FMDRS Event- Saturday from Noble, OK

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
NHRA FEDERAL-MOGUL DRAG RACING SERIES- SOUTH CENTRAL DIVISION
THUNDER VALLEY RACEWAY PARK
SATURDAY OCTOBER, 13, 2001


 CHAMPIONSHIPS BEING CHASED AT THUNDER VALLEY

Noble, Okla.- In the final rounds of qualifying at Thunder Valley Raceway
Park, Federal-Mogul Dragster driver Mark Hentges and Federal-Mogul Funny
Car pilot Todd Simpson took home top honors in the NHRA South Central
division finals.
Hentges of Federal Way, Wash., made the 1,320-foot run in 5.467 seconds at
260.11 mph to put him ahead of the other 19 competitors while also claiming
the $1,000 low qualifier check from Sealed Power.  In Federal-Mogul Funny
Car, Simpson of Ponder, Texas, earned the low qualifier honors when he made
a 5.975-second 242.78 mph pass in his '00 Avenger to put him at the top of
his category.
Sealed Power low qualifiers in other classes are Don Stratton of Beloit,
Ohio, in Competition Eliminator; Buz Post of Arlington, Texas in Super
Stock; and Mike Wenke of Conway Springs, Kan., in Stock.
In other racing action, Federal-Mogul Dragster pilot Shelly Howard of
Tulsa, Oklahoma was involved in a horrific crash during second round of
qualifying.  Howard, who is currently fifth in points nationally, crashed
into the right guard wall as her car burst into flames.  The NHRA Safety
Safari was quick to the scene as Howard walked away from the accident.
"I am upset that my car is destroyed," said Howard. Adding, "I think I tore
a tendon in my hand but Paul [husband and doctor] can go in and fix that. 
Hopefully, we can get a car ready for Dallas next week."
        Eliminations begin Sunday at Thunder Valley Raceway Park at 9:00
a.m.  Federal-Mogul Dragster and Federal-Mogul Funny Car are scheduled to
run at noon.  For more information call the track, (405) 872-3429.

        The following are Saturday's final qualifying results from the NHRA
Federal-Mogul Drag Racing Series event at Thunder Valley Raceway Park:


Federal-Mogul Dragster
1) Mark Hentges, Federal Way, Wash., 5.467 seconds, 260.11 mph vs. 8) Gene
Snow, Fort Worth, Texas, 5.697, 252.52

2) Bruce Bowler, Denver, Colo., 5.480, 255.39 vs. 7) Alan Bradshaw, Odessa,
Texas, 5.673, 248.55

3) Rick Santos, Brentwood, Calif., 5.504, 257.65 vs. 6) Shelly Howard,
Tulsa, Okla., 5.620, 252.17

4) Jay Meyer, Freeport, Texas, 5.554, 250.20 vs. 5)Troy Buff, Spring,
Texas, 5.572, 254.30

Alternates
Kent Nuckols, Albuquerque, N.M., 5.707, 249.37
Larry Traugott, Woodward, Okla., 5.768, 243.04
Brian Ratliff, Hulbert, Okla., 5.908, 239.29
Lee Callaway, Channelview, Texas, 5.944, 234.49
Randy Meyer, Spring Hill, Kan., 5.987, 239.48
Mike Bowers, Plano, Texas, 6.362, 222.33
Larry Becktold, Luther, Okla., 6.474, 212.76
Karl Brounkowski, Magnolia, Texas, 6.553, 161.40
Nick Copeland, Red Oak, Texas, 6.672, 156.68
Jeff Hamelink, Savage, Minn., 7.383, 127.24
James Thompson, Vernon, Texas, DQ

Federal-Mogul Funny Car
1) Todd Simpson, Ponder, Texas, '00 Avenger, 5.975 seconds, 242.78 mph vs.
8) Bob Alberty, Muskogee, Okla., '99 Firebird, 6.334, 201.47

2) Tate Branch, Artesia, N.M., '00 Avenger, 6.043, 239.36 vs. 7) Lawren
Jones, Albuquerque, N.M., '01 Corvette, 6.202, 233.22

