Sat, 1 Jun 2002, 06:45 PM Pro Stock Round 3 Eliminations

By Larry Sullivan

DINWIDDIE, Va. - Results of round 3 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
  11 Ron Miller          6.658 206.70  Q    7 Jeff Dobbins        6.646 209.95
   (J YEOMAN    ) 0.425  6.657 208.46  E1   (S WILLIFORD ) 0.425  6.620 211.76
   (J MONTECALVO) 0.433  6.701 207.15  E2   (C HOLBROOK  ) 0.439  6.706 208.26
                  0.454  6.691 207.27  E3 *****WINNER***** 0.466  6.673 208.91

5:36 PM Upset victory for Dobbins in a great race, trailing past the 1,000-foot marker and then just nipping Miller in the lights. Dobbins' incremental margins (negative means he's trailing): 60ft(-0.027), 330ft(-0.019), 660ft(-0.011), 1,000ft(-0.002). MOV: 0.0067 seconds (approximately 2 feet).

Qua-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-Rd-Qua-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed
   1 Carl Baker          6.604 210.18  Q    5 Brian Gahm          6.640 208.97
   (D KIRK      ) 0.445  6.584 210.41  E1   (J BARTUNEK  ) 0.454  6.633 210.34
   (D RICE      ) 0.465  6.680 209.26  E2   (T Nabors    ) 0.468  6.659 209.26
 *****WINNER***** 0.435  6.662 209.85  E3                  0.473  6.648 209.69

And another great drag race, Baker with the holeshot and then just enough to hold off Gahm all the way down the track. Baker's margins: 60ft(0.018), 330 ft(0.018), 660ft(0.021), 1,000ft(0.022). MOV: 0.0242 seconds (approximately 7 feet). on the other end. It will be Baker with lane choice over Dobbins in the final round, Dobbins' first-ever final.

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