FIELDS SET; SPECIALTY RACE WINNERS CROWNED AT CAJUN SPORTSNATIONALS
BELLE ROSE, La. (March 20, 2010) – In the final rounds of qualifying for the NHRA JEGS Cajun SPORTSnationals at No Problem Raceway Frank Aragona, John Benoit, and Tom Elliott all held on to their No. 1 qualifying positions from Friday’s day one action.
Aragona, Freehold, N.J., leads in Comp Eliminator, Benoit, Montpelier, Vt., has his ’68 Camaro on top in the Sunset Racecraft Top Sportsman class, and Brooks, N.Y., racer Elliott heads up the TCI Comp Cams Top Dragster field. Benoit covered the quarter-mile in 6.473 seconds at 211.89 mph while Elliott clocked in at 6.149, 226.09 mph. Both Benoit and Elliot will pocket $1000 for their No. 1 qualifying efforts courtesy of Motorvation, Garrison Construction and Southland Fire.
The King of the Bayou $1000 award and $500 Hughes Performance gift certificate was awarded to the best packet from round one in each of the super classes with Troy Coughlin, Delaware, Ohio, taking the honors in Super Comp; Ron Folk, Durand, Ill., in Super Gas; and Darrin Cristen, Des Allemands, La., in Super Street. The final specialty performance award went to Melvyn Daniels, Yardley, Pa., for winning the Super Stock AH class and the Hemi Challenge. Daniels drove to an 8.298 second pass in his ’68 Dart.
Wade Owens, Cape Girardeau, Mo., leads more than 100 racers in Stock Eliminator in his ’66 Chevelle and Arthur Leong is No. 1 in Super Stock out of Richmond Hill, Ga. Ronnie Harris, Metarie, La., rounds out the top qualifiers on his ’03 Harley Davidson in the Sportsman Motorcycle Series presented by Harley Davidson.
With some unfavorable weather conditions in the forecast, NHRA and Track officials have decided to begin eliminations for all classes on Saturday. Racing continued into Saturday evening with rounds 1 and 2 of eliminations scheduled.
Racing continues Sunday at 9 a.m. with gates opening at 8 a.m. Tickets are $20. For more information, call (985) 369-3692 or visit www.noproblemraceway.com.
The following are Saturday’s final qualifying results for the NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series JEGS Cajun SPORTSnationals event at No Problem Raceway:
COMP ELIMINATOR
1) Frank Aragona Jr., Freehold, N.J., dragster, F/ED, 8.013 seconds, -0.777 (under index)
2) Steve Szupka, Willow Groove, Pa., dragster, G/EA, 8.110, -0.720
3) Bob Book, Frankfort, Ill., dragster, A/D, 6.330, -0.710
4) Scott Cashio, Ventress, La., '07 Cobalt, B/SMA, 7.983, -0.707
5) Keith Hall, Ravenna, Texas, '05 Cavalier, D/SM, 8.289, -0.691
6) Charles Watson, Humble, Texas, '07 Cobalt, D/SM, 8.311, -0.669
7) Steve Holloway, Lakewood, Colo., '06 GTO, B/AA, 6.982, -0.638
8) Mike Trumble, Pasadena, Texas, '08 Cobalt, A/SMA, 7.923, -0.637
9) Chase Williams, Carthage, Texas, '07 GTO, C/A, 7.347, -0.623
10) Joey Tanksley, Greenwell Springs, La., dragster, C/D, 6.817, -0.623
SUPER STOCK
1) Arthur Leong, Richmond Hill, Ga., '95 Neon, SS/GS, 12.692 seconds, -1.158 (under index)
2) Rock Haas, White Lake, Mich., '08 Mustang, SS/DA, 9.087, -1.113
