NHRA FMDRS--Douglas Int'l Raceway, Final results

10 July 2000
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
NHRA FEDERAL-MOGUL DRAG RACING SERIES-WEST CENTRAL DIVISION
DOUGLAS INTERNATIONAL RACEWAY
SUNDAY, JULY 9, 2000


BYBEE, PAYNE MAKE IT LOOK EASY AT DOUGLAS INT'L RACEWAY

                Douglas, Wy. - Federal-Mogul Dragster pilot, Billy Bybee of
McLean, Texas made it two wins in a row in the NHRA West Central Division
with a convincing win over the quickest Federal-Mogul Dragster field in
Douglas Int'l Raceway history.  Jay Payne of Upland, Calif. drove his
Federal-Mogul Funny Car to his second divisional win in a row with three
consistent runs in Sunday's eliminations.
        Bybee dominated the Federal-Mogul Dragster field on Sunday with
three passes of 5.930 seconds or better.  After each run was quicker and
faster than the last, Bybee made his way to the final to meet defending
NHRA West Central Federal-Mogul Dragster champion, David Wells of LeMars,
Iowa.  Wells took Bybee off the starting line by almost one-tenth of a
second, but Bybee stormed back and made up the difference at the finish
line with a pass of 5.888 seconds at 241.89 mph, breaking the track records
in e.t. and speed he set yesterday in qualifying.  Wells also had a stellar
pass of 5.973 seconds at 238.17 mph making the final against Bybee the
quickest and fastest side-by-side run in Douglas Int'l Raceway history.
        "This team worked so hard all weekend-they deserve the Wally
[trophy]," said a jubilant Bybee.  "They had the car set up perfect all
weekend all I had to do was hit the gas and hold on."
        With his victory in Federal-Mogul Funny Car, Payne has the
distinction of winning the Douglas Int'l Raceway championship in both
Federal-Mogul Dragster and funny car.   Not one of the seven other
Federal-Mogul Funny Cars came close to the consistency Payne showed all
weekend.  Payne made five of his six passes of the weekend in the 6.2's and
6.3's second range.  Payne advanced through Lawren Jones of Albuquerque,
N.M. in the first round with the quickest Federal-Mogul Funny Car pass of
the weekend, 6.223 seconds at 228.92 mph.  Payne advanced to the final by
beating the tire spinning and defending NHRA West Central Federal-Mogul
Funny Car Champion, Vern Moats of Des Moines, Iowa, with another quick pass
of 6.254 seconds at 227.80 mph.  In the final, Payne met up with Jett Field
of Pocatello, Idaho and didn't run as quick but ran quick enough to win
with a pass of 6.335 seconds at 226.51 mph to Field's run of 6.516 seconds
at 211.89 mph.
        "First and foremost I need to thank me crew for a fast car run
after run, " said Payne.  Scott Albright, Jake Serven, and Paul Evens came
together last week at the Denver Federal-Mogul event and this week in
Douglas to bring home two sweet victories."
The following are the final results from the NHRA Federal-Mogul Drag Racing
Series event at Douglas International Raceway:

FEDERAL-MOGUL DRAGSTER
First Round
1)  Billy Bybee, McLean, Texas, 5.930 seconds, 240.72 mph def. 8) Edwin
Schmeeckle, Gothenburg, Neb., 6.191, 230.84
2)   David Wells, LeMars, Iowa, 5.988, 236.75 def. 7) Brent DuCray, Grand
Junction, Colo., 6.158, 227.15
3)   Bruce Bowler, Denver, Colo., 6.151, 222.62 def. 6) Ziggy Zivkovich,
Litchfield, Minn., 6.200, 228.19
4)   Kent Nuckols, Albuquerque, N.M., 6.085, 236.01 def. 5) Sergio Recio,
El Paso, Texas, 6.122, 228.73

Semifinals
Bybee, 5.922, 240.89 def. Nuckols, 6.117, 235.43
Wells, 6.013, 236.46 def. Bowler, 6.095, 224.02

