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TACOMA'S PAT AUSTIN WINS BIG AT SIR
KENT, Wash., - Pat Austin could not have asked for a better weekend as he captured the Federal-Mogul Funny Car title at Seattle International Raceway, his home track. Austin, the number one qualifier, took out Roger Bateman in the final round with a pass of 5.778 at 253.13 mph to Bateman's 6.574 second, 152.76 mph run.

Austin's semi-final match-up with Pacific Division's John Weaver proved to be the run of the day though, as the SIR fans witnessed the quickest Federal-Mogul Funny Car side-by-side race in history. Austin left the starting line first and recorded a lap of 5.633 seconds at 251.93 mph with Weaver just one one-thousandths of a second behind clocking a 5.644 second pass at 250.63 mph.

"What a great weekend" were the first words from Austin, "the side by side run was incredible, Weaver's really running great. The track actually got better for the final, we blew through the clutch and shook (the tires) or we'd have run better."

Melanie Troxel ran in the 5.40's all day to take the win in Federal-Mogul Dragster as she defeated Dale Carlson in the final round with a 5.486, 253.13 lap down the quarter mile. Carlson broke at half-track and slowed to a 9.729 second pass. Troxel ran a pair of 5.44's on her way to the final taking out Steve Federlin in round one and local favorite Mark Hentges of Federal Way, Wash., in the semi-final.

This is Troxel's second win in NHRA's Northwest division. Her first win came at Mission Raceway Park in May after a runner-up finish at the season opener in Boise, Idaho.

Jody Lang, of Puyallup, Wash., took on brother Toby Lang of Auburn, Wash., in the final in the Stock eliminator class. Jody drove his Chevelle wagon to a 12.698 second, 103.04 mph pass but took the win immediately off the start when Toby red lighted giving the win to his brother.

Randy Fries from Federal Way, Wash. captured the win in Super Street as he defeated Bob Platzkow with a run of 11.046 at 127.86 mph.

KENT, Wash., - Final results Sunday from Seattle International Raceway, the fourth of six events in the 1999 NHRA Northwest Division Federal-Mogul Drag Racing Series.

FEDERAL-MOGUL DRAGSTER
Round One
1. Melanie Troxel, Littleton, Colo., 5.441, 262.48 def.
8.  Steve Federlin, Oregon City, Ore., 5.927, 205.83

2. Rick Henkelman, San Jose, Calif., 5.569, 255.48 def.
7. Kim Parker, Graham, Wash., 5.985, 232.43

3. Dale Carlson, Olympia, Wash., 5.577, 255.85 def.
6. Gary Anderson, Anaheim, Calif., 5.685, 245.84

4. Mark Hentges, Federal Way, Wash., 5.836, 251.60 def.
5.  Mike McHargue, Lewiston, Idaho, 5.675, 251.77

Semi-final
1. Troxel, 5.447, 256.29 def. 4.  Hentges, 7.060, 120.44
3. Carlson, 5.461, 258.09 def. 2. Henkleman, 10.516, 72.43

Final
1. Troxel, 5.486, 253.13 def. 3. Carlson, 9.729, 82.68

FEDERAL-MOGUL FUNNY CAR
Round One
1. Pat Austin, Tacoma, Wash., '99 Firebird, 5.624, 240.28 def.
8. Mike Giuliani, Abbatsford, B.C., '98 Achieva, 6.823, 150.08

2. Bucky Austin, Fife, Wash., '98 Firebird, 5.775, 247.05 def.
7. Clint Thompson, Klamath Falls, Ore., '97 Camaro, 10.899, 76.33

3. Rodger Bateman, Calgary, Alberta CAN, '97 Firebird, 6.007, 239.63 def.
6. Mitch Myers, Hemigton, Ore., '99 Camaro, 6.366, 176.88

4. John Weaver, Hanford, Calif., '98 Firebird, 8.251, 104.01 def.
4.  Dan McGlowe, Gladstone, Ore., '98 Mustang, red light.