3) Bob Dennis, Shorter, Ala., '90 Calais, GT/MA, 10.640, -1.110
4) Terry Pearson, Spanish Fort, Ala., '05 Cavalier, GT/CA, 9.323, -1.077
5) Jerry Silveus, Van Buren, Ohio, '05 Cavalier, GT/DA, 9.425, -1.075
6) Gary Summers, Franklin, Ky., '85 Mustang, SS/N, 10.883, -1.067
7) Lloyd Wofford, Jonesboro, Ark., '78 Volare, SS/JA, 9.957, -1.043
8) Allan Patterson, Augusta, Kan., '66 Nova, SS/KA, 10.210, -1.040
9) Jeff Dona, Gordonville, Mo., '69 Camaro, SS/HA, 9.565, -1.035
10) David Thomas, West Chester, Pa., '69 Corvette, SS/AA, 8.672, -1.028
STOCK ELIMINATOR
1) Wade Owens, Cape Girardeau, Mo., '66 Chevelle, M/SA, 11.726 seconds, -1.124 (under index)
2) Billy Lynn, McRae, Ark., '79 Malibu, K/SA, 11.542, -1.108
3) Steve Szupka, Willow Grove, Pa., '85 Camaro, J/SA, 11.359, -1.091
4) Dean Oliver, Stuttgart, Ark., '79 Malibu, K/SA, 11.573, -1.077
5) Dempsey Pendarvis, Gonzales, La., '01 Firebird, A/SA, 9.959, -1.041
6) Robert Holmes, Englewood, Ohio, '77 Firebird, J/SA, 11.409, -1.041
7) Gary Richard, Bay Shore, N.Y., '69 Camaro, C/SA, 10.383, -1.017
8) David Buckner, New Waverly, Texas, '72 Plymouth, F/SA, 10.844, -1.006
9) Kent LaPorte, Lafayette, La., '91 Camaro, I/SA, 11.301, -0.999
10) Lenny Williams, Poughkeepsie, N.Y., '71 Gran Sport, F/SA, 10.857, -0.993
TOP SPORTSMAN
1) John Benoit, Montpelier, Vt., '68 Camaro, 6.473 seconds, 211.89 mph
2) Keith Raftery, Lake Charles, La., '07 GTO, 6.614, 207.34
3) Mike Coughlin, Delaware, Ohio, '06 Cobalt, 6.689, 207.66
4) Tommy Turner, Naples, Fla., '06 GTO, 6.738, 208.97
5) Jerry Holt, Collinsville, Okla., '08 GTO, 6.750, 203.86
6) Bert Prejean, St. Amant, La., '06 GTO, 6.791, 203.55
7) Scott Randall, Carrollton, Texas, '08 GXP, 6.813, 201.16
8) Chip Rumis, Ramona, Calif., '06 Cobalt, 6.818, 200.71
9) Allen Firestone, Velma, Okla., '01 S-10, 6.818, 198.82
10) Joe Roubicek, Westlake Village, Calif., '68 Camaro, 6.834, 200.59
TOP DRAGSTER
1) Tom Elliott, Brooks, Ky., dragster, 6.149 seconds, 226.09 mph
2) Michael Kile, Westlake, La., dragster, 6.331, 213.87
3) Phil Unruh, McPherson, Kan., dragster, 6.532, 210.21
4) Jenifer White, Conroe, Texas, dragster, 6.617, 203.37
5) Loretta Eckert, Calhoun, La., dragster, 6.618, 204.70
6) John Angelle, Breaux Bridge, La., dragster, 6.628, 203.00
7) Jerry Story, Norman, Okla., dragster, 6.638, 204.05
8) Todd Schumert, LaPlace, La., dragster, 6.646, 203.25
9) Robert LeJune, Eunice, La., dragster, 6.666, 206.54
10) William Kruse, Alvin, Texas, dragster, 6.671, 203.58
SPORTSMAN MOTORCYCLE
1) Ronnie Harris, Metarie, La., '03 Harley, ETMX, 0.000 seconds reaction time
2) Jerry Pomilla, Conroe, Texas, '85 Suzuki, ETMX, 0.003
3) Ricky Leblanc, Prairieville, La., '80 Suzuki, ETMX, 0.005
4) Mike McCullah, Houston, '00 Suzuki, ETMX, 0.006
5) Raegan Gentili, Crosby, Texas, '83 Suzuki, ETMX, 0.006
6) James Enloe, Prairieville, La., '86 Suzuki, ETMX, 0.006
7) Robert Sanders, Houston, '04 Kawasaki, ETMX, 0.007
8) Eddie Glaze, Houston, '90 Suzuki, ETMX, 0.007
9) Todd Blanchard, Napoleonville, La., '91 CBR, ETMX, 0.012
10) Michael Nash, Texarkana, Texas, '09 Koenig, ETMX, 0.014
No comments:
Post a Comment