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1999 NHRA NORTHWEST DIVISION SCHEDULE

Federal Mogul Drag Racing Series

April 16 - 18
Firebird Raceway -
BOISE, IDAHO

May 7 - 9
Mission Raceway Park -
MISSION, B.C.

May 28 - 30
Eagle Motorplex -
ASHCROFT B.C.

June 25 - 27
Seattle International Raceway -
KENT, WASHINGTON

July 9 - 11
Woodburn Dragstrip -
WOODBURN, OREGON

August 27 & 28
Renegade Raceway -
YAKIMA, WASHINGTON

 

SPECIAL EVENTS & SERIES:

May 22-23
Southern Oregon Dragway -
MEDFORD, OREGON
Northwest Bracket National Open - Bracket Bash 99

 

July 3-4
Labatt's Raceway -
EDMONTON, ALBERTA
Canadian National Open Championship Race # l
Alberta Provincial Bracket Championship Race #1

 

July 24-25
Mission Raceway Park -
MISSION, B.C.
Canadian National Open Championship Race #2
British Columbia Provincial Bracket Championship Race #1

 

August 7 - 8
North Central Motorsport Park -
RINCE GEORGE, B.C.
Northwest Bracket National Open
British Columbia Provincial Bracket Championship Race # 2

 

August 14-15
Race City Motorsports Park -
CALGARY, ALBERTA
Canadian National Open Championship Race #4
Alberta Provincial Bracket Championship Final

 

September 10-12
Southern Oregon Dragway -
MEDFORD, OREGON
Sears Craftsman E.T. Finals and Race of Champions

 

September 25-26
Eagle Motorplex -
ASHCROFT B.C.
Canadian National Open Championship Race #5
British Columbia Provincial Championship Final

FORMER DIVISION CHAMPIONS MAKE FAST WORK AT FIREBIRD RACEWAY

FIREBIRD RACEWAY, Boise, Idaho - 1998 Northwest division Federal-Mogul Funny Car champion, Roger Bateman and 1998 Pacific division Federal-Mogul Dragster champion, Rick Santos, claim victory at the NHRA Federal-Mogul Drag Racing Series event at Firebird Raceway.

Roger Bateman of Calgary, Alberta, Canada, brought his Federal-Mogul Funny Car into Sundays eliminations at the No. 7 qualifying position with his best run of 6.219 seconds at 229.76 mph. Bateman's three runs in Sunday's eliminations included a 6.057, 6.049, and a pass of 6.066 seconds at 232.43 mph in the final. Bateman was set to run fellow Canadian, Mike Giuliani of Abbotsford, B.C. Canada, in the finals. Moving up to the starting line Giuliani's Oldsmobile lost power due to electrical problems. To the elation of the crowd, Bateman made a full run to take the victory. "When I saw Mike wasn't going to make the run, all I thought was that I could use this run to test our new set-up," said Bateman. "We couldn't get the car right all weekend so we decided to try a little something different for today, I guess it worked."

The Federal-Mogul Dragster finals matched No. 1 qualifier, Rick Santos, against No. 2 qualifier, Melanie Troxel, which was a carbon copy of last year's final round at Firebird Raceway. Santos start was the difference in the race. Santo's reaction time was a .474 to Troxel's .492. They were almost side-by-side all the way down the track, but Troxel could not make up the great start by Santos. Santos took the race with a lap of 5.667 seconds at 242.98 mph to Troxel's run of 5.753 seconds at 242.84 mph.

Final results from Firebird Raceway, Boise, Idaho, the first of six events in the Northwest Division of the 1999 NHRA Division Federal-Mogul Drag Racing Series, listing driver, hometown, state, vehicle, elapsed time in seconds, speed in miles per hour.

FEDERAL-MOGUL DRAGSTER-Rick Santos, San Leandro, Calif., 5.667, 242.98 def. Melanie Troxel, Littleton, Colo., 5.753, 242.84.

FEDERAL-MOGUL FUNNY CAR-Roger Bateman, Calgary, Alberta, Canada, '97 Pontiac, 6.066, 232.43 def. Mike Giuliani, Abbotsford, B.C. Canada, '93 Oldsmobile, (no run recorded, broke)

COMPETITION-Jim Warter, Fox Island, Wash., '92 Chevrolet, 9.135, 147.56 def. Clint Sallee, Glendive, Mont., '98 Dragster, 7.494, 179.56.

SUPER STOCK-Bill Parmenter, Sandy, Or., '57 Chevrolet, 12.725, 101.60 def. Tony DeFrank, Tarzana, Calif., '98 Pontiac, 10.482, 127.55.

STOCK-Don Little, Westley, Calif., '70 Ford, 10.655, 118.49 def. Jim Waldo, Richland, Wash., '69 Mustang, 11.166, 120.04.

SUPER STREET-Jason Heard, Vancouver, Wash., '70 Maverick, 11.264, 128.53 def. Jim Glenn, Kent, Wash., '69 Pontiac, 11.244, 121.17.

SUPER GAS-Mike Federer, Buckley, Wash., '96 Pontiac, 10.302, 138.03 def. William Marshall, Battle Ground, Wash., '89 Probe, 10.239, 137.67.