Semi-final
1. P. Austin, 5.633, 251.93 def. 5. Weaver, 5.644, 250.63
3. Bateman, 5.783, 244 def. 2. B. Austin, 6.425, 160 

Final
1. P. Austin, 5.778, 248.85, def.  3. Batman, 6.574, 152.76 

COMP ELIMINATOR
Rick Braun, Redlands, Wash., C/EA '97 Firebird, 8.261, 159.53 def.
Doug Lambeck, Irvine, Calif., C/SM '95 Camaro, 9.125, 150.88

SUPER STOCK
Rod Stults, Marysville, Wash., SS/MA '64 Chevelle, 11.449, 114.35 def.
Steve Polack, Enumclaw, Wash., GT/FA '92 Camaro, red light

STOCK
Jody Lang Puyallup, Wash., M/SA '79 Chevelle wagon, 12.698, 103.04 def.
Toby Lang, Auburn, Wash., G/SA '69 Chevelle, red light 

SUPER COMP
Mike Ferderer, Buckley, Wash., '96 dragster, 8.901, 161.53 def.
Dan Lafferty, Wendell, Idaho, '96 dragster, 8.906, 164.35

SUPER GAS
Mike Ferderer, Buckley, Wash., '96 Pontiac, 9.907, 152.52 def.
Anthony Castillo, Grandview, Wash., '27 roadster, 9.898, 151.73

SUPER STREET
Randy Fries, Federal Way, Wash., '64 Falcon, 11.046, 127.86 def.
Bob Platzkow, Payallup, Wash., '80 Camaro, red light

TOP COMP
Todd Hoerner, Spokane, Wash., '91 Probe, 7.743, 177.87 def.
Gary Olson Hillsboro, Ore., '95 Beretta, 7.693, 178.86

SPORTSMAN MOTORCYCLE
Lloyd, Malovec, Vicotoria. B.C., '82 Suzuki, 9.057, 141.30, def.
Randy Morken, Columbia Falls, Mont., '82 Suzuki, 9.075, 146.14

SUPER PRO
Bob Warnke, Seattle, Wash., '68 Camaro, 10.140, 131.23 def.
Richard, Henke, Forks, Wash., '55 Chevy, 10.895, 144.00

PRO SPORTSMAN COMBO 
Don Larson, Tacoma, Wash., '69 Camaro, 12.151, 97.202, def.
Chris Woods, Covington, Wash., '69 Plymoth, 11.860, 116.614

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RECORDS FALL AT SIR
KENT, Wash. - Pat Austin and Melanie Troxel both set track records at the NAPA Auto Parts Federal-Mogul Drag Racing Series event and took home the $1,000 number one qualifier prize money from Winston. Austin, from Tacoma, Wash., covered Seattle International Raceway's quarter mile in 5.665 seconds at just over 248 mph bettering his old Federal-Mogul Funny Car record of 5.68 seconds set in August, 1997.

Austin's uncle, Bucky Austin, is the number two qualifier in Funny Car with a 5.670 second pass at 248.44 mph. The 1-2 qualifying positions put them on opposite sides of the ladder, which could produce an Austin vs. Austin final.

Colorado resident Melanie Troxel put her In-N-Out Burger Federal-Mogul dragster in the top spot with a blast of 5.409 seconds and a track record 260.98 mph. Troxel took the record from number two qualifier Rick Henkelman who set the previous mph mark last year at 259.81 mph.

"The run was great and we improved on our previous pass of 5.44 which is what we wanted to do, but we really wanted that e.t. (elapsed time) record" said Troxel of the pass. "It made a little move near the finishline. If is wasn't for that, we may have had both (e.t. and mph) records."

Henkelman holds the SIR e.t. track record at 5.400 set in August 1998 and sits in the number two position this weekend with a 5.499 second, 258.46 mph run.

Top qualifiers in other categories are Rick Braun of Redlands, Wash., in Comp Eliminator, Bob Lambeck in Super Stock, Don Elgin in Stock, Dennis Radford in Top Comp and Wayne Stebing in motorcycle.

Eliminations are set for 9 a.m. on Sunday with gates opening at 8 a.m. Federal-Mogul Dragsters and Funny Cars are scheduled to begin eliminations at 12 noon. For more information call the track at (253) 631-1550.

