RACING COMPLETE, LUCAS OIL CHAMPIONS CROWNED
CECIL, Ga. – The NHRA Southeast division Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series tackled the quarter mile at South Georgia Motorsports Park for the Ultimate Sportsman Weekend event with hundreds of racers going head to head in elimination rounds. Grant Lewis, Jesup, Ga., lead the list of winners that were crowned today for the annual event. Final eliminations were pushed to Monday due to weather and were run at an eighth mile distance due to strong winds.
Lewis drove his ’05 Grand Am to the win in Comp Eliminator holding off Lee Sharp, Louisville, Tenn., posting a time of 5.566 seconds at 118.57 mph while Columbus, Ohio, racer Bob Marshall won in super Stock with his ’65 Coronet against Norm Hall, Waldorf, Md. The two were joined by Mark Padgett, Dublin, Ga., and Casey Spradlin, Ranburne, Ala., in the division’s Top Sportsman and Top Dragster classes respectively. Padgett beat the quicker Ronnie Davis, Suwanee, Ga., and Spradin knocked off Lindsey Barker, Warner-Robins, Ga., with a time of 4.288 seconds at 164.91 mph.
Four more home state racers advanced to the winner’s circle including Jeff Adkinson, Damascus, Ga., in Stock Eliminator; Sherman Adcock, Fortson, Ga., in Super Gas, Leland Poppell, Odum, Ga., in Super Street and Jon Mclain, Hoschton, Ga., in the 10.00 Index class.
Other winners at South Georgia were Billy Upton, Taylors, S.C., in Super Comp; Bob George, Satellite Beach, Fla., in 11.00 Index and Shane Williams, Knoxville, Tenn., in a ’99 Mustang in the 12.00 Index class.
The event was the third of six in the Southeast division season where competitors will earn points toward both national and divisional championships. Many of these racers will headed to Auto-Plus Raceway at Gainesville where they will join the NHRA Full Throttle Drag Racing Series this coming weekend, March 8-11.
The following are Monday's final results from the NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series, Southeast Division event at South Georgia Motorsports Park:
COMP ELIMINATORGrant Lewis, Jesup, Ga., '05 Grand Am, H/SMA, 5.566, 118.57 def.
Lee Sharp, Louisville, Tenn., '09 G5, D/SMA, 5.372, 109.90.
SUPER STOCKBob Marshall, Columbus, Ohio, '65 Coronet, SS/BA, 6.125, 106.82 def.
Norm Hall, Waldorf, Md., '05 Cavalier, GT/CA, foul.
STOCK ELIMINATORJeff Adkinson, Damascus, Ga., '69 Camaro, C/SA, 6.588, 97.21 def.
Jimmy Hidalgo Jr., Donaldsonville, La., '02 Firebird, B/SA, 6.527, 102.47.
SUPER COMPBilly Upton, Taylors, S.C., dragster, 6.249, 99.97 def.
Troy Williams Jr., Bradenton, Fla., dragster, foul.
SUPER GASSherman Adcock, Fortson, Ga., '02 Trans Am, 6.299, 130.35 def.
Owen Bellamy Jr., Crawfordville, Fla., '04 Corvette, 6.298, 128.79.
SUPER STREETLeland Poppell, Odum, Ga., '96 Achieva, 6.918, 113.58 def.
Edward Arvonio, Cocoa, Fla., '82 S-10, 6.891, 113.60.
TOP SPORTSMANMark Padgett, Dublin, Ga., '08 Corvette, 5.201, 134.08 def.
Ronnie Davis, Suwanee, Ga., '63 Corvette, 4.327, 165.76.
TOP DRAGSTERCasey Spradlin, Ranburne, Ala., dragster, 4.288, 164.91 def.
Lindsey Barker, Warner-Robins, Ga., dragster, 4.386, 153.47.
10.00 INDEXJon Mclain, Hoschton, Ga., '84 Mustang, 10.202, 120.01 def.
Cody Harrison, Thomasville, Ga., '90 Mustang, 10.195, 135.65.
11.00 INDEXBob George, Satellite Beach, Fla., '67 Camaro, 11.006, 117.75 def.
Phil Greene, Ocala, Fla., '68 Camaro, 10.996, 117.50.
12.00 INDEXShane Williams, Knoxville, Tenn., '99 Mustang, 12.028, 98.72 def.
Monica Roberts, Ocala, Fla., '95 Firebird, 11.980, 102.40.
COMP ELIMINATORGrant Lewis, Jesup, Ga., '05 Grand Am, H/SMA, 5.566, 118.57 def.
Lee Sharp, Louisville, Tenn., '09 G5, D/SMA, 5.372, 109.90.
SUPER STOCKBob Marshall, Columbus, Ohio, '65 Coronet, SS/BA, 6.125, 106.82 def.
Norm Hall, Waldorf, Md., '05 Cavalier, GT/CA, foul.
STOCK ELIMINATORJeff Adkinson, Damascus, Ga., '69 Camaro, C/SA, 6.588, 97.21 def.
Jimmy Hidalgo Jr., Donaldsonville, La., '02 Firebird, B/SA, 6.527, 102.47.
SUPER COMPBilly Upton, Taylors, S.C., dragster, 6.249, 99.97 def.
Troy Williams Jr., Bradenton, Fla., dragster, foul.
SUPER GASSherman Adcock, Fortson, Ga., '02 Trans Am, 6.299, 130.35 def.
Owen Bellamy Jr., Crawfordville, Fla., '04 Corvette, 6.298, 128.79.
SUPER STREETLeland Poppell, Odum, Ga., '96 Achieva, 6.918, 113.58 def.
Edward Arvonio, Cocoa, Fla., '82 S-10, 6.891, 113.60.
TOP SPORTSMANMark Padgett, Dublin, Ga., '08 Corvette, 5.201, 134.08 def.
Ronnie Davis, Suwanee, Ga., '63 Corvette, 4.327, 165.76.
TOP DRAGSTERCasey Spradlin, Ranburne, Ala., dragster, 4.288, 164.91 def.
Lindsey Barker, Warner-Robins, Ga., dragster, 4.386, 153.47.
10.00 INDEXJon Mclain, Hoschton, Ga., '84 Mustang, 10.202, 120.01 def.
Cody Harrison, Thomasville, Ga., '90 Mustang, 10.195, 135.65.
11.00 INDEXBob George, Satellite Beach, Fla., '67 Camaro, 11.006, 117.75 def.
Phil Greene, Ocala, Fla., '68 Camaro, 10.996, 117.50.
12.00 INDEXShane Williams, Knoxville, Tenn., '99 Mustang, 12.028, 98.72 def.
Monica Roberts, Ocala, Fla., '95 Firebird, 11.980, 102.40.
