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BOWEN TWO FOR TWO IN FEDERAL-MOGUL DRAGSTER
MARTIN, Mich.- Shawn Bowen, of Montrose, Mich, is two for two in as many weeks at the Coca-Cola Parts Plus Federal-Mogul Drag Racing Series event in Martin, Mich. Bowen won last weekend's event at Quaker City in Salem, Ohio. The NHRA North Central Division event at US 131 Dragway went late into the night as the last pair of more than 400 cars crossed the finishline just before 1:00 a.m. Sunday morning.

Bowen's Muffler Man dragster took out Okemos, Michigan's Mike Miller in the final round recording a 5.806 second pass at 244.15 mph. Miller was clocked at 5.922 seconds at 234.53 mph.

"Two in a row is great for the Bowen Racing Team" said an exhausted Bowen just prior to the winner's circle ceremony. "This puts us a head of Bill (Reichert) in the points. We kicked the rods out of the motor in the semi-finals and struggled all day. When it's you day, it's just your day." Ed Bennett also made his second trip to the winner's circle in two weeks as he ousted Fred Allen in Comp. Eliminator. Bennett from Carleton, Mich., ran a 7.148 at 191.47 to Allen's 7.710, 160.23 mph pass.

In Federal-Mogul Funny Car, Marc White and John Lawson made it an all Illinois final with White, the defending event and division champion, catching Lawson at the finishline for the win. White covered the quarter mile in 6.034 seconds at 243.38 mph to Lawson's 6.101, 238.02.

"He used me up on the line" White commented after the win. "This win goes to the Etterman Racing Team. They won this race, not me."

Lawson took the early lead off the starting line but could not hold off the quicker Rydan Decal Funny Car of White.

The win puts White and Lawson in a tie for the Funny Car points chase after this, the mid-way point in the North Central Division.

MARTIN, Mich., - Final results Saturday from U.S. 131 Dragway, the third of six events in the 1999 NHRA North Central Division Federal-Mogul Drag Racing Series.

FEDERAL-MOGUL DRAGSTER
Round One
8. Dave Hirata, Lowell, Ind., 6.446, 189.96 def.
1. Bill Reichert, Owosso, Mich., Broke

2. Shawn Bowan, Montrose, Mich., 5.827, 241.64 vs
7. Bob Adam, North Branch, Mich., 6.958, 144.12

3. Keith Stark, Danville, Ill., 5.886, 225.82 vs
6. Jeff Wilson, Winfield, Mo., Red Light

5. Mike Miller, Okemos, Mich., 5.962, 222.52 def.
4. Dave Hedges, Jr., 6.213, 225.18

Round Two
2. Bowen, 5.789, def. 3. Stark, 12.001, 72.59
5. Miller, 6.024, 225.01, def. 8. Hirata, Broke

Final
Bowen, 5.806, 244.18, def. 5. Miller, 5.922, 234.53

FEDERAL-MOGUL FUNNY CAR
Round One
1. Marc White, Glendale, Ill., '99 Pontiac, 5.994, 243.53 def.
6. Bob Gottschalk, Toledo, Ohio, '97 Avenger, 6.258, 228.43

2. John Lawson, Joliet, Ill, '99 Pontiac, 6.269, 235.48, def.
5. Larry Bakke, Madison, Wis., 6.447, 224.91

4. Kim Fritts, Greenup, Ill., '96 Firebird,6.135, 236.81 def.
3. Fred Hagen, Chicago, Ill., '99 Dodge, 9.439, 126.78

Round Two
1. White, 8.589, 104.39 Bye
2. Lawson, 6.134, 237.06 def. 4. Fritts, 6.338, 234.41

Final 
1. White, 6.034, 243.38 def. Lawson, 6.101, 238.02

COMP ELIMINATOR 
Ed Bennett, Carleton, Mich. A/AA '63 Corvette, 7.148, 191.47 def.
Fred Allen, Winamac, Ind., A/EA '23 Ford, 7.710, 160.23
  