The following are final qualifying results from the NAPA Auto Parts NHRA Federal-Mogul Drag Racing Series event at Seattle International Raceway, the fourth of six events in the NHRA's Northwest division's Federal-Mogul Drag Racing Series, listing driver, city, state, car, elapsed time, and miles per hour:

FEDERAL-MOGUL DRAGSTER
1. Melanie Troxel, Littleton, Colo., 5.409, 260.98
2. Rick Henkelman, San Jose, Calif., 5.499, 258.46
3. Dale Carlson, Olympia, Wash., 5.524, 255.04
4. Mark Hentges, Federal Way, Wash., 5.557, 251.87
5. Mike McHargue, Lewiston, Idaho, 5.612, 251.22
6. Gary Anderson, Anaheim, Calif., 5.733, 246.93
7. Kim Parker, Graham, Wash., 5.862, 237.55
8. Steve Federlin, Oregon City, Ore., 5.877, 239.47
 --- not qualified ---
9. Brett Hordemann, Spokane, Wash., 5.917, 235.78

FEDERAL-MOGUL FUNNY CAR
1. Pat Austin, Tacoma, Wash., '99 Firebird, 5.665, 248.44
2. Bucky Austin, Fife, Wash., '98 Firebird, 5.670, 248.44
3. Rodger Bateman, Calgary, Alberta CAN, '97 Firebird, 5.748, 250.47
4. Dan McGlowe, Gladstone, Ore., '98 Mustang, 5.753, 242.98
5. John Hyland, Springfield, Ore., '98 Mustang, 5.899, 238.86
6. Mitch Myers, Hemigton, Ore., '99 Camaro, 6.017, 228.75
7. Clint Thompson, Klamath Falls, Ore., '97 Camaro, 6.041, 232.23
8. Mike Giuliani, Abbatsford, B.C., '98 Achieva, 6.046, 234.10
 --- not qualified ---
9. John Weaver, Hanford, Calif., '98 Firebird, 8.251, 104.01
10.  Russ Parker, Salem, Ore., '97 Firebird, 11.429, 70.61
11.  Mike Cofini, Spokana, Wash., '97 Firebird, 12.316, 66.85
12.  Ron Alzheimer, Renton, Wash., '93 Cutlass, 13.590, 50.97
13.  Ron Richardson, East Wenatchee, Wash., '97 Cutlass, 14.351, 53.73

COMPETITION ELIMINATOR
1. Rick Braun, Redlands, Wash., C/EA '97 Firebird, 8.206, -0.624 under index.
2. Rob Robinson, Portland, Ore., C/EA '96 Cutlass, 8.247, -0.583
3. Jim Kennedy, San Jose, Calif., F/A '98 Firebird, 8.558, -0.582
4. Jim Warter, Fox, Island, Wash., B/SM '92 Camaro, 8.805, -0.565
5. Doug Lambeck, Irvine, Calif., C/SM '95 Camaro, 9.069, -0.561
6. Nick Jondahl, Battle Ground, Wash., G/A '92 Firebird, 8.991, -0.469
7. Jeff Lane, North Bend, Wash., B/SR '34 Roadster, 8.208, -0.462
8. Brian Hyerstay, Eugene, Ore., G/D, 9.498, -0.452
9. John Edwards, Claremont, Calif., C/EA, 8.416,-0.414
10. Jeff Lion, Fresno, Calif., F/A '97 Firebird, 8.817, -0.323

SUPER STOCK
1. Bob Lambeck, Northridge, Calif., SS/CM '98 Oldsmobile, 8.885, -1.015 under index
2. Terry Shevill, Klamath Falls, Ore., SS/AM '57 Corvette, 8.589, -0.961
3. Rod Stults, Marysville, Wash., SS/NA '64 Chevelle, 11.238, -0.912
4. Don Thomas, Spruce Grove, Alberta CAN., GT/DA '89 Camaro, 9.951, -0.849
5. Art Congdon, Calgary, CAN.,  GT/CA '91 Cutlass, 9.891, -0.809
6. Jeff Lane, North Bend, Wash., SS/BM '98 Grand Am, 8.908, -0.792
7. Steve Pollack, Enumclaw, Wash., GT/FA '92 Camaro, 10.394, -0.706
8. Rod Hanner, Calgary, CAN., SS/EA '70 Plymoth, 9.973, -0.677
9. Mark Faul, Tacoma, Wash., SS/MA '66 El Camino, 11.485, -0.665
10. Jeff Danison, Kalama, Wash., SS/NA, 11.875, -0.575

