Cecil Saturday qualifying summary

RAIN WASHES OUT ALCOHOL QUALIFYING AT SOUTH GEORGIA MOTORSPORTS PARK

CECIL, Ga. -- Rain has put a damper on the evening qualifying at South Georgia Motorsports Park's NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series event. Cars ran during the day but the rains came in for good before competitors in Top Alcohol Dragster and Top Alcohol Funny Car, who were slated for two qualifying runs, could make a pass. They will make one qualifying pass tomorrow before heading in to eliminations.

In other qualifying, Lee Sharp, Marysville, Tenn., had been the top qualifier in Comp Eliminator and Super Stock and held on to the top spot in Comp Eliminator. In Super Stock, Shorter, Ala., resident Bob Dennis moved up from the No. 5 spot to the No. 1 position while Sharp slipped to No. 2.

John Duzac, Covington, La., remained the best qualifier in Stock Eliminator; Ben Donhoff, Melbourne, Fla., kept the No. 1 spot in Top Sportsman; and Chip Rumis, Ramona, Calif., continued to set the pace in Top Dragster. Rumis is also the No. 5 qualifier in Top Sportsman.

Racing will continue Sunday morning at 9. Top Alcohol Dragster and Top Alcohol Funny Car will have one qualifying pass before going in to eliminations.

Tickets for the NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series event at South Georgia Motorsports Park are $15. Children 12 and under are admitted free with a paid adult.

South Georgia Motorsports Park is located 12 miles north of Valdosta, Ga. Take I-75 (from north or south) to Old Coffee Road (Exit 32). Take Old Coffee Road east to Highway 41 and go north to the track. For more information call the track, (229) 896-7000, or visit www.racesgmp.com.

The following are Saturday's final qualifying results at the NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series event at South Georgia Motorsports Park:

COMPETITION ELIMINATOR
1) Lee Sharp, Maryville, Tenn., '07 Cobalt, B/EA, 7.631 seconds, -0.709 (under index)
2) Brian Browell, Lafayette, Ind., dragster, D/D, 7.148, -0.672
3) Craig Bourgeois, Metarie, La., dragster, B/ND, 7.001, -0.669
4) Tim Freeman, Roan Mtn., Tenn., '07 G5, D/SMA, 8.360, -0.660
5) Grant Lewis, Jesup, Ga., '05 Grand Am, H/SMA, 8.909, -0.651
6) Michael Hardee, Hampstead, N.C., '05 Sunfire, E/SM, 8.538, -0.622
7) Tony Terry, Forest, Va., '03 Cavalier, F/AA, 8.049, -0.591
8) Arnie Martel, Tewksbury, Mass., '08 Cobalt, I/SMA, 9.163, -0.577
9) Pat Ross, Avon Lake, Ohio, '05 Grand Am, F/A, 8.103, -0.577
10) Frank Cervelli, Mt. Holly, N.C., dragster, C/DA, 7.068, -0.572

SUPER STOCK
1) Bob Dennis, Shorter, Ala., '91 Calais, GT/MA, 10.652 seconds, -1.398 (under index)
2) Lee Sharp, Maryville, Tenn., '05 Cavalier, SS/CM, 8.486, -1.314
3) Jerry Silveus, Van Buren, Ohio, '05 Cavalier, GT/CA, 9.404, -1.296
4) Dennis Steward, Port Orange, Fla., '91 Daytona, GT/IA, 10.237, -1.263
5) Rick Twitchell, Cape Coral, Fla., '03 S-10, GT/TD, 10.345, -1.255
6) Mike Saye, Johnston, S.C., '95 Achieva, GT/KA, 10.580, -1.170
7) Dick Lux, San Antonio, Texas, '64 Comet, SS/M, 10.751, -1.149
8) Mark Nowicki, Gaylord, Mich., '98 Avenger, GT/HA, 10.208, -1.142
9) Jerry Holman, Hendersonville, Tenn., '86 Firebird, SS/JA, 10.180, -1.120
10) Andy Fogle, Norway, S.C., '05 Cavalier, GT/AA, 9.280, -1.120

STOCK ELIMINATOR
1) John Duzac, Covington, La., '67 Camaro, D/S, 10.551 seconds, -1.249 (under index)
2) Norman Griffis Jr., Johnston, S.C., '84 Firebird, V/SA, 14.561, -1.239
3) Doug Patrick, Boca Raton, Fla., '72 Cutlass, L/SA, 11.792, -1.208
4) Mike Meints, Panama City Beach, Fla., '84 Firebird, J/SA, 11.609, -1.141
5) Jeff Adkinson, Damascus, Ga., '69 Camaro, C/SA, 10.596, -1.104
6) Mary Meints, Panama City Beach, Fla., '86 Camaro, F/SA, 11.071, -1.079
7) Doug Baker, Newark, Ohio, '68 Mustang, B/SA, 10.472, -1.078
8) Tom Stevenson, Flowery Branch, Ga., '69 Nova, G/SA, 11.229, -1.071
9) McNeal Freeman, Lithonia, Ga., '85 Camaro, V/SA, 14.738, -1.062
10) Brenda Grubbs, Plant City, Fla., '69 Camaro, C/SA, 10.660, -1.040

TOP SPORTSMAN
1) Ben Donhoff, Melbourne, Fla., '93 Daytona, 6.568 seconds, 196.47 mph
2) Jerry Barker, Fort Valley, Ga., '06 Cobalt, 6.906, 201.67
3) Jeff Brooks, Fredericksburg, Va., '51 Henry J, 6.939, 197.86
4) Billy Vaughn, Knoxville, Tenn., '01 S-10, 6.999, 194.52
5) Chip Rumis, Ramona, Calif., '05 Cobalt, 7.037, 196.56
6) Matthew Buck, Lantana, Fla., '96 Firebird, 7.062, 196.36
7) Jason Wood, Live Oak, Fla., '68 Camaro, 7.072, 196.70
8) Jeffrey Barker, Warner-Robins, Ga., '02 Camaro, 7.106, 192.93
9) Joe Roubicek, Westlake Village, Calif., '63 Corvette, 7.136, 195.11
10) Lee Adkins Jr., Linden, Tenn., '57 Chevy, 7.148, 188.96

TOP DRAGSTER
1) Chip Rumis, Ramona, Calif., dragster, 6.734 seconds, 200.65 mph
2) John Weidner, Lake Worth, Fla., dragster, 6.745, 200.65
3) Joe Roubicek, Westlake Village, Calif., dragster, 6.746, 200.00
4) Ray Miller III, Spring Hill, Fla., dragster, 6.852, 197.31
5) Jeff Burnett, Orlando, Fla., '23 roadster, 6.911, 198.23
6) Kurt Damron Jr., Fruitland Park, Fla., dragster, 6.911, 191.10
7) Bill Empke, W. Palm Beach, Fla., dragster, 6.983, 194.35
8) Ron Raymond, Ft. Lauderdale, Fla., dragster, 7.011, 189.47
9) Steve Estes, Griffin, Ga., dragster, 7.125, 189.44
10) Wade Lanier, Palm Beach Gardens, Fla., dragster, 7.129, 189.90

-credit: nhra