INDIANAPOLIS RESULTS

DIVISION 3
Indianapolis Raceway Park
Indianapolis, Ind.  May 2-4


Friday Qualifying

Saturday Qualifying

Sunday Race

Instant Stats
Friday Qualifying: 

INDIANAPOLIS -- Results Friday after the first round of qualifying at
Indianapolis Raceway Park the first of six events in the North Central
Division NHRA Federal-Mogul Drag Racing Series.

Due to rain, qualifying has been postponed until Saturday. Activities will
resume at 8:00 a.m.

Saturday Qualifying Final: 


Qualifying has been delayed due to rain at Indianapolis Raceway Park, 
the first of six events in the North Central Division NHRA Federal-Mogul 
Drag Racing Series.

Federal-Mogul Dragster, Federal-Mogul Funny Car and Competition 
Eliminator will receive two qualifying passes, beginning at approximately 
10:00 and 12:00. 

All other classes  will receive one qualifying run beginning at 7:30 a.m.

An exact schedule is not possible at this time, we will be expediting all 
rounds through eliminations hoping to secure the track at 8:00 p.m.

Gates will open at 6:00am, racers please use Gate 2 or 4 for re-entry.
Sunday Results: 

Federal-Mogul Dragster  Qualifying:
 1.  Randy Parks          5.712, 246.77
 2.  Bill Reichert        5.803, 238.22
 3.  Don Devault          5.977, 236.71
 4.  Marty Thacker        6.038, 231.36
 5.  Randy Bayne          6.087, 230.12
 6.  Dave Hedges          6.233, 219.40
 7.  Tony Zizzo           6.260, 220.80
 8.  Mike Miller          6.337, 217.81

Federal-Mogul Funny Car Qualifying:
 1.  John Lawson          5.938, 239.80
 2.  John Powell          6.014, 237.15
 3.  Kim Fritts           6.031, 240.25
 4.  Bob Gottshalk        6.100, 236.71
 5.  Chuck Cheeseman      6.136, 241.61
 6.  Jeff Craig           6.273, 226.30
 7.  Danny Townsend       6.283, 236.03
 8.  Barry Faxon          6.302, 224.32

Competition Eliminator Qualifying:
 1.  Larry Pritchett      8.541 (E/SM)
 2.  Todd Frantz          7.627 (D/ED)
 3.  Jeg Coughlin Jr.     8.393 (D/SM)
 4.  Ian Landies          8.154 (A/SR)
 5.  Jody Schmeisser      8.044 (B/EA)
 6.  Larry Mayes          8.866 (B/SM)
 7.  Brian Browell        7.578 (D/D)
 8.  Bob Andrews          7.711 (E/D)
 9.  Tom Suggs            8.438 (C/EA)
10.  Dennis Meli          8.090 (D/A)
11.  Mike Farrell         7.521 (C/ED)
12.  Ralph Hope           8.182 (I/A)
13.  Garth Hill           8.730 (E/EA)
14.  Terry Smith          7.641 (A/EA)
15.  Don Stratton         8.094 (B/EA)
16.  Doug Stewart         7.184 (B/ED)

Stock Eliminator Qualifying:
 1. Jennifer Dziorny     12.462 (CT/SA)
 2. Jonathan Tarrance    14.832 (V/SA)
 3. Gary Russell         10.896 (D/SA)
 4. Carol Yacavone       12.203 (M/SA)
 5. Christopher Sniesak  12.726 (ET/SA)
 6. Darwin Hardy         14.227 (U/SA)
 7. Mike Walter          11.243 (F/SA)
 8. Brad McFarland       10.807 (C/SA)
 9. Larry Hausch         12.066 (K/SA)
10. John Foxbower        10.833 (C/SA)
11. Mike Keener          10.639 (B/S)
12. Tom Reese            12.445 (N/SA)
13. Jerry Newsome        10.698 (B/SA)
14. Jason Line           11.023 (D/SA)
15. Lance Line           10.876 (C/SA)
16. Tom Rhoda            11.332 (F/SA)

Super Stock Qualifying:
 1. Melissa Butler        9.997 (GT/FA)
 2. Bobby Cunningham      9.346 (GT/B)
 3. Brian Butler         10.192 (GT/GA)
 4. Gordon Gillman        9.017 (SS/AX)
 5. Matt Alvey           11.486 (SS/NA)
 6. Steve Matukas         9.938 (SS/HA)
 7. Mark Nowicki         10.399 (GT/HA)
 8. Randy Mans           10.811 (GT/KA)
 9. Charlie Westcott Jr.  9.569 (GT/C)
10. Joey Wilkes          10.269 (GT/GA)
11. Dan Kyle             10.169 (GT/FA)
12. Bobby Rashid         10.171 (GT/FA)
13. Charlie Westcott     10.138 (GT/G)
14. Jeg Coughlin Jr.      9.089 (SS/BS)
15. Gary Tompa           10.195 (SS/J)
16. Fred Allen           10.119 (SS/IA)

Final Eliminations

Final round results from Indianapolis Raceway Park, the 
first of six events in the North Central Division NHRA Federal-
Mogul Drag Racing Series.

