1998 NHRA Pioneer Keystone Nationals
Round-by-round Results
Federal Mogul Dragster
Sunday
Elimination round #2
Driver Car ET MPH r/t
(W) Gary Parks, Jr '98 Hadman 5.740 230.41 .516 (-) John Rose '96 Hadman 6.460 215.67 .450 Rose dropped cylinders right off the line.
(W) Shawn Bowen '97 dragster 5.591 248.68 .476 (-) Cliff Bozelli '92 Jenkins 5.628 232.61 .441 Bozelli nabs Bowen on the tree, but has problems downtrack, with the margin of victory of .002 seconds.
(-) Mike Kosky '96 dragster 5.882 142.09 .471 (W) Michael Gunderson '97 UBC 5.556 252.73 .509 Gunderson unloads the big guns on Kosky.
(W) Jay Payne '98 Uyehara 5.894 249.23 .510 (-) Jeanie Booz '96 dragster 5.820 239.48 .548 Payne comes back from severe tire shake to take a holeshot win.
Elimination round #3 - Semi-finals
(-) Shawn Bowen '97 dragster 5.600 248.96 .504 (-) Jay Payne '98 Uyehara 6.096 235.35 .606 Payne shook and hazed the tires right away, watching Bowen drive away straight through top end.
(-) Gary Parks, Jr '98 Hadman 5.736 233.58 .077 (W) Michael Gunderson '97 UBC 5.611 249.72 .649 Parks couldn't wait long enough and pushed through.
Elimination round #4 - Finals
(-) Shawn Bowen '97 dragster 5.562 250.34 .475 (W) Michael Gunderson '97 UBC 5.591 251.60 .422