SCRIBNER RESULTS

DIVISION 5
Nebraska Motorplex
Scribner, Neb.  Aug. 14-16


Results will be posted as soon as they are available.


Friday Qualifying

Saturday Qualifying

Sunday Race

Instant Stats
Friday Qualifying: 

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

TROXEL, WELLS FEDERAL-MOGUL DRAGSTER
BATTLE HEATS UP IN SCRIBNER

        SCRIBNER, Neb. -- Results Friday after the first
rounds of qualifying from the Nebraska Motorplex, in the
fifth of six events in NHRA’s West Central Division’s
Federal-Mogul Drag Racing Series:

        Melanie Troxel edged out David Wells for the top
qualifying spot in Federal-Mogul Dragster.  Troxel, of
Englewood, Colo., is currently leading the West Central
Division points in the category over Wells, with one
divisional meet to go.  Wells ran first and scored a
5.950 e.t. at 238.41mph.  Then Troxel stepped up and ran
a 5.930 e.t. at 237.46mph.

        In Federal-Mogul Funny Car Jeff Fein, of Pocatella,
Idaho, ran a 6.229 e.t. at 229.24mph to take to take the
top spot.  Vern Moats, who totaled his funny car at the
Mile High Nationals in Denver, was back with a new car,
qualifying third in the first round today.  “It’s not like
the old one,” Moats said.  “It’s a lot tighter, but it’s
probably just a matter of getting used to it.”

        In other categories, David Rampy, Piedmont, Ala.,
took the top spot in Comp, running 0.472 seconds under his
index; Danny Helmer, Augusta, Kan., was the top qualifier
in Super Stock, going 0.990 seconds under his index; and
Bob Shaw, Sedalia, Mo., was number one in Stock, 1.001
seconds under his index.

        Qualifying continues Saturday at the Nebraska
Motorplex with gates opening at 8:00 a.m.  Racing starts at
9:00 a.m. with Federal-Mogul Dragsters and Funny Cars
scheduled to run at 1 and 3 p.m.

        The following are Friday’s qualifying results from
the NHRA Federal-Mogul Drag Racing Series event at the
Nebraska Motorplex:

FEDERAL-MOGUL DRAGSTER
1. Melanie Troxel, Englewood, Colo., 5.930, 236.46mph
2. David Wells, LeMars, Iowa, 5.950, 238.41mph
3. Billy Bybee, McClean, Texas, 6.019, 210.52,mph
4. Doug Doucette, Winnipeg, Man., Can., 6.617, 193.92mph
5. Ziggy Zivkovich, Litchfield, Minn., 6.786, 158.11mph
6. Joseph DaMonde, Grand Island, Neb., 6.952, 162.71mph
7. Randy Meyer, Spring Hills, Kan., 7.515, 158.39mph
8. Scott Heartley, Omaha, Neb., 11.236, 80.74mph

FEDERAL-MOGUL FUNNY CAR
1. Jeff Fien, Pocatella, Idaho, 6.229, 229.24mph
2. Sam Blue, Red Wing, Minn., 6.232, 233.46mph
3. Vern Moats, Des Moines, Iowa, 6.423, 227.27mph
4. Dale Brand, Sully, Iowa, 6.597, 220.04mph
5. Kevin Richmond, Winnipeg, Man., Can., 6.671, 216.65mph
6. Steve Alderman, Sioux Falls, S.D., 7.114e.t., 141.57mph
7. Cy Chesterman, Sioux City, Iowa, 7.489, 117.90mph
8. Randy Flemming, Independence, Mo., 8.544, 160.65mph 
9. Bruce Carlson, Prior Lake, Minn., 15.193, 54.76mph

COMP ELIMINATOR
1. David Rampy, Piedmont, Ala., ‘34 Chevy, 8.378, -0.472
2. Lou Ficco, Jr., Wheatridge, Colo., ‘23T Ford, 7.592, -0.448 
3. John Fairleigh, Scott City, Kan., ‘97 Firebird, 7.601, -0.439 
4. Doug Engels, Watertown, S.D., ‘23T Chevy, 7.684, -0.416
5. Clint Sallee, Glendive, Mon., ‘98 Dragster, 7.375, -0.395
6. Ruben Celedon, Edinbuk, Texas, ‘94 Olds, 8.228, -0.392
7. Alan Christeson, Rockford, Iowa, ‘98 Buick, 7.360 e.t.,-0.370
8. Rod Oman, Lakewood, Colo., ‘98 Dragster, 7.362, -0.368
9. John Litton, Tonkawa, Okla., ‘92 Dragster, 7.721, -0.339
10. Robert Baldwin, Aurora, Colo., ‘96 Cutlass, 8.602, -0.328