STOCK
1. Don Elgin, Des Moines, Wash., N/SA '74 Grand AM, 12.116, -1.184
2. Steve Hanby, Salem, Ore., N/SA '85 Camaro, 12.131, -1.169
3. Bill Heard, Vancouver, Wash., E/SA '96 Firebird, 10.873, -1.127
4. Bill Kost, Renton, Wash., M/SA '77 Cutlass, 12.070, -1.080.
5. Rob Youngblood, Nampa, Idaho, D/S '71 Mustang,10.737, -1.063
6. Sean Cour, Brush Prarie, Wash., D/SA '97 Camaro, 10.810, -1.040
7. Kristine Johnson, Eatonville, Wash., K/SA '78 Oldsmobile, 12.010, -0.940
8. Craig Bloom, Gresham, Ore., C/SA '69 Camaro, 10.766, -0.934
9. Don Little, Westly, Calif., A/SA '70 Plymoth, 10.372, -0.928
10. Ron Durham, Camevon Park, Calif., B/SA '71 Chevelle, 10.650, -0.869

TOP COMP
1. Dennis Radford, Barer, Ore., '72 Plymoth, 7.136 seconds
2. Marty Zazula, Surrey, B.C. CAN., 7.270
3. Jerry Durant, Oregon City, Ore., '96 dragster, 7.287
4. Mike Yobbe, Tacoma, Wash., 7.384
5. John Hughes, Central Point, Ore., 7.554
6. Dan Lafferty, Wendell, Idaho, 7.595
7. Dave Bliss, Spannway, Wash., '94 dragster, 7.621
8. Dennis Fuller, Lagrande, Ore., '97 Mustang, 7.650
9. Ken Kennedy, Port Coquitlam, '93 dragster, 7.668
10. Mark Barnhart, Eunett, Idaho, '99 dragster, 7.677

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LOCAL FAVORITE GRABS TOP SPOT
KENT, Wash. - Pat Austin, of Tacoma, Washington wasted little time is proving that his Pro Max Federal-Mogul Funny Car is the one to watch out for this weekend at Seattle International Raceway. Austin recorded at pass of 5.706 seconds at 248.44 mph to put him in the number one qualifying position.

Austin is coming off a big win at the Federal-Mogul Allstars held two weeks ago at the Pontiac Excitement Nationals in Columbus, Ohio. Austin took out the North Central Division's Marc White to take the Allstar title.

Austin is followed by the 1998 Northwest Funny Car Champion Roger Batman with a run of 5.748 seconds, 250.47 mph in the number two position. In Federal-Mogul Dragster, Rick Henkleman, runner up at last year's event, grabbed the number one spot from Melanine Troxel as he covered the quarter mile in 5.520 seconds at 254.00 mph. Troxel, the number two qualifier, had the pole position with a 5.546 second pass until Henkelman, the last dragster to make a qualifying pass, jumped to the top of the list.

Qualifying continues Saturday at 9 a.m. with gates opening at 8 a.m. Federal-Mogul Dragsters and Funny Cars are scheduled to make qualifying passes at 1 p.m. and 4 p.m. For more information call the track at (253) 631-1550.

The following are Friday's qualifying results from the NHRA Federal-Mogul Drag Racing Series event at Seattle International Raceway, the fourth of six events in the NHRA's Northwest division's Federal-Mogul Drag Racing Series, listing driver, city, state, car, elapsed time, and miles per hour:The following are Friday's qualifying results from the NHRA Federal-Mogul Drag Racing Series event at Seattle International Raceway, the fourth of six events in the NHRA's Northwest division's Federal-Mogul Drag Racing Series, listing driver, city, state, car, elapsed time, and miles per hour:

FEDERAL-MOGUL DRAGSTER
1. Rick Henkelman, San Jose, Calif., 5.520, 254.00
2. Melanie Troxel, Littleton, Colo., 5.546, 248.09
3. Dale Carlson, Olympia, Wash., 5.598, 255.07
4. Mark Hentges, Federal Way, Wash., 5.714, 235.78
5. Gary Anderson, Anaheim, Calif., 5.866, 238.56
6. Brett Hordemann, Spokane, Wash., 5.917, 235.78
7. Kim Parker, Graham, Wash., 6.267, 223.75
8. Steve Federlin, Oregon City, Ore., 7.311, 128.52

FEDERAL-MOGUL FUNNY CAR
1. Pat Austin, Tacoma, Wash., '99 Firebird, 5.706, 248.44
2. Rodger Bateman, Calgary, Alberta CAN, '97 Firebird, 5.748, 250.47
3. Dan McGlowe, Gladstone, Ore., '98 Mustang, 5.753, 242.98
4. John Hyland, Springfield, Ore., '98 Mustang, 5.899, 238.86
5. Mike Giuliani, Abbatsford, B.C., '98 Achieva, 6.046, 234.10
6. Clint Thompson, Klamath Falls, Ore., '97 Camaro, 6.954, 155.02
7. Mitch Myers, Hemigton, Ore., '99 Camaro, 8.653, 93.76
8. Russ Parker, Salem, Ore., '97 Firebird, 11.429, 70.61

