SOUTH GEORGIA MOTORSPORTS PARK TAKES TEAM CHAMPIONSHIP AT SUMMIT FINALS
CECIL, Ga. (October 2, 2010) – The South Georgia Motorsports Park Team piled up 42 points to take their first Team Championship for this weekend’s NHRA Southeast Division Summit Racing Series Finals at South Georgia Motorsports Park in Cecil Ga., while two Georgia racers added individual championships.
Following the South Georgia team were the teams from Sunshine Dragstrip and Bradenton Motorsports Park who are sister tracks from Florida. Sunshine scored 39 points to finish second and Bradenton finished in a tie for 3rd with Atlanta Dragway with 34 points.
Phillip Owens led the individual winners taking home the trophy in the Super Pro class. The Lithia Springs, Ga., racer blasted down the track in 4.725 seconds at 138.86 mph for the win against Gary Marshall, North Fort Myers, Fla. Myers ran 4.841 at 141.33 for the runner up finish.
Joining Owens was Leesburg, Ga., resident Jimmy Santos, running for Silver Dollar Raceway, who held off the quicker Steve Foley, Barbourville, Ky., for the win in the Sportsman class. Santos went 8.387 seconds in his ’79 Camaro to Foley’s 8.213 in his ’74 Duster. The win was Santos first win of the season and the biggest of his career.
In the Pro class, Gary Williams outlasted the rest of the field winning over David Scott, Jacksonville, Fla. Williams, Bradenton, Fla., put his ’85 S-10 in the winner’s circle with a lap of 6.460 seconds at 101.04 mph to Scott’s 6.953 in his Camaro. Williams also won on Friday in the 6.50 Index class knocking out Dennis Deal, Bonaire, Ga.
The win in Motorcycle went to Fleming Island, Fla., rider Mike Lakoskey and his ’95 Suzuki. Lakoskey took the win with a lap of 5.290 seconds at 130.09 mph against Mike Voss of Maplewood, Minn., at 5.623, 114.93 mph. These four winners will advance to the Summit Racing Series National Championship in Pomona, Calif., in November where they will face off against the Summit Division Champions from NHRA’s six other divisions.
Also in action this weekend was the NHRA Jr. Drag Racing League and the Southeast Division Jr. Championships with Florida racers making a clean sweep led by David Peterson, Nokomis, Fla., taking the win in the 13-17 year old class. Peterson went 7.922 seconds at 82.63 mph to defeat Zachary Allen, Panama, Fla. Daniel Young and Katrina Carpenter took wins in their respective classes as well. Young, Palm Harbor, Fla., won in the 10-12 year old class downing Landon Stahl, Boone, N.C., and Carpenter, St. Pete, Fla., held off Abby Hostetter, Crawfordville, Fla., in an all female 8-9 year old final.
Other winner’s on Friday were Viktor Adams, Gainesville, Fla., in the 7.50 Index class and his ’89 Firebird over John Norris, Royston, Ga.; Robert Ward, Sanford, Fla., against Charlie McCulloch, Kennesaw, Ga., in the Open Comp Full Body class; and Jerry Norton, Bradenton, Fla., over Aaron Roberts, Bluff City, Tenn., in Open Comp Open Body.
The division’s High School Championship came down to Allen Long, Ballfround, Ga., and Trevor Estes, Tallahassee, Fla., with Long getting the best of Estes in his ’96 Chevy running 11.064 seconds at 59.24 mph for the win.
The following are final results from the NHRA Southeast Division Summit Racing Series Finals at South Georgia Motorsports Park:
Team Championship Final Points Standings
South Georgia Motorsports Park 42
Sunshine Dragstrip 39
Bradenton Motorsports Park 34
Atlanta Dragway 34
Bristol Dragway 32
Silver Dollar Raceway 31
Orlando Speedworld Dragway 29
Music City Raceway 29
Gainesville Raceway 28
Northwest Tennessee Motorsports Park 15
Emerald Coast Dragway 13
Puerto Rico Int’l Raceway 1
Super Pro
Phillip Owens, Lithia Springs, Ga., ’05 Dragster 4.725 seconds, 138.86 mph def. Gary Marshall, Fort Myers, Fla., ’00 dragster 4.841, 141.33
Pro
Gary Williams, Bradenton, Fla., ’85 S-10, 6.460, 101.04 def. David Scott, Jacksonville, Fla., Camaro, 6.953, 96.13
Sportsman
Jimmy Santos, Leesburg, Ga., ’79 Camaro, 8.387, 81.40 def. Steve Foley, Barbourville, Ky., ’74 Duster, 8.213, 78.57
Motorcycle
Mike Lakoskey, Fleming Island, Fla., ’95 Suzuki, 5.290, 130.09 def. Mike Voss, Maplewood, Minn., 5.623, 114.93.
Jr. Dragster 13-17 year old
David Peterson, Nokomis, Fla., 7.922, 82.63 def. Zachary Allen, Panama, Fla., 8.198, 81.64
Jr. Dragster 10-12 year old
Daniel Young, Palm Harbor, Fla., 9.582, 60.78 def. Landon Stahl, Boone, N.C., 8.890, 71.70
Jr. Dragster 8-9 year old
Katrina Carpenter, St Pete, Fla., 12.950, 48.61 def. Abby Hostetter, Crawfordville, Fla., 12.948, 52.41
6.50 Index
Gary Williams, Bradenton, Fla., ‘85 S-10, 7.376, 57.50 def. Dennis Deal, Bonaire, Ga., ’93 Chevy
7.50 Index
Viktor Adams, Gainesville, Fla., ’89 Firebird, 7.499, 84.43 def. John Norris, Royston, Ga., ’86 Camaro, 7.476, 78.52
Open Comp Full Body
Robert Ward, Sanford, Fla., ’72 Maverick 8.472, 78.87 def. Charlie McCulloch, Kennesaw, Ga., ’98 Cobra, 6.945,101.58
Open Comp Open Body
Jerry Norton, Bradenton, Fla., 5.070, 127.98 def. Aaron Roberts, Bluff City, Tenn., 4.923, 137.53
High School
Allen Long, Ballfround, Ga., ’96 Chevy, 11.064, 59.24 def. Trevor Estes, Tallahassee, Fla., ’71 Maverick, 8.520, 79.22
