NHRA Drag Racing, Orlando, Fla., Saturday qualifying results

12 March 2000
GALLANT, BARTONE PACE FIELD IN ORLANDO


        ORLANDO, Fla. - Arthur Gallant of Boxboro, Mass., and Manhasset,
NY's Tony Bartone are the No. 1 qualifiers in Federal-Mogul Dragster and
Federal-Mogul Funny Car, respectively, at Orlando Speed World Dragway.
        Chasing event titles at the NHRA Federal-Mogul Drag Racing Series
race, Gallant paced the dragsters with a 5.45-second run at 248.96 miles
per hour, both track records.
        Bartone, Friday's early qualifying leader with a 5.77-second run,
consolidated his hold on the pole position with a 5.72-second run at a new
track-record speed of 253.23 miles per hour.
        Qualifying runs in Federal-Mogul Funny Car were punctuated by a
spectacular one-car spill involving Vern Moats of Des Moines, Iowa.  Moats'
Camaro went out of control at mid track and turned hard right into the
guardrail; the errant racer eventually slithering to a halt at the finish
line.
        After Moats was helped from his car he walked to the ambulance
under his own power and acknowledged the generous applause of the crowd,
his injuries being confined to a cut on his left hand.

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        The following are Saturday's final qualifying results from the NHRA
Federal-Mogul Drag Racing Series event at Orlando Speed World Dragway:

FEDERAL-MOGUL DRAGSTER
1. Arthur Gallant, Boxboro, Mass., 5.459 seconds, 248.96 mph
2. Billy Bybee, McLean, Texas, 5.71, 240.51
3. Bob Bears, Clearwater, Fla., 5.762, 234.74
4. Bill McCornack, Lexington, Ky., 5.804, 242.52
5. Jeanie Booz, Blooming Glen, Pa., 5.862, 238.66
6. Michael Gunderson, Middleburg, Fla., 6.166, 244.23
7. Artie Allen, Jacksonville, Fla., 6.302, 221.13
8. Don Fiorelli, Palm Bay, Fla., 6.379, 171.10

Did Not Qualify
9. Cherissa Griffis, Gainesville, Fla., 6.966, 192.59
10. Dan Lucas, Cumming, Ga., 7.061, 187.53


FEDERAL-MOGUL FUNNY CAR
1. Tony Bartone, Manhasset, NY, '99 Camaro, 5.727 seconds, 253.23 miles per
hour
2. Jay Payne, Upland, Calif., '00 Camaro, 5.744, 250.76
3. Mark Billington, Apopka, Fla., '95 Achieva, 6.117, 228.19
4. Lynn Engels, Watertown, SD, '00 Camaro, 6.134, 233.10
5. Bobby Martin, Beaver Falls, Pa., '00 Avenger, 6.377, 236.84
6. Mikael Kagered, Linkoping, Sweden, '99 Avenger, 7.469, 154.32
7. Vern Moats, Des Moines, Iowa, '00 Corvette, DQ


COMPETITION
1. John Powers, Naples, Fla., AA/A '63 Corvette, 7.033 seconds
(0.717-second under Index)
2. Larry Pritchett, Clarkrange, Ind., E/SM '98 Grand Am, 8.293 (-0.657)
3. Charlie Westcott, Parma, Mich., F/SM '98 Pontiac, 9.223 (-0.657)
4. Larry Mayes, Greenwood, Ind., D/SM '96 Achieva, 8.189 (-0.641)
5. Tom Haueter, Chardon, Ohio, D/ED dragster, 7.638 (-0.562)
6. Glen Treadwell, Sorrento, Fla., A/EA '23-T Ford, 7.569 (-0.561)
7. Rick Young, Murtreesboro, Ind., F/SM '92 Firebird, 9.322 (-0.558)
8. David Rampy, Piedmont, Ala., B/ED dragster, 7.043 (-0.557)
9. Arnie Martel, Wilmington, Mass., B/ED dragster, 7.066 (-0.534)
10. Michael Hardee, Wilmington, NC, D/EA '97 Firebird, 8.564 (-0.526)


SUPER STOCK
1. Joe Skinner, Columbia Station, Ohio, GT/DA '94 Cavalier, 9.578 seconds
(1.222-seconds under Index)
2. Bob Dennis, Shorter, Ala., GT/MA '97 Firehawk, 10.877 (-1.173)
3. Jim Boburka, Coraopolis, Pa., GT/DA '99 Firebird, 9.668 (-1.132)
4. Don O'Malley, Decatur, Ill., SS/KA '64 Corvette, 10.461 (-1.089)
5. Butch Williams, Cherokee, NC, SS/CA '71 Corvette, 9.296 (-1.054)
6. Johnny Fogle, Norway, SC, SS/HA '67 Camaro, 9.849 (-1.051)
7. Donald Smith, Maggie, NC, GT/GA '92 Firebird, 10.161 (-1.039)
8. David Thomas, West Chester, Pa., SS/BA '69 Corvette, 9.162 (-1.038)
9. Arnie Martel, Tewksbury, Mass., SS/BM '98 Grand Am, 8.672 (-1.028)
10. Ray Scardelli, Manalapan, NJ, GT/H '97 Probe, 10.122 (-1.028)

Others include:
80. Bill Brooks, Kissimmee, Fla., SS/AA '68 Barracuda, 9.954 (-0.046)


STOCK
1. Joey Wilkes, Zanesville, Ohio, F/SA '99 Firebird, 10.981 seconds
(1.169-seconds under Index)
2. Joe Russell, East Sparta, Ohio, K/S '95 Mustang, 11.776 (-1.074)
3. Bob Dennis, Shorter, Ala., U/SA '82 Cutlass, 14.093 (-1.057)
4. Brandon Wood, Meigs, Ga., M/SA '85 Camaro, 12.096 (-1.054)
5. Don Martin, Dimondale, Mich., U/SA '82 Cutlass, 14.118 (-1.032)
6. Randy Wilkes, Zanesville, Ohio, C/SA '99 Firebird, 10.676 (-1.024)
7. Gary Russell, East Sparta, Ohio, L/S '94 Mustang, 11.993 (-1.007)
8. Lee Tuttle, Albany, Ga., T/SA '66 Chevrolet, 13.797 (-1.003)
9. Tom Baird, Blue Point, NY, A/S '69 Camaro, 10.258 (-0.992)
10. Jim Roberts, Portsmouth, RI, I/S '69 Camaro, 11.532 (-0.968)

Others include:
19. Jim Woods, Kissimmee, Fla., M/SA '77 Oldsmobile, 12.261 (-0.889)
48. Tom Trippy, Oviedo, Fla., J/SA '85 Camaro, 12.082 (-0.668)