FMDRS Event- Saturday from Chicago

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
NHRA FEDERAL-MOGUL DRAG RACING SERIES- NORTH CENTRAL DIVISION
ROUTE 66 RACEWAY
Saturday, April 28, 2001

                        

BOWLER AND WHITE TAKE CHARGE AT ROUTE 66


JOLIET, Ill.-As Mother Nature graced the Route 
66 Raceway with cool but, manageable weather conditions the NHRA's
Federal-Mogul Drag Racing Series continued today with competitors from the
eight racing categories vying for the top qualifying position.
        Taking Saturday's top honors in Federal-Mogul Dragster is Denver,
Colo. native Bruce Bowler.  Bowler kept his Phoenix Custom Apparel dragster
at the head of the field with Friday's blistering pass of 5.433 seconds at
more than 263 miles per hour.
        "The car loves running here," said Bowler. Adding, "and to think,
she has a whole lot more in her so tomorrow is going to be real exciting.
In the tight Federal-Mogul Funny Car field, Glendale Heights, Ill. resident
Marc White drove away with the number one qualifying position in his '01
Firebird with an elapsed time of 5.688 seconds and 251.25 mph. Narrowly
missing out on the top spot is Chuck Cheeseman of Galena, Ohio.  Cheeseman
drove his '98 Firebird down the 1,320-foot track to a time of 5.722 seconds
at 248.83 mph.
"This is a real tough field, so to be sitting here as the low qualifier
feels pretty good," Said White. "Racing Chucky [Cheeseman] door handle to
door handle was exciting. However, tomorrow is another day and anything can
happen."
The gates will open at 7:00 a.m. tomorrow with eliminations set to begin at
8:00 a.m.  Federal-Mogul Dragster and Federal-Mogul Funny Car eliminations
are scheduled at 1:00 p.m.

The following are Saturday's final qualifying results from the NHRA
Federal-Mogul Drag Racing Series event at Route 66 Raceway in Joliet,
Illinois:
 
FEDERAL-MOGUL DRAGSTER
1. Bruce Bowler, Denver, Colo., 5.433 seconds, 263.36 mph
2. Bill Reichert, Owosso, Mich., 5.494, 256.89
3. Shawn Bowen, Montrose, Mich., 5.520, 259.51
4. David Wells, Lemars, Iowa, 5.523, 258.02
5. Keith Stark, Danville, Ill., 5.545, 253.85
6. Gary Ward, Cincinnati, Ohio, 5.594, 247.47
7. Ken Perry, Gormley, Ont., Can., 5.630, 240.08
8. Dave Hirata, Lowell, Ind., 5.678, 251.86
Alternates 
9. Jeff Wilson, Winfield, Mo., 5.696, 257.09
10. Robin Samsel, Marion, Ind., 5.910, 214.79
11. T.J. Zizzo, Round Lake, Ill., 16.706, 41.98
12. Jeff Veale, Stoney Creek, Ont., Can., 6.171, 215.17
13. Jeff Hamelink, Savage, Minn., 6.215, 209.98
14. Russ Lindert, Manteno, Ill., 6.617, 178.87
15. Dana Stripe, Columbia, Mo., 9.380, 78.04
16. Tony Zizzo Sr., Praire View, Ill., 11.052, 71.01
17. Dave Hedges, Plainwell, Mich., 16.714, 71.54

FEDERAL-MOGUL FUNNY CAR
1. Marc White, Glendale Heights, Ill., '01 Firebird, 5.688 seconds, 251.25
mph
2. Chuck Cheeseman, Galena, Ohio, '98 Firebird, 5.722, 248.43 
3. Cy Chesterman, Sioux City, Iowa, '99 Trans AM, 5.759, 248.16
4. Vern Moats, Des Moines, '00 Firebird, 5.845, 243.77
5. Kirk Williams, Glenwood, Iowa, '97 Firebird, 5.929, 249.72
6. Mark Poyser, Fort Wayne, Ind., '98 Mustang, 6.026, 228.42
7. Dave Kovar, New Lenox, Ill., '00 Firebird, 6.042, 230.37
8. Wayne Butler, Manito, Ill., '98 Trans Am, 6.152, 224.10
Alternates 
9. John Reikas, Glendale Heights, Ill., '96 Camaro, 6.159, 226.05
10. Scott McVey, Winnipeg, Man., Canada, '97 Cutlass, 6.365, 218.27
11. Steve Addleman, Fishers, Ind., '97 Firebird, 6.459, 231.56
12. Jeff Lancaster, Hamilton, Ont., Can., '96 Firebird, 6.468, 221.89
13. Bobby Martin, Beaver Falls, Pa., '00 Avenger, 6.501, 225.60
14. Danny Crownhart, Sterling, Ill., '00 Corvette, 7.785, 123.55


