N.C., '87 Firebird, GT/IA, 10.599, 124.94 

STOCK ELIMINATOR
Chris Puzycki, Malabar, Fla., '85 Camaro, I/SA, 11.540, 112.84 def. 
David Lindsay, Ft. Pierce, Fla., '95 Cobra, C/FI, foul

SUPER COMP
Jeff Strickland, Red Bay, Ala., dragster, 8.905, 169.40 def. 
Chris Davis, Orlando, Fla., dragster, 8.922, 162.80

SUPER GAS
Jason Kenny, Kingston, Ont., '03 Corvette, 9.916, 159.97 def. 
Bruce Duncan, Crawfordville, Fla., '03 Cavalier, 9.950, 155.58 

SUPER STREET
Doug Hughes, Cocoa, Fla., '62 Falcon, 11.008, 135.10 def. 
Bart Graham, Lady Lake, Fla., '74 Vega, broke

TOP SPORTSMAN
Ronnie Davis, Commerce, Ga., '63 Corvette, 7.084, 178.33 def. 
Jerry Barker, Fort Valley, Ga., '06 Cobalt, 6.962, 200.80