FMDRS-FRIDAY FROM COLUMBUS

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
NHRA FEDERAL-MOGUL DRAG RACING SERIES - NORTH CENTRAL DIVISION
NATIONAL TRAIL RACEWAY, COLUMBUS, OHIO
Friday, July 06, 2001

REICHERT, WHITE LEAD QUAIFIYING AT NATIONAL TRAIL RACECWAY

        COLUMBUS, Ohio - In the first rounds of qualifying at National
Trail Raceway, Federal-Mogul Dragster driver Bill Reichert and
Federal-Mogul Funny Car pilot Marc White took the No. 1 qualifying
positions in their classes. 
Reichert, of Owosso, Mich., outran the field with a pass of 5.599 seconds
at 252.85 mph.  And Glendale Hts., Ill., resident White made a
5.897-second, 243.28 mph run to take the pole.
Low qualifiers in other classes were Steve Ambrose of Woodhaven, Mich., in
Comp Eliminator; Charlie Westcott of Parma, Mich., in Super Stock; and
Bruce Parsons of Lewisburg, Ohio, in Stock.
Qualifying and time trials for the NHRA Federal-Mogul Drag Racing Series
event continue Saturday at National Trail Raceway.  Gates open at 8 a.m.
and racing starts with Jr. Dragsters, a class for kids 8 to 17 years old,
at 9 a.m.  Federal-Mogul Dragster and Federal-Mogul Funny Car qualifying
sessions are scheduled at 5 p.m. and 8 p.m.
Tickets for Saturday's event are $15 and children 11 and under are admitted
free when accompanied by an adult.  For more information call National
Trail Raceway, (740) 928-5706.

        The following are Friday's qualifying results from the NHRA
Federal-Mogul Drag Racing Series event at National Trail Raceway:

FEDERAL-MOGUL DRAGSTER
1. Bill Reichert, Owasso, Mich., 5.599 seconds, 252.85 mph
2. Dave Hirata, Lowell, Ind., 5.626, 254.28 
3. Jeff Wilson, Winfield, Mo., 5.631, 250.04
4. Keith Stark, Danville, Ill., 5.651, 255.73
5. Robin Samsel, Marion, Ind., 5.765, 216.38
6. Marty Thacker, Robinson, Ill., 5.802, 241.97
7. Ken Perry, Gormley, Ont., Can., 5.952, 213.30
8. Jeff Bohr, Plymouth, Mich., 6.013, 236.88                               

Not Qualified
Ben Marshall, Tipp City, Ohio, 6.025, 243.28
Dana Stripe, Columbia, Mo., 6.080, 188.31
Jared Dreher, Clinton, Ind., 6.457, 157.91
Tim Rudy, Loveland, Ohio, 6.495, 204.57
Russ Lindert, Manteno, Ill., 10.031, 81.37 

FEDERAL-MOGUL FUNNY CAR 
1. Marc White, Glendale Hts., Ill., '01 Firebird, 5.897 seconds, 243.28 mph
2. Chuck Cheeseman, Galena, Ohio, '00 Pontiac, 5.912, 247.29
3. Todd Veney, Indianapolis, '98 Pontiac, 6.048, 239.40
4. Kim Fritts, Greenup, Ill., '98 Pontiac, 6.288, 209.33
5. Rick Krafft, Union Mills, Ind., '99 Avenger, 6.403, 207.40
6. John Reikas III, Glendale Hts., Ill., '96 Camaro, 9.620, 86.54
7. Ryan Sheridan, Vienna, Ohio, '97 Chevy, 9.913, 81.08
8. Jeff Craig, Muncie, Ind., '00 Avenger, 10.551, 75.63                 

COMP ELIMINATOR
1. Steve Ambrose, Woodhaven, Mich., '23 roadster, I/AA, 7.963 seconds, 
-0.597 under index
2. Jerry Arnold, Kalamazoo, Mich., '98 dragster, E/ED, 8.577, -0.533
3. Brian Browell, Lafayette, Ind., '97 dragster, D/D, 7.500, -0.530
4. Wayne Henderson, Fishers, Ind., '00 dragster, A/ED, 6.881, -0.499
5. Michael Smith, Mineral Wells, W. Va., '63 Corvette, E/AA, 8.437, 
-0.473
6. David Billingsley, Decatur, Ill., '93 Cutlass, C/AA, 7.675, -0.465
7. Doug Stewart, Edwardsburg, Mich., '00 dragster, B/D, 7.052, -0.458
8. Brian Olson, Peru, Ind., '01 dragster, A/ND, 7.549, -0.451
9. Terry Smith, Williamstown, W. Va., '32 roadster, D/EA, 8.587, -0.443
10. Santo Volpe, Addison, Mich., '63 Corvette, AA/A, 7.216, -0.334

SUPER STOCK
1. Charlie Wescott, Parma, Mich., '98 Grand Am, GT/E, 9.680 seconds, 
-1.120 under index
2. Tim Cole, Collierville, Tenn., '96 Corvette, SS/AX, 8.959, -1.041
3. Jeff Sexton, Fairborn, Ohio, '97 Cutlass, SS/AX, 8.982, -1.018
4. Brian Olson, Peru, Ind., '67 Nova, SS/GA, 9.859, -0.991
5. Gary Tompa, Saginaw, Mich., '84 Firebird, SS/J, 10.115, -0.985
6. Michael Beachy, Kokomo, Ind., '82 Firebird, GT/DA, 9.747, -0.953
7. Jerry Silveus, Van Buren, Ohio, '00 Firebird, GT/JA, 10.699, -0.951
8. James McBean, Chardon, Ohio, '69 Ford, SS/GA, 9.903, -0.947
9. Randy Wilkes, Zanesville, Ohio, '92 Camaro, GT/FA, 10.200, -0.900
10. Larry Mayes, Greenwood, Ill., '96 Olds, SS/AM, 8.666, -0.884

STOCK ELIMINATOR
1. Bruce Parsons, Lewisburg, Ohio, '85 Camaro, K/SA, 11.692 seconds, 
-1.258 under index
2. Jim Paquet, Eaton Rapids, Mich., '99 Dodge, FT/SA, 12.425, -1.225
3. MJ Quinn, Louisville, Ky., '85 Camaro, J/SA, 11.525, -1.225
4. Mark Hinz, Warren, Mich., '00 Dakota, DT/S, 11.844, -1.206
5. Don Holmes, Dayton, Ohio, '69 Nova, K/SA, 11.802
6. Lewis Conkey, London, Ohio, '88 Camaro, N/S, 12.120, -1.130
7. Tom Russell, Sparta, Ohio, '98 Firebird, D/S, 10.759, -1.041
8. Joe Russell, E. Sparta, Ohio, '95 Ford, K/S, 11.815, -1.035
9. Clint Blezien, Benesenville, Ill., '91 Camaro, O/SA, 12.432, -1.018
10. John Foxbower, Franklin, Ohio, '68 Mustang, C/SA, 10.705, -0.995


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