Sun, 9 Jun 2002, 04:51 PM Funny Car Final, Round 4 Eliminations

By Larry Sullivan

GRAND BEND, Ont. - Results of final, round 4 eliminations in Funny Car at the Hooters IHRA Drag Racing Series, Third annual Mopar Performance Parts Canadian Nationals presented by Castrol:

Qua-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-Rd-Qua-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed
   7 Dale Brand          5.909 217.33  Q    1 Jimmy Rector        5.840 240.19
   (L DOBBS     ) 0.453  5.820 236.90  E1   (D MILLER    ) 0.514  5.875 238.66
   (M COMELLA   ) 0.255  5.825 239.04  E2   (T MCMILLEN  ) 0.481  5.855 240.32
   (L CANNISTER ) 0.474  5.860 238.66  E3   (R ATCHISON  ) 0.454  5.905 239.80
                  0.433  5.915 237.78  E4 *****WINNER***** 0.475  5.830 239.04

4:44 PM Brand did all he could do, cutting a great light and making a solid run, but Rector once again had the tuneup when it counted, erasing brand's starting line advantage by half track and then pulling away to win by half a car length to continue his 2002 win streak - 20 round wins, five events, and still counting.

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