SUPER STOCK
Ricky Decker, Charlestown, Ind., GT/CA Chevrolet, 10.116, 132.75 def.
Charlie Westcott, Parma, Mich., GT/E '91 Chevrolet, 9.897, 145.16
 
STOCK
David Magnuson, Rockton, Ill., L/SA '82 Chevrolet, 12.784, 105.13 def.
Monte Howard, Potomac, Ill., E/SA '67 Camaro,11.413, 114.78

SUPER COMP
Dave Fields, Columbus, Ohio, '95 dragster, 8.917, 160.21 def.
Glenn Julius, Indianapolis, Ind., '99 dragster, 8.891, 165.38 broke out

SUPER GAS
John Vineyard, Almont, Mich., '33 Ford, 9.930, 149.13 def.
Charles Siegler, Villa Park, Ill. 9.897, 145.16 broke out

SUPER STREET
Scott Dahlen, Pekin, Ill., '77 Vega, 10.904, 133.59 def.
Dave Vanhorne, Columbus, Ohio, '72 Nova, 10.892, 129.59 broke out

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MICHIGAN'S REICHERT, BOWEN ON TOP AT US 131
MARTIN, Mich. - Bill Reichert and Shawn Bowen are one, two respectfully after final qualifying at the Parts Plus Federal-Mogul Drag Racing Series event at US 131 Dragway. Both recorded identical elapsed times of 5.729 second with Reichert taking the number one position and the Winston Top Qualifier $1,000 by virtue of his better mile per hour. Reichert tripped the clocks at 245.71 mph while Bowen followed with a 244.39 mph pass.

Reichert and Bowen battled for the NHRA's North Central division Championship throughout the 1998 season with Reichert claiming the championship late in the year. The two are continuing their rivalry this year with Bowen chasing Reichert in the points standings going into this weekend's event and the mid-season point.

Mike Miller of Okemos, Mich., is number five with a run of 5.885, 225.23 mph. Plainwell, Mich., resident Dave Hedges, Jr., failed to qualify for the eight car field with a best pass of 6.188, 225.17 mph.

Jerry Arnold out of Kalamazoo, Mich., qualified his '32 Bantam third in Competition Eliminator behind Steve Ambrose and Ed Bennett with a pass of 8.769 seconds at 151.46 mph. Ambrose is number one with a 8.020, 163.60 mph and Bennett is second at 7.241 seconds, 178.57 mph.

In Federal-Mogul Funny Car, Fred Hagen is the number one qualifier with a 6.194 second run at 231.64 mph followed by John Lawson's Lucus Oil Pontiac with a pass of 6.329, 232.08.

Rain canceled the second funny car qualifying session that has been re-scheduled for Saturday afternoon.

Qualifying and time trials continue Saturday at 11 a.m. with gates opening at 9 a.m. Eliminations begin on Saturday at 2 p.m. with Federal-Mogul Dragsters and Funny Car eliminations scheduled for 6 p.m.

The following are Friday's qualifying results from the NHRA Federal-Mogul Drag Racing Series event at U.S. 131 Dragway, the third of six events in the NHRA's North Central division's Federal-Mogul Drag Racing Series, listing driver, city, state, car, elapsed time, and miles per hour:

FEDERAL-MOGUL DRAGSTER
1. Bill Reichert, Owosso, Mich., 5.729, 245.71
2. Shawn Bowan, Montrose, Mich., 5.729, 244.39
3. Keith Stark, Danville, Ill., 5.876, 236.99
4. Russ Lindert, Manteno, Ill., 5.876, 222.81
5. Mike Miller, Okemos, Mich., 5.885, 225.23
6. Jeff Wilson, Winfield, Mo. 5.888, 241.67
7. Bob Adam,North Branch, Mich., 5.991, 236.89
8. Dave Hirata, Lowell, Ind., 6.109, 238.17
 -- not qualified --
9. Dave Hedges, Jr., Plainwell, Mich., 6.188, 225.17
10. T.J. Zizzo, Prairie View, Ill., 6.289, 222.64
11. Mike Gebus, Howell, Mich., 6.680, 191.40
12. Ben Barnes, Chesterland, Ohio., 7.020, 165.58

