Fri, 8 Sep 2000, 07:26 PM ENGLISHTOWN - Federal-Mogul Dragster Round 1 Eliminations

By Rick Green

ENGLISHTOWN, N.J. - Results of round 1 eliminations in Federal-Mogul Dragster at the 31st Matco Tools Spring SuperNationals presented by Racing Champions:

 Qua-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-Rd-Qua-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed
   4 Michael Gunderson   5.610 227.84  Q   13 Fred Ahrberg        6.521 193.68
                  0.000 No Time        E1 *****WINNER***** 2.419 15.932  71.59

Gunderson did not return.

 Qua-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-Rd-Qua-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed
  10 Ken Winward         5.871 245.40  Q    7 Bruce Horner        5.751 233.08
                  0.817  6.079 176.14  E1 *****WINNER***** 1.041  5.787 237.30

Both guys late on the line, but Horner had the power to chase Winward down.

 Qua-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-Rd-Qua-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed
   3 Cliff Bozzelli      5.596 251.30  Q   14 Mike Kosky          6.727 145.09
 *****WINNER***** 0.417  5.656 250.37  E1                  0.492  5.731 250.64

 Qua-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-Rd-Qua-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed
   2 Shawn Bowen         5.548 263.82  Q   15 John Headley        7.211 171.88
 *****WINNER***** 0.499  5.677 260.16  E1                  0.603  6.021 226.58

Bowen is out of the gate first and never looks back.

 Qua-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-Rd-Qua-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed
   5 Arthur Gallant      5.704 250.55  Q   12 David DeAngelis     6.452 186.33
                  0.562 24.665  24.29  E1 *****WINNER***** 0.427  5.983 226.81

Gallant blistered the Goodyears right off the starting line.

 Qua-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-Rd-Qua-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed
   8 Rich McPhillips     5.823 230.65  Q    9 Douglas Foley       5.865 237.84
 *****WINNER***** 0.534  5.591 229.43  E1                  0.515 10.325  77.78

 Qua-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-Rd-Qua-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed
  16 Bill Reichert       9.368  90.63  Q    1 Dave Hirata         5.409 267.59
                  0.553  6.047 231.52  E1 *****WINNER***** 0.533  5.451 265.69

Hirata with the starting line advantage and then runs the quickest pass of the session.