Sun, 4 Jun 2000, 11:36 AM GRAND BEND - Hooker Modified Round 3 Eliminations

By Larry Sullivan

GRAND BEND, Ont. - Results of round 3 eliminations in Hooker Modified at the Inaugural Mopar Parts Canadian Nationals presented by Castrol:

 Qua-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET--(+/-)-Rd-Qua-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---(+/-)
  18 Michael Lyons       7.424 -0.576 Q   22 Mark Buchanan       7.923 -0.477
       B/D  Dial: 7.44                         B/A  Dial: 7.94
   (R Staton    ) 0.613  8.755  0.055 E2   (M Hazelton  ) 0.531  8.062  0.122
 *****WINNER***** 0.567  7.465  0.025 E3                  0.554  8.009  0.069

11:20 AM Margin of victory = 0.031 seconds (approximately 8 feet).

 Qua-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET--(+/-)-Rd-Qua-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---(+/-)
   5 Donn Rhode          9.241 -0.759 Q    9 Dennis Mitchell     8.167 -0.733
      C/EM  Dial: 9.27                         D/A  Dial: 8.19
   (A Bertozzi  ) 0.549  9.276  0.076 E2   (R Vierheller) 0.530  8.198  0.038
                  0.548  9.254 -0.016 E3 *****WINNER***** 0.556  8.192  0.002

 Qua-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET--(+/-)-Rd-Qua-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---(+/-)
  14 Matt Decoff         7.441 -0.659 Q   10 Robert Staton       7.779 -0.721
      B/ED  Dial: 7.53                        G/ED  Dial: 7.82
   (E Wilson    ) 0.623  7.509  0.029 E2   (M Lyons     ) 0.636  7.823  0.023
                  0.610  7.526 -0.004 E3 *****WINNER***** 0.583  7.827  0.007

 Qua-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET--(+/-)-Rd-Qua-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---(+/-)
  20 Tony Ward           7.457 -0.543 Q   16 Greg Mountjoy       7.365 -0.635
       B/D  Dial: 0.00                         B/D  Dial: 0.00
   (C Nagy      ) 0.481  7.487 -0.003 E2                  0.576  7.431  0.021
 *****WINNER***** 0.514  7.510  7.510 E3                  0.598  7.426  7.426

Heads-up! It's a mathematical dead-heat, Ward winning on a holeshot.