SUPER COMP-Don Rhyne, Boring Or., Dragster, 9.220, 155.76 def. Frank Cervelli, Brentwood, Calif., '96 Chevrolet, 9.183, 156.95.

Federal-Mogul Dragster National Champion, Rick Santos, went into Saturdays final qualifying run in the No. 2 position three thousandths of a second behind Melanie Troxel of Littleton, Colo. Santos last qualifying attempt gave him the No. 1 position with a run of 5.590-seconds at 252.45 to Troxel's run of 5.636-seconds at 248.55.

"It was a good time for the best run we had all weekend, it felt nice all the way down the track," opined Santos, of San Leandro, Calif. "Its always nice to run well in the home town of our sponsor, Oakwood Homes." Final eliminations in all categories begin 9:00 a.m. Sunday, with eliminations in Federal-Mogul Dragster and Federal-Mogul Funny Car scheduled to begin at 12 noon.

BOISE, Idaho-First round qualifying results from Firebird Raceway, the first of six events in the 1999 NHRA Northwest Division Federal-Mogul Drag Racing Series, listing driver, hometown, state, vehicle, elapsed time in seconds, speed in miles per hour.

FEDERAL-MOGUL DRAGSTER

  1. Rick Santos, San Leandro, Calif., 5.590seconds, 252.45 mph
  2. Melanie Troxel, Littletown, Colo., 5.636, 248.55
  3. Mark Hentges, Federal Way, Wash., 5.691, 245.56
  4. Mike Strasburg, Lindon, Utah, 5.799, 234.61
  5. Steve Federlin, Oregon City, Or., 5.805, 239.55
  6. Duane Shields, Las Vegas, Nev., 5.838, 238.22
  7. Gary Orsmby Jr., Auburn, Wash., 5.985, 222.77
  8. Gary Anderson, Anaheim, Calif., 6.093, 227.73

FEDERAL-MOGUL FUNNY CAR

  1. Dan McGlone, Portland, Or., '98 Mustang, 5.948, 237.96 mph
  2. John Hyland, Springfield, Or., '98 Mustang, 6.050, 229.24
  3. Russ Parker, Salem, Or., '97 Firebird, 6.071 , 231.83 mph
  4. Mike Giuliani, Abbotsford, B.C. , '93 Oldsmobile, 6.077, 231.89
  5. Steve Sommer, Nampa, Idaho, '98 Firebird, 6.082, 207.70
  6. Kerry Moreira, Richfield, Idaho, '94 Oldsmobile, 6.130, 216.24
  7. Roger Bateman, Calgary, Alberta, Canada, '97 Firebird, 6.219, 229.76
  8. Jett Field, Pocatello, Idaho, '97 Dodge, 6.521, 231.66

COMPETITION

  1. Jim Warter, Fox Island, Wash., '92 Chevrolet, 9.042 (-0.568)
  2. Alan Freese, Monterey, Calif., '96 Chevrolet, 8.509 (-0.561)
  3. Doug Lambeck, Northridge, Calif., '90 Chevrolet, 9.318 (-0.552)
  4. Nick Jandahl, Battle Ground, Wash., '92 Firebird, 9.147 (-0.543)
  5. Clint Sallee, Glendive, Mont., '98 Dragster, 7.358 (-0.532)
  6. Rob Robinson, Portland, Wash., '96 Oldsmobile, 8.572 (-0.498)
  7. Art Hodges, Simi Valley, Calif., '98 Chevrolet, 7.963 (-0.467)
  8. Mike Cherry, Hermiston, Or., '81 Monza, 8.932 (-0.078)

SUPER STOCK

  1. Tony DeFrank, Tarzana, Calif., '98 Pontiac, 10.218 (1.252-seconds under Index)
  2. Greg Luneack, Upland, Calif., '96 Oldsmobile, 9.525 (-1.225)
  3. Gary McGlosson, Cuba, N.M., '69 Chevrolet, 10.106 (-1.154)
  4. John Schiess, North Hills, Calif., '91 Oldsmobile, 9.748 (-1.152)
  5. Abe Loewen, Regina, Canada, '98 Pontiac, 9.408 (-1.132)
  6. Jimmy DeFrank, Tarzana, Calif., '89 Chevrolet, 10.601 (-1.129)
  7. Terry Sherrill, Klamath Falls, Or., '57 Chevrolet, 8.758 (-1.112)
  8. Randy Hopkins, Scandia, Mich., '68 Dodge, 9.230 (-1.100)

STOCK

  1. Scott North, West Valley City, Utah, '84 Buick, 13.877 seconds (1.673-seconds under Index)
  2. Chuck Rayburn, Castro Valley, Calif., '71 Dodge, 10.538 (-1.392)
  3. Bob Turner, Riverside, Calif., '74 Dodge, 11.159 (-1.391)
  4. Bill Kost, Renton, Wash, '77 Oldsmobile, 12.204 (-1.386)
  5. Rob Youngblood, Nampa, Idaho, '71 Ford, 10.829 (-1.361)
  6. Bill Heard Jr., Vancouver, Wash., Pontiac, 11.067 (-1.333)
  7. Fred Rectar, Durango, Colo., '72 Chevrolet, 11.628 (-1.292)
  8. Shawn Towner, Lynnwood, Wash., '85 Chevrolet, 12.100 (-1.280)

 

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