SUPER STOCK
1. Danny Helmer, Augusta, Kan., ‘67 Camaro, 10.080, -0.990
2. Bob Dennis, Shorter, Ala., ‘97 Firebird, 10.867, -0.966
3. Randy Mans, Rogers, Minn., ‘95 Olds, 11.040, -0.890
4. Gary Stinnett, Emporia, Kan., ‘98 Pontiac, 10.841, -0.839
5. Tom Cassen, North Platte, Neb., ‘96 Olds, 9.944, -0.766
6. Gene Bichlmeier, Norfolk, Neb., ‘66 Nova, 10.721, -0.749
7. Dan Larson, St. Paul, Minn., ‘85 Camaro, 10.988, -0.742
8. Stan White, Lincoln, Neb., ‘66 Nova, 11.017, -0.713
9. Dave Bogaer, Kearney, Neb.,‘92 Dodge, 10.265,  -0.705
10. Dave Smith, Kearney, Neb., ‘66 Nova, 11.030, -0.700

STOCK ELIMINATOR
1. Bob Shaw, Sedalia, Mo., ‘76 Cutlass, 15.039, -1.001
2. Jim Cimarolli, Sulpher Springs, Texas, ‘69 Nova, 12.147, -0.949
3. Bob Johnson, Aurora, Colo., ‘67 Mustang, 12.103, -0.927
4. Kevin Helms, Byers, Colo., ‘69 Camaro, 10.786, -0.894
5. Rob Youngblood, Nampa, Idaho, ‘71 Ford, 11.147, -0.833
6. John Cooper, Laporte, Colo., ‘67 Fairlane, 10.657, -0.813
7. Bob Ruther, Yutan, Neb., ‘69 Camaro, 12.042, -0.798
8. Mike Pesek, Inver Grove Hts., Minn., ‘69 Nova, 10.910, -0.770
9. M.J. Quinn, Louisville, Ky., ‘85 Camaro, 12.183, -0.767
10. Steve Koppein, Sioux Falls, D.D., ‘69 Camaro, 10.972, -0.758

Saturday Qualifying Final: 


SIOUX CITY’S CHESTERMAN TOPS FUNNY CAR QUALIFYING

        SCRIBNER, Neb. -- Results Saturday after the final
rounds of qualifying from the Nebraska Motorplex, the fifth
of six events in the NHRA West Central Division’s Federal-
Mogul Drag Racing Series:

        Sioux City, Iowa, resident Cy Chesterman is the
number one qualifier in Federal-Mogul Funny Car at the
Nebraska Motorplex. Chesterman, who is currently chasing
Vern Moats for the divisional funny car title, ran a 6.064
e.t. to Moats’ 6.116 e.t.  Moats, of Des Moines, Iowa, is
running a new car after totaling his other car in an
incident at the Mile High Nationals at Bandimere Speedway
in Denver.

        With the heavy air and heat today, it looked like
Sam Blue of Red Wing, Minn., would be the top qualifier
with a 6.129 run in the second round of qualifying.  However,
in the third and final round Chesterman and Moats both
bettered Blue’s time.

        In the Federal-Mogul Dragster class yesterday’s top
qualifier Melanie Troxel, Englewood, Colo., dropped to the
fifth position.  Bob McCosh of Columbia, Mo., who did not make
any run yesterday made a 5.819 second pass to take the top
spot.  Although he improved on yesterday’s run, David Wells,
LeMars, Iowa, remained in the second position.

        Omaha’s Scott Hartley rebounded from the problems he
had yesterday to get his a-fuel dragster down the track on a
5.877 second pass.  The run was good enough to finish
qualifying in the third spot.

        Other top qualifiers today were David Rampy, of
Piedmont, Ala., in Comp Eliminator; Randy Mans, of Rogers,
Minn., in Super Stock; and Bob Shaw, of Byers, Colo., in
Stock.  Rampy and Shaw each maintained their leads from
yesterday’s qualifying, while Mans overtook Danny Helmer.

        Final eliminations begin tomorrow at 8 a.m. at the
Nebraska Motorplex, with  Federal-Mogul Dragsters and
Federal-Mogul Funny Cars scheduled to run at 1:00.

