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David Rampy continued to add to him impressive career total and Michelle Furr and Jeff Strickland remained hot in 2018 taking wins at this weekend’s NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series at GALOT Motorsports Park.
 
Rampy ran down Mark Moreland who took the early lead but could not hold off the charging Rampy out of Piedmont, Ala. Rampy went 4.561 seconds at 144.26 for the win in Comp Eliminator.
 
Furr, coming off a win in Super Gas at the Gainesville Raceway NHRA Southeast Divisional took the win in Super Comp in a close race from start to finish with Sherman Adcock. Furr, Galax, Va., clocked in at 7.660, 143.41 to Adcock’s breaking out 7.649 on the 7.650 index.
 
Strickland, who took the Stock win in Gainesville, switched it over to the Hickory Enclosed Trailer Top Dragster and combined a perfect reaction time with a lap of 5.43 on the 5.42 dial for a winning package of .010 in beating out Lindsey Barker, Kathleen, Ga. Strickland, the defending division champ hails from Red Bay, Ala.
 
David Chiles, Reedville, Va., and Jeff Longhany, Wade, N.C., captured the wins in Super Stock and Stock respectively. Chiles got a big holeshot and continued to pull away from William Sloan in his ’08 Cobalt while Longhany was out first on Clay Bullard, Camden, S.C., and held on for a close win by about 2 inches (.0010 seconds).
 
Other winners celebrating in winner’s circle were Sergio Santovenia knocking out Craig Porter in Super Gas; Jonathan Anderson beating Mark Proulx in Super Street and Jeff Brooks over Donny Urban in the Stott’s Ford Top Sportsman class.
 
In NHRA Summit Racing Jr Drag Racing League action it was Brendan Miller leading the way with a win over Ashley Dunahoo in the 13-17 year old class. Budd Trammell II ousted Logan Westmoreland for the 10-12 trophy and Alyssa Rabon held off Hayden Miler in the 6-9 class.
 
Many of the Southeast Division racers will head to zMAX Dragway for the NGK 4Wide Nationals April 27-29, then to South Georgia Motorsports Park for the next Southeast Divisional event, May 18-19.  
 

The following are Saturday's final results from the NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series, Southeast Division event at GALOT Motorsports Park:

COMPETITION ELIMINATOR
David Rampy, Piedmont, Ala., '32 Bantam, A/EA, 4.561, 144.26  def. Mark Moreland, Edenton, N.C., '98 Pontiac, H/SMA, 5.791, 116.21. 

SUPER STOCK
David Chiles, Reedville, Va., '08 Cobalt, GT/EA, 5.951, 111.34  def. William Sloan, Sanford, N.C., '00 Grand AM, SS/CS, 5.973, 113.42. 

STOCK ELIMINATOR
Jeff Longhany, Wade, N.C., '00 Pontiac, AA/SA, 6.514, 100.58  def. Clay Bullard, Camden, S.C., '98 Pontiac, B/SA, 6.510, 101.67. 

SUPER COMP
Michelle Furr, Galax, Va., '02 Undercover, 7.660, 143.41  def. Sherman Adcock, Fortson, Ga., '11 American, 7.649, 151.02. 

SUPER GAS
Sergio Santovenia, Boca Raton, Fla., '69 AMX, 8.566, 139.73  def. Craig Porter, Silver Spring, Md., '04 Mustang, foul. 

SUPER STREET
Jonathan Anderson, Williamson, Ga., '05 Pontiac, 9.387, 119.21  def. Mark Proulx, Osgoode, Ont., '65 Comet, 9.407, 101.15. 

TOP DRAGSTER
Jeff Strickland, Red Bay, Ala., '14 American, 5.430, 189.23  def. Lindsey Barker, Kathleen, Ga., '18 Miller, 5.261, 201.31. 

TOP SPORTSMAN
Jeff Brooks, Fredericksburg, Va., '51 Henry J, 5.684, 171.75  def. Donny Urban, Selma, N.C., '06 Cobalt, foul. 

JUNIOR DRAGSTER 13-17
Brendan Miller, Canterbury, Conn., dragster, 8.122, 77.29  def. Ashley Dunahoo, Roanoke, Va., dragster, 7.948, 80.06. 

JUNIOR DRAGSTER 10-12
Budd Trammel II, Aynor, S.C., dragster, 8.945, 71.34  def. Logan Westmoreland, Greenwood, S.C., dragster, 9.066, 70.62. 

JUNIOR DRAGSTER 6-9
Alyssa Rabon, , , dragster, 12.158, 50.61  def. Hayden Miller, Mobile, Ala., dragster, 11.997, 51.83. 

FRIDAY

The following are Friday's final qualifying results from the NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series, Southeast Division event at GALOT Motorsports Park:

COMPETITION ELIMINATOR
1) David Rampy, Piedmont, Ala., '32 Bantam, A/EA, 4.540 seconds, -0.490 (under index)
2) Terry Smith, Liberty Twp, Ohio, '15 Advanced, A/DA, 4.081, -0.489
3) Jim Kimbrough, Pace, Fla., '10 Prostart, C/ED, 4.605, -0.435
4) Randy Daniels, Grantsboro, N.C., '07 Pontiac, C/SM, 5.213, -0.407
5) Joel Warren, Clinton, N.C., '08 Pontiac G5, D/SMA, 5.323, -0.367
6) Frank Affronti, Ontario, N.Y., '09 GXP, D/A, 4.959, -0.351
7) Tony Terry, Forest, Va., '11 Cobalt, F/AA, 5.078, -0.342
8) Wes Leopold, Bethel Park, Pa., '05 Dodge, A/SMA, 5.129, -0.291
9) Mark Moreland, Edenton, N.C., '98 Pontiac, H/SMA, 5.859, -0.181

