Mission Raceway
July 17-18 2002



Mission Raceway Park

Both days started with a little rain, but cleared up for some great weather and some very good racing.

Again Mission proves to be the fastest track in the country with many racers having personal bests.

Ron Houniet and Ken Kent both went over 203 MPH, but at the end of the race is was Steve Huff who went home with the new Top Fuel MPH record of 202.88 on a 7.218 pass, backed up with a 7.298 at 202.56. George Welch turned some heads when he qualified his high gear only Top Fuel at 6.979 at 180.00 MPH. George broke the shaft on Saturday and was unable to get it fixed for Sunday's race.

Neighbor Dave Stickle set a personal best in the second round of Pro Dragster with a 8.850 at 160.62 when he took out points leader Al Miles. And Ross Cuthbertson had his first 8 second pass in the final to win the Modified class.

 

Quick Results.

Top Fuel:

Everybody has been gunning for Ron Houniet this year but it was just a matter time before he started shooting back. He set low ET and top MPH for the event when he qualified #1 with a 6.941 at 203.38.

He took the final with a 7.091 at 200.17 against Dave O'Hara who had to shut off after the burnout.

Pro Fuel:

Chris Gartman broke during test and tune on Saturday and after wrenching all day brought is rear engine Pro Fuel to the line for a one shot chance in the final round of qualifying. He qualified #1 with a 7.579 at 160.82 then ran a 7.509 at 156.030 in final to win over Kristine Becker's 8.307 at 130.28 .

Pro Dragster:

John McMillin came up from South Beach Oregon to qualify #1 and set low ET in every round of eliminations. His 7.934 at 159.15 won the final against Mark Rossignol's 8.860 at 139.72

Pro Mod:

Len Darnell continues to dominate Pro Mod. Four for four this year qualifying #1 and taking the win.

In the final he faced Dave Galbiati and ran a 7.612 at 142.97 to Dave's 8.073 at 162.83 .

Pro Stock:

Dan Whyte and the County Boys Pro Stock team made the 23 hour drive from Dauphin Manitoba to end Lee Uhrich's winning steak. Dan's 9.352 at 147.71 was good for the win when Lee broke on the line.

Modified:

Ross Cuthbertson was ear to ear gins when he qualified his brand new Modified Harley at #1 and made his first 8 second pass in the final against Mike Downey. Ross ran a 8.946 at 139.79 to Mike's 9.369 at 140.47

Super Gas:

John Fyvie was not gun shy after his red light final in Prince George against Doug Ainsworth. With the best reaction time of the day at 0.407 , he again faced Doug but came out on top with a 10.330 to Doug's 11.363.

Super Bike:

Even if Troy Rypstra had not had shifter trouble, Mike Coffey would have been hard to beat.

A 0.413 light and 11.301 on a 11.27 dial left no room for chance.

Street:

Mike Dunn and Steve Morris where #1 and #2 in points when they met in the final. Mike stretched his points lead with 11.530 on a 11.48 dial on his Buel to Steve's 12.156 on a 11.90 dial on his 883 Sportster.

Trophy:

Kim Nolan's first race on her new Honda was good for the win. Her 11.936 on a 11.90 dial won over Jason McVicar's 2002 Yamaha with a 11.219 on a 11.00 dial.

Chicago Shootout:

The second event with this winner takes all elimination for the first round runner-up bikes from the pro classes. Ken Kent took home $500.00 with a tire smoking win when Jim Flower's fueler broke.

King Of Hill.

Mike Sheehan takes home the cash with 0.411 light and a 10.016 on 9.95 dial. Kevin Brennan ran the number but lost on the tree with his 0.485, 9.089 on a 9.03 dial.



Detailed Results.

Top Fuel            
Qualifying            
Name Order Plate ET MPH    
Ron Houniet 1 1 6.941 203.38    
George Welch 2 75 6.979 180.00    
Dave O'Hara 3 2 7.063 194.21    
Steve Huff 4 11 7.122 196.50    
Brian Hall 5 133 7.176 192.22    
Wayne Eastcott 6 25 7.224 190.35    
Jim Gauthier 7 1331 7.227 187.26    
Ken Kent 8 3841 7.260 138.12    
Not Qualified            
Robin Gauthier 9 91 7.412 183.78    
Jim Flower 10 2000 7.459 168.00    
John Bryce 11 55 8.008 152.64    
             
             
Round 1            
Name QO RT ET MPH    
Ron Houniet 1 0.527 6.993 196.72    
Ken Kent 8 0.483 11.214 80.45    
             
Steve Huff 4 0.542 7.298 202.56   Backup for MPH record of 202.88
Brian Hall 5 0.585 13.484 80.68    
             
Dave O'Hara 3 0.567 6.981 191.73    
Wayne Eastcott 6 0.520 7.210 192.84    
             
Jim Gauthier 7 0.564 7.411 170.74    
Jim Flower 2 0.612 8.536 109.78    
             
Round 2            
Name QO RT ET MPH    
Ron Houniet 1 0.522 7.052 198.54    
Steve Huff 4 0.491 9.050 104.76    
             
Dave O'Hara 3 0.561 7.000 199.86    
Jim Gauthier 7 0.527 7.257 185.14    
             
Finals            
Name QO RT ET MPH    
Ron Houniet 1 0.547 7.091 200.17    
Dave O'Hara 3 No Pass       Broke after burnout
             
Pro Fuel            
Qualifying            
Name Order Plate ET MPH    
Chris Gartman 1 1 7.579 160.82    
Kristine Becker 2 62 8.364 134.54    
             
