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Monday, March 31, 2008

And the year picks up the pace.

The best way to describe the Drag Race season is quite the same as explaning what happens when you drag race. "You pick up enough speed to make it to the end quickly."

All of our efforts have been to drive the team forward. Months and months of preparations are bringing us closer to the prizes we are wanting to get from the grasps of the other competitors in the NHRA Division 4 South Central Region .

We have already taken Top Sportsman Division meet 1st place with Team Nitrousfitz Leader taking home the win in March 2008 at the Bella Rose No Problems Raceway in Bella rose, LA.

Are you looking for a new nitrous kit? Do you want to learn how to install and race your vehicle at the drag strip? Do need noew tubing and solenoids for your nitrous system. Are you looking to upgrade your racing equipment becasue you want to win more drag races? Check in on our drag race blog Powerfitz. Powerfitz the blog contains great things for you to learn and purchase right here at the Powerfitz blog.

Learn to run with the fast ones on Nitrous Oxide. Get the Nitrous Boost you need to win more Drag Races from Powerfitz and Team Nitrousfitz.

No Problem Raceways was NO PROBLEM!!

DIVISION 4
No Problem Raceway Park
Belle Rose, La., Feb. 29-March 2
Results will be posted as soon as they are available. For detailed results, go to Drag Race Central

Event preview


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Sunday:

BELLE ROSE, La. – In the final results from the NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series Cajun Challenge at No Problem Raceway, David Brounkowski and Lee Callaway pick up big wins to open the season.

Brounkowski of Cypress, Texas, saved his best pass of the day for the final round where he faced off against former division champion Spencer Massey of Fort Worth, Texas, in Top Alcohol Dragster. Brounkowski ran 5.473 seconds at 252.24 mph to Massey’s 6.361-second pass. Brounkowski took out Chris Holley and Travis Nicholson on his way to the final.

Callaway, who recently made the switch from a dragster to the Top Alcohol Funny Car class, qualified No. 2 before running a 5.875 second pass at 245.05 mph in an unopposed final round when the No. 1 qualifier Steve Harker broke on the burnout and did not make a run. Callaway also ran his best pass of the day in his final round.

Three Louisiana racers picked up wins for the home state with defending division champion Craig Bourgeois of Metarie, La., outrunning Ernest Watson with a 7.114 seconds 182.77 mph pass. Jarrod Granier of Labadieville, La., and Matt Levatino, LaPlace, La., won in the Stock and Super Street classes respectively. Granier beat Mike Braswell and Levatino held off Carl Tauzin in their final rounds.

Current division Stock Champion Jerry Emmons grabbed the win in the Super Stock class beating former Super Gas National Champion Jonathan Womack with a lap of 9.602 seconds.

Additional drivers visiting the winner’s circle this weekend at No Problem Raceway were Lindsey Wood of McAlpin, Fla., in Super Comp; Jerry DeBusk of LaPorte, Texas, in Super Gas; Curtis J. Nichols III of Alvin, Texas, in the Sportsman Motorcycle class presented by Harley Davidson; Bob Fitzhenry of Tomball, Texas, in his ’02 Corvette in the Reher-Morrison Top Sportsman; and Odessa, Texas, resident Brian Canady in the TCI Comp Cams Top Dragster class running 7.147 seconds at 175.68.

South Central Division racers head to Memphis Motorsports Park for the next NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series event, next weekend, March 7-9.

The following are the final results from the NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series Cajun Challenge event at No Problem Raceway:

TOP ALCOHOL DRAGSTER
Round 1

4) Brandon Lewis, Broken Arrow, Okla., 6.038, 235.10 def.
5) Brandon Pierce, Moore, Okla., 17.169, 51.25

3) David Brounkowski, Cypress, Texas, 6.010, 239.36 def.
6) Chris Holley, Freeport, Texas, 25.299, 21.59

7) Travis Nicholson, Collinsville, Okla., 5.353, 267.32 def.
2) Darvin Martinets, Lake Jackson, Texas, 5.440, 259.41

1) Spencer Massey, Fort Worth, Texas, 5.653, 246.17 def.
8) Todd Odom, Dallas, Texas, 5.775, 243.28

Semifinals
Massey, 5.855, 244.56 def. Lewis, 6.105, 237.80
Brounkowski, 5.606, 249.03 def. Nicholson, 5.819, 255.29


Final
Brounkowski, 5.473, 252.24 def. Massey, 6.361, 162.49


TOP ALCOHOL FUNNY CAR
Round 1
1) Steve Harker, Gainesville, Ga., '06 Monte Carlo, 5.680, 248.34 was unopposed

3) Jimmy Jones, Cleburne, Texas, '99 Camaro, 6.197, 244.03 def.
6) Ron Morrison, Okla City, Okla., '06 Monte Carlo, 7.831, 132.65

5) Burl Brown, Gainesville, Texas, '00 Avenger, 6.257, 177.18 def.
4) Steve Burck, Corpus Christi, Texas, '02 Camaro, broke

2) Lee Callaway, Channelview, Texas, '07 Mustang, 5.931, 242.23 def.
7) Shayne Lawson, Broken Arrow, Okla., '06 Monte Carlo, broke


Semifinals
Harker, 5.781, 248.75 def. Brown, 6.128, 189.18
Callaway, 5.889, 245.32 def. Jones, 6.527, 165.54

Final
Callaway, 5.875, 245.05 def. Harker, broke

COMP ELIMINATOR
Craig Bourgeois, Metarie, La., dragster, B/ND, 7.114, 182.77 def.
Ernest Watson, Humble, Texas, '06 Cavalier, B/SMA, 8.103, 166.58.

SUPER STOCK
Jerry Emmons, Pasadena, Texas, '05 Cavalier, GT/BA, 9.602, 128.92 def.
Jonathan Womack, Texas, '04 Cavalier, SS/BS, 8.892, 150.48.

STOCK ELIMINATOR
Jarrod Granier, Labadieville, La., '97 Camaro, D/SA, 10.976, 117.38 def.
Mike Braswell, Ft. Worth, Texas, '70 Camaro, E/SA, 11.045, 115.68.

SUPER COMP
Lindsey Wood, McAlpin, Fla., dragster, 9.535, 122.56 def.
Tommy Costales, Manvel, Texas, dragster, foul.

SUPER GAS
Jerry DeBusk, LaPorte, Texas, '92 Probe, 9.912, 161.88 def.
Wes Neely, Florence, Miss., '67 Camaro, 9.936, 148.59.

SUPER STREET
Matt Levatino, LaPlace, La., dragster, 10.954, 135.08 def.
Carl Tauzin, New Iberia, La., '77 Vega, 10.932, 130.68.

SPORTSMAN MOTORCYCLE
Curtis J. Nichols III, Alvin, Texas, '00 Suzuki, 8.064, 158.28 def.
Zachary Schrupp, Mound, Minn., '05 Kawasaki, foul.

TOP SPORTSMAN
Bob Fitzhenry, Tomball, Texas, '02 Corvette, 7.866, 167.22 def.
Travis Parten, Angleton, Texas, '95 Lumina, 7.677, 175.41.

TOP DRAGSTER
Brian Canady, Odessa, Texas, dragster, 7.147, 175.68 def.
Jimmy Lewis, Forney, Texas, dragster, 7.118, 171.55.