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Div. 5 FMDRS rolls into Tri-State Raceway
09/06/01
Tri-State Raceway in Earlville, Iowa, will host a round of the NHRA Federal-Mogul Drag Racing Series presented by Winnebago, Sept. 7-9. The event is the fifth of six in NHRA West Central Division competition and will feature more than 400 cars in eight categories, including 250-mph Federal-Mogul Dragsters and Federal-Mogul Funny Cars. Drivers will earn points leading to divisional and national championships and compete for a share of $148,495 in cash and contingency awards.
Heading into the homestretch, Federal-Mogul Dragster driver David Wells has a commanding lead in points over defending division champion Bruce Bowler. The difference between first and second place is not so wide in Federal-Mogul Funny Car, where Cy Chesterman is leading Kirk Williams by a much narrower margin.
Wells, from LeMars, Iowa, is leading Bowler in the FM Dragster standings by nearly 200 points. However, Wells can only claim points from two more events while Denver resident Bowler can earn points at five more events. Bowler scored the win at the division's first event of the year at Heartland Park Topeka in Kansas but then Wells won back-to-back races at The Colonel's Brainerd International Raceway in Minnesota and at Bandimere Speedway in Denver. He was also runner-up to the South Central division's Jay Meyer at the next divisional race at Nebraska Motorplex in Scribner, Neb.
In FM Funny Car, Sioux City, Iowa, resident Chesterman has three wins to his credit this season, including the season-opener at Heartland Park Topeka and the events at Bandimere Speedway and Nebraska Motorplex. Second place driver, Kirk Williams, from Glenwood, Iowa, has been the runner-up three times, in Brainerd, Denver and Scribner. Both drivers have attended five divisional races and Chesterman leads Williams by 32 points.
FM Dragster and FM Funny Car competitors may count points from the best five out of eight races, including two out-of-division races, toward the championship.
In Super Stock, defending division champion Randall Klein is leading the points. Klein, who hails from Lincoln, Neb., is leading Robert Baldwin by 34 points. Klein is currently the only defending division champion leading the points in any category.
Winners of last year's event were Billy Bybee in FM Dragster, Randy Fleming in FM Funny Car, Jerry Arnold in Competition, Randall Klein in Super Stock, Kevin Helms in Stock, Bob Fuller in Super Comp, Alan Bush in Super Gas and Frank Nichols in Super Street.
Gates at Tri-State Raceway will open at 7 a.m. each day. Qualifying and time trials start at 10 a.m. Friday and 8 a.m. Saturday. Eliminations begin Sunday at 8 a.m. FM Dragsters and Funny Cars will make one qualifying pass Friday at 4 p.m. and two more Saturday at 1 p.m. and 4 p.m. They run first round of eliminations Sunday at 11 a.m.
Tickets, including pit pass, are $10 Friday, $15 Saturday and $20 Sunday. A three-day pass is $40. Children, 6-12, are $5 each day and those 5 and under are admitted free with a paid adult.
The track is located 30 miles west of Dubuque on Hwy. 20, exit 285 on the south side of the highway. For more information, contact Tri-State Raceway, (319) 923-3724 or visit the web site at www.tristateraceway.com or www.NHRA.com.
The division's final Federal-Mogul Drag Racing Series event of the season is scheduled for Sept. 21-23 at Bandimere Speedway.
NHRA FEDERAL-MOGUL DRAG RACING SERIES: Fact Sheet
WHAT: NHRA Federal-Mogul Drag Racing Series presented by Winnebago, where drivers earn points leading to divisional and national championships. Categories include: Federal-Mogul Dragster, Federal-Mogul Funny Car, Competition, Super Stock, Stock, Super Comp, Super Gas and Super Street. The event is the fifth of six in West Central Division competition.
WHERE: Tri-State Raceway, Earlville, Iowa. Track is located 30 miles west of Dubuque on Hwy. 20, exit 285. Track is on the south side of the highway.
WHEN: Friday through Sunday, Sept. 7-9, 2001.
SCHEDULE: Time trials and qualifying schedule for the Federal-Mogul Drag Racing Series:
FRIDAY, Sept. 7 -- Gates open at 7 a.m. Qualifying and time trials begin at 10 a.m. Federal-Mogul Dragster and Federal-Mogul Funny Car qualifying sessions are scheduled at 4 p.m.
SATURDAY, Sept. 8 -- Gates open at 7 a.m. Final qualifying and time trials are scheduled to begin at 8 a.m. Federal-Mogul Dragster and Federal-Mogul Funny Car qualifying sessions are scheduled at 1 p.m. and 4 p.m.
SUNDAY, Sept. 9 -- Gates open at 7 a.m. Eliminations begin at 8 a.m. Eliminations for Federal-Mogul Dragster and Federal-Mogul Funny Car begin at 11 a.m.
PURSE: The NHRA Federal-Mogul Drag Racing Series competitors will compete for cash and contingency awards of $148,495, part of the 43-race, $6.5 million series.
2000 EVENT WINNERS:
Billy Bybee, Federal-Mogul Dragster; Randy Fleming, Federal-Mogul Funny Car; Jerry Arnold, Competition; Randall Klein, Super Stock; Kevin Helms, Stock; Bob Fuller, Super Comp; Alan Bush, Super Gas; Frank Nichols, Super Street
BONUS PROGRAMS:
FEDERAL-MOGUL POINTS FUND -- a $561,000 point fund from Federal-Mogul, which will be shared by 2001 Federal-Mogul divisional champions and Federal-Mogul national champions. Divisional awards include $8,500 each to the Federal-Mogul Dragster and Federal-Mogul Funny Car champions; $3,000 to the champions in both Competition and Super Stock; $2,000 each to the champions in Stock, Super Comp, Super Gas and Super Street. The seven Federal-Mogul national champions will share a bonus of $135,000.
SEALED POWER LOW QUALIFIER BONUS -- a $167,500 overall bonus fund from Federal-Mogul's Sealed Power brand to the low qualifiers at each of the 43 Federal-Mogul events and the 24 NHRA national events: $1,000 each in Federal-Mogul Dragster and Federal-Mogul Funny Car; $200 each in Competition and Super Stock; and $100 in Stock.
FEATURES: More than 400 drivers in the eight racing categories. Eight-car fields in Federal-Mogul Dragster and Federal-Mogul Funny Car, featuring five-second, 250 mph side-by-side racing.
TICKETS: GENERAL ADMISSION/PIT PASS -- $10 Friday, $15 Saturday, $20 Sunday. A three-day pass is $40 and children, 6-12, are $5 each day. Children 5 and under are admitted free with a paid adult. For more information please call Tri-State Raceway, (319) 923-3724.
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