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Thursday Order for Qualifying Round 1

COMMERCE, Ga. - SUMMIT FastNews - Order after one round of qualifying in Davis Carts/Sunset RaceCraft Top Sportsman Invitational at the NHRA Full Throttle Drag Racing Series, 29th annual Summit Racing Equipment NHRA Southern Nationals: Psn Driver Vehicle ET Speed 1. Earl Folse '68 Camaro 6.663 195.68 2. Keith Raftery '07 GTO 6.780 203.00 3. Bert Prejean '06 GTO 6.784 205.60 4. Jerry Barker '06 Cobalt 6.854 202.70 5. Tommy Turner '06 GTO 6.864 203.06 6. Joseph Mohana '57Chevy 6.887 201.31 7. Jeff Brooks '51 Henry J 6.922 196.82 8. Billy Vaughn '01 S-10 6.941 196.44 9. Rick Corn '05 Stratus 6.963 198.58 10. Vince Hoda '00 Firebird 6.964 200.23 11. Jeff Pittman '68 Chevelle 7.055 192.11 12. Corey Glidewell '95 Cutlass 7.098 191.05 13. Jeff Sexton '03 Cavalier 7.116 180.72 14. Jeffrey Barker '02 Camaro 7.141 191.10 15. Tommy Daras '62 Bel Air 7.534 182.45 16. Michael Chitty '04 Cavalier 7.615 179.25 17. Mark Pickens '07 GTO 9.712 91.17 18. Ronnie Davis '63 Corvette 20.438 45.21

Thursday Order for Qualifying Round 2

COMMERCE, Ga. - SUMMIT FastNews - Order after 2 rounds of qualifying in Davis Carts/Sunset RaceCraft Top Sportsman Invitational at the NHRA Full Throttle Drag Racing Series, 29th annual Summit Racing Equipment NHRA Southern Nationals: Psn Driver Vehicle ET Speed 1. Earl Folse '68 Camaro 6.277 222.99 2. Ronnie Davis '63 Corvette 6.451 220.19 3. Rick Corn '05 Stratus 6.639 207.62 4. Bert Prejean '06 GTO 6.735 205.69 5. Keith Raftery '07 GTO 6.780 203.00 6. Jerry Barker '06 Cobalt 6.845 203.19 7. Tommy Turner '06 GTO 6.864 203.06 8. Joseph Mohana '57Chevy 6.887 201.31 9. Jeff Brooks '51 Henry J 6.918 197.74 10. Billy Vaughn '01 S-10 6.941 196.44 11. Vince Hoda '00 Firebird 6.964 200.23 12. Jeff Pittman '68 Chevelle 7.055 192.11 13. Jeff Sexton '03 Cavalier 7.059 196.96 14. Corey Glidewell '95 Cutlass 7.098 191.05 15. Jeffrey Barker '02 Camaro 7.141 191.10 16. Tommy Daras '62 Bel Air 7.526 182.45 17. Michael Chitty '04 Cavalier 7.615 179.25 18. Mark Pickens '07 GTO 9.712 91.17

Friday Order for Qualifying Round 3

COMMERCE, Ga. - SUMMIT FastNews - Order after 3 rounds of qualifying in Davis Carts/Sunset RaceCraft Top Sportsman Invitational at the NHRA Full Throttle Drag Racing Series, 29th annual Summit Racing Equipment NHRA Southern Nationals: Psn Driver Vehicle ET Speed 1. Earl Folse '68 Camaro 6.277 222.99 2. Ronnie Davis '63 Corvette 6.451 220.19 3. Chris Rini '06 Stratus 6.472 191.67 4. Rick Corn '05 Stratus 6.639 207.62 5. Bert Prejean '06 GTO 6.726 206.10 6. Keith Raftery '07 GTO 6.780 203.00 7. Tommy Turner '06 GTO 6.810 203.25 8. Jerry Barker '06 Cobalt 6.812 203.28 9. Joseph Mohana '57Chevy 6.864 201.31 10. Jeff Brooks '51 Henry J 6.916 197.74 11. Vince Hoda '00 Firebird 6.934 200.89 12. Billy Vaughn '01 S-10 6.940 196.44 13. Jeff Pittman '68 Chevelle 7.055 192.11 14. Jeff Sexton '03 Cavalier 7.059 196.96 15. Corey Glidewell '95 Cutlass 7.098 191.05 16. Jeffrey Barker '02 Camaro 7.127 191.59 17. Tommy Daras '62 Bel Air 7.526 182.45 18. Michael Chitty '04 Cavalier 7.613 180.16 19. Mark Pickens '07 GTO 9.683 92.10

