NHRA- Saturday from Dallas
5 March 2000
NHRA FEDERAL-MOGUL DRAG RACING SERIES - SOUTH CENTRAL DIVISION TEXAS MOTORPLEX SATURDAY, MARCH 4, 2000 ENNIS, Texas - A registered nurse who made a career-best run and a rookie driver in his first race will square off in round one of eliminations at the NHRA Federal-Mogul Drag Racing Series O'Reilly Auto Parts Dash for Cash at the Texas Motorplex. Shelly Howard of Tulsa, Okla., peeled off a 5.414-second, 259.29 mph run in the first round of qualifying in Federal-Mogul Dragster. The number stood through the second round of qualifying, making her the top qualifier in the class. On the flip side of the ladder is Joe Fuentes of Leander, Texas. Fuentes, who only recently earned his license with the help of Spring Texas', Troy Buff, is in his first race in his Federal-Mogul Dragster. Ironically, Fuentes knocked Buff out of the eight-car show with his 5.757-second, 247.38 mph run in round two of qualifying. In Federal-Mogul Funny Car action, Pat Austin, fresh off a national event win in Phoenix a week ago, came out of the gate swinging. In the first run the Tacoma, Wash., resident made a 5.684-second pass at 254.74 mph in the first session and then improved on that to 5.632 seconds at 257.21 mph. Tony Bartone, of Manhasset, N.Y., improved on his initial effort in the second round, but not enough to overtake Austin. Top qualifiers in other classes are Brian Self of Houston in Comp Eliminator; Randall Klein of Lincoln, Neb., in Super Stock; and Vern Buchanan of Conway, Ark., in Stock. The following are Saturday's final qualifying results from the O'Reilly Auto Parts Dash for Cash, a round of the NHRA Federal-Mogul Drag Racing Series at Texas Motorplex, including first round pairings for Federal-Mogul Dragster and Federal-Mogul Funny Car: FEDERAL-MOGUL DRAGSTER 1) Shelly Howard, Tulsa, Okla., 5.416 e.t., 259.29 mph vs. 8) Joe Fuentes, Leander, Texas, 5.473 e.t., 246.71 mph 2) Jay Meyer, Freeport, Texas, 5.473 e.t., 256.71 mph vs. 7) James Thompson Jr., Vernon, Texas, 5.717 e.t., 247.18 mph 3) Darryl Hitchman, Hanfor, Calif., 5.530 e.t., 246.10 mph vs. 6) Lee Callaway, Channelview, Texas, 5.676 e.t., 241.61 mph 4) Mark Hentges, Federal Way, Wash., 5.611 e.t., 231.71 mph vs. 5) Kent Nuckols, Albuquerque, N.M., 5.654 e.t., 252.10 mph Alternates: 1. Troy Buff, Spring, Texas, 5.00 e.t., 179.74 mph 2. Bill Ancona, Mansfield, Texas, 6.018 e.t., 228.13 mph 3. Larry Becktold, Luther, Okla., 6.315 e.t., 215.77 mph 4. Larry Traugott, Woodward, Okla., 6.884 e.t., 145.53 mph 5. Gene Snow, Ft. Worth, Texas, 13.505 seconds, 53.74 mph FEDERAL-MOGUL FUNNY CAR 1) Pat Austin, Tacoma, Wash., '99 Firebird, 5.632 e.t., 257.21 mph vs. 8) Scott Palmer, Highlandville, Mo., '97 Achieva, 5.971 e.t., 230.41 mph 2) Tony Bartone, Manhasset, N.Y., '99 Chevy, 5.749 e.t., 251.88 mph vs. 7) Tate Branch, Artesia, N.M., '99 Avenger, 5.938 e.t., 251.74 mph 3) Todd Simpson, Ponder, Texas, '98 Avenger, 5.784 e.t., 247.45 mph vs. 6) Michael Heckert, Pittsburg, Kan., '97 Firebird, 5.897 