NHRA FMDRS Final Results Quaker City Raceway Salem, Ohio
17 July 2000
CHEESEMAN TAKES HIS FOURTH TITLE AT QUAKER CITY RACEWAY
SALEM, Ohio - Chuck Cheeseman of Galena, Ohio took his fourth
career event at Quaker City Raceway this weekend in Federal-Mogul Funny
Car, while Jeff Wilson of Winfield, Mo., took the top spot in Federal-Mogul
Dragster.
Cheeseman make it look easy today with his bye runs in the
semifinals and finals matching his track speed record in his finals run at
5.774 seconds at 251.44 mph.
"We were hoping to run a little quicker than a 5.774 this weekend
but when things are going your way, they're going your way," said an elated
Cheeseman. "We're going out tonight and buying some lottery tickets with
the luck we had here today."
Jeff Wilson saved his best for last today in the finals against
Gary Ward of Cincinnati, Ohio. Wilson's reaction time was the deciding
factor in clearly the closest side-by-side race of the day taking the event
by .038 of a second. Wilson posted a time of 5.709 seconds at 250.04 mph
to Ward's 5.703 seconds at 244.60 mph. Wilson's reaction time of 0.451 to
Ward's 0.495 ends a weekend where the two ran times close to one another
all weekend long.
"We had Mel de-tuning the engine all weekend long," said Wilson.
"We were taking clutch out of her (the car) as well as dumping more fuel in
her trying to remain consistent and it paid off."
The third of six North Central Division races will be at
U.S 131 dragway in Martin, Mich. next weekend, July 21-22, 2000
The following are the final results from the NHRA Federal-Mogul
Drag Racing Series event at Quaker City Raceway:
FEDERAL-MOGUL DRAGSTER
Round 1
1. Jeff Wilson, Winfield, Mo., 5.688 seconds, 245.94 mph def.
8. Don Fiorelli, Palm Bay Fla., No time recorded, foul.
2. Gary Ward, Cincinnati, Ohio, 5.762, 240.68 def.
7. Dana Stripe, Columbia, Mo., 5.959, 234.41
6. Shawn Bowen, Montrose, Mich., 5.847, 244.60 def.
3. Mike Kosky, Cuddy, Pa., 9.207, 85.23
4. Marty Thacker, Robinson, Ill., 5.859, 234.41 def.
5. Mike Miller, Okemos, Mich., 5.811, 241.97
Semifinals
1. Wilson, 5.699, 250.04 def. 4. Thacker, 5.916, 233.30
2. Ward, 5.738, 244.60 def. 6. Bowen, 5.828, 238.13
Final Round
1. Wilson, 5.709, 250.04 (R/T 0.451) def. 2. Ward, 5.703, 244.60,(R/T
0.495)
FEDERAL-MOGUL FUNNY CAR
Round 1
1. Chuck Cheeseman, Galena, Ohio, '99 Firebird, 5.793 seconds,
248.66 mph def.
8. Bob Gottschalk, Toledo, Ohio, '99 Avenger, 14.423, 66.86
7. Ryan Sheridan, Vienna, Ohio, '97 Camaro, 7.214, 193.99 def.
2. Marc White, Glendale Hieghts, Ill., '99 Pontiac, 19.097, 38.16
3. Bobby Martin, Beaver Falls, Pa., '00 Avenger, 5.957, 231.99 def.
6. John Reikas, Glendale Heights, Ill, '96 Camaro, 7.725, 104.17
4. Marc Poyser, Fort Wayne, Ind., '97 Mustang, 6.171, 219.54 def.
5. Jeff Lancaster, Hamilton, Ont., Canada, 8.102, 111.39
Semifinals
1. Cheeseman, 5.811, 250.04 (bye) def. 5. Poyser, No Show, Broke
3. Martin, 5.987, 218.54 def. 7. Sheridan, 6.823, 202.73
Final Round
1. Cheeseman, 5.774, 251.44 def. 3. Martin, No Show, broke.
COMP ELIMINATOR
Brian Browell, Lafayette, Ind., '97 Dragster,D/D, 7.702 152.55 def.
Steve Ambrose, Woodhaven, Mich., '23 Ford,I/A, 8.283, 159.02
SUPER STOCK
Pete Biondo, Clarksburg, N.J., '99 Firebird, GT/GA, 10.401 def
Fred Bartoli, Elk Grove, Ill., '99 Firebird, GT/DA, 10.221
STOCK ELIMINATOR
Micci Walker, Paris, Ohio, '67 Camaro, G/SA, 11.473, 112.79 def.
Steve Klacik, Aliquippa, Pa., '88 Mustang, O/SA, 13.113, 99.78
SUPER COMP
Dave Fields, Deleware, Ohio, '00 Dragster, 8.987 def.
Ron Erks, Akron, Ohio, '97 Dragster, 8.977
SUPER GAS
Danny Edwards, Columbus Ohio, '85 Daytona, 10.046 def.
Dan Northrop, Doylestown, Pa., '75 Chevrolet, 10.021
SUPER STREET
Ray Balian, Massapequia, N.Y., '66 Chevelle, 10.984
Mark Lesser, Chelsea, Mich., '91 S-10, 10.943 (Breakout)