WS Invitationals Sunday results

1995 NHRA Winston Select Invitational Reported by Stephen Jones (temp ID: EUUE95D@PRODIGY.COM) Courtesy of the National Hot Rod Association and Prodigy.

TOP FUEL ~~~ ~~~~ Sunday-Round 1 - Top Fuel -Left lane first- Number Driver R/T E.T. Speed T/F 7 MIKE DUNN 0.503 4.928 289.57W T/F 5 JOE AMATO 0.484 11.144 80.26 Amato boils 'em right off the pad. Dunn takes the win T/F 3 CORY McCLENATHAN 0.457 4.924 297.91W T/F 6 KENNY BERNSTEIN 0.460 5.114 280.19 Bernstein looses traction at half track. Cory Mac advances to the next round. T/F 91 LARRY DIXON 0.480 4.825 285.62W T/F 7050 BLAINE JOHNSON 0.426 5.016 290.60 Dixon drops a cylinder near the finish line. Johnson cuts a great RT but still looses. T/F 1 SCOTT KALITTA 4.880 4.862 286.98W T/F 23 JIM HEAD 0.457 5.075 286.53 . ------------------------------------------------------------ Sunday-Round 2 - Top Fuel Number Driver R/T E.T. Speed T/F 91 LARRY DIXON 0.556 4.767 293.25W T/F 7 MIKE DUNN 0.496 4.938 291.26 Dixon runs an excellent ET and MPH in the heat of the day. Dunn hazes the tires a bit at half track. T/F 1 SCOTT KALITTA 0.475 4.895 295.76W T/F 3 CORY McCLENATHAN 0.471 5.014 284.62 Cory Mac hazes the tires about half track allowing Kalitta the win ------------------------------------------------------------- Sunday - FINAL - Top Fuel Number Driver R/T E.T. Speed T/F 91 LARRY DIXON 0.475 11.416 99.99 T/F 1 SCOTT KALITTA 0.489 4.886 288.46W Dixon gets out of shape at half track and crosses center behind Kalitta. Scott's 1st win this season!! =============================================================

FUNNY CAR ~~~~~ ~~~ Sunday-Round 1 - Funny Car -Left lane first- Number Driver R/T E.T. Speed F/C 3 AL HOFMANN 0.504 5.382 230.23W F/C 9 GARY BOLGER 0.528 5.456 272.56 Hofmann smokes the tires at half track but still has enough power to edge out Bolger F/C 4 CHUCK ETCHELLS 0.546 5.245 293.15W F/C 23 GORDIE BONIN 0.489 5.797 197.49 Bonin overpowers the track and looses traction at about half track. Nice run by Etchells F/C 2 CRUZ PEDREGON 0.501 5.225 276.58W F/C 520 TOM HOOVER 0.563 5.795 187.26 Not real good RT's from either driver. Both cars have traction problems at half track. F/C 1 JOHN FORCE 0.523 5.300 273.30W F/C 221 K.C. SPURLOCK 0.510 5.345 264.55 Both FC's get a bit loose at half track. Force recovers and wins by a fender ------------------------------------------------------------ Sunday-Round 2 - Funny Car Number Driver R/T E.T. Speed F/C 4 CHUCK ETCHELLS 0.548 5.493 269.62 F/C 1 JOHN FORCE 0.465 5.449 263.00W Both FC's smoke the tires at half track but Force recovers for the win. F/C 2 CRUZ PEDREGON 0.546 5.289 276.83W F/C 3 AL HOFMANN 0.491 5.383 271.16 Both Hofmann and Pedragon smoked 'em at half track. Pedragon recovers and takes the win ------------------------------------------------------------ Sunday - FINAL - Funny Car Number Driver R/T E.T. Speed F/C 2 CRUZ PEDREGON 0.486 5.297 261.47 F/C 1 JOHN FORCE 0.519 5.235 283.64W Pedragon had a very slight holeshot, but dropped a cylinder at half track. Forces edges Pedragon!!!! ============================================================

PRO STOCK ~~~ ~~~~~ Sunday-Round 1 - Pro Stock -Left lane first- Number Driver R/T E.T. Speed PRO 709 GEORGE MARNELL 0.431 7.134 194.63W PRO 199 CHUCK HARRIS 0.468 9.722 87.35 . PRO 5 KURT JOHNSON 0.480 7.166 194.88 PRO 8 MARK PAWUK 0.455 7.142 194.17W . PRO 6 LARRY MORGAN 0.442 7.126 193.71W PRO 43 RICKY SMITH 0.464 7.139 194.04 . PRO 324 BILL GLIDDEN 0.462 7.081 196.24W PRO 775 JERRY ECKMAN 0.433 7.174 194.25 . PRO 4 JIM YATES 0.454 7.111 195.22W PRO 258 BUTCH ABBOTT 0.445 7.161 193.88 Yates gets a bit out of shape but wins by a fender length. PRO 3 WARREN JOHNSON 0.529 7.046 196.59W PRO 219 TERRY ADAMS 0.528 7.158 193.59 . PRO 1 DARRELL ALDERMAN 0.534 7.038 195.31W PRO 10 BOB GLIDDEN 0.448 7.175 193.50 Alderman was in a coma at the starting line but out powerd Glidden. DA used all the track...no chute out. PRO 2 SCOTT GEOFFRION 0.440 7.048 195.99W PRO 15 JOE LEPONE, JR. 0.483 7.145 193.71 Real nice reaction time from Geoffrion. ------------------------------------------------------------ Sunday-Round 2 - Pro Stock Number Driver R/T E.T. Speed PRO 324 BILL GLIDDEN 0.486 7.103 195.22W PRO 4 JIM YATES 0.484 7.240 189.91 . PRO 2 SCOTT GEOFFRION 0.492 7.064 195.60W PRO 709 GEORGE MARNELL 0.491 7.160 193.79 . PRO 3 WARREN JOHNSON 0.485 7.098 194.93 PRO 6 LARRY MORGAN 0.406 7.138 199.59W Morgan holeshots WJ BIG TIME!!! PRO 1 DARRELL ALDERMAN 0.427 7.040 195.95W PRO 8 MARK PAWUK 0.468 7.222 191.00 What can you say! Alderman cut's a GREAT lite and pretty much blows Pawuk off. ------------------------------------------------------------ Sunday-Round 3 - Pro Stock Number Driver R/T E.T. Speed PRO 2 SCOTT GEOFFRION 0.505 7.028 195.73W PRO 324 BILL GLIDDEN 0.498 10.348 83.62 Billy Glidden has problems and shuts off early. Geoffrion advances to the final round PRO 1 DARRELL ALDERMAN 0.480 7.003 196.12W PRO 6 LARRY MORGAN 0.582 11.321 76.03 Morgan has problems and shuts offat half track. Its the DODGE BOYS in the final round...AGAIN!!! ------------------------------------------------------------ Sunday - FINAL - Pro Stock Number Driver R/T E.T. Speed PRO 2 SCOTT GEOFFRION 0.437 7.099 194.25 PRO 1 DARRELL ALDERMAN 0.452 7.037 196.93W Geoffrion had a slight holeshot on DA but DODGE #1 had the power today!!!!! ============================================================

