NHRA-Quaker City Dragway Final Qualifying
18 July 1999
NHRA FEDERAL-MOGUL DRAG RACING SERIES
QUAKER CITY DRAGWAY
SATURDAY, JULY 17, 1999
ALL RECORDS RESET IN FINAL QUALIFYING AT QUAKER CITY DRAGWAY
SALEM, Ohio. - The records kept falling in Saturday's Federal-Mogul
Dragster and Federal-Mogul Funny Car qualifying at Quaker City Dragway.
Bill Reichert of Owqsso, Mich. set new track records fighting off Shawn Bowen
of Montrose, Mich. to capture the No. 1 qualifying position in his Federal-Mogul
Dragster. Chuck Cheeseman of Cloumbus, Ohio broke his own e.t. record on his
way to collecting the Winston Top Qualifier Award in Federal-Mogul Funny Car.
Reichert made driving look easy in Saturday's qualifying efforts.
In Saturday's first qualifying session Reichert made a run of 5.692 seconds
at 247.29 mph to reset the track records in e.t. and speed set by Bowen and
Randy Parks, respectively. The next car down the track was Bowen who broke
Reichert's e.t. record that stood for all of one minute with a run of 5.691
seconds. Reichert came out for the final qualifying effort looking for
revenge. He got it with a stellar run of 5.684 seconds at 248.66 mph to
reset the record book for the third and final time in Saturday's
qualifying.
"Since my crash [at Richmond, VA.] the car has been almost
perfect," said Reichert. "When we rebuild the car we did some different
things and the car has been great. We are going to come out strong
tomorrow and look to repeat as track champions."
Cheeseman backed up his Federal-Mogul Funny Car track records he
set yesterday with more records on Saturday. Cheeseman changed his mind at
the last minute and decided to run the first session of qualifying on
Saturday only to post a run of 5.880 seconds at 243.28 mph, both new track
records. Cheeseman set out the second session of qualifying and watched
Marc White of Glendale Heights, Ill. come close to knocking him off the
pole. White came in a little short with a run of 5.884 seconds at 244.60
mph to take the No. 2 position and set the new track speed record.
"I sat out because I was told the right lane was a little loose,"
said a serious Cheeseman. "White looks to be coming on, we will have to
get after it a little bit. I think we can go even quicker, maybe in the
low 5.80's."
Eliminations will begin at Quaker City Dragway on Sunday at 9 a.m. Gates
open at 8 a.m. Eliminations for Federal-Mogul Dragster and Federal-Mogul
Funny Car will begin at 1 p.m.
The following are Saturday's final qualifying results from the NHRA
Federal-Mogul Drag Racing Series event at Quaker City Dragway:
FEDERAL-MOGUL DRAGSTER
1) Bill Reichert, Owqsso, Mich., 5.684 seconds, 248.66 mph vs. 8) Mike
Miller, Okemos, Mich., 6.002, 225.03
2) Shawn Bowen, Montrose, Mich., 5.691, 243.28 vs. 7) Marty Thacker,
Robinson, Ill., 5.994, 228.46
3) Jeff Wilson, Winfield, Mo., 5.702, 245.94 vs. 6) Don DeVault, Kentland,
Ind., 5.840, 239.40
4) Gary Ward, Cincinnati, Ohio, 5.831, 231.99 vs. 5) Mike Kosky, Cuddy,
