Sun, 12 Jun 2005, 03:01 PM Hot Rod Round 3 Eliminations

By Larry Sullivan

GRAND BEND, Ont. - Results of round 3 eliminations in HURST Hot Rod at the 2005 Hooters IHRA Drag Racing Series, Sixth annual Mopar Canadian Nationals presented by Castrol:

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 1446 Gary Stowell                         2388 R.L. Koontz                  
E3                   0.019 10.852 120.37     ****WINNER****  0.037 10.883 139.10
         HR Index: 10.90 (+/-): -0.048             HR Index: 10.90 (+/-): -0.017
 Prior rounds:
E2    (D WOOD      ) 0.031 10.928  0.028      (M JOHNSTON  ) 0.014 10.912  0.012
E1    (B ITALIO    ) 0.016 10.913  0.013      (K MACNICOL  ) 0.042 10.947  0.047
 Qualified:             #6 10.928  0.028                        #2 10.912  0.012

2:54 p.m.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 1329 Larry Pulver                           10 Jon Jablonski                
E3                   0.026 10.840 124.53     ****WINNER****  0.035 10.875 140.61
         HR Index: 10.90 (+/-): -0.060             HR Index: 10.90 (+/-): -0.025
 Prior rounds:
E2    (L OLEKSY    ) 0.031 10.866 -0.034      (J DULL      ) 0.011 10.926  0.026
E1    (N on File   ) 0.181 10.921  0.021      (E BEER      ) 0.026 10.931  0.031
 Qualified:             #9 10.866 -0.034                        #5 10.926  0.026

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 1414 Samuel Christian                     327W Ken Hebert Jr.               
E3   ****WINNER****  0.008 10.883 142.29                     0.031 10.877 126.13
         HR Index: 10.90 (+/-): -0.017             HR Index: 10.90 (+/-): -0.023
 Prior rounds:
E2    (T KAVANAGH  ) 0.035 10.918  0.018      (M LEGGE     ) 0.057 11.177  0.277
E1    (G HYLAND    ) 0.021 10.925  0.025      (T SLAVINSKI ) 0.038 11.013  0.113
 Qualified:             #4 10.918  0.018                        #8 11.177  0.277

Christian did a great job of saving this one when his car went hard right on the launch.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
  193 Rich Pica                            1957 Willie Kovacs                
E3   ****WINNER****  0.055 10.966 119.97                    -0.017 10.767 126.49
         HR Index: 10.90 (+/-):  0.066             HR Index: 10.90 (+/-): -0.133
 Prior rounds:
E2    (B SATTERLY  ) 0.005 10.916  0.016      (B GILBERT   ) -0.001 10.839 -0.061
E1    (S FERSTL    ) 0.030 10.904  0.004      (S MESIK     ) 0.017 10.926  0.026
 Qualified:             #3 10.916  0.016                        #7 11.069  0.169

Kovacs was the winner in round two but the car numbers were reversed in the timing computer and Budd Gilbert was initially thought to be the winner. Pica faces Jablonski in the quarterfinals.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
        Bye                                1368 Rick Stroud                  
E3                                            ****WINNER****  0.006 10.853 130.69
                                                   HR Index: 10.90 (+/-): -0.047
 Prior rounds:
E2                                           (K LANGLOIS  ) 0.024 10.911  0.011
E1                                           (J OLDFIELD  ) 0.023 10.940  0.040
 Qualified:                                                       #1 10.911  0.011

Stroud takes his bye run and will race Christian in the quarterfinals. R.L. Koontz has a bye to the semifinals.

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink