NHRA FMDRS: Austin, Henkelman top qualifiers at Renegade Speedway
26 August 2000
YAKIMA, Wash. - Nearly 300 cars converged on a full house of fans
at Renegade Raceway Friday for the fifth stop on the NHRA Federal-Mogul
Drag Racing Series tour for a rare two-day race under the lights. Pat
Austin of Tacoma, Wash., and Brandon Henkelman of San Jose, Calif., made
the best of the cool night air by taking the No. 1 qualifying positions in
Federal-Mogul Funny Car and Federal-Mogul Dragster, respectively.
Defending NHRA Northwest Division Champion Austin needed only two
of the three allotted qualifying passes to collect the $1,000 Winston Top
Qualifier award and the right to face No. 8 qualifier Matt Goss of Grand
Junction, Ore., in round one Saturday. After spinning the tires on his
first qualifying attempt Austin made some major adjustments and came out
for the second round of qualifying ready for what the track would give him.
Austin tamed the hot Renegade quartermile with a scorching pass of 5.892
seconds at 245.90 miles per hour. Dan McGlone of Oregon City, Ore., made
claim to the No. 1 qualifying position after his great first-round run of
5.961 seconds at 238.98 mph, but couldn't better his e.t. in the second or
third rounds of qualifying and had to settle for the No. 2 starting
position.
"We had a little too much for the track in our first qualifying
attempt," explained Austin. "We went to work between rounds and made some
changes to the car. The track cooled off and we took advantage of it."
Rookie Federal-Mogul Dragster pilot Henkelman is making some
25-year veteran racers give him some notice after winning the NHRA
Federal-Mogul Drag Racing Series event at Woodburn Dragstrip in Woodburn,
Ore., in July. Henkleman crushed the Renegade Raceway track e.t. record of
5.641 seconds set last year by Mission Viejo, Calif.'s Darren Nicholson.
To the delight of the fans Henkelman lit up the track with header flames
from his A/Fuel Dragster and reset the record on his third attempt with a
run of 5.518 seconds at 245.76 mph.
Eliminations will begin at Renegade Raceway Saturday at 12 noon.
Gates open at 10 a.m. Eliminations for Federal-Mogul Dragster and
Federal-Mogul Funny Car will begin at 5:30 p.m.
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The following are Friday's qualifying results from the NHRA Federal-Mogul
Drag Racing Series event at Renegade Raceway.
FEDERAL-MOGUL DRAGSTER
1) Brandon Henkelman, San Jose, Calif., 5.518 seconds, 245.76 mph vs. 4)
Kim Parker, Graham, Wash., 6.401, 188.91
2) Mark Hentges, Federal Way, Wash., 5.658, 251.88 vs. 3) Duane Shields,
Las Vegas, Nev., 5.691, 228.48
FEDERAL-MOGUL FUNNY CAR
1) Pat Austin, Tacoma, Wash., '00 Firebird, 5.892 seconds, 245.90 mph vs.
8) Matt Goss, Grand Junction, Ore., '97 Camaro, 6.495, 211.91
2) Dan McGlone, Gladstone, Ore., '99 Camaro, 5.961, 238.98 vs. 7) Jett
Field, Pocatello, Idaho, '98 Avenger, 6.463, 197.23
3) Bucky Autin, Fife, Wash., '00 Camaro, 5.998, 236.28 vs. 6) Roger
Bateman, Calgary, Alb., '97 Firebird, 6.214, 242.39
4) John Hyland, Springfield, Ore., '00 Camaro, 6.004, 242.26 vs. 5) Russ
Parker, Salem, Ore., '00 Avenger, 6.053, 240.77
COMPETITION
1. Brian Hyerstay, Eugene, Ore., G/D dragster, 9.434 seconds (0.606-second
under Index)
2. Clint Sallee, Glendive, Mont., C/D dragster, 7.108 (-0.562)
3. Jim Warter, Fox Island, Wash., B/SM '92 Camaro, 8.846 (-0.524)
4. Nick Jondahl, Battle Ground, Wash., G/A '92 Firebird, 9.029 (-0.511)
5. Jeff Lane, North Bend, Wash., B/SR '34 Chevrolet, 8.237 (-0.503)
6. Bruce Perkin, Maple Ridge, B.C., B/SM '87 Trans Am, 8.916 (-0.454)
7. Adam Bowdish, Lake Oswego, Ore., C/SM '89 Trans Am, 9.202 (-0.388)
8. Mike Pessemier, Graham, Wash., B/D dragster, 7.075 (-0.385)
9. Tom Tucker, Bend, Ore., F/A '96 Lumina, 8.807 (-0.363)
10. Mike Cherry, Hermiston, Ore., E/A '81 Monza, 8.714 (-0.176)
SUPER STOCK
1. Steve Wann, Modesto, Calif., GT/TD '98 Dakota, 10.871 seconds
(0.879-second under Index)
2. Don Thomas, Spruce Grove, Alb., GT/DA '89 Camaro, 10.003 (-0.797)
3. Bill Stewart, Marysville, Wash., SS/KA '74 Barracuda, 10.775 (-0.775)
4. Byron Setters, Red Deer, Alb., GT/DA '96 Camaro, 10.040 (-0.760)
5. Art Congdon, Calgary, Alb., GT/CA '91 Calais, 10.029 (-0.671)
6. Alan Falcone, Normandy Park, Wash., GT/CA '91 Oldsmobile, 10.081
(-0.619)
7. Tom Nolan, LaCombe, Alb., SS/HA '67 Camaro, 10.282 (-0.618)
8. Dwight Deausy, Maple Ridge, B.C., GT/FA '91 Calais, 10.513 (-0.587)
9. Mark Faul, Tacoma, Wash., GT/HA '98 Grand Am, 10.791 (-0.559)
10. Gary Rouse, Bremerton, Wash., SS/LA '64 Chevelle, 11.266 (-0.484)
STOCK
1. Sean Cour, Brush Prairie, Wash., E/SA '97 Camaro, 11.048 seconds
(0.952-second under Index)
2. Don Little, Westley, Calif., A/SA '70 Barracuda, 10.381 (-0.919)
3. Jim Hughes, Grand Junction, Colo., D/S '67 Camaro, 10.888 (-0.912)
4. Jerry Mulkey, Burbank, Wash., Q/SA '66 Impala, 13.234 (-0.866)
5. Cal Method, Kennewick, Wash., G/SA '71 Camaro, 11.448 (-0.852)
6. John Towner, Bothell, Wash., K/SA '86 Camaro, 12.155 (-0.795)
7. Mike Sumner, North Bend, Wash., K/SA '86 Camaro, 12.169 (-0.781)
8. Bill Kost, Renton, Wash., L/SA '77 Cutlass, 12.219 (-0.781)
9. Mary Ann Method, Kennewick, Wash., C/SA '70 Nova, 10.930 (-0.770)
10. Larry Peterson, Eugene, Ore., H/SA '72 Camaro, 11.710 (-0.740)