NHRA FMDRS: Slower than last year, Buff still number 1 at Hallsville, TX
2 June 2000
HALLSVILLE, Texas - At last year's NHRA Federal-Mogul Drag Racing Series
event at Hallsville Raceway Troy Buff of Spring, Texas, unleashed a
stunning 5.59-second run. Competing again at Hallsville after a two-week
rain-delay, Buff is the quickest driver on the grounds, but only with a
best run of 5.74 seconds.
"Conditions are so much different from what they were in 1999," explained
Buff, whose 5.74-second run is good for the provisional pole position in
Federal-Mogul Dragster.
"When we ran the 5.59 the corrected altitude was only 800 feet above sea
level," continued Buff. "Today [Friday], with the ambient heat and
humidity, the corrected altitude is almost 2,800 feet above sea level.
With that kind of heat it's difficult to make these cars run as quick as we
can at sea-level tracks."
Trailing Buff in Federal-Mogul Dragster is Tulsa, Okla.'s Shelly Howard,
who ran a 5.79-second lap for second place on the starting grid.
The provisional pole position in Federal-Mogul Funny Car currently is
decided by 1.82-miles per hour. Artesia, N.M.'s Tate Branch, and Todd
Simpson of Ponder, Texas, both ran identical 6.140-second laps during
first-round qualifying. Under NHRA rules, the driver with the fester speed
gains the higher starting position; Branch flashed across the Hallsville
Raceway finish line at 230.88 mph, Simpson hit 229.06 mph.
The NHRA South Central Championships, the fifth event of the 2000
NHRA Federal-Mogul Drag Racing South Central Division Series, continues
Saturday with the Federal-Mogul Dragsters and Funny Cars receiving two more
qualifying laps, at 1 p.m. and 4:00 p.m.
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The following are Friday's qualifying results from the NHRA
Federal-Mogul Drag Racing Series event at Hallsville Raceway:
FEDERAL-MOGUL DRAGSTER
1. Troy Buff, Spring, Texas, 5.747 seconds, 244.43 miles per hour
2. Shelly Howard, Tulsa, Okla., 5.795, 228.89
3. Darryl Hitchman, Hanford, Calif., 6.661, 199.91
4. Bill Ancona, Mansfield, Texas, 9.042, 71.50
5. Gene Snow, Fort Worth, Texas, 23.264, 40.72
FEDERAL-MOGUL FUNNY CAR
1. Tate Branch, Artesia, N.M., '99 Avenger, 6.140 seconds, 230.88 miles per
hour
2. Todd Simpson, Ponder, Texas, '98 Avenger, 6.140, 229.06
3. EJ Johnston, Violet, La., '99 Achieva, 7.287, 136.57
4. Richard Shaver, San Antonio, Texas, '95 Avenger, 11.328, 58.43
COMPETITION
1. Buddy Nickens, Houston, Texas, D/A '97 Avenger, 8.206 seconds
(0.414-second under Index)
2. Greg Williams, Carthage, Texas, D/SM '90 Trans Am, 8.392 (-0.408)
3. Joey Tanksley, Greenwell Springs, La., B/ED dragster, 7.176 (-0.374)
4. David Myers, Dallas, Texas, C/A '99 Camaro, 7.863 (-0.357)
5. Charlie Watson, Humble, Texas, F/A '97 Lumina, 8.914 (-0.256)
6. Bill Gibbs, Lufkin, Texas, K/A '95 Dodge, 11.553 (1.723)
SUPER STOCK
1. Brent Johnson, Lecompte, La., SS/NA '66 Impala, 11.305 seconds
(1.145-seconds under Index)
2. Terry Emmons, Pasadena, Texas, SS/JA '96 Firebird, 10.443 (-0.857)
3. Billy Moravits, San Antonio, Texas, GT/KA '87 Trans Am, 10.913 (-0.837)
4. Gilbert Johnson, Jr., Lecompte, La., GT/KA '91 Calais, 10.964 (-0.786)
5. Korey Mawhee, Frisco, Texas, GT/DA '95 Oldsmobile, 10.294 (-0.506)
6. Jerry Emmons, Pasadena, Texas, SS/JA '69 Camaro, 10.823 (-0.477)
7. Louis Moseley, Paron, Ark., GT/B '82 Camaro, 9.993 (-0.407)
8. J. Allen Sherman, Donaldsonville, La., SS/JA '69 Chevrolet, 10.936
(-0.364)
9. Pete Peery, Bowie, Texas, GT/F '91 Calais, 10.556 (-0.344)
10. Jesse Knapp, Lakeland, La., SS/HA '69 Camaro, 10.606 (-0.294)
STOCK
1. Steve Brack, Lawrence, Kan., I/SA '86 Camaro, 11.530 seconds
(1.070-seconds under Index)
2. Jeff Teuton, Houma, La., GT/SA '97 Dodge, 12.949 (-1.001)
3. Bobby Brannon, Bossier City, La., E/SA '98 Firebird, 11.002 (-0.998)
4. Justin Patrick Cardwell, Dubach, La., K/SA '85 Camaro, 11.965 (-0.985)
5. Jeff Hefler, Mansfield, Texas, F/SA '97 Trans Am, 11.186 (0.964)
6. Jackie Hibbard, Humble, Texas, P/SA '88 Oldsmobile, 12.810 (-0.940)
7. Kevin Helms, Mineola, Texas, B/S '69 Chevrolet, 10.595 (-0.905)
8. Jimmy Hidalgo, Donaldsonville, La., E/SA '97 Camaro, 11.135 (-0.865)
9. Pat Joffrion, Belle Rose, La., G/SA '98 Camaro, 11.489 (-0.811)
10. Jared Swinehart, Watonga, Okla., P/SA '88 Cutlass, 12.944 (-0.806)
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