COMPETITION ELIMINATOR
1. Rick Braun, Redlands, Wash., C/EA '97 Firebird, 8.292, -0.538
2. Doug Lambeck, Irvine, Calif., C/SM '95 Camaro, 9.157, -0.473
3. Jim Warter, Fox, Island, Wash., B/SM '92 Camaro, 8.897, -0.473
4. Jeff Lane, North Bend, Wash., B/SR '34 Roadster, 8.208, -0.462
5. Rob Robinson, Portland, Ore., C/EA '96 Cutlass, 8.399, -0.430
6. John Edwards, Claremont, Calif., C/EA, 8.430, -0.400
7. Jim Kennedy, San Jose, Calif., F/A '98 Firebird, 8.832, -0.308
8. Frank Nelson, Auburn, Wash., C/A '94 Camaro, 8.832, -0.187
9. Nick Jondahl, Battle Ground, Wash., G/A '92 Firebird, 9.358, -0.102
10.  Chuck Smithfield, Battle Ground, Wash., BB/A '94 Beretta, 7.981, -0.059

SUPER STOCK
1. Bob Lambeck, Northridge, Calif., SS/CM '98 Oldsmobile, 8.946, -0.954
2. Terry Shevill, Klamath Falls, Ore., SS/AM '57 Corvette, 8.618, -0.932
3. Don Thomas, Spruce Grove, Alberta CAN., GT/DA '89 Camaro, 10.020, -0.780
4. Art Congdon, Calgary, CAN.,  GT/CA '91 Cutlass, 9.960, -0.740
5. Jeff Lane, North Bend, Wash., SS/BM '98 Grand Am, 8.961, -0.738
6. Rod Stalts, Marysville, Wash., SS/NA '64 Chevelle, 11.417, -0.733
7. Jeff Danison, Kalama, Wash., SS/NA, 11.902, -0.548
8. Butch Walsh, Idaho Falls, Idaho, SS/HA '67 Camaro, 10.353, -0.547
9. Mark Faul, Tacoma, Wash., SS/MA '66 El Camino, 11.606, -0.544
10.  Rod Hanner, Calgary, CAN., SS/EA '70 Plymoth, 10.145, -0.505

STOCK
1. Steve Handy, Salem, Ore., N/SA '85 Camaro, 12.157, -1.143
2. Bill Kost, Renton, Wash., M/SA '77 Cutlass, 12.072, 1.078
3. Bill Heard, Vancouver, Wash., E/SA '96 Firebird, 10.933, -1.067
4. Sean Sour, Brush Prarie, Wash., D/SA '97 Camaro, 10.822, -1.028
5. Rob Youngblood, Nampa, Idaho, D/S '71 Mustang, 10.798, -1.002
6. Don Elgin, Des Moines, Wash., N/SA '74 Grand AM, 12.381, -0.919 
7. Don Little, Westly, Calif., A/SA '70 Plymoth, 10.404, -0.896
8. Gary Faul, Spanaway, Wash., D/SA '98 Firebird, 10.971, -0.879
9. Craig Bloom, Gresham, Ore., C/SA '69 Camaro, 10.681, -0.869
10. Ron Durham, Camevon Park, Calif., B/SA '71 Chevelle, 10.681, -0.869

TOP COMP
1. Dennis Radford, Barer, Ore., '72 Plymoth, 7.136 seconds
2. Mike Yobbe, Tacoma, Wash., 7.384
3. John Hughes, Central Point, Ore., 7.615
4. Dave Bliss, Spannway, Wash., '94 dragster, 7.621
5. Dennis Fuller, Lagrande, Ore., '97 Mustang, 7.650
6. Ken Kennedy, Port Coquitlam, '93 dragster, 7.668
7. Mark Barnhart, Eunett, Idaho, '99 dragster, 7.677
8. Gary Olson, Hillsboro, Ore., '95 Beretta, 7.686
9. Greg Pessemier, Tacoma, Wash., '96 dragster, 7.714
10.  Jerry Durant, Oregon City, Ore., '96 dragster, 7.716