Sat, 1 Jun 2002, 08:49 PM Pro Stock Final, Round 4 Eliminations

By Larry Sullivan

DINWIDDIE, Va. - Results of final, round 4 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
   1 Carl Baker          6.604 210.18  Q    7 Jeff Dobbins        6.646 209.95
   (D KIRK      ) 0.445  6.584 210.41  E1   (S WILLIFORD ) 0.425  6.620 211.76
   (D RICE      ) 0.465  6.680 209.26  E2   (C HOLBROOK  ) 0.439  6.706 208.26
   (B GAHM      ) 0.435  6.662 209.85  E3   (R MILLER    ) 0.466  6.673 208.91
                  0.434  6.707 209.82  E4 *****WINNER***** 0.441  6.671 208.55

7:41 PM This was Dobbins' first-ever final round in Pro Stock while Baker was trying to be the first two-time winner in 2002. It was close, Baker with the early lead off a small holeshot and Dobbins with enough under the hood to take the lead by 330 feet and then hang on to that margin to the finish. Dobbins' incremental margins: 60ft(-0.021), 330ft(0.017), 660ft(0.031), 1,000ft(0.032). MOV: 0.0295 seconds (approximately 9 feet).