Sat, 17 Jun 2000, 08:28 PM CORDOVA - Mopar Performance Parts Pro Modified Round 2 Eliminations

By Rick Green

CORDOVA, Ill. - Results of round 2 eliminations in Mopar Performance Parts Pro Modified at the 21st annual Amalie Motor Oil Summer Nationals:

 Qua-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-Rd-Qua-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed
   5 Ed Hoover           6.376 220.84  Q   13 Carl Spiering       6.441 216.51
   (S Cossis    ) 0.522  6.472 206.23  E1   (M Castellana) 0.472  6.409 218.34
                  0.509  6.365 220.22  E2 *****WINNER***** 0.470  6.395 218.23

These two pre staged and then sat there for at least 45 seconds. Hoover then staged, but then Spiering drilled him on the tree. Margin of victory = 0.009 seconds (approximately 3 feet).

 Qua-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-Rd-Qua-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed
  10 Billy Harper        6.422 213.06  Q    2 Troy Critchley      6.336 225.00
   (S Jenkins   ) 0.490  6.383 215.75  E1   (A Pittman   ) 0.526  6.308 225.63
 *****WINNER***** 0.478  6.412 214.08  E2                  0.453  6.438 224.36

Critchley with the hole shot, but Harper drives around him. Margin of victory = 0.001 seconds (approximately 4 inches).

 Qua-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-Rd-Qua-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed
   3 Pat Moore           6.345 221.31  Q    6 Ronnie Hood         6.385 215.68
   (T Gray      ) 0.480  6.389 220.84  E1   (B Gahm      ) 0.480  6.413 218.19
                  0.601  6.370 220.91  E2 *****WINNER***** 0.452  6.374 220.33

Moore is late, and that was all Hood needed.

 Qua-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-Rd-Qua-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed
   9 Dale Brinsfield     6.397 219.36  Q    1 Fred Hahn           6.300 225.37
   (Q Stott     ) 0.464  6.439 219.97  E1   (C Nuytten   ) 0.533  6.245 226.58
                  0.460  6.396 219.90  E2 *****WINNER***** 0.518  6.293 223.43

Brinsfield did his job on the tree, but not enough power to hold off Hahn.