NHRA FMDRS: Cheeseman on a mission; Secures top spot at Edgewater
6 August 2000
CLEVES, OHIO-The second day of qualifying at Edgewater Sports Park
continued under ideal weather conditions. With the grandstands filled to
near capacity, enthusiastic race fans watched as drivers from eight racing
categories made their run at the ¼ mile track located in the tri-state area
of Indiana, Kentucky, and Ohio.
Dave Hirata leap-frogged the field to take the number one position from
Winfield, Mo., resident Jeff Wilson in the Federal-Mogul Dragster division.
Meanwhile, Federal-Mogul Funny Car pilot Chuck Cheeseman of Galena, Ohio,
showed why he is the man to beat regaining the top spot with a track e.t.
record run of 5.902 seconds at 247.72 mph.
In Competition Eliminator, Jerry Arnold of Kalamazoo,
Mich., remained the No. 1 qualifier with a time of 8.475 (-0.665 under
index) seconds. Followed by Brian Browell of Lafayette, Ind., with a time
of 7.416 (-0.614 under index) seconds.
In Super Stock, Jerry Silveus of Van Buren, Ohio, remained on the
top spot with a 10.507 second run against a 10.20 index. Sexton, from
Fairborn, Ohio, remained in the second position .006 seconds behind the
number one qualifier.
Dayton, Ohio., resident Don Holmes over-powered the field to secure
the top spot in the Stock Eliminator category. Holmes drove his K/SA, '77
Firebird to the No. 1 qualifying position with a run of 11.543 seconds on a
12.95 index.
Gates open at 8:00 a.m. and eliminations start at 9:00 a.m.
Eliminations for Federal-Mogul Dragster and Federal-Mogul Funny Car will
begin at 1:00 p.m.
The following are Saturday's qualifying results from the NHRA Federal-Mogul
Drag Racing Series event at Edgewater Sports Park:
FEDERAL-MOGUL DRAGSTER
1. Dave Hirata, Lowell, Ind., 5.549 e.t. 262.69 mph
2. Jeff Wilson, Winfield, Mo., 5.599 e.t., 258.17 mph
3. Russ Lindert, Manteno, Ill., 5.612 e.t., 252.38 mph
4. Gary Ward, Cincinnati, Ohio, 5.747 e.t., 242.39 mph
5. Shawn Bowen, Montrose, Mich., 5.796 e.t., 250.13 mph
6. Randy Payne, Elwood, Ind., 5.871 e.t., 234.00 mph
7. Dana Stripe, Columbia, Mo., 5.880 e.t., 233.03 mph
8. Mike Miller, Okemos, Mich., 5.943 e.t, 222.66 mph
Alternates
9. T.J. Zizzo, Rand Lake, Ill., 5.999 e.t., 235.35 mph
10. Bill McCormack, Lexington, Ky., 6.004 e.t, 239.04 mph
11. Jeff Bohr, Plymouth, Mich., 6.038 e.t., 222.60 mph
12. Bill Reichert, Owosso, Mich., 6.039 e.t., 194.21 mph
13. Chad Pilkington, Lapel, Ind., 6.721 e.t., 197.23 mph
14. Robin Samsel, Marion, Ind., 9.024 e.t., 80.07 mph
15. Marty Thacker, Robinson, Ill., 11.133, e.t., 72.11 mph
FEDERAL-MOGUL FUNNY CAR
1. Chuck Cheeseman, Galena, Ohio, '98 Firebird, 5.902 e.t., 247.72 mph
2. Danny Townsend, Muncie, Ind., '97 Firebird, 5.965, 249.65
