Fields Set After Weather Delay

Foley sits atop Top Fuel list at Western RV Rocky Mountain Nationals

By Mike Perry / IHRA Media Relations

All Hooters IHRA professional drivers were hoping for another two shots at the track during the Saturday qualifying sessions at the Western RV Rocky Mountain Nationals in Edmonton. Mother Nature had other ideas.

After a four hour rain delay, Race Director Skooter Peaco put an end to Saturday's on-track activities, ending qualifying leaving the results of Friday's qualifying sessions as the final field for Sunday's eliminations.

"The weather wouldn't cooperate so we had to shut it down today," Peaco said. "We plan on putting on a great show Sunday for this hard-core group of local race fans. They are going to get two shows for the price of one on Sunday."

After a time trial for the sportsman racers, the professional elimination rounds will begin as scheduled at 11 a.m.

The top qualifiers in each professional class are Doug Foley (Sewell, NJ) in Top Fuel; Al Billes (Barrie, ON) in Torco Race Fuels Pro Modified; Rob Atchison (London, ON) in Funny Car and Robert Patrick (Fredericksburg, VA) in Torco Race Fuels Pro Stock.

EDMONTON, Alb. -- First-round pairings for professional eliminations Sunday for the Third Annual Western RV Rocky Mountain Nationals presented by TORCO Race Fuels at Budweiser Motorsports Park, the fifth of 12 events in the 2005 Hooters IHRA Drag Racing Series. Pairings based on results in qualifying, which ended Saturday.

Top Fuel -- 1. Doug Foley, 4.702 seconds, 286.44 mph vs. 8. Ed Verenka, 15.853, 74.58; 2. Todd Paton, 4.703, 314.39 vs. 7. Rick Cooper, 5.237, 230.96; 3. Louie Allison, 4.828, 282.19 vs. 6. Clay Millican, 5.086, 203.40; 4. Bruce Litton, 4.879, 290.19 vs. 5. Jack Ostrander, 5.016, 292.77.

Pro Modified -- 1. Al Billes, Dodge Stratus, 6.150, 234.53 vs. 16. Ross Hogenson, Chevy Corvette, 6.482, 218.19; 2. Jim Halsey, Chevy Camaro, 6.204, 225.33 vs. 15. Kenny Lang, Corvette, 6.461, 218.48; 3. Rick DiStefano, Corvette, 6.224, 227.88 vs. 14. Vern Mills, Camaro, 6.401, 217.11; 4. Mike Castellana, Chevy Cavalier, 6.232, 227.50 vs. 13. Lee Smith, Corvette, 6.351, 224.51; 5. Shannon Jenkins, Camaro, 6.253, 225.45 vs. 12. Carl Spiering, Corvette, 6.348, 227.65; 6. Harold Martin, Pontiac Grand Am, 6.255, 226.51 vs. 11. Dennis Radford, Corvette, 6.315, 219.94; 7. Mike Janis, Stratus, 6.266, 228.23 vs. 10. Ed Hoover, Corvette, 6.314, 226.58; 8. Quain Stott, Corvette, 6.302, 226.77 vs. 9. Burton Auxier, Corvette, 6.310, 223.32.

Funny Car -- 1. Rob Atchison, Pontiac Firebird, 5.842, 240.42 vs. 8. Ken Kraus, Firebird, 6.132, 227.61; 2. Jim Sickles, Chevy Monte Carlo, 5.920, 239.02 vs. 7. John Evanchuk, Firebird, 6.122, 232.47; 3. Mark Thomas, Dodge Avenger, 5.967, 232.71 vs. 6. Trevor Lebsack, Ford Mustang, 6.112, 232.23; 4. Thomas Carter, Chevy Camaro, 6.006, 234.98 vs. 5. Terry McMillen, Avenger, 6.056, 232.35.

Pro Stock -- 1. Robert Patrick, Ford Cobra, 6.492, 212.79 vs. Bye; 2. Frank Gugliotta, Ford Escort, 6.521, 214.01 vs. 11. Elijah Morton, Ford Mustang, 6.709, 207.75; 3. Tony Gillig, Mustang, 6.533, 212.56 vs. 10. Chuck DeMory, Escort, 6.654, 208.75; 4. John Montecalvo, Chevy Cobalt, 6.537, 212.43 vs. 9. Rick Jones, Cobalt, 6.590, 212.66; 5. Steve Spiess, Cobalt, 6.541, 212.93 vs. 8. Jerry Haas, Chevy Cavalier, 6.578, 212.29; 6. Daniel Seamon, Escort, 6.564, 213.33 vs. 7. Pete Berner, Mustang, 6.569, 211.93.

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