ALCOHOL DRAGSTER ~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~ Sunday-Round 1 - Alcohol Dragster -Left lane first- Number Driver R/T E.T. Speed TAD 13 JOHN ROSE, JR. 0.465 5.895 233.40W TAD 7308 MARSHALL TOPPING 0.485 6.694 169.55 The "Chicken Chokers" advance over Topping! TAD 9 JEREMY TORSTVEIT 0.486 5.816 236.03W TAD 11 RICHARD BOYD 0.417 5.909 233.80 The "DOC" advances. TAD 217 MICHAEL GUNDERSON 0.491 17.296 N/A TAD 71 BOBBY TAYLOR 0.476 5.786 240.83W Gunderson crosses centerline near end of track, vears and tags wall, tags Taylor, then no chute. He's O:K TAD 4 JAY PAYNE 0.575 5.875 237.27W TAD 107 GREGORY SACHETTA 0.424 6.752 197.28 . ------------------------------------------------------------ Sunday-Round 2 - Alcohol Dragster Number Driver R/T E.T. Speed TAD 13 JOHN ROSE, JR. No show TAD 4 JAY PAYNE 0.706 5.876 236.15W Rose couldn't get in to reverse after the burnout, then couldn't get out of reserve on the line. No Run TAD 9 JEREMY TORSTVEIT 0.489 5.823 238.28W TAD 71 BOBBY TAYLOR 0.410 6.876 138.39 . ------------------------------------------------------------ Sunday - FINAL - Alcohol Dragster Number Driver R/T E.T. Speed TAD 9 JEREMY TORSTVEIT 0.464 5.886 236.96 TAD 4 JAY PAYNE 0.480 5.796 241.74W Payne takes the win over the "DOC" in this final round of TAD!!! ============================================================

ALCOHOL FUNNY CAR ~~~~~~~ ~~~~~ ~~~ Sunday-Round 1 - Alcohol Funny Car -Left lane first- Number Driver R/T E.T. Speed TAFC 2 BOB NEWBERRY 0.566 5.916 239.87W TAFC 243 DONNA DUNCAN 0.999 N/A N/A Duncan looses fire after her burnout. TAFC 237 VON SMITH 0.426 6.173 61.32W TAFC 25 MELINDA GREEN 0.545 6.132 229.12 . TAFC 422 TATE BRANCH 0.465 6.054 234.43W TAFC 249 GENE BOUL 0.414 6.483 214.69 . TAFC 201 SCOTT WEISS 0.488 6.116 227.84W TAFC 204 JIMMY ALISEO 0.513 6.452 216.81 . ----------------------------------------------------------- Sunday-Round 2 - Alcohol Funny Car Number Driver R/T E.T. Speed TAFC 422 TATE BRANCH 0.999 N/A N/A TAFC 201 SCOTT WEISS 0.469 6.116 227.84W Branch can't fire up. Weiss gets a single TAFC 2 BOB NEWBERRY 0.485 5.981 239.04W TAFC 237 VON SMITH 0.357 6.162 222.27 . ------------------------------------------------------------ Sunday - FINAL - Alcohol Funny Car Number Driver R/T E.T. Speed TAFC 2 BOB NEWBERRY 0.502 5.962 238.41W TAFC 201 SCOTT WEISS 0.463 6.153 225.84 Newberry overpowers Weiss in this well run final round of TAFC ============================================================

SPORTSMAN FINAL ROUND WINNERS ~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~ ~~~~~ ~~~~~~~ COMP 114 KOPP F/A 0.543 8.745 153.37W COMP 2067 DANIELS H/A 0.554 8.546 156.30 S/S 1122 KEELING SS/IA 0.492 10.55 10.481 S/S 2605 McGUIRT SS/FA 0.589 9.92 9.931W STK 2447 MYLIN G/SA 0.560 11.89 11.816 STK 3421 KINCAID E/SA 0.520 11.71 11.639W

S/C 2335  RICHARDSON        0.444       8.90     8.921W     
S/C 2686  SHELTON           0.431       8.90     8.940      
                                                            
S/G 2329  HALL              0.421       9.90     9.881W     
S/G 2730  GUIDO             0.438       9.90     9.877      
                                                            
S/ST 2060 HEAD              0.419      10.90    10.930W    
S/ST 1158 RUDOLPH           0.434      10.90    10.898