Mon, 4 Oct 1999, 04:47 PM TOPEKA - Federal-Mogul Dragster Final, Round 4 Eliminations

By Bob Orme She does it again

TOPEKA, Kan. - Results of final, round 4 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
   1 Melanie Troxel      5.443 255.87  Q   14 Calvin Friesen      5.745 226.28
   (G Gossman   ) 0.548  5.624 260.11  E1   (R Henkelman ) 0.501  5.863 236.17
   (D Sheilds   ) 0.468  5.512 261.37  E2   (S Bowen     ) 0.502  5.684 245.14
   (M Kinser    ) 0.509  5.484 256.80  E3   (M Gunderson ) 0.467  5.553 241.11
 *****WINNER***** 0.475  5.465 256.26  E4                  0.470  6.928 175.37

3:30 PM Melanie Troxel takes her second national event win of this season and of her career. Friesen was smoking the tires at 300', pedaled it, lost some engine parts, and oiled down the track from 500' on through the finish line.