e.t., 237.21 mph 4) Jimmy Jones, Cleburne, Texas, '97 Camaro, 5.832 e.t., 250.00 mph vs. 5) Jackie Stidham, Chickasha, Okla., '00 Camaro, 5.862 e.t., 237.21 mph Alternates: 9. Randy Fleming, Independence, Mo., '99 Trans Am, 6.083 e.t., 226.07 mph 10. Richard Shaver, San Antonio, Texas., '95 Avenger, 6.095 e.t., 228.77 mph 11. Lyle Greenberg, Albuquerque, N.M., '93 Daytona, 6.144 e.t., 235.23 mph 12. Warren Dauzat, Baton Rouge, La., '99 Achieva, 6.433 e.t., 202.11 mph 13. Robert Kanenwisher, Conifer, Colo., '98 Avenger, 6.804 e.t., 154.05 mph 14. E.J. Johnnson, Violet, La., Achieva, 6.834 e.t., 194.67 mph 15. Kebin Kinsley, Kennedale, Texas, '97 Trans Am, 6.920 e.t., 209.88 mph 16. Ben Harper, Arroyo Grande, Calif., '98 Firebird, 7.233 e.t., 147.95 mph 17. Ron Morrison, Oklahoma City, '97 Cutlass, 9.906 e.t., 86.33 mph COMP ELIMINATOR 1. Brian Self, Houston, C/A, '00 S-10, 7.568 e.t., -0.712 under index 2. Jeff Naiser, Houston, C/A, '00 S-10, 7.586 e.t., -0.694 3. Joey Tanksley, Greenwell Springs, La., B/ED, '92 dragster, 6.911 e.t, -0.689 4. Arthur Sauceda, Houston, C/D, '99 dragster, 7.116 e.t., -0.654 5. Duane Robison, Gardner, Kan., C/A, '97 Firebird, 7.659 e.t., -0.621 6. Pete Carbery, Odessa, Texas, B/A, '89 Cutlass, 7.276 e.t., -0.594 7. Charlie Stewart, Arlington, Texas, '99 dragster, 6.879 e.t., -0.591 8. Mike Trumble, Pasadena, Texas, D/SM, '92 Camaro, 8.252 e.t., -0.578 9. Charlie Watson, Bumble, Texas, F/A, '96 Lumina, 8 e.t., -0.570 10. David Myers, Dallas, B/EA, '99 Camaro, 7.986 e.t., -0.564 SUPER STOCK 1. Randall Klein, Lincoln, Neb., SS/NA, '56 Nomad Wagon, 11.323 e.t., -1.127 seconds under index 2. Brent Johnson, Lecompte, La., SS/NA, '66 Impala, 11.380 e.t., -1.070 3. Keith Mawhee, Carrollton, Texas, SS/CM, '98 Pontiac, 8.553 e.t., -1.047 3. Gene McBean, Chardon, Ohio, SS/FA, '69 Mustang, 9.732 e.t., -1.018 4. Kirk Meal, Greenville, Miss., GT/FA, '89 Camaro, 10.070 e.t., -1.030 5. Gene McBean, Chardon, Ohio, SS/FA, '69 Mustang, 9.732 e.t., -1.008 6. Red LeBlanc, Memphis, Tenn., SS/G, '69 Mustang, 9.693 e.t., -1.003 7. John Clegg, Victoria, Texas, SS/AM, '73 Firebird, 8.552 e.t., -0.998 8. Ronnie Cardwell, Ruston, La., GT/HA, '95 Achieva, 10.369 e.t., -0.981 9. Roger Brogdan, Tomball, Texas, SS/G, '66 Corvette, 9.371 e.t., -0.979 10. Terry Emmons, Pasadena, Texas, SS/JA, '96 Firebird, 10.370 e.t., -0.930 STOCK ELIMINATOR 1. Vern Buchanan, Conway, Ark., J/SA, '73 Mustang, 11.529 e.t., -1.221 under index 2. Billy Lynn, Searcy, Ark., K/SA, '79 Malibu, 11.789 e.t., -1.161 3. Marty Woffard, Gore, Okla., L/S, '66 Nova, 11.854 e.t., -1.146 4. Jeff Swanson, Arlington, Ind., K/S, '93 Mustang, 11.756 e.t., -1.094 5. Jim Cimarolli, Sulpher Springs, Texas, C/SA, '70 Nova, 10.614 e.t., -1.086 6. Floyd Colley, Waco, Texas, BF/SA, '84 Daytona, 14.168 e.t., -1.082 7. Greg Hill, Memphis, Tenn., I/SA, '71 Camaro, 11.531 e.t., -1.069 8. Debbie Cardwell, Ruston, La., K/SA, '90 Pontiac, 11.900 e.t., -1.050 9. Mike Wenke, Corway Springs, Kan., B/SA, '69 Mustang, 10.530 e.t., -1.020