Friday Order for Qualifying Round 4

COMMERCE, Ga. - SUMMIT FastNews - Final order after 4 rounds of qualifying in Davis Carts/Sunset RaceCraft Top Sportsman Invitational at the NHRA Full Throttle Drag Racing Series, 29th annual Summit Racing Equipment NHRA Southern Nationals: Psn Driver Vehicle ET Speed 1. Earl Folse '68 Camaro 6.277 222.99 2. Chris Rini '06 Stratus 6.357 207.78 3. Keith Raftery '07 GTO 6.427 217.14 4. Ronnie Davis '63 Corvette 6.451 220.19 5. Bert Prejean '06 GTO 6.555 212.13 6. Rick Corn '05 Stratus 6.639 207.62 7. Vince Hoda '00 Firebird 6.789 206.32 8. Tommy Turner '06 GTO 6.810 203.25 9. Jerry Barker '06 Cobalt 6.812 203.28 10. Joseph Mohana '57Chevy 6.864 201.31 11. Jeff Brooks '51 Henry J 6.909 197.74 12. Billy Vaughn '01 S-10 6.940 196.44 13. Jeff Sexton '03 Cavalier 7.035 197.08 14. Jeff Pittman '68 Chevelle 7.055 192.11 15. Corey Glidewell '95 Cutlass 7.098 191.05 16. Jeffrey Barker '02 Camaro 7.127 191.59 17. Tommy Daras '62 Bel Air 7.526 182.45 18. Michael Chitty '04 Cavalier 7.609 180.16 19. Mark Pickens '07 GTO 8.052 129.89

Saturday Results for Elimination Round 1

COMMERCE, Ga. - SUMMIT FastNews - Results of round 1 eliminations in Davis Carts/Sunset RaceCraft Top Sportsman Invitational at the NHRA Full Throttle Drag Racing Series, 29th annual Summit Racing Equipment NHRA Southern Nationals: W/L Driver Class Dial RT ET Ov/Un (W) Rick Corn TS 6.89 0.011 6.910 0.020 (L) Corey Glidewell TS 7.09 0.028 7.130 0.040 10:05 a.m. Weather conditions: air temperature 59 degrees, relative humidity 56 percent, barometer 29.49 inches, adjusted altitude 969 feet, track temperature 62 degrees. Rick Corn's MOV: 0.0375 seconds (approximately 10 feet). (W) Tommy Daras TS 7.51 0.024 7.531 0.021 (L) Tommy Turner TS 6.80 -0.500(R)13.378 6.578 Turner left before the third amber bulb came on. (W) Jeff Brooks TS 6.90 0.052 6.912 0.012 (L) Chris Rini TS 6.68 0.024 6.750 0.070 Jeff Brooks' MOV: 0.0303 seconds (approximately 9 feet). (W) Bert Prejean TS 6.72 0.011 6.738 0.018 (L) Jeff Pittman TS 7.05 0.028 7.057 0.007 Bert Prejean's MOV: 0.0062 seconds (approximately 21 inches). (W) Jeffrey Barker TS 7.14 0.032 7.192 0.052 (L) Vince Hoda TS 6.93 0.013 NT-Broke After Staging Hoda launched, broke and stopped just past half track. (W) Michael Chitty TS 7.60 0.077 7.529 -0.071 (L) Jerry Barker TS 6.82 -0.007(R) 6.981 0.161 Michael Chitty wins on a red light. (W) Keith Raftery TS 6.76 0.012 6.771 0.011 (L) Billy Vaughn TS 6.92 0.016 6.938 0.018 Billy Vaughn's package: 0.034. Keith Raftery's package: 0.023. Keith Raftery's MOV: 0.0115 seconds (approximately 3 feet). (W) Jeff Sexton TS 6.98 0.043 7.031 0.051 (L) Ronnie Davis TS 6.75 0.004 6.861 0.111 Davis is running a brand-new car, had lots of problems getting it to go down the track during qualifying. Had a great light, but said last night he didn't know what to dial. Jeff Sexton's MOV: 0.0211 seconds (approximately 6 feet). (W) Mark Pickens TS 7.08 0.036 7.111 0.031 (L) Joseph Mohana TS 6.86 0.069 6.856 -0.004 Mark Pickens wins on a breakout. He has also been batting handling problems with his car - might have it figured out now. (W) Earl Folse TS 6.62 -0.002 8.462 1.842 was unopposed Folse got the bye run and needed it, the car stareting to shake and bounce abous two seconds into the run.