Final
Bybee, 5.888, 241.89 def. Wells, 5.973, 238.17

FEDERAL-MOGUL FUNNY CAR
First Round 
1) Jay Payne, Upland, Calif., '00 Chevrolet Camaro, 6.223, 228.92 def. 8)
Lawren Jones, Albuquerque, N.M., 
'00 Chevrolet Corvette, 7.986, 141.71
2) Jett Field, Pocatello, Idaho, '98 Dodge Avenger, 6.655, 218.69 def. 7)
Scott McVey, Winnepeg, Man., Canada,
'96 Oldsmobile Cutlass, 6.740, 210.31
3)  Roger Bateman, Calgary, Alb., Canada, '97 Pontiac Firebird, 6.269,
234.33 def. 6) Kris Hool, Casper, Wy., 
'97 Firebird, 6.492, 222.07
4) Vern Moats, Des Moines, Iowa, '00 Firebird, 6.469, 219.26 def. 5) Robert
Kanenwisher, Conifer, Colo., 
'98 Dodge Avenger, 7.943, 118.28

Semifinals
Payne, 6.254, 227.80 def. Moats, 8.575, 97.68
Field, 6.408, 223.76 def. Bateman, 6.704, 229.12

Final
Payne, 6.335, 226.51 def. Field, 6.516, 211.89

COMP ELIMINATOR
Clint Sallee, Glendive, Mont., '00 Dragster, C/D, 7.546, 177.04 def.
Charlie Stewart, Arlington, Texas, '99 Dragster, A/ED, 12.352, 55.98
(Foul-Red Light)

SUPER STOCK
Ricky Ray, Savannah, Mo., '00 Firebird, SS/BS, 9.748, 137.54 def. Abe
Loewen, Regina, Sask., Canada, '98 Grand Am, SS/DM, 10.000, 135.17

STOCK ELIMINATOR
Tony Hernandez, Denver, Colo., '67 Chevrolet II, E/SA, 12.741, 102.73 def.
Neal Rhodes, Aurora, Colo., '67 Fairlane, F/SA, 11.950, 110.24

SUPER COMP
Dugan Senne, Bismark, N.D., 9.369, 150.98 def. Larry Jones, Kearney, Neb.,
9.325, 153.25 (Breakout)

SUPER GAS
Mark Philbrick, Aurora, Colo., '98 Ford Mustang, 10.443, 142.37 def. Jason
Schade, Northglenn, Colo., '65 Volkswagen Bug, 10.457, 133.14

SUPER STREET
Henry Sliwinski, , Littleton, Colo., '65 Chevrolet Chevelle, 11.464, 121.14
def. Steve Domingues, Delby, Kansas, '67 Chevrolet Camaro, 11.500, 135.82

SUPER BIKE
Mark Faber, Commerce City, Colo., '83 Suzuki, 10.307, 127.67 def. Robert
Cooper, Omaha, Neb., '94 Suzuki, 10.490, 122.72 (Foul-Red Light)

SUPER PRO
Terry Peacock,Thornton, Colo., '93 Dragster, 7.853, 162.80 def. Jason
Urbanski, Riverton, Wy., '69 Chevrolet Nova, 10.621, 127.32

PRO ET
Eric Nazarenus, Brighton, Colo., '67 Ford Mustang, 11.038, 121.39 def.
Leroy Dunn, Casper, Wy., '69 Chevrolet Camaro, 11.362, 117.82

SNOWMOBILE
Jim Moore Jr., Gillette, Wy., '97 Ski Doo, 10.672, 122.95 def. Jim Moore
Sr., Casper, Wy., '97 Ski Doo, 9.728, 136.29

JUNIOR DRAGSTER
Shelby Heggie, Laramie, Wy., '00 Jr. Dragster, 11.307, 54.89 def. Kris
Whitfield, Littleton, Colo., '00 Jr. Dragster, 10.257, 58.77

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