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Sat, 3 Nov 2001, 12:46 PM

shields and Payne Lead the Way after Day One

Courtesy of NHRA Marketing

LAS VEGAS -- Duane Shields in Federal-Mogul Dragster and Jay Payne in Federal-Mogul Funny Car are leading their respective fields after the first round of qualifying at The Strip at Las Vegas Motor Speedway,

Jay Payne
Dragster pilot Shields, of Las Vegas, Nevada, made a crowd-pleasing 5.489-second, 260.46 mph run to put him atop of the leader board. Meanwhile, Claremont, Calif., resident Payne took the top spot in Federal-Mogul Funny Car with a 5.790-second, 246.80 mph pass in his '01 Camaro.

Top qualifiers in other classes are Dennis Radford of Baker, Ore, in Comp; Jeff Taylor of Lumberton, N.C., in Super Stock; and Bruce Noland of Leesburg, Va., in Stock.

Qualifying and time trials will continue at The Strip at Las Vegas Motor Speedway on Saturday at 8 a.m. Gates open at 7:00 a.m. Federal-Mogul Dragster and Federal-Mogul Funny Car final qualifying session is scheduled at noon, with first round of elimination's at 4 p.m.

The following are Friday's qualifying results from the NHRA Federal-Mogul Drag Racing Series event at The Strip at Las Vegas Motor Speedway:

FEDERAL-MOGUL DRAGSTER
1) Duane Shields, Las Vegas, Nev., 5.489 seconds, 260.46 mph
2) Brandon Bernstein, Lake Forest, Calif., 5.592, 244.87
3) Dave Hirata, Lowell, Ind., 5.601, 253.14
4) Paul Jones, Stockton, Calif., 5.606, 255.53
5) Brandon Henkelman, Santa Clara, Calif., 5.609, 256.15
6) Darren Nicholson, Mission Viejo, Calif., 5.648, 252.71
7) Karl Brounkowski, Magnolia, Texas, 5.692, 255.92
8) Don Hudson, Stockton, Calif., 5.707, 207.08
9) Darryl Hitchman, Hanford, Calif., 5.732, 228.85
10) Tony Bartone, Manhasset, N.Y., 5.737, 240.68
11) Kent Nuckols, Albuquerque, N.M., 5.761, 245.32
12) Steve Federlin, Oregon City, Ore., 5.987, 168.98
13) Gary Anderson, Anaheim, Calif., 6.240, 235.31
14) Matthew Seltzer, Brea, Calif., 7.045, 126.99
15) Brian Hough, Eugene, Ore., 8.349, 97.55
16) Mike Strasburg, Lehi, Utah, 8.698, 116.02
Alternates
Kevin Brown, Clearfield, Utah, 13.071, 54.38

FEDERAL-MOGUL FUNNY CAR
1) Jay Payne, Claremont, Calif., '01 Camaro, 5.790 seconds, 246.80 mph.
2) Marc White, Glendale Heights, Ill., '01 Firebird, 5.800, 238.47
3) Steve Harker, Brisbane, Queensland, '99 Avenger, 5.802, 247.84
4) Steve Gasparelli, West Covina, Calif., '99 Firebird, 5.817, 243.02
5) Bret Williamson, Campbell, Calif., '01 Corvette, 5.899, 243.02
6) Doug Gordon, Templeton, Calif., '00 Camaro, 5.916, 246.35
7) John Weaver, Hanford, Calif., '00 Firebird, 5.942, 240.98
8) Mert Littlefield, Garden Grove, Calif., '00 Camaro, 6.053, 236.05
9) Mike Andreotti, Colusa, Calif., '01 Camaro, 6.072, 233.40
10) John Patton, Peoria, Ariz., '97 Trans Am, 6.218, 229.90
11) Michael Oliver, Evergreen, Colo., '81 Monza, 6.359, 217.46
12) Bill Gallio, Placentia, Calif., '00 Camaro, 6.713, 162.43
13) Bernie Harrington, Apple Valley, Calif., '01 Integra, 6.734, 226.77
14) Jason Rupert, Anaheim, Calif., '01 Avenger, 8.744, 104.82
15) Larry Miner, Woodbridge, Calif., '01 Camaro, 11.529, 58.08
16) Bucky Austin, Fife, Wash., '01 Avenger, DQ

COMP ELIMINATOR
1) Dennis Radford, Baker, Ore., '00 Viper, A/PM, 6.402, -0.728 under index
2) Don Stratton, Beloit, Ohio, '34 Chevrolet, B/SR, 8.193, -0.707
3) Jeff Taylor, Lumberton, N.C., '01 Grand Am, C/A, 7.615, -0.695
4) Brian Olson, Peru, Ind., '01 Dragster, A/ND, 7.319, -0.691
5) Scott Tidwell, Pinson, Ala., '00 Trans Am, C/A, 7.649, -0.661
6) Fred Gross, Glendale, Calif., '98 Firebird, E/A, 8.397, -0.653
7) Bo Butner, Floyds Knobs, Ind., '00 Firebird, D/AA, 7.964, -0.636
8) Adam Bowdish, Lake Oswego, Ore., '89 Trans Am, C/SM, 9.156, -0.624
9) Andy Manna Jr., Covina, Calif., '90 Trans Am, D/EA, 8.559, -0.621
10) Mike DePalma, Glendale, Ariz., '95 Camaro, A/SM, 8.574, -0.606

SUPER STOCK
1) Jeff Taylor, Lumberton, N.C., '01 Grand AM, SS/BM, 8.723 seconds, -1.217
2) Buz Post, Arlington, Texas, '98 Grand AM, SS/BM, 8.739, -1.201
3) Scott Welborn, West Columbia, S.C., '67 Chevy II, SS/GA, 9.937, -1.183
4) Gary Williams, Mariposa, Calif., '64 Comet, SS/MA, 11.319, -1.131
5) Bob Dennis, Shorter, Ala., '97 Firebird, GT/MA, 11.220, -1.130
6) Teresa Butner, Floyds Knobs, Ind., '96 Achieva, SS/DM, 9.393, -1.057
7) Frank Grossi, Upland, Calif., '01 Grand AM, GT/BA, 9.765, -1.045
8) Jimmy DeFrank, Tarzana, Calif., '87 Camaro, GT/HA, 10.612, -1.018
9) Terry Emmons, Pasadena, Texas, '96 Firebird, SS/JA, 10.563, -1.017
10) Tim Worner, Duncannon, Pa., '88 Cutlass, GT/JA, 10.924, -1.016

STOCK ELIMINATOR
1) Bruce Noland, Leesburg, Va., '72 Camaro, J/SA, 11.650 seconds, -1.420
under index
2) AL Corda, Elk Mound, Wis., '01 Firebird, D/SA, 10.810, -1.340
3) Darren Smith, Palmdale, Calif., '00 Dakota, DT/SA, 12.133, -1.297
4) John Cooper, La Porte, Colo., '67 Fairlane, B/SA, 10.611, -1.229
5) Paul Wong, Las Vegas, Nev., '65 Belvedere, U/SA, 14.323, -1.207
6) Gary Kestler, Las Vegas, Nev., '70 Challenger, B/SA, 10.672, -1.168
7) Neil Smedley, Phoenix, Ariz., '81 Trans Am, P/SA, 12.928, -1.162
8) Mary Method, Kennewick, Wash., '70 Nova, B/SA, 10.690, -1.150
9) Brian Van Poppel, Perry Hall, Md., '76 Volare, I/SA, 11.615, -1.145
10) Ken Etter, Riverside, Calif., '76 Volare, I/SA, 11.766, -1.144