Sun, 4 Jun 2000, 02:16 PM GRAND BEND - Sunoco Pro Stock Round 2 Eliminations

By Larry Sullivan

GRAND BEND, Ont. - Results of round 2 eliminations in Sunoco Pro Stock at the Inaugural Mopar Parts Canadian Nationals presented by Castrol:

 Qua-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-Rd-Qua-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed
  13 Gene Wilson         6.693 207.94  Q    5 Steve Spiess        6.657 208.52
   (J Yeoman    ) 0.490  6.715 205.80  E1   (J Konigshofe) 0.526  6.687 207.13
 *****WINNER***** 0.510  6.726 205.62  E2                  0.544  6.705 206.89

1:59 PM Moving quickly through eliminations, the Mountain Motor boys are back again. Wilson pulls off his second upset in a row, his holeshot enough to hold off Spiess by a margin of victory = 0.013 seconds (approximately 4 feet).

 Qua-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-Rd-Qua-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed
   3 Dwayne Rice         6.633 207.70  Q    6 John Montecalvo     6.657 208.28
   (A Alesci    ) 0.404  6.743 206.42  E1   (C Baker     ) 0.482  6.676 207.61
                  0.494  6.704 205.62  E2 *****WINNER***** 0.495  6.699 207.70

This was a great drag race, the two cars door handle to door handle all the way down the track. Margin of victory = 0.004 seconds (approximately 14 inches).

 Qua-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-Rd-Qua-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed
   9 Jason Collins       6.676 208.81  Q    1 Ron Miller          6.625 208.42
   (B Holzer    ) 0.495  7.294 195.14  E1   (W Stroupe   ) 0.497  6.674 202.97
                  0.511  6.772 207.27  E2 *****WINNER***** 0.481  6.679 207.32

Miller makes it look easy, leaving first and stretching the margin all the way through the run, also winning lane choice against Wilson in the semifinals.

 Qua-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-Rd-Qua-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed
   7 Jon Yoak            6.673 208.57  Q    2 Tom Lee             6.626 209.74
   (F Cheek     ) 0.475  6.680 207.37  E1   (T Nabors    ) 0.488  6.648 208.47
                  0.245  6.709 207.80  E2 *****WINNER***** 0.498  6.659 208.76

Yoak was way early and Lee advanced the easy way. He also took lane choice away from Montecalvo for ntheir semifinals matchup.




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