Rockingham TF Sat. Qualifying
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Saturday-Session 1 - Top Fuel -Left lane first-
1997 NHRA Winston Select Invitational by Stephen Jones
Number Driver R/T E.T. Speed
T/F 888 JIM HEAD 0.491 4.726 296.83*
T/F 1 KENNY BERNSTEIN 0.493 12.278 75.56
Nice run from Head.
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T/F 5 GARY SCELZI 0.527 4.728 302.01*
T/F 6 JOE AMATO 0.517 6.707 124.42
Amato looses traction at about the 1/8th mile mark
and clicks off. Nice run for Scelzi
T/F 12 BOB VANDERGRIFF 0.596 10.842 75.08* T/F 303 PAT DAKIN N/A N/A Dakin shuts off after the burnout with some kind of engine problem. Vandergriff starts to lift & clicks off
T/F 356 TONY SCHUMACHER 0.625 5.806 159.29 T/F 747 RHONDA HARTMAN 0.658 4.841 295.95 Schumaker has problems at half track and shuts off. Another nice run for Hartman
T/F 223 MIKE SMITH 0.691 5.607 172.08 T/F 8 SHELLY ANDERSON 0.569 4.825 307.79 Mike Smith clicks off early. Shelley doesn't improve . T/F 4 LARRY DIXON 0.513 9.341 87.59 T/F 11 DOUG HERBERT 0.596 5.066 223.88 Dixon goes up in smoke almost immediatley. Herbert is qualified at #15
T/F 2 SCOTT KALITTA 4.853 286.62*
T/F 715 ED McCULLOCH 5.361 195.90
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T/F 7 MIKE DUNN 0.506 4.786 288.18
T/F 3 CORY McCLENATHAN 0.502 4.688 305.29
Cory Mac takes the #3 spot with this run.
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single
T/F 17 BRUCE SARVER 0.502 4.689 311.85
Lee Beard keeps Sarver in the #4 spot
Top Fuel Qualifying List After Session 1, Saturday 1997 NHRA Winston Select Invitational by Stephen Jones Pos Name Number E.T. Speed When 1 GARY SCELZI T/F 5 4.641 296.05 Fri2 2 LARRY DIXON T/F 4 4.677 304.77 Fri2 3 CORY McCLENATHAN T/F 3 4.688 305.29 Sat1 4 BRUCE SARVER T/F 17 4.689 311.85 Sat1 5 BOB VANDERGRIFF T/F 12 4.712 302.01 Fri1 6 JOE AMATO T/F 6 4.720 299.40 Fri1 7 JIM HEAD T/F 888 4.720 284.53 Fri2 8 KENNY BERNSTEIN T/F 1 4.726 305.70 Fri1 9 SCOTT KALITTA T/F 2 4.731 303.95 Fri1 10 MIKE DUNN T/F 7 4.746 304.15 Fri1 11 TONY SCHUMACHER T/F 356 4.757 298.60 Fri1 12 SHELLY ANDERSON T/F 8 4.825 307.79 Sat1 13 RHONDA HARTMAN T/F 747 4.841 295.95 Sat1 14 ED McCULLOCH T/F 715 4.876 241.93 Fri1 15 DOUG HERBERT T/F 11 4.933 276.58 Fri1 16 MIKE SMITH T/F 223 5.607 172.08 Sat1 17 PAT DAKIN T/F 303 12.210 77.26 Fri1
Saturday-Session 2 - Top Fuel -Left lane first-
1997 NHRA Winston Select Invitational by Stephen Jones
Number Driver R/T E.T. Speed
T/F 8 SHELLY ANDERSON 4.779 310.55*
T/F 12 BOB VANDERGRIFF 6.399 120.80
Vandergriff blows the engine in a fireball at about
1/2 track. Lots of oil on the track...down time!!
T/F 11 DOUG HERBERT 0.571 7.633 113.02 T/F 356 TONY SCHUMACHER 0.685 6.825 95.02 Both Herbert and Schumaker have problems right off the starting line and abort
T/F 715 ED McCULLOCH 0.519 8.067 101.19 T/F 4 LARRY DIXON 0.507 7.308 111.02 Both Ace and Dixon go up in smoke. Dixon is still qualified at #2...Ace is not qualified
T/F 3 CORY McCLENATHAN 0.544 11.666 62.85 T/F 2 SCOTT KALITTA 0.546 4.864 286.07 Cory goes up in smoke but still remains the #3 qualifier. Scott does NOT qualify
T/F 1 KENNY BERNSTEIN 0.481 4.736 294.88* T/F 7 MIKE DUNN 0.517 4.908 273.97 KB qualifies but is on the bubble. Mike Dunn is NOT qualified
T/F 6 JOE AMATO 0.532 9.397 89.16* T/F 888 JIM HEAD 0.542 10.796 80.39 Both Amato and Head have severe tire shake and click off early T/F 303 PAT DAKIN 0.470 4.821 290.60 T/F 5 GARY SCELZI 0.468 4.687 299.50 Scelzi remains the #1 qualifier with the best run from a fuel car all day!
T/F 747 RHONDA HARTMAN 6.196 139.47*
single
Rhonda has problems with the reverser, manages to,get
back, runs and skates all over the track and aborts
Top Fuel Qualifying List After Session 2, Saturday
1997 NHRA Winston Select Invitational by Stephen Jones Pos Name Number E.T. Speed When 1 GARY SCELZI T/F 5 4.641 296.05 Fri2 2 LARRY DIXON T/F 4 4.677 304.77 Fri2 3 CORY McCLENATHAN T/F 3 4.688 305.29 Sat1 4 BRUCE SARVER T/F 17 4.689 311.85 Sat1 5 BOB VANDERGRIFF T/F 12 4.712 302.01 Fri1 6 JOE AMATO T/F 6 4.720 299.40 Fri1 7 JIM HEAD T/F 888 4.720 284.53 Fri2 8 KENNY BERNSTEIN T/F 1 4.726 305.70 Fri1 9 SCOTT KALITTA T/F 2 4.731 303.95 Fri1 10 MIKE DUNN T/F 7 4.746 304.15 Fri1 11 TONY SCHUMACHER T/F 356 4.757 298.60 Fri1 12 SHELLY ANDERSON T/F 8 4.779 310.55 Sat2 13 PAT DAKIN T/F 303 4.821 290.60 Sat2 14 RHONDA HARTMAN T/F 747 4.841 295.95 Sat1 15 ED McCULLOCH T/F 715 4.876 241.93 Fri1 16 DOUG HERBERT T/F 11 4.933 276.58 Fri1 17 MIKE SMITH T/F 223 5.607 172.08 Sat
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