Finals            
Name QO RT ET MPH    
Chris Gartman 1 0.491 7.509 156.03    
Kristine Becker 2 0.625 8.307 130.28    
             
Pro Drag            
Qualifying            
Name Order Plate ET MPH    
John McMillin 1 109 7.636 169.10    
Al Miles 2 1883 7.724 162.33    
Marc Rossignol 3 1661 8.336 145.51    
John Black 4 1007 8.665 159.63    
Dave Stickle 5 57 8.833 147.01    
Steve Cromb 6 1 9.671 111.39    
             
Round 1            
Name QO RT ET MPH    
John McMillin 1 0.534 7.761 168.00    
Steve Cromb 6 0.606 9.246 124.18    
             
Marc Rossignol 3 0.727 8.134 150.17    
John Black 4 0.819 9.368 129.40    
             
Dave Stickle 5 0.591 7.983 159.57    
Al Miles 2 0.726 8.237 154.85    
             
Round 2            
Name QO RT ET MPH    
John McMillin 1 0.529 7.728 157.17    
Bye 0          
             
Marc Rossignol 3 0.678 8.310 137.59    
Dave Stickle 5 0.565 8.850 160.02    
             
Finals            
Name QO RT ET MPH    
John McMillin 1 0.568 7.934 159.15    
Marc Rossignol 3 0.603 8.860 139.72    
             
Pro Mod            
Qualifying            
Name Order Plate ET MPH    
Len Darnell 1 1 7.436 171.65    
Dave Galbiati 2 682 8.251 161.72    
Wild Bill 3 685 8.651 145.67    
Gord Smith 4 647 8.833 116.59    
Brian Murray 5 6450 10.996 128.40    
             
Round 1            
Name QO RT ET MPH    
Len Darnell 1 0.647 7.446 151.18    
Bye 0          
             
Dave Galbiati 2 0.712 8.180 160.65    
Brian Murray 5 0.944 10.538 127.89    
             
Gord Smith 4 No Pass       Broke, no show
Wild Bill 3 No Pass       Broke, no show
             
Round 2            
Name QO RT ET MPH    
Len Darnell 1 0.646 7.493 161.81    
Bye            
             
Dave Galbiati 2 0.712 8.180 160.65    
Bye            
             
Finals            
Name QO RT ET MPH    
Len Darnell 1 0.594 7.612 142.97    
Dave Galbiati 2 0.554 8.073 162.83    
             
Pro Stock            
Qualifying            
Name Order Plate ET MPH    
Lee Uhrich 1 1 8.272 156.49    
Dan Whyte 2 33 8.537 139.59    
Rick McElheran 3 15 9.019 123.94    
             
Round1            
Name QO RT ET MPH    
Lee Uhrich 1   8.400      
Bye 0          
             
Dan Whyte 2 1.417        
Rick McElheran 1 No Pass       Broke, no show
             
Finals            
Name QO RT ET MPH    
Dan Whyte 2 0.437 9.352 147.71    
Lee Uhrich 1 0.408        
             
Modified            
Qualifying            
Name Order Plate ET MPH    
Ross Cuthbertson 1 7 9.114 141.13    
Mike Downey 2 105 9.194 147.83    
Jeff Knowles 3 47 9.812 139.01    
             
Round1            
Name QO RT ET MPH    
Ross Cuthbertson 1 0.445 9.139 137.34    
Bye 0          
             
Mike Downey 2 0.444 9.367 135.66    
Jeff Knowles 3 No Pass        
             
Finals            
Name QO RT ET MPH    
Ross Cuthbertson 1 0.460 8.946 139.79    
Mike Downey 2 0.555 9.369 140.47    
             
Super Gas            
Qualifying, 10.20 Index            
Name Order Plate ET      
Doug Ainsworth 1 223 10.237      
John Fyvie 2 650 10.363      
Ralph Gerow 3 5 10.370      
Terry Brown 4 7 10.545      
             
Round1            
Name QO RT ET MPH    
Doug Ainsworth 1 0.489 10.410 112.03    
Terry Brown 4 0.679 10.433 125.33    
             
John Fyvie 2 0.347 10.338 105.88    
Ralph Gerow 3   11.931 118.00    
             
Finals            
Name QO RT ET MPH    
John Fyvie 2 0.407 10.330 116.88    
Doug Ainsworth 1 0.676 11.363 90.56    
             
Super Bike            
Qualifying            
Name Order Plate RT      
Mike Sheehan 1 2 0.407      
Len Darnell 2 605 0.412      
Mike Coffey 3 34 0.426      
Gord McMartin 4 672 0.435      
Kevin Brennan 5 6075 0.444      
Troy Rypstra 6 247 0.447      
Dan Temple 7 1 0.454      
Anita Cunningham 8 683 0.455      
Keith Newport 9 6189 0.463      
Derek Howe 10 8 0.467      
Wayne Evenson 11 87 0.482      
David LeBlanc 12 3 0.490      
Greg Weflen 13 6959 0.494      
Doug Morrice 14 676 0.516      
Jake Letkeman 15 850 0.518      
Dan Gawdun 16 37 0.538      
Susan Hilton 17 55 0.607      
             
Round 1            
Name QO RT ET MPH Dial  
Mike Coffey 3 0.744 12.832 86.19 9.03  
Dan Gawdun 16 0.701 10.850 118.89 11.00  
             
Dan Temple 7 0.435 9.334 128.64 9.29  
David LeBlanc 12