FMDRS-Saturday from Columbus

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
NHRA FEDERAL-MOGUL DRAG RACING SERIES - NORTH CENTRAL DIVISION
NATIONAL TRAIL RACEWAY, COLUMBUS, OHIO
Saturday, July 07, 2001

LINDERT SNEAKS UP ON F/M DRAGSTER LOW QUALIFIER POSITION
        COLUMBUS, Ohio - In the final rounds of qualifying at the NHRA
Federal-Mogul Drag Racing Series event at National Trail Raceway veteran
racer Russ Lindert took the No. 1 qualifying position in Federal-Mogul
Dragster and Chuck Cheeseman took the pole in Federal-Mogul Funny Car.
Lindert of Manteno, Ohio, surprised everyone when he made a 5.524-second,
255.73 mph pass in the final round of qualifying to put him ahead of
Lowell, Ind., resident Dave Hirata and Jeff Wilson of Winfield, Mo.  In an
unusual turn of events, the No. 1 position in the class changed hands with
every session.  Owosso, Mich., resident Bill Reichert had been in the top
spot after Friday's qualifying session and Wilson took it from him in
today's early run.  In the end, it will be Lindert who collects the $1,000
Sealed Power Low Qualifier bonus.
In the second session of Federal-Mogul Funny Car qualifying, Cheeseman of
Galena, Ohio, took over the No. 1 spot from Marc White of Glendale Hts.,
Ill.  Cheeseman made a 5.894-second, 245.94-mph run to better White's
5.897-second, 243.28-mph effort. 
Low qualifiers in other classes were Jerry Arnold, Kalamazoo, Mich., in
Comp Eliminator; Charlie Westcott, Parma, Mich., in Super Stock; and Clint
Blezien, Bensenville, Ill., in Stock.


        The following are Saturday's final qualifying results and Sunday's
F/M Dragster and F/M Funny Car pairings from the NHRA Federal-Mogul Drag
Racing Series event at National Trail Raceway:

FEDERAL-MOGUL DRAGSTER
1) Russ Lindert, Manteno, Ill., 5.524 seconds, 255.73 mph. vs. 8) Robin
Samsel, Marion, Ind., 5.765, 216.38
2) Dave Hirata, Lowell, Ind., 5.524, 254.28 vs. 7) Jeff Bohr, Plymouth,
Mich., 5.687, 247.29
3) Jeff Wilson, Winfield, Mo., 5.539, 261.67 vs. 6) Keith Stark, Danville,
Ill., 5.651, 255.73
4) Bill Reichert, Owasso, Mich., 5.592, 252.85 vs. 5) Bill McCornack,
Lexington, Ky., 5.595, 243.28
                                                                           
                        
Not Qualified
Dana Stripe, Columbia, Mo., 5.791, 244.60
Marty Thacker, Robinson, Ill., 5.802, 241.97
Kenneth Perry, Gormley, Ont., 5.806, 243.41
Bryan Weber, Vermillion, Ohio, 5.850, 229.63
Mick Snyder, DeMotte, Ind., 6.016, 235.64
Ben Marshall, Tipp City, Ohio, 6.025, 243.28
Tim Rudy, Loveland, Ohio, 6.276, 214.31
Jared Dreher, Clinton, Ind., 6.457, 157.91
Ron Dixon, Norton, Ohio, 6.632, 201.82 
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FEDERAL-MOGUL FUNNY CAR 
1) Chuck Cheeseman, Galena, Ohio, '00 Pontiac, 5.894 seconds, 245.94 mph
vs. 8) John Reikas III, Glendale Hts., Ill., '96 Camaro, 9.620, 86.54
2) Marc White, Glendale Hts., Ill., '01 Firebird, 5.897, 243.28 vs. 7) Rick
Krafft, Union Mills, Ind., '99 Avenger, 6.272, 219.54
3) Kim Fritts, Greenup, Ill., '98 Pontiac, 5.965, 241.97 vs. 6) Wayne
Butler, Mantino, Ill., '98 Trans Am, 6.085, 221.71
4) Jeff Craig, Muncie, Ind., '00 Avenger, 6.030, 220.62 vs. 5) Todd Veney,
Indianapolis, '98 Pontiac, 6.048, 239.40
                                                                           