FEDERAL-MOGUL DRAGSTER
1. Bob McCosh, Columbia, Mo., 5.819 e.t., 243.37 mph
2. David Wells, LeMars, Iowa, 5.838 e.t., 241.15 mph
3. Scott Hartley, Omaha, Neb., 5.877 e.t., 229.18 mph
4. Mark Kinser, Grimes, Iowa, 5.896 e.t., 245.96
5. Melanie Troxel, Englewood, Colo., 5.904 e.t., 238.85 mph
6. Billy Bybee, McClean, Texas, 5.917 e.t., 236.71, mph
7. Ziggy Zivkovich, Litchfield, Minn., 6.001 e.t., 231.89 mph
8. Edwin Schmeeckle, Gothenburg, Neb., 6.003 e.t., 235.23 mph
 --- Not Qualified ---
9. Doug Doucette, Winnipeg, Man., Can., 6.192 e.t., 217.33 mph
10. Randy Meyer, Spring Hills, Kan., 6.707 e.t., 203.11 mph
11. Joseph DuMounde, Grand Island, Neb., 6.952 e.t., 162.71 mph

FEDERAL-MOGUL FUNNY CAR
1. Cy Chesterman, Sioux City, Iowa, 6.064 e.t., 239.87 mph
2. Vern Moats, Des Moines, Iowa, 6.116 e.t., 236.28 mph
3. Sam Blue, Red Wing Minn., 6.129 e.t., 227.21 mph
4. Jett Field, Pocatella, Idaho, 6.196 e.t., 227.79 mph
5. Steve Addleman, Sioux Falls, S.D., 6.238 e.t., 231.06
6. Dale Brand, Sully, Iowa, 6.372 e.t., 225.56 mph
7. Randy Flemming, Independence, Mo., 6.427 e.t., 223.32
8. Kevin Richardson, Winnapeg, Man., 6.511 e.t., 216.13
 --- Not Qualified ---
9. Bruce Carlson, Prior Lake, Minn., 6.566 e.t., 216.13
10. Kurt Prososki, Bellevue, Neb., 7.100 e.t., 202.06 mph

COMP ELIMINATOR
1. David Rampy, Piedmont, Ala., ‘34 Chevy, 8.326 e.t., -0.524
2. Lou Ficco, Jr., Wheatridge, Colo., ‘23T Ford, 7.592 e.t., -0.448 
3. John Fairleigh, Scott City, Kan., ‘97 Firebird, 7.596 e.t., -0.444
4. Clint Sallee, Glendive, Mon., ‘98 Dragster, 7.339 e.t., -0.431
5. Jason Tinberg, Bonner Springs, Kan., Olds, 8.692 e.t., -0.428
6. Doug Engels, Watertown, S.D., ‘23T Chevy, 7.684 e.t., -0.416
7. Alan Christeson, Rockford, Iowa, ‘98 Buick, 7.327 e.t.,-0.403
8. John Litton, Tonkawa, Okla., ‘92 Dragster, 7.664 e.t., -0.396
9. Ruben Celedon, Edinbuk, Texas, ‘94 Olds, 8.228 e.t., -0.392
10. Robert Baldwin, Aurora, Colo., ‘96 Cutlass, 8.567 e.t., -0.373

SUPER STOCK
1. Randy Mans, Rogers, Minn., ‘95 Olds, 10.857 e.t., -1.073
2. Bob Dennis, Shorter, Ala., ‘97 Firebird, 10.864 e.t., -0.966
3. Randy Klein, Lincoln, Neb., ‘56 Chevy, 11.742 e.t., -0.898
4. Danny Helmer, Augusta, Kan., ‘67 Camaro, 10.080 e.t., -0.840
5. Gary Stinnett, Emporia, Kan., ‘98 Pontiac, 10.841 e.t., -0.839
6. Wayne Denklau, Wayne, Neb., ‘55 Chevy, 12.188 e.t., -0.812
7. Dan Larson, St. Paul, Minn., ‘85 Camaro, 10.948 e.t., -0.782
8. Gene Bichlmeier, Norfolk, Neb., ‘66 Nova, 10.964 e.t., -0.776
9. Jason Tinberg, Bonner Springs, Kan., ‘68 Camaro, 10.298 e.t., -0.772
10. Tom Cassen, North Platte, Neb., ‘96 Olds, 9.944 e.t., -0.766

STOCK ELIMINATOR
1. Bob Shaw, Sedalia, Mo., ‘76 Buick, 15.039 e.t., -1.001
2. Kevin Helms, Byers, Colo., ‘69 Camaro, 10.721 e.t., -0.959
3. Jim Cimarolli, Sulpher Springs, Texas, ‘69 Nova, 10.931 e.t., -0.949
4. Bob Johnson, Aurora, Colo., ‘67 Mustang, 11.103 e.t., -0.927
5. Dan Jeska, Eagan, Minn., ‘72 Duster, 11.635 e.t., -0.855
6. Rob Youngblood, Nampa, Idaho, ‘71 Ford, 11.147 e.t., -0.833
7. John Cooper, Laporte, Colo., ‘67 Fairlane, 10.657 e.t., -0.813
8. Bob Swan, Belle Fourche, S.D., ‘67 Shelby, 11.079 e.t., -0.801
9. Bob Ruther, Yutan, Neb., ‘69 Camaro, 12.042 e.t., -0.798
10. Mike Wenke, Conway Springs, Kan., ‘69 Mustang, 10.937 e.t., -0.793
Sunday Results: 

