Sat, 4 Nov 2000, 07:40 PM DALLAS-2 - Federal-Mogul Funny Car Final, Round 4 Eliminations

By Michael L. Jex

ENNIS, Texas - Results of final, round 4 eliminations in Federal-Mogul Funny Car at the 15th annual O'Reilly Fall Nationals presented by Castrol Syntec:

 Qua-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-Rd-Qua-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed
  12 Jackie Stidham      6.609 155.90  Q   15 Todd Simpson        8.130 113.28
   (R Fleming   ) 0.458  5.816 244.60  E1   (C Cheeseman ) 0.440  5.771 248.34
   (J Payne     ) 0.519  5.752 245.09  E2   (T Branch    ) 0.434  5.946 245.18
   (S Palmer    )        5.840 245.49  E3   (R Shaver    ) 0.000 10.296 113.41
                  0.493  5.978 238.51  E4 *****WINNER***** 0.423  5.961 244.65

5:35 PM These two drivers finished number one and two in NHRA division four last year, they have faced each other many times before. Stidham's Camaro danced around in the middle of the track, that proved to be the major difference. Todd will take another trophy back to Ponder Texas.