NHRA Drag Racing, Orlando, Fla., Sunday Final Results

13 March 2000
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
NHRA FEDERAL-MOGUL DRAG RACING SERIES, SOUTHEAST DIVISION
ORLANDO SPEED WORLD DRAGWAY
SUNDAY, MARCH 12, 2000


BYBEE, BARTONE ARE UNSTOPPABLE IN ORLANDO


        ORLANDO, Fla. - Billy Bybee and Tony Bartone were the winners at
Orlando Speed World Dragway, site of this weekend's NHRA Federal-Mogul Drag
Racing Series event.  Bybee, the No. 2 qualifier, defeated Bill McCornack
for the Federal-Mogul Dragster title; pole-sitter Bartone drove past Mark
Billington for the Federal-Mogul Funny Car victory.
        Bybee, of McLean, Texas, recorded an erratic sequence of runs in
reaching the winner's circle.  He ran as quick as 5.67 seconds in the first
round of eliminations, and as slow as 6.51 seconds in the semifinals, both
runs being quick enough to get to the finish line ahead of his opponents. 
A 5.83-second lap was enough to beat McCornack in the final round.
        Conversely, Bartone of Manhasset, NY, was a picture of consistency
in claiming his second victory of the 2000 NHRA season, recording three
runs between 5.78 seconds and 5.69 seconds, the latter a new Orlando Speed
World Dragway track record.
        "It's taken a while to get the car dialed in to its new
combination; we've got new tires (Hoosiers), a new fuel system, and more
weight, and it took some time to get all those new pieces working
together," explained Bartone.
        "When we were here last year we ran a 5.70, but the track was a lot
better, the air was better, so who knows what that [5.69] would have been
on a good track."
        A 5.70-second run in the final was more than enough to handle
Apopka, Fla.'s Billington, who slowed to a 6.30-second lap.

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        The following are the final results from the NHRA Federal-Mogul
Drag Racing Series event at Orlando Speed World Dragway:

FEDERAL-MOGUL DRAGSTER
Quarterfinals
8) Dan Fiorelli, Palm Bay, Fla., 6.456 seconds, 204.40mph def. 1) Art
Gallant, Boxboro, Mass., 22.012, 43.21
4) Bill McCornack, Lexington, Ky., 6.697, 221.13 def. 5) Jeanie Booz,
Blooming Glen, Pa., 7.264, 128.95
2) Billy Bybee, McLean, Texas, 5.672, 253.09 def. 7) Artie Allen,
Jacksonville, Fla., 6.062, 224.43
3) Bob Bears, Clearwater, Fla., 5.644, 233.58 def. 6) Michael Gunderson,
Middleburg, Fla., 10.261, 81.16

Semifinals
McCornack, 5.903, 240.77 def. Fiorelli, 6.995, 152.51
Bybee, 6.517, 177.58 def. Bears, 8.130, 107.44

Final
Bybee, 5.830, 248.82 def. 5.942, 245.96


FEDERAL-MOGUL FUNNY CAR
Quarterfinals
1) Tony Bartone, Manhasset, NY, '99 Camaro, 5.785 seconds, 253.30 mph def.
6) Mikael Kagered, Linkoping, Sweden, '99 Avenger, 6.623, 183.44
2) Jay Payne, Upland, Calif., '00 Camaro, 7.603, 188.08 def. 5) Bobby
Martin, Beaver Falls, Pa., '00 Avenger, no time recorded
3) Mark Billington, Apopka, Fla., '95 Achieva, 6.607, 219.67 def. 4) Lynn
Engles, Watertown, SD, '00 Camaro, 10.176, 75.98

Semifinals
Bartone, 5.693, 255.53, bye run
Billington, 6.057, 229.59 def. Payne, 6.323, 204.40

Final
Bartone, 5.700, 254.88 def. Billington, 6.303, 213.42


COMPETITION
Mike Saye,Johnston, SC, F/A '92 Cutlass, 8.56, 157.50 def. Jeff Taylor,
Lumberton, NC, C/A '00 Camaro, 7.64, 176.74

SUPER STOCK
Lincoln Morehead, Newburgh, NY, GT/EA '90 Camaro, 10.07, 125.01 def. Dan
Larson, St. Paul, Minn., SS/KA '85 Camaro, 10.65, 126.12

STOCK
Mark Wilson, Waldo, Fla., A/SA '64 Dodge, 10.51, 127.46 def. Edmond
Richardson, Goodlettsville, Tenn., E/SA '94 Camaro, 11.22, 108.84 (broke
out)

SUPER COMP
David Rampy, Piedmont, Ala., dragster, 8.89, 171.29 def. Edmond Richardson,
Goodlettsville, Tenn., dragster, 9.78, 102.29 (red light)

SUPER GAS
Ed Richardson, Bradenton, Fla., '63 Corvette, 9.87, 156.03 def. Michael
Corry, Lake Worth, Fla., '85 Corvette, 9.91, 135.37 (red light)

SUPER STREET
Dwight Limbaugh, Decherd, Tenn., '67 Chevelle, 10.98, 124.06 def. Tim
Timmerman, Clinton, SC, '86 Firebird, 11.00, 124.51

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