Mon, 4 Oct 1999, 02:24 PM TOPEKA - Federal-Mogul Dragster Round 3 Eliminations

By Bob Orme

TOPEKA, Kan. - Results of round 3 eliminations in Federal-Mogul Dragster at the 11th annual Advance Auto Parts Nationals:

  
 Qua-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-Rd-Qua-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed
  10 Michael Gunderson   5.680 248.80  Q   14 Calvin Friesen      5.745 226.28
   (K Stark     ) 0.520  5.625 252.38  E1   (R Henkelman ) 0.501  5.863 236.17
   (D Wells     ) 0.494  5.692 251.63  E2   (S Bowen     ) 0.502  5.684 245.14
                  0.516  5.566 252.90  E3 *****WINNER***** 0.467  5.553 241.11

1:04 PM and the Federal-Mogul Dragsters are ready to run. Not much to say other than stong, straight runs by both drivers.

  
 Qua-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-Rd-Qua-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed
   1 Melanie Troxel      5.443 255.87  Q   12 Mark Kinser         5.716 245.67
   (G Gossman   ) 0.548  5.624 260.11  E1   (R Wendland  ) 0.580  5.655 233.28
   (D Sheilds   ) 0.468  5.512 261.37  E2   (B Bowler    ) 0.521  5.481 260.46
 *****WINNER***** 0.509  5.484 256.80  E3                  0.501  5.721 246.53

Kinser had a quicker 60' time, .914 to .936, but he slowed for some reason not apparent from here.