FICCO, GROSSI AND BURTON LEAD FRIDAY SPORTSMEN

Lou Ficco Jr., Wheat Ridge, Colorado, was the class of the field in Competition eliminator Friday in the 2009 Summitracing.com Nationals at Las Vegas Motor Speedway.

Ficco drove his 2009 Pontiac GXP to a solid 7.447 elapsed time, -0.573 seconds under the B/Altered Production classification. Ficco out performed Steve Holloway, also from Colorado, who negotiated the quarter mile in 6.727 seconds, -.567 seconds under his A/Altered Automatic standard. The field for the Competition Eliminator division will be set following another qualifying session Saturday morning. First round eliminations will be run later on Saturday.

FICCO, GROSSI AND BURTON LEAD FRIDAY SPORTSMEN

Lou Ficco Jr., Wheat Ridge, Colorado, was the class of the field in Competition eliminator Friday in the 2009 Summitracing.com Nationals at Las Vegas Motor Speedway.

Ficco drove his 2009 Pontiac GXP to a solid 7.447 elapsed time, -0.573 seconds under the B/Altered Production classification. Ficco out performed Steve Holloway, also from Colorado, who negotiated the quarter mile in 6.727 seconds, -.567 seconds under his A/Altered Automatic standard. The field for the Competition Eliminator division will be set following another qualifying session Saturday morning. First round eliminations will be run later on Saturday.

NHRA Division 7 racer Eric Bell edged out Frank Grossi for the number one spot in Super Stock, heading into Saturday's eliminations. Bell, from Chandler, Arizona, took the pole position, drove his 1970 Dodge Challenger to an outstanding 9.545 elapsed time, -1.375 seconds under the SS/EA index.
 
Stock eliminator was lead by the father and son duo of Scott and Brad Burton from Golden, Co. They claimed the top two spots with a pair of Pontiac Formula Firebirds. Scott edged out his son, Brad, by .001 seconds to take the number one position, running a stout 10.767 elapsed time, -1.383 seconds under the D/SA index.
 
The Top Alcohol Dragsters and Funny Cars will get their first chance to negotiate “The Strip” Saturday morning.

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