SUNDAY FROM MISSION
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
NHRA FEDERAL-MOGUL DRAG RACING SERIES - NORTHWEST DIVISION
MISSION RACEWAY PARK
Sunday, May 06, 2001
IT'S AN ALL AUSTIN FINAL AT MISSION RACEWAY PARK
MISSION, B.C. - The Final round of Federal-Mogul Funny Car action
at the Lordco Auto Parts B.C. Nationals, a round of the NHRA Federal-Mogul
Drag Racing Series, saw Bucky Austin and his nephew Pat Austin fighting it
out just as they did at this event a year ago. This year, it was Bucky, of
Fife, Wash., who emerged victorious. He held on to his No. 1 qualifying
position and edged out No. 2 qualifier Pat, of Tacoma, Wash. Bucky made a
5.807-second, 248.35-mph run to Pat's 6.126-second, 187.57-mph effort.
In Federal-Mogul Dragster, Federal Way, Wash., resident, Mark Hentges,
bested Rick Santos of Brentwood, Calif., in a side-by-side nail biter.
Henteges and Santos qualified in the No. 1 and No. 2 spots, respectively,
and in the end, Henteges ran 5.414 seconds at 261.55 mph to Santos'
5.426-second pass at 262.31 mph.
Winners in other classes were Jeff Lane of North Bend, Wash., in Comp
Eliminator; Bill Stewart of Marrysville, Wash., in Super Stock; Jody Lang
of Puyallup, Wash., in Stock; Marc Heritage of Spanaway, Wash., in Super
Comp; Justin Jones of Spokane, Wash., in Super Gas; Jason Heard of
Ridgefield, Wash., in Super Street; Mark Barnhart of Emmett, Idaho in Top
Comp; Jerry Stinson of Medford, Ore., in Sportsman Motorcycle; and Jim
Behnke of Port Coquitlam, B.C., in Super Pro.
The following are the final results from the NHRA Federal-Mogul
Drag Racing Series event at Mission Raceway Park:
FEDERAL-MOGUL DRAGSTER
Round 1
1) Mark Hentges, Federal Way, Wash., 5.373 e.t., 263.77 mph def. 8) Steve
Federlin, Oregon City, Ore., 5.582, 256.58
2) Rick Santos, Brentwood, Calif., 5.429, 264.00 def. 7) Gregg Lawrence,
Salem, Ore., 5.450, 264.31
3) Brandon Bernstein, Forest Lake, Calif., 5.446, 264.70 def. 6) Duane
Shields, Las Vegas, 5.338, 268.97
5) Kevin Brown, Clearfield, Utah, 5.316, 261.47 def. 4) Brian Hough,
Eugene, Ore., 5.409, 263.54
Semi-Finals
Hentges, 5.380, 262.69 def. Brown, 5.430, 258.17
Santos, 5.410, 262.31 def. Bernstein, 5.532, 255.68
Final Round
Henteges, 5.414, 261.55 def. Santos, 5.426, 262.31
FEDERAL-MOGUL FUNNY CAR
Round 1
1) Bucky Austin, Fife, Wash., '01 Camaro, 5.799 e.t., 249.16 mph def. 8)
Tim Nemeth, Surrey, B.C., '96 Cutlass, DQ (hit the wall)
2) Pat Austin, Tacoma*, Wash., '00 Firebird, 9.407, 79.74 def. 7) Rod
Clough, Abbotsford, B.C., '96 Olds, DQ (crossed the center line)
3) Randy Parker, Puyallup, Wash., '99 Avenger, 6.004, 231.83 def. 6) Clint
Thompson, Klamath Falls, Ore., '97 Camaro, 6.272, 224.49
4) Roger Bateman, Calgary, Alb., '97 Firebird, 5.742, 253.44 def. 5) Matt
Goss, Junction City, Ore., '00 Firebird, broke
*Pat Austin hit the wall after Clough crossed the center line.
Semi-Finals
B. Austin, 6.788, 146.00 def. Bateman, 12.374, 64.32
P. Austin, 5.747, 253.02 def. Parker, 5.834, 241.54
Final Round
B. Austin, 5.807, 248.34 def. P. Austin, 6.126, 187.57
COMP ELIMINATOR
Jeff Lane, North Bend, Wash., B/SR, '34 roadster, 8.695 e.t.,
117.44 mph def. Danny Anderson, Bonney Lake, Wash., C/ED, '00 dragster,
11.974, 67.25
SUPER STOCK
Bill Stewart, Marysville, Wash., SS/KA, '74 Cuda, 10.717, 112.23 def. Ken
Johnston, Burnaby, B.C., SS/OA, '55 Chevy, 12.186, 96.89
STOCK ELIMINATOR
Jody Lang, Puyallup, Wash., M/SA, '79 Malibu, 12.786, 94.37 def. Todd Gale,
Pasco, Wash., H/SA, '70 Camaro, 11.829, 109.35
SUPER COMP
Marc Heritage, Spanaway, Wash., '01 dragster, 8.919, 162.48 mph def. Dave
Oien, Spokane, Wash., '86 dragster, 8.881, 159.60
SUPER GAS
Justin Jones, Spokane, Wash., '68 Pontiac, 9.914, 159.71 def. Party
Peterson, West Richland, Wash., '27 roadster, 9.902, 151.92
SUPER STREET
Jason Heard, Ridgefield, Wash., '70 Maverick, 10.910, 134.26 def. Bruce
White, Bothell, Wash., '70 Nova, 17.999, 52.24
TOP COMP
Mark Barnhart, Emmett, Idaho, '94 dragster, 7.552, 176.12 (.522 r/t) def.
Jim Powers, Pocatella, Idaho, '98 dragster, 7.552, 177.33 (.545 r/t)
SPORTSMAN MOTORCYCLE
Jerry Stinson, Medford, Ore., '84 Ninja, 8.939, 176.12 def. Glenn Miller,
Port Moody, B.C., '89 GSXR, 9.818, 124.94
SUPER PRO
Jim Behnke, Port Coquitlam, B.C., '67 Cuda, 10.364, 123.06 def. Bob Behnke,
Coquitlam, B.C., '72 Buick, 11.131, 118.67
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