NHRA Atsco Nationals Round 1 Qualifying Results

02/26/96

The NHRA published Michael Cerruti and Bob Orme's rundown on qualifications during round 1 of 1996's NHRA Atsco Nationals. The tables below are for Top Alcohol Dragster and Funny Car categories, as well as the results from the competition eliminator are in. Here are the tables:

Top Alcohol Dragster Qualifying List
After Session 1, 1996 NHRA Atsco Nationals


Pos Name                 Number     E.T.  Speed  When
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1   BOBBY TAYLOR         TAD    2   5.773 248.89 Thu1       
2   MIKE AUSTIN          TAD  657   5.787 240.57 Thu1       
3   DARRYL HITCHMAN      TAD 7000   5.808 242.84 Thu1       
4   JAY PAYNE            TAD    1   5.817 241.35 Thu1       
5   DANNY ADRAGNA        TAD  715   5.824 240.64 Thu1       
6   JEREMY TORSTVELT     TAD 7106   5.864 239.80 Thu1       
7   GARY SCELZI          TAD   73   5.969 231.30 Thu1       
8   DAVID BUSBY          TAD   72   5.976 232.31 Thu1       
9   ALLEN HARTLEY        TAD  514   6.001 197.97 Thu1       
10  MIKE STRASBURG       TAD  535   6.046 222.44 Thu1       
11  RUSS CONROY          TAD   71   6.127 183.71 Thu1       
12  CRISTEN POWELL       TAD  604   6.181 214.08 Thu1       
13  CHESS BUSHEY         TAD  701   6.221 212.01 Thu1       
14  TIFFANI HYLAND       TAD  687   6.259 234.74 Thu1       
15  DARREN NICHOLSON     TAD 7051   6.987 132.29 Thu1 

Top Alcohol Funny Car Qualifying List After Session 1
1996 NHRA Atsco Nationals


Pos Name                 Number     E.T.  Speed  When
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1   RANDY ANDERSON       TAFC    5  5.833 248.34 Thu1       
2   VERN MOATS           TAFC    6  5.843 243.57 Thu1       
3   PAT AUSTIN           TAFC  656  5.899 243.96 Thu1       
4   LARRY MINOR          TAFC    7  5.914 240.70 Thu1       
5   MERT LITTLEFIELD     TAFC   75  5.962 234.80 Thu1       
6   STEVE SOMMER         TAFC  653  6.044 231.18 Thu1       
7   MARK WOZNICHAK       TAFC  703  6.050 230.71 Thu1       
8   LOU GASPARRELLI      TAFC    9  6.054 238.66 Thu1       
9   JOHN WEAVER          TAFC   74  6.079 238.09 Thu1       
10  TATE BRANCH          TAFC   44  6.155 238.66 Thu1       
11  MITCH McDOWELL       TAFC 6208  6.165 237.09 Thu1       
12  JASON RUPERT         TAFC  766  6.199 226.64 Thu1       
13  BERNIE HARRINGTON    TAFC  765  6.209 212.86 Thu1       
14  WAYNE STOECKEL       TAFC  773  6.282 195.31 Thu1       
15  RON AUGUST, JR.      TAFC  727  6.505 205.38 Thu1       
16  STEPHEN NEESE        TAFC 7571  6.516 197.02 Thu1       
17  RICK BAILEY          TAFC 7084  8.520 118.57 Thu1       
18  PETE RIVERA          TAFC  704 10.875  81.11 Thu1       
19  BRIAN HOUGH          TAFC 6515  Disqualified Thu1 

Competition Eliminator Qualifying List After Session 1
1996 NHRA Atsco Nationals


Pos Name                Number     E.T.   O/U   Speed  When
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1   JOHN GEYER          COMP   72  6.747 -0.653 183.15 Thu1 
2   TONY CHAPPARONE     COMP  730  7.836 -0.574 165.71 Thu1 
3   RUSS KELLY          COMP 5185  6.897 -0.553 193.29 Thu1 
4   DALE EATON          COMP  773  8.577 -0.543 152.31 Thu1 
5   JERRY HAAS          COMP  381  7.023 -0.537 195.22 Thu1 
6   LARRY JOE SEAY      COMP 2020  8.771 -0.529 138.41 Thu1 
7   BOB PANELLA         COMP    4  8.773 -0.527 142.92 Thu1 
8   MIKE JOHNSON        COMP 4138  7.688 -0.522 174.48 Thu1 
9   DARREN DAVIS        COMP  733  8.603 -0.517 158.31 Thu1 
10  TOM SNYDER          COMP  594  7.046 -0.514 161.31 Thu1 
11  SAL BIONDO          COMP    1  8.737 -0.513 136.05 Thu1 
12  JEFF KRUG           COMP  779  8.488 -0.512 147.39 Thu1 
13  DEAN WHITTMAN       COMP  525  8.240 -0.510 159.60 Thu1 
14  RANDY JONES         COMP  723  7.903 -0.507 172.84 Thu1 
15  JEFF LION           COMP 7093  8.809 -0.491 154.40 Thu1 
16  BILL KENT           COMP 4799  7.378 -0.482 170.29 Thu1 
17  LOU FICCO           COMP 5994  7.159 -0.481 167.16 Thu1 
18  TOM HUGGINS         COMP  751  8.540 -0.480 148.22 Thu1 
19  ANDY MANNA, JR.     COMP   73  8.641 -0.479 143.93 Thu1 
20  MIKE ROBINSON       COMP 7850  7.285 -0.475 185.37 Thu1 
21  BILL HATCHER        COMP 5500  7.746 -0.464 172.54 Thu1 
22  MIKE DePALMA, JR.   COMP  717  9.482 -0.448 128.18 Thu1 
23  ROB SMITH           COMP 7090  7.772 -0.438 171.23 Thu1 
24  RICH KOERNER        COMP  762  7.856 -0.404 170.00 Thu1 
25  PATRICK HALE        COMP 7188  8.855 -0.355 150.27 Thu1 
26  JIM RIZZOLI         COMP 7604  7.074 -0.326 196.72 Thu1 
27  TOM BROWN           COMP 7265  9.027 -0.183 142.45 Thu1 
28                      COMP 4613  7.280 -0.170 188.71 Thu1 
29  JOE SHALKOWSKI      COMP  508  8.819  0.609 145.16 Thu1 
30  DANNY RHOADES       COMP 7388  8.918  1.038 163.96 Thu1 
31  LYNN WILFRINGER     COMP   63 11.280  3.070  97.37 Thu1 
32  CRAIG EATON         COMP   71 12.220  3.100 100.55 Thu1 
33  BO NICKENS          COMP   41 16.100  7.840  55.61 Thu1