Final FMDRS Reults from IRP

October 15, 2001                                                

Stark and White Cruise to Victory During Monday Finals of 
NHRA Sunoco Fall Classic Federal-Mogul Drag Racing Series at IRP
Final 2001 North Central Division Meet Features More Than 650 Competitors

INDIANAPOLIS - The final installment of the 2001 North Central Division
NHRA Federal-Mogul Drag Racing Series concluded on Monday evening, one day
later than scheduled, in the Sunoco Fall Classic at Indianapolis Raceway
Park. More than 650 drag racers competed in the weekend's National Hot Rod
Association competition, which was delayed by rain on Saturday and Sunday,
for more than $158,000 in cash and contingency awards.
Monday’s eliminations featured a dynamic duel in the Federal-Mogul Dragster
division, with Keith Stark of Danville, Ill., capturing the victory over
Brandon Bernstein of Lake Forest, Calif., with a 5.341 seconds elapsed
time, 269.78 mph, to Bernstein’s 5.495, 260.56. 
“The track at IRP was just amazing,” said Stark. “This was just a pretty
awesome performance for anybody. We’re just glad that it happened to us
here this weekend.”
In the Federal-Mogul Funny Car division, Marc White of Glendale Heights,
Ill., defeated Kim Fritts of Greenup, Ill., with a 5.825, 225.16 to Fritts’
6.144, 176.85. 
Other winners throughout weekend competition were Bo Bunter of Floyds
Knobs, Ind., in Competition Eliminator; Ken Shawver of Defiance, Ohio, in
Super Stock; Phillip Lacy of Louisville, Ky., in Stock Eliminator; Kyle
Fickler of Huntley, Ill., in Super Comp; Jon Steldt of Milwaukee, Wis., in
Super Gas; and Justin Rosenbohm, of LeClaire, Iowa, in Super Street.
Stark and White each took home $1,000 as the Sealed Power Top Qualifier in
the Federal-Mogul Dragster and Federal-Mogul Funny Car divisions. Other low
qualifier award winners were Steven Ambrose of Woodhaven, Mich., in
Competition Eliminator; Jerry Silvens of Van Buren, Ohio, in Super Stock;
and Charles Blossom of Woodbury, Minn., in Stock.
An award for Best Appearing Crew went to Russ Lindert of Manteno, Ill., and
his Federal-Mogul Dragster crew. The Best Appearing Car award was Gary Agan
of Greenwood, Ind., for his 2001 Agan Red in Super Comp. The Best
Engineered Car award went to Wayne Hansen of Wabash, Ind., for his 2001
Chevy S-10.
Points champions in the North Central Division Federal-Mogul Series will
compete in the NHRA Auto Club Finals in Pomona, Calif., Nov. 8-11.
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NHRA DIVISION 3 FEDERAL-MOGUL FINALS                                      
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The following are Monday’s final elimination results from the NHRA Sunoco
Fall Classic Federal-Mogul Drag Racing Series event at Indianapolis Raceway
Park in Indianapolis:

FEDERAL-MOGUL DRAGSTER
Round 1
#1 Keith Stark, Danville, Ill., 5.319 seconds, 275.90 mph def. #8 Shawn
Bowen, Montrose, Mich., 5.736, 243.04

#4 Robin Samsel, Marion, Ind., 6.120, 206.13 def. #5 Ben Marshall, New
Carlisle, Ohio, 16.426, 72.59

#7 Jeff Bohr, Plymouth, Mich., 5.644, 250.13 def. #2 Bill Reichert, Owosso,
Mich., 13.504, 60.88

#3 Brandon Bernstein, Lake Forest, Calif., 8.779, 143.24 def. #6 Phil Mass,
Gurnee, Ill., foul, broke

Semi-Finals
Keith Stark, 5.280, 271.24 def. Robin Samsel, foul, broke
Brandon Bernstein, 5.482, 263.31 def. Jeff Bohr, 5.656, 247.93

Finals
Stark, 5.341, 269.78 def. Bernstein, 5.495, 260.56

FEDERAL-MOGUL FUNNY CAR
Round 1
#1 Marc White, Glendale Heights, Ill., ’01 Firebird, 14.720 seconds, 51.51
mph def. #8 Jeff Lancaster, Hamilton, Ontario, ’96 Firebird, 8.287, 107.95
(foul)

#4 Kim Fritts, Greenup, Ill., ’98 Pontiac, 9.216, 107.21 def. #3 Steve
Addleman, Fishers, Ind., ’97 Firebird, foul, broke

#2 Chuck Cheeseman, Galena, Ohio, ’00 Pontiac, 12.363, 75.33 def. #5 Jeff
Craig, Muncie, Ind., foul, broke

Semi-Finals
Marc White, single, 6.953, 133.25
Kim Fritts, 5.784, 250.27 def. Chuck Cheeseman, 6.140, 190.27

Finals
White, 5.825, 225.16 def. Fritts, 6.144, 176.85

COMPETITION ELIMINATOR
Bo Butner, Floyds Knobs, Ind., ’00 Pontiac, 10.269 seconds, 81.56 mph def.
Steven Ambrose, Woodhaven, Mich., ’23 Ford, 9.339, 93.36 (foul)

SUPER STOCK
Ken Shawver, Defiance, Ohio., ’78 Pontiac, 10.825 seconds, 118.81 mph def.
Tom Sheehan, Newell, Pa., ’00 Sebring, 9.928, 132.21

STOCK
Phillip Lacy, Louisville, Ken., ’68 Chevelle, no time, broke, def. Larry
Hodge, La Place, Ill., ’75 Skylark, 13.069, 87.53 (foul)

SUPER COMP
Kyle Fickler, Huntley, Ill., ’00 Dragster, 8.922, 162.83, def., Scott
Arnold, West Chester, Ohio, ’95 Dragster, 8.892, 157.53

SUPER GAS
Jon Steldt, Milwaukee, Wisc., ’96 Olds, 10.031, 148.19 def. Danny Edwards,
Columbus, Ohio, ’85 Daytona, 9.968, 146.81

SUPER STREET
Justin Rosenbohm, LeClaire, Iowa, ’73 Vega, 10.930, 122.74 def. Jeff
Goodman, Hendersonville, Tenn., ’67 Nova, 10.936, 126.10

BEST APPEARING CREW: 3222 FMD Russ Lindert, Manteno, Ill.
BEST APPEARING CAR: 3155 S/C Gary Agan, Greenwood, Ind.
BEST ENGINEERED: 351 GT/TC Wayne Hansen, Wabash, Ind.

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