IHRA MILAN WRAP UP

Atchison wins again in Milan
courtesy IHRA Communications

MILAN, Mich - Rob Atchison (London, Ont.) continued his march towards a third consecutive Funny Car World
Championship when he defeated Chris Foster in the final Sunday. Atchison's 5.825/240.81 easily
handled Foster's 6.242/198.85.

Atchison defeated rival Mark Thomas (Louisville, Ohio) in the semifinals immediately after
seeing Jim Sickles, the #2 driver in the points standings, fall to Foster.

"We just keep going rounds," Atchison said. "It was tough and I had to keep that in my head
because I had just watched Jim Sickles go out and I had my archrival in the other lane in the
semifinals. It can be tough to focus and realize where you have to be because, at that point, I
wasn't going to lose any ground in the points."

FUNNY CAR:

ROUND ONE -- Jim Sickles, Chevy Monte Carlo, 5.831, 242.58 def. Thomas Carter, Chevy Camaro,
foul; Rob Atchison, Pontiac Firebird, 5.845, 240.51 def. Terry McMillen, Dodge Avenger, 6.030,
232.47; Mark Thomas, Avenger, 5.901, 239.82 def. Tony Bogolo, Ford Mustang, 8.453, 89.03; Chris
Foster, Avenger, 6.010, 233.12 def. Terry Munroe, Firebird, 6.018, 231.04;
SEMIFINALS -- Foster, 6.030, 234.41 def. Sickles, 6.076, 238.72; Atchison, 5.807, 241.84 def.
Thomas, 5.874, 243.28;
FINAL -- Atchison, 5.825, 240.81 def. Foster, 6.242, 198.85.

Funny Car

1. Rob Atchison, 841; 2. Jim Sickles, 696; 3. Mark Thomas, 626; 4. Thomas Carter, 542; 5.
Terry McMillen, 488; 6. Chris Foster, 485; 7. Terry Munroe, 350; 8. Frederick Tigges, 262; 9.
Melinda Green-King, 216; 10. Larry Dobbs, 195.