REYNOLDS RESULTS

DIVISION 2
Silver Dollar Raceway
Reynolds, Ga.  May 15-17


Results will be posted as soon as they are available.


Friday Qualifying

Saturday Qualifying

Sunday Race

Instant Stats
Friday Qualifying: 

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Reynolds, Ga. -- Stunning track record performances were turned in on the
first day of qualifying at the NHRA Federal-Mogul Southwest Series event at
Silver Dollar Raceway Friday.  Michael Gunderson of Florida ran 245.16 mph
to top Greg Roberts track standard in Federal-Mogul Dragster and Todd Paton
of  Ontario, Canada, ran 5.99 seconds at 237.02 mph in Federal-Mogul Funny
Car to set a new standard for elapsed time in that category.

Their efforts were made even more stunning because of the hot and humid
conditions that remain over the Southeastern portion of the country. 
Conditions were not considered good by many racers who opted to run
Saturday when hopes are high that the temperatures will drop, if only
slightly.

Qualifying and time trials will continue Saturday at 10 a.m. and the
Federal-Mogul Dragsters and Funny Cars are scheduled to run at 5 p.m. and
again at 8 p.m.  Tickets, including a pit pass, are $20.  Children under
12, when accompanied by an adult, are free. 



Friday’s Final qualifying:

Federal-Mogul Dragster 
1.  Michael Gunderson, Middleburg, Fla. 5.762   245.26*
2.  Gregory Roberts, Kenner, LA         5.817   242.32
3.  Doug Kelley, Palm City, Fla.        5.875   237.21
4.  Bill McCornack, Lexington, Ky.      6.004   236.96
5.  Don Fiorelli, Palm Bay, Fla.        6.083   226.75
6.  Lee Kell, Attalla, Ala.             7.593   173.61
7.  Bob Bears Jr., Oldsmar, Fla.       18.021    39.49

Federal-Mogul Funny Car
1.  Todd Paton, Paris ONT, CAN, ‘98 Firebird 5.999*  237.02
2.  Todd Simpson, Ponder, Texas, ‘98 Avenger 6.040   232.61
3.  Mike Preslar, Salisbury, ‘97 Probe       6.495   208.47
*=Track Record

Competition
1. Rick Hord, Kissimmee, Fla. AA/A ‘96 Corvette          7.284   -0.416
2. Mike Saye, Johnston, SC, G/Altered ‘92 Cutlass        9.079   -0.401
3. Glen Treadwell, Sorrento, Fla. A/E Altered ‘23 T Ford 7.682   -0.348
4. Van Puckett, Lithonia, Ga. E/Altered ‘90 Trans Am     8.536   -0.324
5. Jim Kimbrough, Pace, Fla. A/Econo Altered ‘23 T Ford  7.707   -0.323
6. Ron Griffis, Gainesville, Fla. A/Econo Altered ‘32 Ford 7.966  -0.064
7. Michael Hardy, Wilmington, NC, D/E Altered ‘97 Pont.   9.005  -0.035
8. Rocky Hummel, Knoxville, Tenn. B/Econo Dragster        9.761   0.101
9. Randy Harrison, Orlando, Fla. B/Altered ‘23 T Ford     25.593  17.623


Super Stock
1. Nick Dennis, Jacksonville, Fla. SS/NA ‘79 Volare      11.662  -0.788
2. Bob Dennis, Shorter Al., GT/MA ‘97 Firebird           11.297  -0.753
3. Celess Squirewell Jr., Columbia, SC SS/DA ‘69 Camaro   9.758  -0.742
4. Edmond Richardson, Goddletteville, TN SS/IA ‘66 Chevy 10.272  -0.728
5. Terry Taylor, Lumberton, NC GT/FA 98 Avenger          10.3390 -0.710
6. Ronnie Courtney, Johnston, SC GT/GA ‘80 Sunbird       10.499  -0.701
7. Mike Crutchfield, Montgomery, Al. SS/BS ‘90 Camaro     9.299  -0.701
8. Bill Burnette, Arden, NC, SS/OA ‘66 Impala            11.917  -0.683

Stock
1.  Jim Cassels, Cairo, Ga. M/SA ‘85 Camaro           12.247  -0.903
2.  Amy Faulk, Memphis, Tenn. E/SA ‘97 Trans Am       11.172  -0.828
3.  Mark Lewis, Inman SC, K/SA ‘74 Chevy Nova         12.123  -0.827
4.  M.J Quinn, Louisville, Ky. J/SA ‘85 Camaro        11.940  -0.810
5.  Ronnie Cardwell, Ruston, La. K/SA’90 Firebird     12.154  -0.796
6.  Debbie Cardwell, Ruston, La. G/SA ‘69 Camaro      11.558  -0.742
7.  Wayne Shaw, Douglasville, Ga. M/SA ‘83 Malibu wgn 12.409  -0.741
8.  Garry Glazener, Jackson SC G/SA ‘72 Mustang       11.570  -0.730

Saturday Final Qualifying Report: 


Gunderson, Paton Continue the Record Pace
at Silver Dollar Federal-Mogul Speed Fest
Reynolds, Ga. -- Stunning track record performances continued on the second
day of qualifying at the NHRA Federal-Mogul Southwest Series event at
Silver Dollar Raceway Saturday.  Michael Gunderson of Florida upped his
day-old record to 245.29 mph and Todd Paton of  Ontario, Canada, ran
5.950 seconds at 239.02 mph in Federal-Mogul Funny Car to up his new
standard for elapsed time in that category.  Moreover, Todd Simpson, of
Ponder, Texas, tied Paton’s 5.950 mark but is now in the number two
qualifying spot because of his slower 238.09 mph speed. 

