Mon, Oct 5, 09:58 PM Rain Washes Away Much of Eliminations

Courtesy of NHRA Marketing at Virginia FMDRS

VIRGINIA MOTORSPORTS PARK, Dinwiddie, Virginia-- Scheduled eliminations at the final race of the Southeast NHRA Division Federal-Mogul Drag Racing Series event at Virginia Motorsports Park were delayed and almost non-existent Sunday.

Rain came and went most of the day as NHRA and VMP staff tried to get the track dried out enough to get things under way for the elimination rounds of the NHRA Federal-Mogul Drag Racing Series event presented by Virginia is for Lovers. Many drivers left the race after about 1:00 p.m. Some drivers such as the Federal-Mogul Funny Cars and Dragsters had more than just the prized Wally award and the award money to compete for. As one Federal-Mogul Funny Car crew member said "We've got jobs to get back to. We need to know if we can stay and race because that's why we came here." Several division as well as national champion titles are up for grabs at this point, close to the end of the season.

Two sessions of all sportsman categories and one round of Federal-Mogul Funny Car and Dragster were run Sunday. The rest of the eliminations through the finals will be finished Monday.

Winston top qualifier award winners for the best qualifying times of the event were Mike Gunderson in Federal-Mogul Dragster, Paul Gill in Federal-Mogul Funny Car, Mike Saye in Competition Eliminator, Ray Valpreda in the Stock category, and Joe Skinner in Super Stock.