COMP ELIMINATOR
1. Richard Bourke, Old Tappan, NJ, '00 Dragster, A/D, 6.546 seconds, -0.744
under index
2. Brian Browell, Lafayette, Ind., '97 Dragster, D/D, 7.351, -0.729
3. Jerry Arnold, Kalamazoo, Mich., '98 Dragster, E/ED, 8.492, -0.698
4. David Billingsley, Decatur, Ill., '93 Cutlass, C/AA, 7.526, -0.654
5. Billy Huff, Shepherdsville, Ky., '98 Pontiac, C/A, 7.560, -0.650
6. Robert Bailey, Wabash, Ind., '99 Dragster, A/ED, 6.834, -0.616
7. Charlie Westcott, Parma, Mich., '98 Grand Am, F/SM, 9.166, -0.614
8. Pat Ross, Avon Lake, Ohio, '98 Firebird, D/A, 8.010, -0.596
9. Chad Brownlow, Rochester, Minn., '99 Dragster, C/ED, 7.514, -0.586
10. Russ Kelley, Omaha, Neb., '98 Dragster, A/ED, 6.864, -0.586

SUPER STOCK
1. Michael Mans, Rogers, Minn., '00 Pontiac, GT/JA, 10.414 seconds, -1.236
under index
2. Jerry Silveus, Van Buren, Ohio, '00 Firebird, GT/JA, 10.466, -1.184
3. Charlie Westcott, Parma, Mich., '98 Grand Am, GT/E, 9.620
4. Dan Larson, Vadnais Heights, Minn., '85 Camaro, SS/KA, 10.409, -1.141
5. Tim Cole, Collierville, Tenn., '96 Corvette, SS/AX, 8.902, -1.098
6. Willie DeVore, Rock Island, Ill., '85 Camaro, SS/K, 10.247, -1.053
7. Randy Wilkes, Zanesville, Ohio, '92 Camaro, GT/FA, 10.053, -1.047
8. Jeff Sexton, Fairborn, Ohio, '97 Cutlass, SS/AX, 8.965, -1.035
9. Brad Zaskowski, Grand Rapids, Mich., '87 Camaro, GT/H, 10.124, -1.026
10. Brian Olson, Peru, Ind., '67 Nova, SS/GA, 9.833, -1.017

STOCK
1. Bruce Parsons, Lewisburg, Ohio, '85 Camaro, K/SA, 11.625 seconds, -1.325
under index
2. Brian Baker, Waterloo, Iowa, '85 Camaro, I/SA, 11.385, -1.215
3. Jerry Stealy, East Moline, Ill., '86 Camaro, H/SA, 11.245, -1.215
4. John Ferguson, Easton Rapids, Mich., '98 Dakota, FT/SA, 12.464, -1.186
5. Bill Rink Jr., Naperville, Ill., '74 GTO, K/SA, 11.787, -1.163
6. John Foxbower, Franklin, Ohio, '68 Mustang, C/SA, 10.593, -1.107
7. Rick Fuller, Louisville, Ky., '66 Bel Air, T/SA, 13.607, -1.093
8. Joey Wilkes, Zanesville, Ohio, '00 Camaro, F/SA, 11.115, -1.035
9. Darwin Hardy, Muskegon, Mich., '84 Buick, U/SA, 14.138, -1.012
10. Christopher Sniesak, Wales Township, Mich., '99 Dakota, DT/SA, 12.139,
-1.011

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