NHRA Federal-Mogul Series, Salt Lake City, Saturday results

6 June 1999

UTAH'S STRASBURG REACHES FINAL

        WEST VALLEY CITY, Utah - Dodging rain showers all day,
Federal-Mogul Dragster racer Mike Strasburg of Lindon, Utah, reached the
final round of the NHRA Federal-Mogul Drag Racing Series and will face
Laguna Hills, Calif.'s Darren Nicholson for event honors.
        Strasburg's dragster broke an engine during his first-round defeat
of Las Vegas, Nev.'s Duane Shields, then beat defending world champion Rick
Santos of San Leandro, Calif., in one of the evening's strangest, and
slowest races.  Strasburg's entry struggled away from the starting line and
immediately began slowing down.  Santos' Oakwood Homes dragster reached 330
feet then exploded the rear end assembly in a ball of flame, slowing his
journey to the finish line.  By half a car length Strasburg reached the
finish stripe first with an 11.41-second to barely edge Santos'
11.46-second run, about six seconds and almost 200 mph slower than the cars
are capable of going.
        The Federal-Mogul Funny Car final will be between Orange, Calif.'s
Pete Swayne and Doug Gordon of Paso Robles, Calif.
        Final eliminations in all remaining categories begin 9:00 a.m.
Sunday. 

WEST VALLEY CITY, Utah - Results Saturday from Rocky Mountain Raceways, the
fourth of six events in the 1999 NHRA Pacific Division Federal-Mogul Drag
Racing Series.


FEDERAL-MOGUL DRAGSTER

First round: Rick Santos, San Leandro, Calif., no time recorded, no speed
recorded, def. 8. Steve Federlin, Oregon City, Ore., ntr, nsr;  2. Darren
Nicholson, Laguna Hills, Calif., 5.704 seconds, 250.06 mph def. 7. Bob
Perkins, Salt Lake City, Utah, 6.404, 161.49;  3. Melanie Troxel,
Littleton, Colo., 5.679, 257.06 def. 6. Mike McHargue, Lewiston, Idaho,
7.156, 163.22;  4. Mike Strasburg, Lindon, Utah, 6.024, 195.18 def. 5.
Duane Shields, Las Vegas, Nev., 5.998, 225.90.
Second round: Strasburg, 11.415, 78.76 def. Santos, 11.462, 68.42;
Nicholson, 5.639, 252.24 def. Troxel, 5.777, 254.88.
Final: Strasburg will race Nicholson.

FEDERAL-MOGUL FUNNY CAR
 
First round: 1. Doug Gordon, Paso Robles, Calif., '99 Firebird, 5.979
seconds, 238.22 mph def. 8. John Weaver, Hanford, Calif., '97 Firebird,
11.177, 69.46;  2. Pete Swayne, Orange, Calif., '97 Firebird, 6.828, 224.27
def. 7. Mert Littlefield, Garden Grove, Calif., '99 Camaro, 11.928, 65.96; 
6. Steve Sommer, Nampa, Idaho, '98 Firebird, 5.994, 243.63 def. 3. Steve
Gasparrelli, West Covina, Calif., '99 Firebird, 11.441, 66.89;  4. Dennis
Taylor, Anaheim, Calif., '99 Avenger, 6.123, 229.53 vs. 5. Bret Williamson,
Campbell, Calif., '92 Trans Am, 8.932, 101.68 (foul).
Second round: Gordon, 5.985, 238.41 def. Taylor, 6.107, 231.06; Swayne,
6.067, 239.23 def. Sommer, 12.315, 74.88.
Final: Gordon will face Swayne.


COMP ELIMINATOR

1. Andy Manna, Covina, Calif., D/EA '90 Trans Am, 8.878 seconds
(0.572-second under Index)
2. Clint Neff, Arvada, Colo., C/D dragster, 7.493 (-0.557)
3. Clint Sallee, Glendive, Mont., C/D dragster, 7.535 (-0.515) 
4. Rich Howell, Yorba Linda, Calif., B/A '32 Bantam, 7.732 (-0.498)
5. Eloy Lucero, Denver, Colo., C/A '95 Ford, 8.123 (-0.477)
6.  John Chamberlin, Napa, Calif., A/D dragster, 7.016 (0.474)
7. Alan Freese, Monterey, Calif., C/EA 'Grand Prix, 8.799 (-0.431)
8. Randy Guff, Las Vegas, Nev., C/A '67 Chevrolet, 9.011 (0.411) 


SUPER STOCK

1. Tony DeFrank, Tarzana, Calif., GT/GA '98 Pontiac, 10.636 seconds
(1.204-seconds under Index)
2. Jimmy DeFrank, Tarzana, Calif., GT/HA '89 Chevrolet, 10.803 (-1.197)
3. Doug Lambeck, Irvine, Calif., SS/BS '90 Camaro, 9.424 (-1.146)
4. Rich Ahrens, Greeley, Colo., GT/EA '87 Pontiac, 10.505 (-1.075)
5. Bob Lambeck, North Ridge, Calif., SS/BM '98 Acheiva, 9.195 (-1.065)
6. Dan Studley, Oranage, Calif., GT/TB '99 Dakota, 10.793 (-1.047)
7. John Schiess, North Hills, Calif., GT/BA '91 Oldsmobile, 10.105 (-1.045)
8. Gary McGlasson, Cuba, N.M., SS/IA '69 Chevrolet, 10.610 (-1.020)
9. Don Kennedy, Mesa, Ariz., GT/CA '92 Pontiac, 10.300 (-1.010)
10. Frank Grossi, Upland, Calif., GT/BA '96 Achieva, 10.206 (-0.944)


STOCK

1. Scott North, West Valley City, Utah, AF/SA '84 Riviera, 14.310 seconds
(1.600-seconds under Index)
2. Fred Rector, Durango, Colo., I/S '72 Nova, 11.918 (-1.302)
3. Marka Gallina, Henderson, Nev., H/SA '86 Buick, 11.876 (-1.284) 
4. Steve Couch, Sidney, Neb., DT/SA '99 Dodge, 13.032 (-1.238) 
5. Bobby DeArmond, Gallup, N.M., A/SA '69 Camaro, 10.757 (-1.193)
6. Chuck Rayburn, Castro Valley, Calif., B/SA '71 Dodge, 11.037 (-1.173)
7. Kevin Helms, Byers, Colo., B/S '69 Chevrolet, 11.019 (-1.141)
8. Steve Wann, Modesto, Calif., C/SA '70 Plymouth, 11.231 (-1.139)
9. John Cooper, Laporte, Colo., A/SA '67 Fairlane, 10.833 (-1.117)
10. Bob Johnson, Aurora, Colo., D/SA '67 Mustang, 11.428 (-1.102)
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