Advancing from the 1st qualifying position, Randy Parks won 
the Federal-Mogul Dragster Category at the NHRA Federal-
Mogul Drag Racing Series event at Indianapolis Raceway 
Park Sunday. Joining Parks in the winners' circle was John 
Lawson who claimed the Federal-Mogul Funny Car crown.

Facing Bill Reichert in the final round of Federal-Mogul 
Dragster, Randy Parks won with a 5.73-second, 244-mph 
pass to beat Reichert to the finish line. John Lawson's 
victory in the Federal-Mogul Funny Car came at the expense 
of class-rookie Jeff Craig who made his racing debut this 
weekend. In the final, Lawson recorded a 6.90-second, 
241-mph run to take the win.

FUNNY CAR ROOKIE REACHES FINALS

When Jeff Craig entered the Indianapolis Raceway Park
grounds with his brand-new NHRA Federal-Mogul Funny 
Car ride Thursday, little did he believe he would be 
competing in the funny car finals at 10 p.m. Sunday night.

Craig, a 27-year-old Daleville, Ind., resident, made it all the 
way to the funny car finals of the Federal-Mogul Drag 
Racing Series event at IRP, where he lost to champion 
John Lawson by eight one-hundreds of a second. In the 
process, however, Craig ran the fastest quarter-mile of his life, 
a 5.98 second run at 232.97 mph.

Craig was licensed in Federal-Mogul Funny Car only last 
Wednesday, and has not received his official license in the 
mail from NHRA as of yet.

"I felt a lot of pressure as I waited in the staging lanes to make 
my run, but once the motor fired it was easy to concentrate," 
said Craig.  "It's been an awesome experience, really, and I 
have to thank my family for helping me get here."  Craig's 
father, Bryant, is the car owner.  His wife and two kids were 
in attendance as he made his brilliant debut.

Craig, a regular at the Muncie (Ind.) Dragway in 1996, plans 
to run the entire NHRA North Central division schedule this 
year, and compete in the NHRA U.S. Nationals at IRP and 
the Pontiac Excitement Nationals at National Trail Raceway 
near Columbus, OH.
Instant Stats: 


INDIANAPOLIS RESULTS

DIVISION 3 INSTANT STATS
Indianapolis Raceway Park, Indianapolis, Ind.

Federal-Mogul Dragster
	W: Randy Parks (Pontiac) — 5.73, 244.69
	R/U: Bill Reichert (BNR) — 5.75, 242.58
	Low e.t. — 5.71 (Parks)
	Top speed — 246.77 (Parks)

Federal-Mogul Funny Car
	W: John Lawson ('95 Achieva) — 5.90, 241.67
	R/U: Jeff Craig ('97 Achieva) — 5.98, 232.97
	Low e.t. — 5.90 (Lawson)
	Top speed — 241.67 (Lawson)

Competition
	W: Jeg Coughlin Jr. (D/SM '93 Camaro) — 19.27, 55.98
	R/U: Todd Frantz (D/ED) — no show

Super Stock
	W: F.J. Smith (SS/BM '97 Grand Am) — 9.48, 115.03
	R/U: Fred Bartoli (GT/DA '88 Camaro) — broke

Stock
	W: Mike Walter (F/SA '67 Camaro) — 11.24, 110.15
	R/U: Carol Yacavone (M/SA '78 Pontiac) — 12.10, 108.23

Super Comp
	W: Todd Senseney (dragster) — 8.90, 155.73
	R/U: Mike Coughlin (dragster) — 8.95, 155.97

Super Gas
	W: Lynn Ellison ('89 Firenza) — 9.87, 152.10
	R/U: Richard Bateman ('67 Camaro) — 9.90, 147.97 (foul)

Super Street
	W: Scott Rider ('67 Nova) — 10.93, 94.50
	R/U: Joe Kovac ('78 Cutlass) — 11.90, 101.31 (foul)