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NHRA FMDRS final qualifying from Lebanon Valley Dragway

3 July 1999


DUSTY CONDITIONS SET FINAL QUALIFYING FOR FEDERAL-MOGUL FUNNY CAR BACK TO
SUNDAY MORNING

      New Lebanon, N.Y.- Final qualifying of the Federal-Mogul Funny Car
category at the 1999 NHRA Federal-Mogul Drag Racing event presented by
Diamond RV Center was canceled Saturday evening due to dust blanketing the
finish line at the track.
     All other categories of the race did finish qualifying as scheduled. 
Those categories that finished included Federal-Mogul Dragster whose top
qualifier is last year's event winner in Federal-Mogul Dragster, Ron Still,
of Smyrna, Del.  Still qualified in the number one position with a time of
5.766 seconds at a speed of 239.53 miles per hour.
     Still will have to defend his title against some quick competitors
during Sunday's eliminations, including Michael Bartone, of Great River,
N.Y. who recently won at the second of the six events in the NHRA Northeast
Division series at U.S. 13 Dragway in Delmar, Del.  Bartone is qualified
second behind Still with a time of 5.778 seconds at a speed of 243.19 miles
per hour.
     Final qualifying, as well as eliminations, in Federal-Mogul Funny Car
will take place Sunday as the final qualifying run will take place first
before all other categories start their elimination runs.
     Eliminations begin at 10 a.m. with Federal-Mogul Funny Car and
Dragster eliminations beginning at Noon.

        The following are the final qualifying results from the NHRA
Federal-Mogul Drag Racing Series event at Lebanon Valley Dragway, the third
of six events in the NHRA Northeast Division:

FEDERAL-MOGUL DRAGSTER

1. Ron Still, Smyrna, Del., 5.766 seconds elapsed time, 239.53 miles per
hour vs. 8. Dave DeAngelis, Bridgewater, N.J., 6.115, 224.32
2. Michael Bartone, Great River, N.Y., 5.778, 243.19 vs. 7. Bruce Horner,
Bergenfield, N.J., 6.063, 226.05
3. Doug Foley, Tarrytown, N.Y., 5.799, 243.41 vs. 6. Rich McPhillips,
Phoenixville, Pa., 5.944, 221.67
4. Bruce Insinger, Dushore, Pa., 5.836, 222.55 vs. 5. Jeanie Booz, Blooming
Glen, Pa., 5.866, 238.22
(Did not qualify)
9.  Arthur Gallant, Boxboro, Mass., 6.181, 201.25
10. Steve Lamplough, Manassas, Va., 6.201, 227.27
11. John Headley, New Portville, Pa., 6.647, 193.49
12. Ken Winward, Wilmington, Del., 8.475, 129.80
13. Fred Ahrberg, Bergenfield, N.J., 20.872, 35.62

FEDERAL-MOGUL FUNNY CAR 

(Qualifying ladder unavailable, final qualifying will take place Sunday
morning)
 
COMP ELIMINATOR

1. Dave Northrop,Perkasie, Pa., H/A '98 Cutlass, 8.438 (-0.512 seconds
under index)
2. Victor Cagnazzi, Huntington, N.Y., B/A '92 Cutlass, 7.433 (-0.437)
3. Paul Jannoni, Burlington, Mass., B/Dragster, 7.074 (-0.426)
4. Santo Volpe, Allentown, Pa., A/SR '34 Suncoast, 8.211 (-0.419)
5. Chip Banney, Staten Island, N.Y., F/SM '91 Camaro, 9.416 (-0.364) 
6. Al Ackerman, Saddle Brook, N.J., F/Dragster, 8.495 (-0.345)
7. Kent Ritter, Wellsville, N.Y., B/EDragster, 7.276  (-0.344)
8. Mark Hopkins, Phoenixville, Pa., C/A '92 Beretta, 7.888 (-0.342)
9. Tom Ekroth, Mahwah, N.J., C/A '95 Trans Am, 7.900 (-0.330)
10. John Varsolona, Jersey City, N.J., C/EDragster, 7.664 (-0.326) 

SUPER STOCK

1. Michael Volkman, Pittsburgh, GT/IA '99 Sebring, 10.455(-1.045 seconds
under index)
2. John Armstrong, Kingston, NS, Can., SS/DA '69 Camaro, 9.492 (-1.008)
3. Peter Biondo, Clarksburg, N.J., GT/FA '99 Firebird, 10.175 (-0.925)
4. Dennis Steward, Dover, Pa., GT/EA '91 Daytona, 10.050 (-0.900)
5. Brian Tilburg, Trout Run, Pa., GT/JA '89 Camaro, 10.750 (-0.900)
6. John Gunn, LaGrangeville, N.Y., GT/JA '93 Ciera, 10.792  (-0.858)
7. Gary Curtis, Newburgh, N.Y., GT/FA '92 Trans Am, 10.250 (-0.850)
8. Bruce Riley, Halifax Co., NS, Can., SS/EA '71 Chevelle, 9.802 (-0.848)
9. Wayne Truesdell, Cicero, N.Y., GT/G '99 Firebird, 10.222 (-0.828)
10. Ray Vignogna, Stormville, N.Y., GT/GA '93 Daytona, 10.393 (-0.807)

STOCK ELIMINATOR

1. Bud Rowe, Bridgeton, N.C., O/SA '91 Camaro, 12.344 (-1.106 seconds under
index)
2. Cecil Frazier, Canton, Mass., O/SA '91 Camaro, 12.359 (-1.091)
3. Ray Golonka, Colonia, N.J., Q/SA '77 Cadillac, 13.088 (-1.012)
4. Dave Casey, Hampden, Mass., I/S '86 Camaro, 11.519 (-0.981)
5. Don Quinn, Rahway, N.J., J/SA '78 Nova, 11.795 (-0.955)
6. Jim Whitehead, Peabody, Mass., M/SA '77 Firebird, 12.205 (-0.945)
7. Bill Lutz, Midlothian, Va., M/SA '85 Camaro, 12.249 (-0.901)
8. Jim Penta, Pawtucket, R.I., D/S '98 Firebird, 10.927 (-0.873)
9. Ed Bednaz, Terryville, Conn., B/S '69 Nova, 10.634, (-0.866)
10. James Roberts, Portsmouth, R.I., I/S '69 Camaro, 11.650 (-0.850)
11. Billy Nees, Millmont, Pa., V/SA '70 Nova, 14.954 (-0.846)

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