In the evening qualifying session most Federal-Mogul Dragster and Funny Car
teams elected to sit on their earlier effort.  Only Mark Bellingham changed
positions with his 6.30 Federal-Mogul Funny Car effort.  However, in
Competition Eliminator, No. 1 qualifier Rick Hord ran nearly .60-under his
Index, narrowly missing an Index adjustment that would have made his racing
effort on Sunday a bit more difficult.

Gates open Sunday at 8 a.m. with racing eliminations for the 250 mph
Federal-Mogul Dragsters and Funny Cars beginning at noon.  Tickets,
including a pit pass, are $20.  Children under 12, when accompanied by an
adult, are free. 



Saturday’s final qualifying 

Federal-Mogul Dragster 
1.  Michael Gunderson, Middleburg, Fla. 5.750   245.29*
2.  Gregory Roberts, Kenner, LA         5.817   242.32
3.  Doug Kelley, Palm City, Fla.        5.821   239.74
4.  Bob Bears Jr., Oldsmar, Fla.        5.879   240.70
5.  Bill McCornack, Lexington, Ky.      6.004   236.96
6.  Don Fiorelli, Palm Bay, Fla.        6.083   228.42
7.  Lee Kell, Attalla, Ala.             7.593   173.61

Federal-Mogul Funny Car
1.  Todd Paton, Paris ONT, CAN, ‘98 Firebird    5.950*  239.29
2.  Todd Simpson, Ponder, Texas, ‘98 Avenger    5.950*  238.09
3.  Von Smith, Oak Ridge, Tenn. ‘98 Firebird    6.140   230.00
4   Mark Bellingham, Apopka, Fla. ‘95 Achieva   6.304   221.51
5   Mike Preslar, Salisbury, ‘97 Probe          6.395   208.47
6.  Tony Carlisle, Conyers, Ga., ‘97 Camaro     7.374   194.17

*=Track Record

Competition
1.  Rick Hord, Kissimmee, Fla. AA/A ‘96 Corvette          7.108   -0.592
2.  David Rampy, Piedmont, Ala., A/EA ‘32 Bantam          7.597   -0.433
3.  Mike Saye, Johnston, SC, G/Altered ‘92 Cutlass        9.067   -0.413
4.  Michael Hardee, Wilmington, NC, D/E Altered           8.634   -0.406
5.  Jim Kimbrough, Pace, Fla. A/Econo Altered ‘23 T Ford  7.694   -0.336
6.  Glen Treadwell, Sorrento, Fla., A/E Altered ‘23 Ford  7.682   -0.348
7.  Van Puckett, Lithonia, Ga., E/Altered ‘90 Pontiac     8.536   -0.324
8.  Don Eberly, Brunswick, Ga., E/Altered ‘96 Firebird    8.711   -0.149
9.  Randy Harrison, Orlando, Fla. B/A ‘23T Ford           7.841   -0.129
10. Ron Griffis, Gainesville, Fla., A/E Altered ‘32 Bantam  7.944 -0.086
11. Rocky Hummel, Knoxville, Tenn., B/E Dragster            7.599   -0.061


Super Stock
1.  Johnny Fogle, Norway, SC, SS/HA, ‘97 Firebird       10.060  -0.839
2.  Bob Dennis, Shorter, Al., GT/MA ‘97 Firebird        11.242  -0.808
3.  Nick Dennis, Jacksonville, Fla., SS/NA ‘79 Volare   11.662  -0.788
4.  Leroy Davis, West Columbia, SC, GT/MA ‘91 Probe     11.271  -0.779
5.  Terry Pearson, Spanish Fort, Ala., GT/BA ‘97 Achieva 9.784  -0.766
6.  Jerry Harris, Oxford, SS/DS ‘95 Achieva             11.053  -0.747
7.  Herbie Null, Elgin, SC, GT/BA ‘87 Camaro            9.805   -0.745
8.  Celess Squirewell Jr., Columbia, SC, ‘69 Camaro     9.758   -0.742

