RICHMOND - Pro Stock Round 2 Eliminations


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Sat, 1 Jun 2002, 05:25 PM

Pro Stock Round 2 Eliminations

By Larry Sullivan

DINWIDDIE, Va. - Results of round 2 eliminations in Sunoco Race Fuels Pro Stock at the Hooters IHRA Drag Racing Series, 2nd annual ACDelco Nationals presented by Chevrolet:

Qua-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-Rd-Qua-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed
   4 Tim Nabors          6.633 207.91  Q    5 Brian Gahm          6.640 208.97
   (E MORTON    )       No Data        E1   (J BARTUNEK  ) 0.454  6.633 210.34
                  0.434 10.178  89.59  E2 *****WINNER***** 0.468  6.659 209.26

4:03 PM Quick turnaround for the second round for nabors, Gahm had six weeks to get ready. Nabors cut a great light, but slowed before half track, while Gahm cranked it up and ran a great-looking pass to win easily.

Qua-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-Rd-Qua-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed
   7 Jeff Dobbins        6.646 209.95  Q    2 Chris Holbrook      6.625 208.84
   (S WILLIFORD ) 0.425  6.620 211.76  E1   (R JONES     ) 0.446  6.607 211.33
 *****WINNER***** 0.439  6.706 208.26  E2                  0.447  6.711 209.20

Good race, Dobbins away first and quick enough to hold off Holbrook on the top end. Dobbins was quicker for the first half of the track, but Holbrook had the power to close the gap on the top end. Dobbins' Margins: 60ft(0.033), 330 ft(0.040), 660ft(0.031), 1,000ft(0.021). MOV: 0.0132 seconds (approximately 4 feet).

Qua-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-Rd-Qua-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed
  11 Ron Miller          6.658 206.70  Q    3 John Montecalvo     6.626 209.10
   (J YEOMAN    ) 0.425  6.657 208.46  E1   (S SPIESS    ) 0.454  6.590 210.47
 *****WINNER***** 0.433  6.701 207.15  E2                  0.458  6.678 207.94

Miller, by a holeshot - a small holeshot. Montecalvo was reeling him in, but ran out of racetrack. Miller's margins: 60ft(0.030), 330 ft(0.020), 660ft(0.013), 1,000ft(0.008). MOV: 0.0028 seconds (approximately 10 inches). Miller advances and will have lane choice over Dobbins in the semifinals - by just 0.005 seconds - should be another great drag race.

Qua-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-Rd-Qua-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed
   9 Dwayne Rice         6.652 208.88  Q    1 Carl Baker          6.604 210.18
   (H HILL      ) 0.476  6.672 209.88  E1   (D KIRK      ) 0.445  6.584 210.41
                  0.301  6.716 207.27  E2 *****WINNER***** 0.465  6.680 209.26

Rice makes it easy for Baker, but Baker loses lane choice to Gahm in the semifinals.