Saturday Results for Elimination Round 2

COMMERCE, Ga. - SUMMIT FastNews - Results of round 2 eliminations in Davis Carts/Sunset RaceCraft Top Sportsman Invitational at the NHRA Full Throttle Drag Racing Series, 29th annual Summit Racing Equipment NHRA Southern Nationals: W/L Driver Class Dial RT ET Ov/Un (W) Michael Chitty TS 7.57 0.040 7.919 0.349 (L) Jeff Sexton TS 7.02 -9.999(R)NT-Broke Before Staging 11:16 a.m. Weather conditions: air temperature 71 degrees, relative humidity 30 percent, barometer 29.47 inches, adjusted altitude 1,700 feet, track temperature 83 degrees. Sexton got to the front ofd the lanes and the car would not fire. (W) Keith Raftery TS 6.77 0.005 6.812 0.042 (L) Tommy Daras TS 7.52 0.044 7.559 0.039 Keith Raftery's MOV: 0.0365 seconds (approximately 10 feet). (W) Jeff Brooks TS 6.90 -0.011 7.240 0.340 (L) Jeffrey Barker TS 7.14 -0.004(R)13.913 6.773 Barker was too quick on the trigger. Brooks gets a bye to the semifinals. (W) Rick Corn TS 6.90 0.015 6.920 0.020 (L) Earl Folse TS 6.62 0.029 6.898 0.278 Folse's car made a hard move out toward the wall on the launch and he had to pedal it. By then, Corn was long gone. Rick Corn's package: 0.035. He races Chitty in the quarterfinals. (W) Mark Pickens TS 7.00 0.057 7.077 0.077 (L) Bert Prejean TS 7.00 -9.999(R)NT-No Show Prejean was a no-show. Pickens faces Raftery in the quarters.

Saturday Results for Elimination Round 3

COMMERCE, Ga. - SUMMIT FastNews - Results of round 3 eliminations in Davis Carts/Sunset RaceCraft Top Sportsman Invitational at the NHRA Full Throttle Drag Racing Series, 29th annual Summit Racing Equipment NHRA Southern Nationals: W/L Driver Class Dial RT ET Ov/Un (W) Michael Chitty TS 7.60 0.012 7.848 0.248 (L) Rick Corn TS 6.91 -0.500(R) 6.975 0.065 2:21 p.m. Weather conditions: air temperature 75 degrees, relative humidity 25 percent, barometer 29.40 inches, adjusted altitude 2,031 feet, track temperature 107 degrees. Michael Chitty wins on a red light. (W) Mark Pickens TS 7.07 0.020 7.080 0.010 (L) Keith Raftery TS 6.79 0.032 6.778 -0.012 Pickens got easy wins in the first two rounds, but he earned this one with a 0.030 package, forcing Raftery to break out to take the stripe. He earns a bye to the finals. (W) Jeff Brooks TS 6.92 0.000 6.919 -0.001 was unopposed Brooks takes the bye run, will race Chitty in the semifinals.

Saturday Results for Elimination Round 4

COMMERCE, Ga. - SUMMIT FastNews - Results of round 4 eliminations in Davis Carts/Sunset RaceCraft Top Sportsman Invitational at the NHRA Full Throttle Drag Racing Series, 29th annual Summit Racing Equipment NHRA Southern Nationals: W/L Driver Class Dial RT ET Ov/Un (W) Jeff Brooks TS 6.91 0.048 7.115 0.205 (L) Michael Chitty TS 7.84 0.183 12.061 4.221 4:31 p.m. Weather conditions: air temperature 76 degrees, relative humidity 24 percent, barometer 29.36 inches, adjusted altitude 2,164 feet, track temperature 104 degrees. Chitty was very late and threw in the towel early in the run, most likely with tire shake. That was a bit of a break for Brooks, who pedaled at least once to get through his own run and into the finals. (W) Mark Pickens TS 7.08 0.055 7.089 0.009 was unopposed Pickens struggled during qualifying, his car all over the track with suspension problems. Looks like they got all that sorted out, the car was on a string for this run, and right on his dial-in. He will face Brooks for the Invitational championship.

Saturday Results for Final Round

COMMERCE, Ga. - SUMMIT FastNews - Results of final, round 5 eliminations in Davis Carts/Sunset RaceCraft Top Sportsman Invitational at the NHRA Full Throttle Drag Racing Series, 29th annual Summit Racing Equipment NHRA Southern Nationals: W/L Driver Class Dial RT ET Ov/Un (W) Mark Pickens TS 7.07 0.049 7.086 0.016 (L) Jeff Brooks TS 6.91 0.085 6.929 0.019 5:15 p.m. After two lousy days of qualifying and two good breaks in the first two rounds, Pickens got things sorted out and drove his way to victory. Mark Pickens' MOV: 0.0394 seconds (approximately 11 feet). Brooks gave up a lot on the starting line and Pickens slammed the door on the other end.

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