                        
Not Qualified
Ryan Sheridan, Vienna, Ohio, 7.043, 198.26

COMP ELIMINATOR
1. Jerry Arnold, Kalamazoo, Mich., '98 dragster, E/ED, 8.500 seconds, 
-0.610 under index
2. Steve Ambrose, Woodhaven, Mich., '23 roadster, I/AA, 7.963, -0.597 
3. Michael Smith, Mineral Wells, W. Va., '63 Corvette, E/AA, 8.317, 
-0.593
4. Brian Browell, Lafayette, Ind., '97 dragster, D/D, 7.443, -0.587
5. David Billingsley, Decatur, Ill., '93 Cutlass, C/AA, 7.595, -0.545
6. Bob Bailey, Wabash, Ind., '99 dragster, A/ED, 6.844, -0.536
7. Brian Olson, Peru, Ind., '01 dragster, A/ND, 7.473, -0.527
8. William Lawrence, Cincinnati, '34 roadster, B/SR, 8.228, -0.522
9. Wayne Henderson, Fishers, Ind., '00 dragster, A/ED, 6.871, -0.509
10. Charlie Westcott Jr., Parma, Mich., '98 Grand Am, F/SM, 9.291, 
-0.489

SUPER STOCK
1. Charlie Wescott, Parma, Mich., '98 Grand Am, GT/E, 9.659 seconds, 
-1.141 under index
2. Jerry Silveus, Van Buren, Ohio, '00 Firebird, GT/JA, 10.550, -1.100
3. Jim Boburka, Coraopolis, Pa., '00 Firebird, GT/DA, 9.722, -1.078
4. James McBean, Chardon, Ohio, '69 Ford, SS/GA, 9.971, -1.059
5. Tim Cole, Collierville, Tenn., '96 Corvette, SS/AX, 8.959, -1.041
6. Melissa Butler, Miamisburg, Ohio, '90 Pontiac, GT/FA, 10.079, -1.021
7. Jeff Sexton, Fairborn, Ohio, '97 Cutlass, SS/AX, 8.982, -1.018
8. Gary Tompa, Saginaw, Mich., '84 Firebird, SS/J, 10.104, -0.996
9. Brian Olson, Peru, Ind., '67 Nova, SS/GA, 9.859, -0.991
10. Larry Mayes, Greenwood, Ill., '96 Olds, SS/AM, 8.567, -0.983

STOCK ELIMINATOR
1. Clint Blezien, Benesenville, Ill., '91 Camaro, O/SA, 12.073, -1.377
2. Mark Hinz, Warren, Mich., '00 Dakota, DT/S, 11.782, -1.268
3. Bruce Parsons, Lewisburg, Ohio, '85 Camaro, K/SA, 11.692, -1.258
4. Jim Paquet, Eaton Rapids, Mich., '99 Dodge, FT/SA, 12.425, -1.225

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5. MJ Quinn, Louisville, Ky., '85 Camaro, J/SA, 11.525, -1.225
6. Don Holmes, Dayton, Ohio, '69 Nova, K/SA, 11.802, -1.148
7. Lewis Conkey, London, Ohio, '88 Camaro, N/S, 12.120, -1.130
8. David Edwards, Washington Ct. Hts., Ont., '78 Trans Am, K/SA, 11.829,
-1.121
9. Dave Edwards, Trenton, Ohio, '73 Duster, H/SA, 11.396, -1.054
10. Tom Russell, Sparta, Ohio, '98 Firebird, D/S, 10.759, -1.041


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