CHESTERMAN LEADS FEDERAL-MOGUL FUNNY CAR POLE TO POLE

        SCRIBNER, Neb. -- Final results Sunday from Nebraska
Motorplex, the fifth of six events in NHRA’s West Central
Division Federal-Mogul Drag Racing Series schedule:

        Cy Chesterman of Sioux City, Iowa, took his number
one Federal-Mogul Funny Car qualifying position straight
into the winner’s circle at the Nebraska Motorplex Sunday.
Chesterman, who is chasing Des Moines, Iowa, resident Vern
Moat for the West Central Division funny car title, made a
leap in the standings with the win, as Moats went out in
the semi-finals.  

        Chesterman took on Sam Blue of Red Wing, Minn. in
the final. Chesterman bested Blue with a 6.134 second run
to Blue’s 6.787 second effort.

        In the Federal-Mogul Dragster class, LeMars, Iowa,
resident David Wells took the lead in the divisional title
standings by beating Mark Kinser of Grimes, Iowa, in the
final.  Wells ran a 5.861 e.t. (elapsed time) at 245.56 mph
to Kinser’s 5.861 e.t. at 242.65.  The win also put Wells
back in to the top 10 in the national championship standings.

        Coming in to the event this weekend, Wells was
trailing Melanie Troxel of Englewood, Colo., by just four
points.  Kinser beat Troxel in the first round of
eliminations today. 

        With one more West Central Division Federal-Mogul
Drag Racing Series event to go, the title is still up for
grabs.  The final event in the division will be held at
Bandimere Speedway in Denver in September.

        Gary Stinnett of Emporia, Kan., took home two
titles this weekend. One in Super Stock and one in Super
Comp.  Winning two categories at one race is difficult
enough, but Stinnett pulled off the same feat at the last
NHRA event he attended, the national event at Bandimere
Speedway last month.  For Stinnett, both wins here were
his first in divisional competition this year, in each
category.

        In other categories Comp Eliminator John
Fairleigh, Scott City, Kan., took the crown; Jim Cimarolli,
Sulpher Springs, Texas, took the win in Stock; Sheldon
Gecker of Surprise, Ariz., won Super Gas; Roger Benne,
Scribner, Neb., was the champion in Super Street; Tom
Gilligan of Freemont, Neb., won the Super Bike title; and
Eric Feucht, Canton, S.D., was the Junior Dragster champion.
Instant Stats: 


SCRIBNER RESULTS

DIVISION 5 INSTANT STATS
Nebraska Motorplex, Scribner, Neb.

Federal-Mogul Dragster
 	W: David Wells, LeMars, Iowa, 5.843, 245.56
	R/U: Mark Kinser, Grimes, Iowa, 5.861, 242.65

Federal-Mogul Funny Car
 	W: Cy Chesterman, Sioux City, Iowa, 6.134, 238.72
	R/U: Sam Blue, Red Wing, Minn., 6.787, 228.25

Competition
 	W: John Fairleigh, Scott City, Kan., ‘97 Firebird, 7.568, 180.14
	R/U: Robert Baldwin, Aurora, Colo., ‘96 Cutlass, 8.617, 156.84

Super Stock
 	W: Gary Stinnett, Emporia, Kan., ‘98 Pontiac, 10.853, 119.28
	R/U: Jason Tinberg, Bonner Springs, Kan., ‘68 Camaro, 10.630, 127.31

Stock
 	W: Jim Cimarolli, Sulpher Springs, Texas, ‘69 Nova, 11.032, 113.16
	R/U: M.J. Qinn, Louisville, Ky., ‘85 Camaro, 12.339, 127.31

Super Comp
 	W: Gary Stinnett, Emporia, Kan., ‘98 Dragster, 8.986, 167.28
	R/U: Steve Evans, Oklahoma City, ‘95 Dragster, 8.975, 155.27

Super Gas
 	W: Sheldon Gecker, Surprise, Ariz., ‘91 Dodge, 10.008, 138.37
	R/U: Gary McMann, Marengo, Iowa, ‘77 Monza, 10.022, 133.25

Super Street
 	W: Roger Benne, Scribner, Neb., ‘70 GTO, 10.988, 124.10
	R/U: Tony Fuller, Rogers, Ark., ‘69 Camaro, 10.891, 134.32

Super Bike
 	W: Tom Gilligan, Freemont, Neb., ‘79 Kawasaki, 9.270, 142.11
	R/U: Mike Voss, Maplewood, Minn., ‘96 Kawasaki, 9.299, 140.80

Junior Dragster
 	W: Eric Feucht, Canton, S.D., 10.121, 62.40
	R/U: Joe Ekart, Manhattan, Kan., 9.570, 66.24