3) Jackie Stidham, Chickasha, Okla., '00 Camaro, 6.089, 237.15 vs. 6) Kebin
Kinsley, Arlington, Texas, '98 Achieva, 6.161, 231.00

4) Kebin Kinsley, Arlington, Texas, '98 Acheiva, 6.161, 225.33 vs. 5) Jimmy
Jones, Cleburne, Texas, '98 Camaro, 6.114, 233.94

Alternates
Kirk Johnson, Dallas, Texas, '98 Avenger, 6.438, 216.34
Ron Rice, Oklahoma City, Okla., '98 Daytona, 6.599, 215.41
Steve Rurck, Corpus Christi, Texas, '98 Avenger, 6.735, 212.41
Thomas Frickenschmidt, Lockwood, Mo., '97 Firebird, 9.185, 96.67

Comp Eliminator
1) Don Stratton Jr., Beloit, Ohio, '34 Chevrolet, B/SR, 8.159 seconds,
-0.591 under index
2) Andy Manna Jr., Laguna Niguel, Calif., '90 Pontiac, D/EA, 8.498, -0.522
3) Bill Kent, Midland, Texas, '00 Dragster, C/D, 7.206, -0.424
4) Clint Sallee, Glendive, Mont., '01 Dragster, D/D, 6.998, -0.422
5) Dean Howerton, Lake Havasu City, Ariz., '00 Dragster, C/D, 7.209, -0.421
6) Charles Watson, Humble, Texas, '96 Lumina, F/A, 8.794, -0.416
7) Robert Baldwin, Aurora, Colo., '90 Camaro, B/SM, 8.941, -0.399
8) Joseph Swearengin, Overland Park, Kan., '97 Cutlass, D/EA, 8.623, -0.397
9) Sean Dodd, Lewisville, Texas, '99 Camaro, C/AA, 7.712, -0.388
10) Pete Carbery, Odessa, Texas, '89 Cutlass, B/A, 7.430, -0.380

Super Stock
1) Buz Post, Arlington, Texas, '93 Grand Am, SS/BM, 8.748 seconds, -0.952
under index
2) Tim Cole, Collierville, Tenn., '96 Corvette, SS/AX, 9.090, -0.910
3) Terry Emmons, Pasadena, Texas, '96 Pontiac, SS/JA, 10.450, -0.850
4) Ernie Penner, Osborne, Manitoba, Can., '99 Firebird, GT/IA, 10.651,
-0.849
5) Jimmy DeFrank, Tarzana, Calif., '89 Chevrolet, ST/HA, 10.565, -0.785
6) Doug Lambeck, Northridge, Calif., '92 Chevrolet, SS/BS, 9.219, -0.781
7) Robert Cruzen, Cleveland, Ohio, '01 S-10, GT/TC, 10.685, -0.765
8) Tony DeFrank, Chatsworth, Calif., '98 Grand Am, GT/FA, 10.363, -0.737
9) Don Bevers, Tucson, Ariz., '91 Probe, SS/BM, 8.964, -0.736
10) Bob Lambeck, Northridge, Calif., '98 Oldsmobile, SS/CM, 9.181, -0.719

Stock Eliminator
1) Mike Wenke, Conway Springs, Kan., '69 Mustang, B/SA, 10.581 seconds,
-0.969 under index
2) Ken Etter, Riverside, Calif., '76 Volare, I/SA, 11.656, -0.944
3) Steve Brack, Lawrence, Kan., '86 Chevrolet, I/S,  11.559 , -0.941
4) Floyd Colley, Waco, Texas, '84 Daytona, CF/SA, 14.410, -0.890
5) Neal Rhodes, Aurora, Colo., '67 Ford, F/SA, 11.264, -0.886
6) Jeff Swanson, Arlington, Tenn., '93 Mustang, I/S, 11.614, -0.886
7) Steve Couch, Sidney, Neb., '00 Dakota, DT/SA, 12.233, -0.867
8) Stuart Goertzen, Buhler, Kan., '67 Cougar, E/S, 11.089, -0.861
9) Mike Cotten, Broken Arrow, Okla., '73 Duster, G/SA, 11.444, -0.856 
10) Gary Emmons, Pasdena, Texas, '98 Firebird, E/SA, 11.157, -0.843

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