GRAND BEND, Ont. - Clay Millican was the quickest Top Fuel qualifier at
the IHRA Mopar Performance Parts Canadian Nationals at the Grand Bend
Motorplex. Millican, Drummonds, Tenn., ran a 4.615, 317.23-mph.
Other number one professional qualifiers include Mitch Stott, Mill
Spring, NC, in Pro Modified; Steve Stordeur, Goshen, Ohio, in Screamin'
Eagle Harley-Davidson; Jimmy Rector, Vernon, Ala., in Funny Car; Brian
Gahm, Lucasville, Ohio, in Sunoco Pro Stock.
Saturday's attendance was in excess of 21,500, the largest single-day
crowd in Canadian drag racing history.
Final eliminations are scheduled for Sunday at 11:30. The Mopar
Performance Parts Canadian Nationals is the fifth stop on the twelve-race
Hooters IHRA Racing Series.
GRAND BEND, Ont. -- First-round pairings for professional eliminations
Sunday for the Third annual Mopar Performance Parts Canadian Nationals
presented by Castrol at Grand Bend Motorplex, the fifth of 12 events in
the Hooters IHRA Drag Racing Series. Pairings based on results in
qualifying, which ended Saturday.
Top Fuel -- 1. Clay Millican, 4.615 seconds, 317.23 mph vs. 8. Vicky
Fanning, 5.871, 210.03; 2. Bruce Litton, 4.796, 298.30 vs. 7. J.R. Todd,
5.851, 160.05; 3. Paul Romine, 4.858, 297.22 vs. 6. Roger Dean, 5.628,
228.19; 4. Louie Allison, 4.960, 288.09 vs. 5. John Sipple, 5.328, 255.82.
Pro Modified -- 1. Mitch Stott, Chevy Corvette, 6.225, 227.21 vs. 16.
Brian Daniels, Chevy Camaro, 6.511, 216.60; 2. Mike Janis, Corvette,
6.282, 225.56 vs. 15. Mike Lockwood, Corvette, 6.449, 220.04; 3. Carl
Spiering, Chevy Bel Air, 6.301, 225.00 vs. 14. Mark Nielsen, Camaro,
6.428, 219.61; 4. Fred Hahn, Corvette, 6.302, 224.43 vs. 13. Al Billes,
Studebaker, 6.421, 215.51; 5. Harold Martin, Pontiac Grand Am, 6.314,
221.51 vs. 12. Roy Wasko, Camaro, 6.417, 219.13; 6. Ed Hoover, Corvette,
6.321, 220.75 vs. 11. Troy Critchley, Corvette, 6.397, 219.78; 7. Quain
Stott, Corvette, 6.340, 223.10 vs. 10. Steve Vick, Camaro, 6.388, 218.87;
8. Thomas Patterson, Corvette, 6.342, 220.58 vs. 9. Alan Pittman, Willys,
6.373, 219.99.
Nitro Harley -- 1. Steve Stordeur, 6.347, 217.39 vs. 8. Mark Revels,
8.534, 113.96; 2. Johnny Mancuso, 6.442, 206.28 vs. 7. Jack Romine, 7.019,
163.28; 3. Ray Price, 6.448, 214.79 vs. 6. Mark Conner, 6.702, 211.41; 4.
Doug Vancil, 6.457, 200.08 vs. 5. Mike Romine, 6.471, 215.46.
Funny Car -- 1. Jimmy Rector, Chevy Camaro, 5.840, 240.19 vs. 16. Dan
Crownhart, Chevy Corvette, 6.202, 217.23; 2. Mike Comella, Dodge Avenger,
5.861, 239.17 vs. 15. Wayne Butler, Pontiac Firebird, 6.183, 225.67; 3.
Laurie Cannister, Camaro, 5.866, 241.02 vs. 14. Paul Noakes, Ford Mustang,
6.164, 226.35; 4. John Vouros, Firebird, 5.868, 237.09 vs. 13. Mike Etter,
Firebird, 6.152, 231.12; 5. Rob Atchison, Firebird, 5.888, 235.47 vs. 12.
Chris Foster, Avenger, 6.058, 235.72; 6. Mark Thomas, Avenger, 5.889,
236.22 vs. 11. Tony Bogolo, Avenger, 6.046, 226.18; 7. Dale Brand,
Firebird, 5.909, 236.46 vs. 10. Larry Dobbs, Corvette, 6.046, 229.06; 8.
Ronnie Midyette, Camaro, 5.944, 233.52 vs. 9. Terry McMillen, Avenger,
5.946, 236.90.
Pro Stock -- 1. Brian Gahm, Ford Mustang, 6.565, 211.61 vs. 16. Wally
Stroupe, Pontiac Grand Am, 6.665, 207.32; 2. Doug Kirk, Chevy Cavalier,
6.586, 210.52 vs. 15. Steve Spiess, Grand Am, 6.654, 207.80; 3. John
Montecalvo, Cavalier, 6.586, 209.93 vs. 14. Rick Jones, Dodge Neon R/T,
6.643, 209.01; 4. Charlie Peppers, Mustang, 6.591, 209.83 vs. 13. John
Bartunek, Grand Am, 6.631, 208.09; 5. Chris Holbrook, Mercury Cougar,
6.594, 210.18 vs. 12. Jason Collins, Cougar, 6.622, 210.67; 6. Dwayne
Rice, Grand Am, 6.596, 209.49 vs. 11. Carl Baker, Cougar, 6.617, 209.54;
7. Ron Miller, Cavalier, 6.604, 209.15 vs. 10. Jeff Dobbins, Ford Probe,
6.614, 210.47; 8. Elijah Morton, Mustang, 6.605, 210.08 vs. 9. Tim Nabors,
Cavalier, 6.612, 207.61.
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