Sun, 4 Jun 2006, 05:11 PM Pro Stock Final, Round 4 Eliminations

By Larry Sullivan

GRAND BEND, Ont. - Results of final, round 4 eliminations in Knoll Gas - Torco Pro Stock at the 2006 eMax Drag Racing Series, Mopar Canadian Nationals presented by Castrol:

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
    7 Pete Berner                             3 Robert Patrick               
E4   ****WINNER****  0.049  6.452 216.81                     0.039  6.478 217.49
 Prior rounds:
E3    (J DOBBINS   ) 0.021  6.443 217.23      (T GILLIG    ) 0.060  6.421 217.39
E2    (E MORTON    ) 0.058  6.421 217.07      (R MANSFIELD ) 0.046  6.404 217.81
E1    (J BARTUNEK  ) 0.030  6.410 216.86      (J HAAS      ) 0.093  6.390 217.23
 Qualified:             #4  6.420 216.45                        #3  6.409 217.02

5:02 p.m. We are guaranteed a first-time-this-year winner here because neither driver has been to a final round during the 2006 season.

Patrick went right in and lit both staging bulbs, but it didn't appear to rattle Berner any because he took his time and was only a hundredth behind Patrick at the green. Patrick's car had an early "wiggle" and that may have been the difference because Berner took the lead by 60 feet and held on for the win. Pete Berner's incremental margins: 60ft(0.036), 330 ft(0.030), 660ft(0.023), 1,000ft(0.019). MOV: 0.0163 seconds (approximately 5 feet).

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink