Saturday Results from the FMDRS at Atlanta Dragway

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
NHRA FEDERAL-MOGUL DRAG RACING SERIES - SOUTHEAST DIVISION
ATLANTA DRAGWAY
SATURDAY, AUGUST 4, 2001

MOMENTUM OF QUALIFIERS HELP MEYER AND PAYNE TAKE WIN IN FINALS

COMMERCE, Ga. - Jay Meyer and Jay Payne took the win in Federal-Mogul
Dragster and Federal-Mogul Funny Car at Atlanta Dragway.
Freeport, Texas resident Meyer ran a 5.565 second, 254.28 mph quarter-mile
to defeat Michael Gunderson from Middleburg, Fla., to earn his second
division win of the season.
Going into eliminations, the audience had expected Oak Ridge, Tenn.,
resident, Von Smith, and Claremont, Calif., resident Jay Payne in the
finals.  Although Payne advanced to the finals, Smith was unsuccessful in
stepping up to the challenge as he was disqualified after hitting the 1/8th
mile E.T. cone in the first round of eliminations.  
        Payne instead faced Bobby Baucom of Charlotte, N.C., where his
5.785-second, 244.60 mph run earned him his second straight win in
Southeast division competition.  The win helps solidify Payne's top seat in
the division, where he only had a seventeen-point lead over Smith before
this weekend's events.
Eliminations in the remaining categories are scheduled for tomorrow at 10
a.m., with Comp Eliminator Round 2 eliminations beginning at 12:00 p.m. 
For more information call Atlanta Dragway, (706) 335-2301.

The following are the final results from the Federal-Mogul Dragster and
Federal-Mogul Funny car categories as well as final qualifying results from
other classes. 

FEDERAL-MOGUL DRAGSTER
Round 1
1) Jay Meyer, Freeport, Texas, 5.576 seconds, 243.28 mph. def. 8) BYE 
7)  Don Fiorelli, Palm Bay, Fla., 6.010, 229.63 def. 2) Billy Bybee, Mc
Lean, Texas, 9.455, 85.71
3) Michael Gunderson, Middleburg, Fla., 5.730, 234.31 def. 6) Marty
Thacker, Robinson, Ill., 5.865, 239.40
4) Jason Cannon, Middleburg, Fla., 5.567, 254.28 def. 5) Artie Allen,
Jacksonville, Fla., 5.647, 250.04

Semi-Finals
1) Meyer, 5.528, 254.28 def. 4) Cannon, 5.545, 255.73 
3) Gunderson, 5.660, 250.04 def. 7) Fiorelli, 5.961, 229.63

Finals
1) Meyer, 5.565, 254.28 def. 3) Gunderson, 5.689, 243.28 

FEDERAL-MOGUL FUNNY CAR 
Round 1
1) Jay Payne, Claremont, Calif., '01 Camaro, 5.780 seconds, 238.13 mph def.
8) BYE
7) Mark Billington, Apopka, Fla., '95 Achieva, 8.551, 112.50 def. 2) Von
Smith, Oak Ridge, Tenn., '01 Pontiac, DQ
3) Bobby Baucom, Charlotte, N.C., '98 Firebird, 6.138, 228.46 vs. 6. Dave
Ryan, Palatka, Fla., '98 Avenger, 6.793, 197.39
4) Kebin Kinsley, Arlington, Texas, '98 Achieva, 6.086, 236.88 def. 5)
William Fulford, Virginia Beach, Va., '00 Corvette, no time recorded

Semi-Finals
1) Payne, 5.926, 206.45 def. 4) Kinsley, 6.094, 236.88
3)   Baucom, 7.240, 142.87 def. 7) Billington, 7.713, 171.77

Finals
1) Payne, 5.785, 244.60 def. 3) Baucom, 6.117, 228.46

COMP ELIMINATOR
1. Larry Pritchett, Clarkrange, Tenn., '98 Grand Am, D/SM, 8.189 seconds,
-0.511 under index
2. Mike Saye, Johnston, S.C., '92 Cutlass, G/A, 9.073, -0.467
3. David Rampy, Piedmont, Ala., '99 Dragster, B/D, 7.036, -0.454
4. Jerry Hemmingson, Concord, N.C., '94 Lumina, B/A, 7.428, -0.442
5. George Gallimore Jr, Memphis, Tenn., '32 Bantam, A/A, 6.959, -0.381
6. Glen Treadwell, Sorrento, Fla., '01 Undercover, E/ED, 8.731, -0.379
7. Michael Hardee, Wilmington, N.C., '98 Grand Am, B/SMA, 9.115, -0.355
8. Keith Roberts, Mooresville, N.C., '96 Cutlass, C/EA, 8.637, -0.293
9. Larry Ericksmoen, St. Petersburg, Fla., '92 Cutlass, C/A, 7.927, -0.283
10. Van Puckett, Snellville, Ga., '98 Firebird, C/EA, 8.658, -0.272

SUPER STOCK
1. Bobby Dennis, Shorter, Ala., '97 Firehawk, GT/MA, 11.062 seconds, -0.988
under index
2. Johnny Moore, Montgomery, Ala., '99 Firebird, GT/MA, 11.099, -0.951
3. Andy Fogle, Norway, S.C., '67 Camaro, SS/HA, 9.986, -0.915
4. Joe Licicero, Snellvile, Ga., '87 Camaro, GT/CA, 9.876, -0.824
5. Joey Warren, Clinton, N.C., '87 Camaro, GT/CA, 9.879, -0.821
6. Red Le Blanc, Memphis, Tenn., '69 Mustang, SS/F, 9.829, -0.821
7. Herbert Null Jr, Elgin, S.C., '87 Camaro, GT/BA, 9.796, -0.754
8. J.G. Wilson, Mocksville, N.C., '97 Firehawk, GT/AA, 9.661, -0.739
9. David Jackson, Columbus, N.C., '92 Firebird, GT/GA, 10.462, -0.738
10. Mike Crutchfield, Montgomery, Ala., '90 Camaro, SS/BS, 9.292, -0.708

STOCK ELIMINATOR
1. Tom Hemmingson, Concord, N.C., '66 Chevelle, M/S, 11.990 seconds, -1.160
under index
2. Jeff Swanson, Arlington, Tenn., '93 Mustang, K/S, 11.739, -1.111
3. Peter Noriega, Hialeah, Fla., '80 Malibu, V/SA, 14.706, -1.094
4. Woodro Josey, Byron, Ga., '98 Firebird, D/SA, 10.862, -0.988
5. Greg Moravec, St. Elmo, Ala., '78 Volare, K/SA, 12.007, -0.943
6. Brandon Wood, Tallahassee, Fla., '85 Camaro, L/SA, 12.063, -0.937
7. Gregory Rowe, Bridgeton, N.C., '87 Trans Am, O/SA, 12.526, -0.924
8. Sterling Simmons Jr, Midlothian, Va., '97 Camaro, D/SA, 10.967, -0.883
9. Andy Thornburg, Wilmer, Ala., '79 Aspen, J/SA, 11.874, -0.876
10. Craig Couris, Atlanta, '97 Firebird, C/SA, 10.841, -0.859


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