FEDERAL-MOGUL FUNNY CAR
1. Fred Hagen, Chicago, Ill., '99 Dodge, 6.194, 231.64
2. John Lawson, Joliet, Ill, '99 Pontiac, 6.329, 232.08
3. Bob Gottschalk, Toledo, Ohio, '97 Avenger, 7.198, 194.17
4. Kim Fritts, Greenup, Ill., '96 Firebird, 9.469, 82.60
5. Marc White, Glendale, Ill., '99 Pontiac, 10.741, 76.66
 
COMPETITION ELIMINATOR
1. Steve Ambrose, Woodhaven, Mich., I/A '23 Ford, 8.020, -0.470
2. Ed Bennett, Carleton, Mich., AA/A '63 Corvette, 7.241, -0.459
3. Jerry Arnold, Kalamazoo, Mich., E/EA '32 Bantam, 8.749, -0.421
4. Tom Haueter, Chardon, Ohio, D/ED '99 dragster, 7.704, -0.416
5. David Billingsley, Decatur, Ill., C/A '93 Cutlass, 7.836, -0.394
6. Fred Allen, Winamac, Ind., A/EA '23 Ford, 7.652, -0.378
7. Bob Andrews, Somerset, Mich., E/D '98 dragster, 7.693, -0.377
8. Brian Browell, Lafayette, Ind., D/D '97 dragster, 7.647, -0.346
9. Douglas Stewart, Edwardsburg, Mich., B/ED dragster, 7.316, -0.304
10.  Brian Stufflebeam,Peoria, Ill., B/A '23 Ford, 7.570, -0.300

SUPER STOCK
1. Charlie Westcott, Parma, Mich., GT/E '91 Chevrolet, 9.816, -0.984
2. Joe Skinner, Columbia Station, Ohio, GT/E Beretta, 9.907, -0.893
3. Mike, Beachy, Greentown, Ind., GT/EA '82 Firebird, 10.114, -0.836
4. Mark Nowicki, Gayland, Mich., GT/JA '90 Daytona, 10.817, -0.833
5. Gary Tompa, Saginaw, Mich., SS/J '84 Firebird, 10.269, -0.831
6. Randy Wilkes, Zanesville, Ohio, GT/GA '88 Camaro, 10.397, -0.803
7. Charlie Westcott, Parma, Mich., GT/G '88 Beretta, 10.250, -0.800
8. Fred Allen, Winamac, Ind., SS/IA '66 Chevrolet, 10.218, -0.782
9. Rod Boertman, Muskegon, Mich., GT/HA Chevrolet, 10.570, -0.780
10.  Matt Alvey, Mt. Washington, Ky. SS/NA '88 Cutlass, 11.685, -0.765

STOCK
1. John Ferguson, Eaton Rapids, Mich., FT/SA '97 Dodge, 12.731, -1.019
2. Jennifer Dziorny, Wixom, Mich., CT/SA '94 Dodge, 12.342, -1.008
3. Clint Blezien, Bensenville, Ill., O/SA Camaro, 12.465, -0.985
4. Judy McCormack, Milford, Mich., DT/SA Dodge, 12.546, -0.954
5. John McCormack, Rochester Hill, Mich., DT/S '98 Dodge, 12.410,  -0.940
6. Gary Russell, East Sparta, Ohio, L/S '98 Firebird, 12.084, -0.916
7. Darwin Hardy, Muskegon, Mich., U/SA '84 Buick, 14.254, -0.896
8. Bill Rink, Napervile, Ill., M/SA '74 Pontiac, 12.266, -0.884
9. Larry Eagle, Bethesda, Ohio, J/S Chevrolet, 11.833, -0.817
10. Joey Wilkes, Zanesville, Ohio, E/SA '97 Pontiac, 11.335, -0.815