Stock
1.  Ronnie Cardwell, Ruston, La., K/SA ‘90 Firebird     11.970  -0.980
2.  Mark Lewis, Inman, SC, K/SA ‘74 Nova                11.977  -0.973
3.  Jim Cassels, Cairo, Ga., M/SA ‘85 Camaro            12.199  -0.951
4.  Amy Faulk, Memphis, Tenn., E/SA ‘97 Trans Am        11.096  -0.904
5.  Garry Glazener, Jackson, SC G/SA ‘72 Mustang        11.475  -0.825
6.  Andy Thornburg, Wilmer, Ala. J/SA ‘79 Aspen         11.937  -0.813
7.  M.J. Quinn, Louisville, Ky., J/SA ‘85 Camaro        11.940  -0.810
8.  Wayne Shaw, Douglasville, Ga., M/SA ‘83 Mailbu wgn  12.349  -0.801
Sunday Results: 

Kelley, Simpson grab important Federal-Mogul
Points with impressive Silver Dollar victories  

Reynolds, Georgia -- Final results for the second event of the fourth-event
NHRA Southeast Division Federal-Mogul Series.  A total of 344 drivers ran
for a share of $133,055 up from grabs at comfy Silver Dollar Raceway, about
80 miles south of Atlanta.

Upstart Doug Kelley made a statement at the Silver Dollar Raceway in
Federal-Mogul Dragster.  He has arrived.  His 5.78 in the final over Bob
Bears’ gallant, black-tracking, sideways run was a dramatic final to what
may prove to be a pivotal event when the final standings are added up at
the end of the year, both divisionally and nationally. Perhaps the most
important race came when Bears upset Michael Gunderson in the semifinals. 

Gunderson is three years into his five-year master plan to be the
Federal-Mogul Champion in Federal-Mogul Dragster.  You’d have to say he was
way ahead of schedule coming into the fourth Southeast Division event of
the year.  He had but himself into the middle of the of the battle,
currently leading in the Southeast Division and the 20 points shy in the
national points.  He came into Silver Dollar having won the previous two
Southeast Division events at Orlando and Rockingham and dearly wanted to
post another at Reynolds.  Then he met Bears in the semi-final and the game
plan, temporarily,  was disrupted.

The two Todds, Paton and Simpson, chased each other from the NHRA South
Central country of Texas and ended up in the Dixie Rebel stronghold of
Silver Dollar Raceway to try to pad their Federal-Mogul points totals.  The
two stood Nos. 2 and 3 in the national points and Simpson led the South
Central Division.  Southeast Division points leader in the Federal-Mogul
Funny Car class, Tony Bartone, usually travels to the South from his
Northeast base, but stayed close to home, opting to run in Englishtown,
N.J., at the NHRA Mopar Parts Nationals, so the prize was there to be
picked like a fresh Georgia Peach.

Paton can hardly be called a carpetbagger from Texas, however, as he runs
in the South Central Division despite being based in Ontario, Canada. 
Nonetheless, Paton and Simpson began their attack on the locals by both
qualifying at 5.950 to reset the track elapsed time record for the class. 
Paton was the No. 1 qualifier based on is 239.29 mph speed compared to
238.09 mph for Simpson.

As predicted, they advanced to meet in the finals where Simpson slapped a
big victory on the scoreboards when Paton’s tires rattled and broke loose
at mid-track.   The win will have a bearing on the national  points listing
depending on how Bob Newberry did at Englishtown.   

Mike Saye padded his Federal-Mogul Southeast points lead by driving his
Buick-powered G/Altered Olds Cutlass to his first Federal-Mogul Southeast
win of the year, beating a red-lighting Jim Kimbrough in the final after
upsetting the thundering AA/Altered Corvette of red-lighting Rick Hord in
the semi-final.  Hord ran as quick as 7.10 before losing.

No new records were backed up at the event.
Instant Stats: 


REYNOLDS RESULTS

DIVISION 2 INSTANT STATS
Silver Dollar Raceway, Reynolds, Ga.

Federal-Mogul Dragster
 	W: Doug Kelley -- 5.784, 240.64
	R/U: Bob Bears Jr. -- 6.540, 167.78

Federal-Mogul Funny Car
 	W: Todd Simpson ('98 Avenger) -- 6.022, 236.84
	R/U: Todd Paton (‘98 Firebird) -- 6.519, 232.79

Competition
 	W: Mike Saye (G/A ‘92 Cutlass) -- 8.998, 150.42
	R/U: Jim Kimbrough (A/EA ‘23-T Ford) -- 7.621, 172.97

Super Stock
 	W: Terry Taylor (GT/FA ‘98 Avenger) -- 10.567, 108.60
	R/U: Everette Keesley (GT/CA ‘82 Firebird) -- 10.480, 132.64.

Stock
 	W: Gale Pinkston (G/SA ‘67 Camaro) -- 18.333, 45.17
	R/U: Gregory Rowe (I/SA ‘85 Camaro) -- 11.919 (foul)

Super Comp
 	W: Shannon Brinkley -- 8.904, 167.31
	R/U: Edmond Richardson -- 8.889, 155.62.

Super Gas
 	W: Peabody Harrell (‘27-T Ford) -- 9.891, 142.97
	R/U: Sherman Adcock (n/a) -- 8.890, 142.47

Super Street
 	W: Dan Moore (‘81 Camaro) -- 10.85, 137.78
	R/U: Gary Dorsey (‘77 Vega) -- broke