SUPER STOCK
1) Thomas Beasley, Scott Depot, W.V., '09 Colbalt, GT/JA, 6.137 seconds, -0.843 (under index)
2) Joel Warren, Clinton, N.C., '98 Firehawk, SS/HA, 6.067, -0.793
3) Lee Truell, Lexington, N.C., '88 Camaro, SS/JA, 6.314, -0.786
4) Mike Crutchfield, Montgomery, Ala., '08 Pontiac G5, SS/DM, 5.581, -0.769
5) Jeff Adkinson, Damascus, Ga., '05 Sunfire, GT/GA, 5.967, -0.763
6) Marion Stephenson, Williamsport, Ind., '06 Colbalt, GT/HA, 6.047, -0.753
7) David Rampy, Piedmont, Ala., '87 Camaro, GT/LA, 6.388, -0.742
8) Lynwood Daugherty, Rocky Mountain, Va., '98 Pontiac, SS/IA, 6.168, -0.742
9) Gregory Porter, Suffolk, Va., '87 Cutlass, GT/KA, 6.291, -0.739
10) William Sloan, Sanford, N.C., '00 Grand AM, SS/CS, 5.956, -0.724

STOCK ELIMINATOR
1) Jim Marshall, Indian Land, S.C., '77 Nova, I/SA, 6.858 seconds, -1.002 (under index)
2) Bradley Koivisto, Cromwell, Minn., '74 GTO, H/SA, 6.913, -0.847
3) Jeff Adkinson, Damascus, Ga., '69 Camaro, A/SA, 6.261, -0.839
4) Cody Herron, New Albany, Ind., '14 Cobra JET, FS/B, 5.669, -0.831
5) Randy Parker, Four Oaks, N.C., '80 Mirada, I/SA, 7.050, -0.810
6) Marion Stephenson, Williamsport, Ind., '15 Camaro SS, B/SA, 6.496, -0.744
7) Wallace Dent, Charlotte Hall, Md., '98 Camaro, C/SA, 6.593, -0.727
8) Brian Martel, Fredericksburg, Va., '10 Challenger, FS/D, 6.141, -0.719
9) Daniel Blabolil, Davidson, N.C., '70 Buick GS, C/SA, 6.601, -0.719
10) Jack Zimmerman, Clemmons, N.C., '71 Challenger, B/SA, 6.525, -0.715

TOP SPORTSMAN
1) Sandy Wilkins, Mount Ulla, N.C., '69 Camaro, 5.318 seconds, 200.92 mph
2) Derrick Brown, Winston Salem, N.C., '14 Camaro, 5.387, 201.67
3) Donny Urban, Selma, N.C., '06 Cobalt, 5.390, 200.89
4) Ken Ellison, Moore, S.C., '06 Colbalt, 5.573, 190.40
5) Todd Atkinson, Mechanicsville, Va., '13 Camaro, 5.586, 189.95
6) Matthew Buck, Lantana, Fla., '00 Firebird, 5.606, 185.38
7) Jeff Brooks, Fredericksburg, Va., '51 Henry J, 5.634, 187.42
8) Jeff Pittman, Hickory, N.C., '68 Chevelle, 5.742, 186.54
9) Clayton Roberts, Willow Spring, N.C., '02 Cavalier, 5.746, 184.52
10) David Miller, Canterbury, Conn., '00 S-10, 5.774, 184.72

TOP DRAGSTER
1) Denver Maltba, Newlord, N.C., '15 Race Tech, 5.056 seconds, 206.04 mph
2) Lindsey Barker, Kathleen, Ga., '18 Miller, 5.060, 209.14
3) Wayne Brooks, Monroe, Ga., '14 Miller, 5.080, 209.52
4) Bill Earnest, Knoxville, Tenn., '14 Miller, 5.086, 212.33
5) Robert Houston, Newland, N.C., '17 Racetech, 5.158, 201.73
6) Steven Furr, Harrisburg, N.C., '13 American, 5.209, 204.79
7) Casey Spradlin, Ranburne, Ala., '14 Miller, 5.355, 200.35
8) Bryan Ferrell, Pounding Mill, Va., '13 Diamond, 5.375, 198.90
9) Jeff Strickland, Red Bay, Ala., '14 American, 5.413, 198.09
10) Clayton Roberts, Willow Spring, N.C., '06 Racetech, 5.463, 185.41

PREVIEW

GALOT Motorsports Park will host the NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series Southeast Division on April 13-14. The event is one of 44 scheduled across the country where drivers earn points leading to divisional and national championships as well as a chance at a share of the year-end purse of more than $519,000. 

Categories include Comp Eliminator, Super Stock, Stock Eliminator, Super Comp, Super Gas and Super Street. The division’s Stott’s Ford Top Sportsman Series and Hickory Enclosed Trailer Sales Top Dragster Series will also run in conjunction with the event.

Qualifying and time trials at GALOT Motorsports Park are at 9 a.m. on Friday. Top Dragster, Comp Eliminator and Top Sportsman qualify Friday at 12, 3 & 6 p.m. Eliminations begin on Saturday at 9 a.m. with round 1 of Top Dragster, Comp Eliminator and Top Sportsman starting at 11 a.m. 

Tickets for GALOT Motorsports Park are $50 for a 2-Day Pass. Children 10 and under are free with a paid adult. GALOT Motorsports Park is located at 4129 NC Hwy 242, South Dunn, N.C. 28334. For more information call the track, (919) 894-1662, or visit www.galotmotorsportspark.com.