NHRA FMDRS: Record car count highlights action at Indianapolis Raceway Park

30 April 2000
INDIANAPOLIS - With a record number of cars on-hand, qualifying and time
trials continued today at Indianapolis Raceway Park.  The 703 entries in
the race are the most ever for an NHRA Federal-Mogul Drag Racing Series
event.  The previous record was 681 in 1996, also at IRP.

In the final rounds of qualifying, Federal-Mogul Funny Car pilot Marc White
took over the pole position from Chuck Cheeseman, while in Federal-Mogul
Dragster competition, Jeff Wilson held on to the no. 1 spot despite the
best efforts of his competitors.

White, of Glendale Hts., Ill., made a 5.732-second pass at 254.16 mph. 
Cheeseman, Galena, Ohio, did not better yesterday's 5.738-second run,
putting him back in the number two spot.

        Winfield, Mo., resident Jeff Wilson maintained Friday's
5.531-second 257.43 mph lap as well as his position over Lowell, Ind.'s,
Dave Hirata.

        In other categories, the No. 1 qualifying drivers are John Powers
of Addison, Mich., in Comp; XX in Super Stock; and Charles Blossom,
Woodbury, Minn., in Stock.  All five top qualifiers will share in the
$2,500 Winston Top Qualifier bonus.

Eliminations begin Sunday at 8:00 a.m.  Federal-Mogul Dragster and
Federal-Mogul Funny Car are scheduled to run round-one at 1:00 p.m. 
Tickets are $15, including a pit pass, and children 12 and under are
admitted free when accompanied by an adult.  For more information, call the
track at (317) 291-4090.        

The following are Saturday's final qualifying results from the Car Quest
Spring Challenge, a round of the NHRA Federal-Mogul Drag Racing Series
event at Indianapolis Raceway Park:

FEDERAL-MOGUL DRAGSTER

1. Jeff Wilson, Winfield, Mo., 5.531 e.t., 257.43 mph vs. 8. Tony Zizzo,
Prarie View, Ill., 6.003 e.t., 229.47 mph 
2. Dave Harata, Lowell, Ind., 5.535 e.t., 260.86 mph vs. 7. Marty Thacker,
Robinson, Ill., 5.963 e.t., 229.41 mph
3. Shawn Bowen, Montrose, Mich., 5.593 e.t., 259.36 mph vs. 6. Dana Stripe,
Columbia, Mo., 5.949 e.t., 203.71 mph
4. Russ Lindert, Mateno, Ill., 5.690 e.t., 220.04 mph vs. 5. Gary Ward,
Cincinnati, Ohio, 5.779 e.t., 241.67 mph

NOT QUALIFIED

T.J. Zizzo, Round Lake, Ill., 6.037 e.t., 216.76 mph
Don Devault, Kentland, Ind., 6.301 e.t., 191.08 mph
Ryan Cantrell, Palmyra, Mich., 8.655 e.t., 200.89 mph

FEDERAL-MOGUL FUNNY CAR 

1. Marc White, Glendale Hts., Ill., '99 Firebird, 5.732 e.t., 254.16 mph
vs. 8. Larry Bakke, Madison, Wis., '97 Camaro, 16.090 e.t., 45.31 mph
2. Chuck Cheeseman, Galena, Ohio, '98 Firebird, 5.738 e.t., 252.03 mph vs.
7. John Reikas III, Glendale Hts., Ill., 6.627 e.t., 207.18 mph
3. Danny Townsend, Muncie, Ind., '97 Firebird, 5.796 e.t., 252,73 mph vs.
6.Mark Poyser, Fort Wayne, Ind., '95 Mustang, 6.207 e.t., 217.07 mph
4. Fred Hagen, Chicago, '99 Dodge, 5.863 e.t., 242.65 mph vs. 5. Jeff
Craig, Muncie, Ind., '96 Olds, 6.004 e.t., 246.44 mph

COMP ELIMINATOR

1. John Powers, Addison, Mich., '63 Corvett, AA/A, 7.030 e.t., -0.720 under index
2. Dave Dupps, Germantown, Ohio, '27 roadster, D/A, 8.043 e.t., -0.717
3. Jerry Arnold, Kalamazoo, Mich.,'32 roadster, E/EA, 8.566 e.t.,-0.704
4. Larry Mayes, Greenwood, Ind.,'96 Olds, D/SM, 8.148 e.t., -0.672
5. Mike Farrell, Louisville, Ky., '32 roadster, A/EA, 7.469 e.t.,-0.661
6. Robert Bailey, Wabash, Ind., '99 dragster, A/ED, 6.810 e.t., -0.660 
7. Russ Wheeler, Chardon, Ohio, '34 Chevy, A/SR, 8.090 e.t., -0.640
8. Steve Ambrose, Woodhaven, Mich.,'23 roadster, I/A, 7.990 e.t.,-0.600
9. Brian Browell, Lafayett, Ind., '98 dragster, D/D, 7.513 e.t., -0.587
10. Russ Kelly, Omaha, Neb., '98 dragster, A/ED, 6.892 e.t., -0.578

SUPER STOCK

1. Mike Beachy, Kokomo, Ind., '82 Firebird, GT/EA, 9.776 e.t., -1.174
2. Jeff Sexton, Fairborn, Ohio, '84 Camaro, SS/AX, 8.897 e.t., -1.103
3. Dan Larson, St. Paul, Minn., '85 Chevy, SS/KA, 10.467 e.t., -1.083
4. Donald Lasure, LaGrange, Ohio, '90 Olds, GT/HA, 10.305 e.t., -1.045 
5. Brian Butler, Dayton, Ohio, '90 Chevy, GT/GA, 10.163 e.t., -1.037
6. Don O'Malley, Decatur, Ill.,'64 Corvette, SS/KA, 10.517 e.t., -1.033
7. Gary Tompa, Saginaw, Mich., '84 Pontiac, SS/J, 10.076 e.t., -1.024
8. Vince Impastato, Shelby Twp., Mich.,'86 Camaro, GT/CA, 9.691 e.t., 1.009
9. Gordon Gillman, Marne, Mich., '90 Buick, SS/AX, 8.992 e.t., -1.008
10. Brian Olson, Peru, Ind., '67 Nova, SS/GA, 9.861 e.t., -0.989

STOCK ELIMINATOR

1. Charles Blossom, Woodbury, Minn.,'81 GMC, AT/SA, 11.638 e.t., -1.412 under index
2. Rick Fuller, Louisville, Ky., '66 Belair, T/SA, 13.467 e.t., -1.333
3. Don Holmes, Dayton, Ohio, '78 Firebird, K/SA, 11.640 e.t., -1.310
4. Dave Edwards, Washington Ch., Ohio, '78 Trans Am, L/SA, 11.783 e.t., -1.217
5. Jennifer McCormack, Oxford, Mich., '94 Dakota, CT/SA, 12.193 e.t., -1.157
6. M. Joseph Quinn, Louisville, Ky., '85 Camaro, J/SA, 11.616 e.t., -1.134
7. John Ferguson, Eaton Rapids, Iowa,'98 Dodge, FT/SA, 12.642 e.t.,-1.108
8. John Foxbower, Franklin, Ohio, '60 Ford, C/SA, 10.594 e.t., -1.106
9. Lisa Stephenson, Danville, Ill., '91 Olds, FF/SA, 15.156 e.t., -1.094
10. Gary Russell, East Sparta, Ohio,'94 Mustang, L/SA, 11.919 e.t.,-1.081