Penn., 5.835, 240.68
Alternates
9. Bob Adam, North Branch, Mich., 6.091, 229.63
10. Wayne Garrett, Eaton, Ohio, 6.975, 183.69
11. Ben Barnes, Chesterland, Ohio, 7.476, 155.72
FEDERAL-MOGUL FUNNY CAR
1) Chuck Cheeseman, Columbus, Ohio, '98 Pontiac, 5.880 seconds, 243.28 mph
vs. 8) Terry McMillen, Elkhart, Ind., '98 Dodge, 6.620, 207.40
2) Marc White, Glendale Hts., Ill., '99 Pontiac, 5.884, 244.60 vs. 7) Bobby
Martin, Beaver Falls, Penn., '99 Dodge, 6.451, 214.31 3) Danny Townsend,
Muncie, Ind., '97 Pontiac, 5.976, 238.13 vs. 6) Bob Gottschalk, Toledo,
Ohio, '99 Dodge, 6.338, 219.54
4) John Lawson, Joliet, Ill, '99 Pontiac, 6.051, 236.88 vs. 5) Conrad Dahl,
Salem, Ohio, '99 Dodge, 6.207, 170.47
COMP ELIMINATOR
1. Ed Bennett III, Carleton, Mich., '63 Chevrolet, AA/A, 7.192 seconds
(0.538-second under Index)
2. Robert Bailey, Wabash, Ind., '99 Dragster, A/ED, 6.895 (-0.535)
3. Steve Ambrose, Woodhaven, Mich., '23 Ford, I/A, 8.041 (-0.519)
4. Frank Aragona Jr., Franklin Square, N.Y., '98 Dragster, E/ED, 8.689
(-0.511)
5. Jerry Arnold, Kalamazoo, Mich., '32 Bantam, E/EA, 8.738 (-0.502)
6. Tom Haueter, Chardon, Ohio, '99 Dragster, D/ED, 7.683 (-0.497)
7. Don Stratton, Beloit, Ohio, '34 Chevrolet, B/SR, 8.249 (-0.491)
8. Bob Andrews, Somerset, Mich., '98 Dragster, E/D, 7.660 (-0.470)
9. John Freck, Warren, Ohio, '88 Dragster, F/D, 8.443 (-0.467)
10. Chris Bozic, Cheswick, Penn., '99 Dragster, C/D, 7.316 (-0.444)
SUPER STOCK
1. Charlie Westcott, Parma, Mich., '96 Pontiac, GT/E, 9.748 seconds
(1.202-seconds under Index)
2. Michael Volkman, Pittsburgh, Penn., '99 Chrysler, GT/IA, 10.544 (-1.116)
3. Jeff Sexton, Fairborn, Ohio, '84 Chevrolet, SS/AX, 9.031 (-1.109)
4. Jim Boburka, Coraopolis, Penn., '99 Chevrolet, GT/DA 9.843 (-1.107)
5. Joe Skinner, Columbiana Station, Ohio, '95 Chevrolet, GT/E, 9.877
(-1.073)
6. Brian Butler, Centerville, Ohio, '90 Chevrolet, GT/GA, 10.287 (-1.073)
7. Carl Schodde, Pittsburgh, Penn., '93 Chrysler, GT/HA, 10.447 (-1.063)
8. Melissa Butler, Richmond, Ind., '90 Pontiac, GT/FA, 10.200 (-1.060)
9. Gary Tompa, Saginaw, Mich., '84 Pontiac, SS/J, 10.196 (-1.054)
10. Merle Eschman, Butler, Penn., '98 Pontiac, GT/CA 9.823 (-1.027)
STOCK ELIMINATOR
1. Gary Russell, East Sparta, Ohio, '92 Ford, L/S, 11.982 seconds
(1.198-seconds under Index)
2. Jennifer Dziorny, Wixom, Mich., '94 Dakota, CT/SA, 12.360 (-1.180)
3. Joey Wilkes, Zanesville, Ohio, '99 Pontiac, F/SA, 11.180 seconds
(-1.140)
4. Judy McCormack, Milford, Mich., '99 Dodge, DT/SA, 12.578 (-1.112)
5. Clint Blezien, Bensenville, Ill, '91 Chevrolet, O/SA, 12.562 (-1.078)
6. Bill Rink, Naperville, Ill., '74 Pontiac, M/SA, 12.264 (-1.076)
7. Paul Dilcher, Brockport, N.Y., '78 Pontiac, L/SA, 12.107 (-1.073)
8. Joe Russell, East Sparta, Ohio, '95 Ford, L/S, 12.113 (-1.067)
9. Dave Edwards, Washington, Ohio, '78 Pontiac, M/SA, 12.278 (-1.062)
10. John McCormack, Rochester Hills, Mich., '99 Dodge, DT/S, 12.491
(-1.049)