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Sun, 1 Oct 2000, 12:48 PM

TOPEKA - Federal-Mogul Dragster Round 2 Eliminations

By Rick Green

TOPEKA, Kan. - Results of round 2 eliminations in Federal-Mogul Dragster at the 12th annual Advance Auto Parts Nationals:


 Qua-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-Rd-Qua-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed
   2 Billy Bybee         5.549 257.87  Q    7 Troy Buff           5.591 249.39
   (B Badgett   ) 0.547  5.599 249.26  E1   (D Shields   ) 0.547  5.640 245.94
 *****WINNER***** 0.468  5.518 255.97  E2                  0.466  5.583 251.44

Bybee launched hard and had a little tire shake, but was able to drive through it to take the win light.


 Qua-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-Rd-Qua-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed
   1 Gary Ormsby         5.530 254.33  Q    9 Randy Meyer         5.708 219.54
   (J Topping   ) 0.567  5.535 251.49  E1   (W Zivkovich ) 0.456  6.245 209.26
 *****WINNER***** 0.465  5.500 257.09  E2                  0.476 10.076  77.28

Meyer had tire shake right off the starting line and he pedaled it attempting to drive through it, but no luck. While Ormsby ripped off the quickest pass of the weekend to take the win light.


 Qua-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-Rd-Qua-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed
   4 Shelly Howard       5.558 252.80  Q    5 Bruce Bowler        5.588 247.34
   (C Dakin     ) 0.507  5.511 253.71  E1   (C Friesen   ) 0.501  5.473 252.05
 *****WINNER***** 0.641  5.543 251.34  E2                  0.479 10.243  82.08

Bowler was up in smoke as soon as he hit the throttle and he just blistered the Goodyears as he tried to drive through it. Howard had a little tire shake around 330-foot mark, but was able to drive through it. She will give up lane choice to Ormsby in the semi-finals.


 Qua-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-Rd-Qua-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed
   6 Keith Stark         5.591 254.38  Q    3 David Wells         5.553 257.78
   (E Schmeekle ) 0.509  5.649 252.28  E1   (D Stripe    ) 0.473  5.583 255.29
 *****WINNER***** 0.505  5.522 252.47  E2                  0.593  5.493 257.09

Stark won this one on the starting line as Wells had the quickest time of the weekend in a losing effort. Stark will give up lane choice to Bybee in the semis.