FMDRS Results Saturday 2/10/01 Houston, Texas

BAYTOWN, Texas - The persistent rain and high winds that plagued Houston Raceway Park yesterday have passed and left rain-free skies with cold air. Making the most of the two qualifying sessions today were Shelly Howard of Tulsa, Okla., and Randy Fleming of Independence, Mo. Howard's first attempt at the track had her rolling through the lights as she brought the RPM's up. "I brought up the RPM's like I always do and the brakes wouldn't hold the car and I rolled right through," said Howard. "Our second and final qualifying pass was solid from start to finish. The launch felt good but the tires shook and I had to short-shift high gear and it hooked up nicely." With that pass the Howard Racing Team took home the Sealed Power Low Qualifier Award of $1,000 for the Federal Mogul Dragster category. Others taking home low qualifier bonuses were Randy Fleming, Federal-Mogul Funny Car, Maryanne Austin; Comp., Larry Mayes; Super Stock, and Jeff Swanson; Stock. Reigning West Central Division Champion Randy Fleming came out in his first qualifying pass of the season with the quickest time of the day in Federal-Mogul Funny Car posting a time of 5.852 seconds at 247.47 mph. "We lifted the tires a little on the first pass, and thought that we could add some weight and make the second pass a little quicker," said Fleming. "We're fortunate that there aren't many PSI blown funny cars here this weekend. If there were, I don't think we would be in the position that we are currently." Former South Central division Champion and last weeks Winternationals Top Fuel winner Darrell Russell came out for today's racing. Russell added color commentary to the race where he once competed and told friends what a Top Fuel pass felt like. Gates to Houston Raceway Park open at 8 a.m. with eliminations in all categories beginning at 9 a.m. with Federal-Mogul Dragster and Funny Car scheduled to begin at 12 p.m.

The following are Saturday's final qualifying results from the NHRA Federal-Mogul Drag Racing Series event at Houston Raceway Park:

FEDERAL-MOGUL DRAGSTER 1. Shelly Howard, Tulsa, Okla., 5.443 seconds, 252.90 mph vs. 8. Joe Fuentes, Leander, Texas, 6.274, 256.60

2. Troy Buff, Spring, Texas, 5.446, 261.67 vs. 7. Allen Hartley, Omaha, Neb., 6.129, 216.03

3. Jay Meyer, Freeport, Texas, 5.480, 256.55 vs. 6. Gene Snow, Ft. Worth, Texas, 6.044, 222.62

4. Michael Gunderson, Middleburg, Fla., 5.523, 267.64 vs. 5. Lee Callaway, Channelview, Texas, 5.583, 253.85

FEDERAL-MOGUL FUNNY CAR 1. Randy Fleming, Ind., Mo.,'99 Trans Am, 5.852 seconds 247.47 mph vs. 8. Bye Run

2. Todd Simpson, Ponder, Texas, '99 Avenger, 5.914, 242.63 vs. 7. Kebin Kinsley, Arlington, Texas, '98 Oldsmobile, 7.950, 176.30

3. Richard Shaver, San Antonio, Texas, '99 Camaro, 5.920, 241.37 vs. 6. Warren Dauzat, Baton Rouge, La., '96 Achieva, 6.445, 224.85

4. Jackie Stidham, Chickasha, Okla., '00 Camaro, 5.960, 235.64 vs. 5. Jimmy Jones, Cleburne, Texas, '97 Camaro, 5.997, 233.56

COMP ELIMINATOR 1. Maryann Austin, Lowell, Ark., C/ED '97 Dragster, 7.404 seconds, (0.706 seconds under index) 2. Scott Benham, Lagrange, Texas, D/A '96 Lumina, 7.912,(-0.688) 3. Joe Shalkowski, Hawley, Texas, F/ED '96 Dragster, 8.389,(-0.681) 4. Pete Carberry, Odessa, Texas, B/A '89 Cutlass, 7.239,(-0.681) 5. Roger Brogdon, Tomball, Texas, A/T '01 S10, 7.549, (-0.681) 6. Bill Kent, Midland, Texas, C/D '00 Dragster, 7.082, (0.668) 7. Charlie Watson, Humble, Texas, F/A '96 Lumina, 8.584,(-0.636) 8. Keith Hall, Ravenna, Texas, B/SM '90 Camaro, 8.793,(-0.627) 9. Larry Mayes, Greenwood, Ind., '96 Cutlass, 7.330, (-0.590) 10. Joe Swindoll, Laporte, Texas, '63 Corvette, 7.335, (-0.585)

SUPER STOCK 1. Larry Mayes, Greenwood, Ind., SS/AM '96 Achieva, 8.288 seconds, (1.262 seconds under index) 2. Brent Johnson, Lecompte, La., SS/NA '66 Impala, 11.242, (-1.208) 3. Randall Klein, Lincoln, Neb., SS/NA '56 Nomad, 11.258, (-1.192) 4. Randy Hopkins, Scandia, Minn., SS/AA '68 Dart, 8.887, (-1.113) 5. Terry Emmons, Pasadena, Texas, SS/JA '96 Firebird, 10.190,(-1.110) 6. Joe Teuton, Gray, La., SS/AA '68 Cuda, 8.935, (-1.065) 7. Ronnie Cardwell, Ruston, La., GT/HA '95 Achieva, 10.305, (-1.045) 8. Vic Penrod, Walters, Okla., SS/IA '69 Camaro, 9.966, (-1.034) 9. Delmer Wood, Tulsa, Okla., GT/GA '90 Camaro, 10.210, (-0.990) 10.Elisha Boyd, Sumrall, Miss., GT/BA '95 Achieva, 9.579, (-0.971)

STOCK ELIMINATOR 1. Jeff Swanson, Arlington, Tenn., K/S '93 Mustang, 11.716 seconds,(-1.387 seconds under index) 2. Kent LaPorte, New Iberia, La., M/SA '85 Camaro, 11.489,(-1.301) 3. Jim Cimarolli, Sulphur Springs, Texas, C/SA '70 Nova,10.427,(-1.273)

4. Martin Burke, Flower Mound, Texas, C/SA '69 Mustang, 10.434,(-1.266) 5. Ronnie Cardwell, Ruston, La., K/SA '90 Firebird, 11.704, (-1.246) 6. Marty Woffard, Gore, Okla., L/S '66 Nova, 11.764, (-1.236) 7. Verne Buchanan, Conway, Ark., I/SA '73 Mustang, 11.369,(-1.231) 8. Patrick Courts, New Iberia, La., O/SA '87 Trans Am, 12.277,(-1.173) 9. Rusty Hall, Sweeny, Texas, B/SA '68 Mustang, 10.388,(-1.162) 10. Floyd Colley, Waco, Texas, CF/SA '84 Daytona, 14.149,(-1.151)