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NHRA FMDRS: Rain delay qualifying at Thunder Valley Raceway Park

25 September 1999

NOBLE, Okla.-Two separate rain showers delayed and finally canceled the
remaining qualifying at the O'Reilly Thunder Valley Autumn Classic, the
final event of the NHRA South Central Division Federal-Mogul Drag Racing
Series.  
        Almost 500 cars from around the country began time trials and
qualifying at 10:00 a.m. this morning.  The weather held until the late
afternoon and then came again canceling the qualifying sessions for the
Federal-Mogul Dragster and Funny Car categories.  Both categories will have
two qualifying passes on Saturday, scheduled for 1 p.m. and 5 p.m., in
attempt to make the eight car show for Sunday's eliminations.  Seventeen
dragsters and fifteen funny cars are entered with more expected to show up
over night.
        Pete Carbery grabbed the top qualifying spot in Comp. Eliminator
when his '89 Cutlass covered the quarter mile in 7.361 seconds.  Carbery,
of Odessa, Texas leads the fifteen-car field going into tomorrow's second
day of qualifying. Also on top of their class are Bob Dennis in Super Stock
and Ronnie Cardwell in Stock.  

        The following are Friday's qualifying results from the NHRA
Federal-Mogul Drag Racing Series event at Thunder Valley Raceway Park,
Noble, Okla.:

COMP ELIMINATOR
1. Pete Carbery, Odessa, Texas, B/A '89 Cutlass, 7.361 seconds, -0.509
under index
2. John Linton, Tonkawa, Okla., C/ED '97 dragster, 7.513, -0.477
3. R. Bryan Morrison, Chino Hills, Calif., B/SM '92 Camaro, 8.933, -0.437
4. John Fairleigh, Scott City, Kan., B/A '97 Firebird, 7.441, -0.429
5. Greg Williams, Carthage, Texas, D/SM '90 Firebird, 8.354, -0.416
6. Charles Watson, Jr., Humble, Texas, F/A '96 Lumina, 8.779, -0.361
7. Gary Wise, Odessa, Texas, D/EA '94 Lumina, 8.708, -0.282
8. Dennis Smiley, Denver City, Texas, B/ED '98 dragster, 7.331, -0.279
9. Joey Tanksley, Baton Rouge, La., B/ED '92 dragster, 7.490, -0.120
10. Lester McGaha, Odessa, Texas, D/ED '94 dragster, 8.014, -0.106

SUPER STOCK
1. Bob Dennis, Shorter, Ala., GT/MA '97 Firehawk, 11.033 seconds, -1.017
seconds under index
2. Terry Emmons, Pasadena, Texas, SS/JA '96 Pontiac, 10.349, -0.951
3. Gary Stinnett, Eporia, Kan., GT/IA '99 Pontiac, 10.565, -0.935
4. Brent, Johnson, Lecompte, La., SS/NA '66 Impala, 11.533, -0.917
5. Randall Klein, Lincoln, Neb., SS/NA '56 Nomad, 11.594, -0.856
6. Bob Shahan, Little Rock, Ark., SS/C '66 Corvette, 9.564, -0.804
7. Tony DeFrank, Tarzana, Calif., GT/GA '98 Pontiac, 10.402, -0.798
8. Ronnie Cardwell, Ruston, La., GT/HA '95 Oldsmobile, 10.559, -0.791
9. Ritch Ahrens, Greeley, Colo., GT/EA '87 Pontiac, 10.172, -0.778
10. Jeffrey Miller, Pearlan, Texas, GT/AA '97 Firehawk, 9.644, -0.756

STOCK ELIMINATOR
1. Ronnie Cardwell, Ruston, La., K/SA '90 Pontiac, 12.018 seconds, -0.932
under index
2. Jim Cimarolli, Sulphur, Springs, Texas, C/SA '70 Chevrolet, 10.797,
-0.903
3. Billy, Lynn, Searcy, Ark., K/SA '79 Malibu, 12.091, -0.859
4. Martin Burke, Flower Mound, Texas, C/SA '69 Mustang, 10.877, -0.823 
5. Barron Gill, Winnsboro, La., C/S '70 Nova, 10.906, -0.744
6. Bob Dennis, Shorter, Ala., U/SA '82 Cutlass, 14.431, -0.719
7. Sharla Jeffrion, Belle Rose, La., G/SA '98 Camaro, 11.582, -0.718
8. Pat Jeffrion, Belle Rose, La., F/SA '98 Chevrolet, 11.440, -0.710
9. Jeff Hefler, Mansfield, Texas, F/SA '97 Pontiac, 11.458, -0.692
10. Mike Wenke, Conway Springs, Kan., B/SA '69 Mustang, 10.862, -0.688

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