Sat, 9 Sep 2000, 09:38 AM Wells and Fleming Qualified Number One after Day One

Courtesy of NHRA Marketing

EARLVILLE, Iowa -- In the first rounds of qualifying at Tri-State Raceway, Federal-Mogul Dragster driver David Wells and Federal-Mogul Funny Car pilot Randy Fleming took the no. 1 qualifying positions in their classes.

Wells, of LeMars, Iowa, outran the field with a pass of 5.566 seconds at 255.82 mph. And Indedpendence, Mo., resident Randy Fleming made a 5.884-second, 247.72 mph run to take the pole. Top qualifiers in other classes are Clint Sallee, Glendive, Mont., in Comp; Dan Larson, St. Paul, Minn., in Super Stock; and Steve Couch, Sidney, Neb., in Stock.

Qualifying continues Saturday at 8 a.m. Gates open at 7 a.m. with Federal-Mogul Dragsters and Funny Cars scheduled to qualifying runs at 1 p.m. and 5 p.m. Tickets are $15 for adults and $5 for children ages 6-12. Children 5 and under are admitted free when accompanied by an adult.

For more information call Tri-State Raceway, (319) 923-3724.

The following are Friday's qualifying results from the NHRA Federal-Mogul Drag Racing Series event at Tri-State Raceway:

FEDERAL-MOGUL DRAGSTER
1. David Wells, LeMars, Iowa, 5.566 seconds, 255.82mph
2. Billy Bybee, McLean, Texas, 5.647, 253.80
3. Bruce Bowler, Denver, 5.725, 200.71
4. Calvin Friesen, Headingly, Man., Can., 5.905, 241.09
5. Ziggy Zivkovich, Litchfield, Minn., 6.167, 226.30
6. Phil Mass, Gurnee, Ill., no time recorded

FEDERAL-MOGUL FUNNY CAR
1. Randy Fleming, Independence, Mo., '99 Pontiac, 5.884 seconds, 247.72 mph
2. Jett Field, Pocatillo, Idaho, '98 Avenger, 5.997, 234.07
3. Cy Chesterman, Sioux City, Iowa, '99 Trans Am, 6.039, 193.71
4. Vern Moats, Des Moines, Iowa, '00 Firebird, 6.104, 245.03
5. Kurt Prososki, Bellevue, Neb., '97 Daytona, 6.284, 230.00
6. Kris Hool, Casper, Wyo., '97 Pontiac, 6.443, 227.44
7. Gage Chaffee, Big Lake, Minn., '96 Olds, 6.982, 152.15
8. Bruce Carlson, Prior Lake, Minn., '97 Firebird, 7.358, 148.98
Not Qualified
9. Kirk Williams, Glenwood, Iowa, '97 Pontiac, no time recorded

COMP ELIMINATOR
1. Clint Sallee, Glendive, Mont., '00 dragster, C/D, 7.133 seconds, -0.537 under
index
2. Craig Schuck, Eugene, Ore., '95 dragster, C/ED, 7.485, -0.525
3. Mike Nahan, Sartell, Minn., '97 dragster, E/D, 7.645, -0.525
4. Tom Snyder, Longmont, Colo., '23 roadster, A/A, 6.886, -0.504
5. John Linton, Tonkawa, Okla., '97 dragster, C/ED, 7.506, -0.504
6. Jeff Parrella, Hibbing, Minn., '32 roadster, A/ED, 7.595, -0.485
7. Joey Tanksley, Greenwell Springs, La., '91 dragster, B/ED, 7.096,-0.454
8. Randy Jones, Monarch Bch., Calif., '99 Pontiac, B/A, 7.432, -0.438
9. Joe Shalkowski, Thornton, Colo., '96 dragster, F/ED, 8.612, -0.408
10. Duane Robison, Gardner, Kan., '97 Firebird, C/A, 7.886, -0.334

SUPER STOCK
1. Dan Larson, St. Paul, Minn., '85 Camaro, SS/KA, 10.507 seconds, -1.043 under
index
2. Don O'Malley, Decatur, Ill., '64 Corvette, SS/KA, 10.544, -1.006
3. Nick Ryan, Aberdeen, S.D., '88 Cutlass, SS/NA, 11.473, -0.977
4. Randall Klein, Lincoln, Neb., '56 Nomad Wagon, SS/NA, 11.521, -0.929
5. Ritch Aherns, Greeley, Colo., '87 Firebird, GT/EA, 10.119, -0.831
6. Ron Taylor, Lincoln, Neb., '57 Chevy, SS/MA, 11.367, 11.367, -0.783
7. Mike Mans, Rogers, Minn., '00 Firebird, GT/IA, 10.721, -0.779
8. Wayne Denklau, Wayne, Neb., '55 Bel Air, SS/O, 11.737, -0.763
9. Delmer Wood, Tulsa, Okla., '90 Camaro, GT/HA, 10.590, -0.760
10. Tom Cassen, North Platte, Neb., '98 Achieva, GT/BA, 9.792, -0.758

STOCK ELIMINATOR
1. Steve Couch, Sidney, Neb., '00 Dodge, DT/SA, 12.183 seconds, -1.317 under index
2. Charles Blossom, Woodbury, Minn., '91 GMC, AT/SA, 11.751, -1.299
3. Bob Shaw, Sedalia, Mo., '85 Chevy, U/SA, 13.852, -1.297
4. Bill Rink, Naperville, Ill., '74 GTO, L/SA, 11.831, -1.169
5. Lawrence Line, Wright, Minn., '85 Monte Carlo, K/SA, 11.888, -1.062
6. Brian Baker, Waterloo, Iowa, '85 Camaro, I/SA, 11.591, -1.009
7. Steve Koppien, Sioux Falls, S.D., '69 Camaro, B/SA, 10.556, -0.994
8. Darwin Hardy, Muskegon, Mich., '84 Buick, U/SA, 14.185, -0.965
9. Kevin Helms, Mineola, Texas, '69 Camaro, B/S, 10.575, -0.925
10. Trent Gusso, Sioux Falls, S.D., '88 Mustang, M/S, 12.230, -0.920

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