1998 NHRA Pioneer Keystone Nationals
Round-by-round Results
Federal Mogul Dragster
Saturday
Qualifying #3
Driver Car ET MPH
(-) Shawn Bowen '97 dragster 5.554 250.06 (-) Bill Reichert '97 Bowen 5.716 244.23
(-) Jay Payne '98 Uyehara 5.558 252.38 (-) Gil Christian '90 dragster 6.314 219.88 Payne lays down top speed of the meet, taking the #2 spot and trailing Bowen by .004. The bump sits at a 6.133
(-) John Rose '96 Hadman 5.705 242.26 (-) Fred Ahrberg '86 dragster 6.182 211.71
(-) Gary Parks, Jr. '98 Hadman 5.540 228.65 (-) Bruce Insinger '94 Keir 5.698 245.23 Parks goes from the doghouse to the penthouse, moving from an unqualified position to the #1 spot with this outstanding run. The bump goes to 6.092.
(-) Ken Winward '96 Bozelli 8.536 103.32 (-) Frank Iattarelli '91 Spitzer 6.321 201.92
(-) Cliff Bozelli '92 Jenkins 5.624 249.79 (-) Wayne Celko '90 dragster 5.931 239.42 Bozelli was up on the tires hard at the start but drove through it and did some steering on top end to take the #5 position.
(-) Mike Kosky '96 dragster 5.761 238.60 (-) Ben Barnes '91 dragster 6.257 219.24 Fred Ahrberg has the bump at 6.092.
(-) Doug Foley '93 Burgan 5.891 227.15 (-) Michael Gunderson '97 UBC 5.595 251.39 Gunderson goes to #4, Foley to #13, and the bump moves to Speelman with a 6.01.
(-) Steve Cantrell '90 dragster 5.876 231.66 (-) Ron Still '89 S&W 5.596 245.96
(-) Jeanie Booz '96 dragster 5.761 242.32 (-) Bruce Horner '89 dragster 5.944 236.40 Jeanie drives through some tough tire shake, and does not improve.
(-) Rich McPhillips '97 Uyehara 5.631 232.91 (-) John Speelman '93 Uyehara 5.864 236.71 Speelman moves up the ladder, Celko holds the bump at a 5.931
READING, Pa. - SUMMIT FastNews - Final order after 3 rounds of qualifying in Federal-Mogul Dragster at the 14th annual NHRA Pioneer Keystone Nationals: Psn-Num-Driver, Home Town, Car Type------------------------------ET---Speed 1 1954 Gary Parks Jr., Mardela Spgs MD, Hadman-BNR 5.540 228.65 2 35 Shawn Bowen, Montrose MI, Dragster-BAE 5.554 250.06 3 6 Jay Payne, Upland CA, Uyehra-BAE 5.558 252.38 4 5 Michael Gunderson, Middleburg FL, URC-BAE 5.595 251.39 5 1335 Ron Still, Smyrna DE, S&W-Chevy 5.596 245.96 6 110 Rich McPhillips, Phoenixville PA, Uyehara-BAE 5.620 231.48 7 10 Cliff Bozzelli, Absecon NJ, Jenkins-KB 5.624 249.79 8 146 John Rose, Festerville PA, Hadman-KB 5.697 243.17 9 106 Bruce Insigner, Dushore PA, Keir-KB 5.698 245.23 10 9 Bill Reichert, Owosso MI, Bowen-BNR 5.716 244.23 11 1357 Jeanie Booz, Blooming Glen PA, Dragster-BAE 5.739 240.83 12 185 Mike Kosky, Cuddy PA, K&K-Olds 5.761 238.60 13 124 John Speelman, Manassas VA, Uyehara-BAE 5.864 236.71 14 1246 Steve Cantrell, Wilmington DE, Dragster-BAE 5.876 231.66 15 1301 Doug Foley, Tarrytown NY, Burgan-BAE 5.891 227.15 16 183 Wayne Celko, Sayerville NJ, Dragster-KB 5.931 239.42 --------- Not Qualified --------- 17 1072 Bruce Horner, Bergenfield NJ, Dragster-Rode 5.944 23.64 18 121 Fred Ahrberg, Bergenfield NJ, Dragster-KB 6.092 216.76 19 3846 Ben Barnes, Chesterland OH, Dragster-Font 6.257 219.24 20 118 Ken Winward, Wilmington DE, Bozzelli-Ford 6.304 171.95 21 240 Gil Christian, Stephen City VA, Dragster-KB 6.314 219.88 22 148 Frank Iattarelli, River Vale NJ, Spitzer-KB 6.321 2.00 Results provided by the FastNews Network, courtesy of Summit Racing Equipment ** http://www.summitracing.com/ **
Elimination round #1
Driver Car ET MPH
(W) John Rose '96 Hadman 5.881 232.37 (-) Bruce Insinger '94 Keir 6.041 241.41 Rose dominated this one from start to finish.
(W) Cliff Bozelli '92 Jenkins 5.622 249.16 (-) Bill Reichert '97 Bowen 7.970 103.29 Bozelli red-lighted with a .337, but is re-instated after Reichert took out the 330' cone. Reichert had a .415.
(W) Shawn Bowen '97 dragster 5.565 250.60 (-) Doug Foley '93 Burgan 7.414 124.24 #1 qualifier coming up here... let's see if Foley can school him. Foley gets loose and Bowen takes his reaction time advantage all the way to the end.
(-) Ron Still '89 S&W 5.590 248.89 (W) Mike Kosky '96 dragster 5.824 231.83 Still throws away a great ET here with a .353 redlight.
(W) Michael Gunderson '97 UBC 5.605 250.83 (-) John Speelman '93 Uyehara 5.825 235.47 The chicken chokers give the ol' rubber hen a yank for good luck, trying to take down Gunderson... and he unloads one on the Cottrell and Speelman gang.
(-) Rich McPhillips '97 Uyehara 6.094 197.84 (W) Jeanie Booz '96 dragster 5.940 219.94 After some frantic motioning from chief start Rick Stewart, Booz finally stages, McPhillips already in deep-staged. Jeanie naps on the line after a quick tree, but hangs on for the win.
(W) Jay Payne '98 Uyehara 5.657 247.66 (-) Steve Cantrell '90 dragster (.000 red) Cantrell rolls through the beams, giving Payne a win he would have likely earned with this strong pass.
(W) Gary Parks Jr. '98 Hadman 5.643 218.23 (-) Wayne Celko '98 dragster 6.185 175.64 Parks gets the jump off the starting line and does not look back, despite dropping cylinders in his A/Fuel entry.