FMDRS - Saturday from Denver

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
NHRA FEDERAL-MOGUL DRAG RACING SERIES - WEST CENTRAL DIVISION
BANDIMERE SPEEDWAY, DENVER
Saturday, September 22, 2001


LOW QUALIFIERS MAINTAIN TOP POSITIONS, FIELDS SET AT BANDIMERE SPEEDWAY

        DENVER - In the final rounds of qualifying at Bandimere Speedway,
Federal-Mogul Dragster driver David Wells and Federal-Mogul Funny Car
driver Kirk Williams maintained their No. 1 positions to take the low
qualifier honors.
        Wells of Lemars, Iowa, made the quarter-mile run in 5.670 seconds
at 252.28 mph to put him in the pole position.  Wells has also put himself
in a better position to reclaim the division championship that he lost to
Denver's Bruce Bowler last year.  At the end of qualifying, Bowler found
himself on the outside in at the eight-car field.  In Federal-Mogul Funny
Car, Glenwood, Mont., resident Williams made a 6.015-second 236.75-mph pass
to put him at the top of his category.
        In the other classes, all of yesterday's low qualifiers kept their
No. 1 positions as well. Clint Sallee of Glendive, Mont. in Comp
Eliminator, Randall Klein of Lincoln, Neb., in Super Stock and Marty
Woffard of Gore, Okla., in Stock each kept their competitors at bay.
Eliminations begin Sunday at 9 a.m.  Gates at Bandimere Speedway open at 8
a.m.  Federal-Mogul Dragsters and Funny Cars run at noon.  For more
information call the track, (303) 697-4870.


        The following are Saturday's final qualifying results from the NHRA
Federal-Mogul Drag Racing Series event at Bandimere Speedway including
first round pairings for FM Dragsters and FM Funny Cars:

FEDERAL-MOGUL DRAGSTER
1) David Wells, Lemars, Iowa, 5.670 seconds, 251.44 mph vs. 8) Larry
Trugott, Woodward, Okla., 5.924, 241.41
2) Shelly Howard, Tulsa, Okla., 5.687, 250.37 vs. 7) Brent DuCray, Grand
Junction, Colo., 5.875, 239.61
3) Mike Strasburg, Lindon, Utah, 5.702, 250.88 vs. 6) Kent Nuckols,
Albuquerque, N.M., 5.845, 244.07
4) Alan Bradshaw, Odessa, Texas, 5.743, 250.23 vs. 5) Billy Bybee, McLean,
Texas, 5.747, 248.66 
                                                                           
                        
9. Bruce Bowler, Denver, 5.924, 216.55          
10. Ed Schmeeckle, Gothenburg, Neb., 5.934, 236.05      

FEDERAL-MOGUL FUNNY CAR 
1) Kirk Williams, Glenwood, Iowa, '97 Firebird, 6.015 seconds, 236.75 mph
vs. 8) Mike Oliver, Evergreen, Colo., '81 Manza, 6.677, 210.57
2) Bernie Harrington, Apple Valley, Calif., '01 Integra, 6.054, 236.67 vs.
7) Rex Williams, Pine, Colo., '01 Corvette, 6.676, 209.79
3) Vern Moats, Des Moines, Iowa, '00 Firebird, 6.125, 236.84 vs. 6) Steve
Griboski, Aurora, Colo., '97 Camaro, 8.148, 130.27
4) Lawren Jones, Albuquerque, N.M., '01 Corvette, 6.134, 224.88 vs. 5)
Robert Kanenwisher, Conifer, Colo., '00 Avenger, 6.233, 233.36 
                                                                           
                        
Not Qualified
9. Bob Hurley, Ledger, Mont., '95 Mustang, 7.005, 203.19                   

COMP ELIMINATOR
1. Clint Sallee, Glendive, Mont., '01 dragster, B/D, 7.251 seconds, 
-0.709 under index
2. Steve Kalkowski, Ogalalla, Neb., '98 Firebird, B/A, 7.733, -0.637
3. Tom Snyder, Longmont, Colo., '23 Chevy, A/A, 7.184, -0.616
4. David Kramer, Sterling, Colo., '99 dragster, A/ED, 7.226, -0.614
5. Monte Green, Haxtun, Colo., '02 dragster, A/ED, 7.248, -0.592
6. Charlie Stewart, Arlington, Texas, '98 dragster, A/ED, 7.276, -0.564 
7. Lucky Snyder, Longmont, Colo., '62 Sunbeam, C/ED, 8.507, -0.523
8. Rod Oman, Lakewood, Colo., '98 dragster, B/ED, 7.535, -0.455
9. Robert Baldwin, Aurora, Colo., '90 Camaro, B/SM, 9.480, -0.450 
10. Dennis Smiley, Denver City, Texas, '98 dragster, B/ED, 7.546, 
-0.444

SUPER STOCK
1. Randall Klein, Lincoln, Neb., '57 Chevy, SS/NA, 12.168 seconds, 
-1.252 under index
2. Ron Taylor, Lincoln, Neb., '57 Chevy, SS/MA, 11.924, -1.176
3. Gary McGlasson, Los Lunas, N.M., '69 Camaro, SS/HA, 10.637, -1.113
4. Ted Romero, Denver, '98 Grand Am, GT/KA, 11.568, -1.102
5. Carroll Warling, Arvada, Colo., '74 Grand Am, SS/MA, 12.015, -1.085
6. Jim Beuthel, Aurora, Colo., '91 Calais, GT/CA, 10.460, -1.08
7. Gene Bichlmeier, Norfolk, Neb., '66 Chevy II, SS/K, 11.112, -1.068
8. John Dusenbery, Lakewood, Colo., '68 Mustang, SS/DS, 11.673, -1.047
9. Ritch Ahrens, Greeley, Colo., '87 Firebird, GT/EA, 10.878, -1.023
10. Curtis Dean, Denver, '90 Cavalier, SS/AM, 9.282, -1.018

STOCK ELIMINATOR
1. Marty Woffard, Gore, Okla., '66 Nova, K/S, 12.475 seconds, -1.375 under
index
2. Frank Weaver, Waco, Texas, '84 Trans Am, K/SA, 12.704, -1.256
3. Fred Rector, Durango, Colo., '72 Nova, H/S, 12.009, -1.251
4. Steve Couch, Sidney, Neb., '00 Dakota, DT/SA, 12.881, -1.239
5. Neal Rhodes, Elizabeth, Colo., '67 Fairlane, F/SA, 11.918, -1.182
6. Bob Johnson, Aurora, Colo., '67 Mustang, D/SA, 11.652, -1.128
7. Les Norton, South Jordan, Utah, '64 Savoy, A/SA, 11.056, -1.124
8. John Cooper, La Porte, Colo., '67 Fairlane, B/SA, 11.337, -1.113
9. Jeff Hefler, Mansfield, Texas, '98 Firebird, F/SA, 11.993, -1.107
10. Chad Guilford, Highland Ranch, Colo., '70 Mustang, C/SA, 11.539, 
-1.071



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