3. Marc White, Glendale Heights, Ill., '99 Firebird, 6.012, 248.96
4. Bob Gottschalk, Toledo, Ohio, '99 Avenger, 6.144, 237.90
5. Roger Cutler, Galesbburg, Mich., '99 Firebird, 6.214, 236.34
6. John Reikas, Glendale Heights, Ill., '96 Camaro, 6.491, 215.98
7. Jeff Lancaster, Hamilton, Ont. Can., '97 Firebird, 6.508, 215.56
8. Kim Fritts, Greenup, Ill., '98 Pontiac, 6.527, 206.75
Alternates
9. Jerry Freeman, New Market, Ala., '98 Avenger, 6.564, 206.94
10. Ryan Sheridan, Vienna, Ohio, '97 Camaro, 6.903, 199.20
11. Jeff Craig, Muncie, Ind., '96 Achieva, 7.749, 121.47
COMP ELIMINATOR
1. Jerry Arnold, Kalamazoo, Mich., '98 Dragster, E/ED, 8.475 seconds,
-0.665 (under index)
2. Brian Browell, Lafayette, Ind., '97 Dragster, D/D, 7.416, -0.614
3. Terry Smith, Williamstown, W.V., '32 Bantam, D/EA, 8.487, -0.593
4. Michael Smith, Sandyville, W.V., '63 Corvette, D/A, 8.033, -0.557
5. John Powers, Addison, Mich., '63 Corvette, AA/A, 7.153, -0.547
6. Billy Huff, Shepherdsville, K.Y., '98 Firebird, D/A, 8.056, -0.534
7. Dave Dupps, Germantown, Ohio, '23 T, J/A, 8.158, -0.522
8. Robert Book, Frankfort, Ill., '00 Dragster, A/D, 6.687, -0.513
9. Larry Mayes, Greenwood, Ill., '96 Achieva, D/SM, 8.218, -0.512
10. Mike Saye, Johnston, S.C., '92 Cutlass, G/A, 9.035, -0.505
SUPER STOCK
1. Jerry Silveus, Van Buren, Ohio, '99 Firebird, GT/JA, 10.507 seconds,
-1.143 (under index)
2. Jeff Sexton, Fairborn, Ohio, '84 Camaro, SS/AX, 8.863, -1.137
3. Charlie Westcott, Parma, Mich., '96 Grand Am, GT/E, 9.705, -1.095
4. Michael Beachy, Kokomo, Ind., '82 Firebird, GT/EA, 9.863, -1.087
5. Michael Volkman, Pittsburgh, Pa., '00 Sebring, GT/IA, 10.426, -1.074
6. Gary Tompa, Saginaw, Mich., '84 Pontiac, SS/J, 10.070, -1.030
7. Brian Butler, Centerville, Ohio, '90 Beretta, GT/GA, 10.185, -1.015
8. Andy Fogle, Norway, S.C., '67 Camaro, SS/HA, 9.885, -1.015
9. Ron Terrell, Hebron, Ky., '85 Camaro, SS/KA, 10.540, -1.010
10. Dan Kyle, Lawrenceburg, Ind., '87 Firebird, GT/FA, 10.098, -1.002
STOCK ELIMINATOR
1. Don Holmes, Dayton, Ohio, '77 Firebird, K/SA, 11.543 seconds, -1.407
(under index)
2. Judy McCormack, Milford, Mich., '00 Dakota, DT/SA, 12.180, -1.320
3. Dave Edwards, Washington, Ohio, '78 Trans Am, L/SA, 11.708, -1.292
4. Jennifer McCormack, Wixom, Mich., '94 Dakota, CT/SA, 12.171, -1.179
5. John Foxbower, Franklin, Ohio, '68 Mustang, C/SA, 10.527, -1.173
6. Bill Rink, Naperville, Ill., '74 GTO, K/AS, 11.778, -1.172
7. Harry Doolittle, Gross Ile, Mich, '00 Firebird, Q/SA, 12.931, -1.169
8. Jerry Bennett, Mayfield, Ky., '79 Aspen, I/SA, 11.471, -1.129
9. Scott Welborn, W. Columbia, S.C., '68 Chevelle, G/SA, 11.196, -
1.104
10. Joey Wilkes, Zanesville, Ohio, '00 Pontiac, F/SA, 11.066, -1.084