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NHRA FMDRS-Mission Raceway Park, Mission, B.C.--Final Results

8 May 2000

PAT AUSTIN, SHIELDS HAVE NEW CARS ON A MISSION AT MISSION RACEWAY PARK

      MISSION, B.C.- 1999 Northwest Division Federal-Mogul Funny Car
Champion, Pat Austin of Tacoma, Wash. and Federal-Mogul Dragster pilot
Duane Shields of Las Vegas, Nev. took advantage of the rare air at the
historic Mission Raceway Park to take home the Lordco B.C. Nationals
championship.  
        Austin came to Mission Raceway Park this weekend to "test" his
brand new Pontiac Firebird Federal-Mogul Funny Car.  Austin got all A's. 
First qualifying attempt and first run ever in his new Federal-Mogul Funny
Car Austin blew the Funny Car field away with a pass of 5.655 seconds at
253.02 mph to take the No. 1 qualifying position by a little less than
two-tenths of a second.  First round of eliminations Austin came out even
stronger with a pass of 5.634 seconds at 254.52 mph to defeat Clint
Thompson of Klamath Falls, Idaho.  In the semifinals, Austin met up with
Russ Parker of Salem, Ore. and put him away with a run of 5.678 seconds at
254.30 mph to advance to the final and meet up with his uncle, Bucky Austin
of Fife, Wash.  
        Pat Austin, a fan favorite at Mission Raceway Park, came into the
final looking for more of the same that got him through the weekend so far.
 Bucky Austin looked to squeeze all the power he could out of his Chevrolet
Camaro Federal-Mogul Funny Car.  Bucky Austin squeezed a little too hard as
his car pushed through the starting beam early with a .369 red light.  Pat
Austin ran his slowest time of the weekend with a run of 5.758 seconds at
251.11 mph, but it didn't matter as the win light was already lit before he
hit the finish line.
        "It was a heck of a thrash getting this car done for this race,"
said a happy and relived Pat Austin.  "We are very happy with the results
and can't wait to come back in a few weeks and do it all over.  This is a
first class facility with first class fans and we always love coming to
Mission." 

        Shields, a convenience store owner in Las Vegas, Nev., made short
work of the Federal-Mogul Dragster field with his nearly brand new 2000
Hadman Federal-Mogul Dragster.  Shield received a single run in the first
round after Leo Grocock of Mission, B.C. couldn't get his car together for
first round of eliminations.  In the semifinals, Shields faced Steve
Federlin of Oregon City, Ore. and sent him home with a pass of 5.566
seconds at 253.09 mph to Federlin's run of 5.735 seconds at 247.59 mph. 
Shields earned the right to face No. 1 qualifier, Dale Carlson of Olympia,
Wash. in the final.  Shields beat Carlson off the starting line, .457 to
.489, and took the holeshot win 5.528 seconds to Carlson's run of 5.507
seconds.


The following are the final results from the NHRA Federal-Mogul Drag Racing
Series event at Mission Raceway Park:

FEDERAL-MOGUL DRAGSTER
Round One
1) Dale Carlson, Olympia, Wash., 5.525 seconds, 256.92 mph def. Bye
2) Duane Shields, Las Vegas, Nev., 5.467, 242.71 def. 7) Leo Grocock,
Mission, B.C., (No Show-Broke)
3) Steve Federlin, Oregon City, Ore., 5.729, 250.00 def. 6) Don Clease,
Mission, B.C., 6.738, 190.07
4) Mark Hentges, Federal Way, Wash., 9.577, 86.88 def. 5) Kim Parker,
Graham, Wash., 11.548, 55.38 

Semifinals
Carlson, 7.039, 219.13 def. Hentges, 9.387, 76.10
Shields, 5.566, 253.09 def. Federlin, 5.735, 247.59

Final
Shields, (Reaction/Time .457) 5.528, 253.66 def. Carlson, (R/T .489) 5.507,
257.43

FEDERAL-MOGUL FUNNY CAR 
Round One
1) Pat Austin, Tacoma, Wash., '99 Pontiac Firebird, 5.634 seconds, 254.52
mph def. 8) Clint Thompson, Klamath Falls, Ore., '97 Chevrolet Camaro,
5.950, 227.67
2) John Hyland, Springfield, Ore., '00 Camaro, 5.785, 250.83 def. 7) Mitch
Meyers, Hermiston, Ore., '99 Chevrolet Corvette,  5.928, 242.78 
3) Bucky Austin, Fife, Wash., '00 Camaro, 5.872, 244.36 def. 6) Roger
Bateman, Calgary, Alberta, '97 Firebird, 9.696, 87.14 
4) Russ Parker, Salem, Ore., '00 Dodge Avenger, 5.793, 243.37 def. 5) Mike
Giuliani, Abbotsford, B.C., '96 Oldsmobile Achieva 5.946, 239.29

Semifinals
Pat Austin, 5.678, 254.30 def. Parker, 5.847, 245.83
Bucky Austin, 5.872, 244.36 def. Hyland, 6.142, 184.88

Final
Pat Austin, (R/T .457) 5.758, 251.11 def. Bucky Austin, (R/T .369) 5.886,
247.04(Foul-Red Light)


COMP ELIMINATOR
Bruce Perkin, Maple Ridge, B.C., '87 Pontiac Trans Am, C/SM, 9.107, 149.42
def. Brian Hyerstay, Eugene, Ore., '97 Dragster, G/D, 9.459, 132.25

SUPER STOCK
Jeff Lane, North Bend, Wash., '91 Achieva, GT/CA, 9.948, 132.13 def. Dave
Wren, Lynden, Wash., '68 Plymouth, SS/AA, 9.223, 133.53

STOCK ELIMINATOR
Randy Hutchings, Calgary, Alb., '81 Dodge, ET/SA,  12.411, 84.35 def.
Jackie Alley, Eagle, Idaho, '69 Chevrolet, F/SA, 12.576, 80.09

SUPER COMP
Dick VanderMeer, Boise, Idaho, 8.905, 167.34 def. Terry Giese, Milwaukie,
Ore., 8.891, 162.27

SUPER GAS
Joe Mellof, Maple Ridge, B.C., '63 Chevrolet Corvette, 9.897, 155.35 def.
Dave Kelly, Walla Walla, Wash., '67 Chevrolet Nova, 9.896, 143.63

SUPER STREET
Bob Munoz, Tacoma, Wash., '55 Chevrolet, 10.922, 119.85 def. Paul Nero,
Eugene, Ore., '93 Ford Mustang, 10.907, 127.11

TOP COMP
Marty Zazula, Surrey, B.C., '89 Dragster, 9.077, 194.59 def. Greg
Pessemier, Tacoma, Wash., '96 Dragster, Broke

PRO SPORTSMAN MOTORCYCLE
Wayne Stebing, Marysville, Wash., '78 Kawasaki, 9.147, 133.82 def. Dan
Temple, Chilliwack, B.C., '84 Suzuki, 9.090, 141.53

SUPER PRO
Greg Marshall, White Rock, B.C., '61 Ford Falcon, 10.930, 123.13 def.
Marsha Band, Boise, Idaho, '68 Chevrolet Camaro, 11.184, 118.65

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