1998 NHRA Pioneer Keystone Nationals
Round-by-round Results
Federal Mogul Funny Car
Sunday
Elimination round #1
(-) Carnie Fryfogle '97 Firebird 5.903 241.28 .485 (W) Chuck Cheeseman '98 Firebird 5.824 243.24 .516
(-) Fred Tigges '97 Camaro broke (W) Bob Newberry '98 Avenger 7.161 134.64 .626 Tigges is a no-show. Newberry shakes the tires and lifts.
(-) Darrel Cox '96 Firebird 6.481 209.49 .484 (W) Paul Gill '96 Avenger 5.821 247.86 .730
(-) Ed Fisher '96 Firebird 6.224 228.77 .534 (W) Frank Manzo '98 Avenger 5.859 246.77 .477
(-) Rich Fenwick '98 Avenger 6.072 209.30 .501 (W) Tony Bartone '97 Firebird 5.976 214.48 .489
(-) Bunny Burkett '98 Avenger 6.457 219.83 .315 (W) Tim Slagle '96 Achieva 9.852 88.18 .512
(W) Scott Weney '97 Firebird 5.953 228.31 .442 (-) Steve Gasparelli '97 Avenger 5.854 227.90 .336
(-) John Fiorini '93 Saab 6.804 199.91 .471 (W) John Sieger '97 Achieva 6.127 225.33 .456
Elimination round #2
Driver Car ET MPH r/t
(W) John Sieger '97 Achieva 6.353 219.51 1.277 (-) Frank Manzo '98 Avenger broke
(-) Scott Weney '97 Firebird 6.127 225.16 .472 (W) Paul Gill '96 Avenger 5.780 248.00 .551
(-) Tony Bartone '98 Firebird 5.898 244.69 .495 (W) Chuck Cheeseman '98 Firebird 5.851 245.03 .472
(-) Tim Slagle '96 Achieva 7.041 135.56 .516 (-) Bob Newberry '98 Avenger 5.787 247.38 .480
Elimination round #3 - Semi-finals
(-) John Sieger '97 Achieva 6.597 187.22 .466 (W) Bob Newberry '98 Avenger 5.844 245.67 .514
(-) Chuck Cheeseman '98 Firebird 12.280 66.29 .486 (W) Paul Gill '96 Avenger 6.413 224.43 .483
Elimination round #4 - Finals
(-) Paul Gill '96 Avenger 5.766 248.34 .476 (-) Bob Newberry '98 Avenger 5.770 248.07 .469 Newberry gets around Gill on a holeshot to take the win by .003 seconds.