Sun, 16 Oct 2005, 06:01 PM Super Gas Round 4 Eliminations

By Jim Samuel

MOHNTON, Pa. - Results of round 4 eliminations in Super Gas at the NHRA, Pennsylvania Dutch Classic:

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
  178 Earl Nichols Jr                       149 Scott Roth                   
E4   ****WINNER****  0.017  9.910 154.19                     0.031  9.886 153.79
        S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-):  0.010             S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-): -0.014
 Prior rounds:
E3    (S Reinford  ) 0.127  9.793 -0.107      (P Iannone   ) 0.007  9.926  0.026
E2    (V Beam      ) 0.019  9.921  0.021      (R Silfies Jr) 0.033  9.941  0.041
E1    (D Barnard   ) 0.019  9.911  0.011      (J Hoffman   ) 0.011  9.928  0.028
 Qualified:             #3  9.911  0.011                       #15  9.928  0.028

5:54 p.m. - Nichols got the win and will go to the next round.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 1416 Tom Seemann                          186Y Chris Cepelka                
E4   ****WINNER****  0.080  9.910 143.57                     0.011  9.853 140.71
        S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-):  0.010             S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-): -0.047
 Prior rounds:
E3    (W Meli      ) 0.002  9.958  0.058      (T Goldman   ) 0.053  9.856 -0.044
E2    (J Martin    ) 0.005  9.879 -0.021      (B Seemann   ) 0.018  9.891 -0.009
E1    (I Boicesco  ) 0.030  9.923  0.023      (S Elliot    ) 0.053  9.887 -0.013
 Qualified:            #10  9.923  0.023                       #29  9.887 -0.013

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 170L Leanne Luciano                       1165 Ron Orbin                    
E4                   0.040  9.886 143.20     ****WINNER****  0.001  9.919 143.73
        S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-): -0.014             S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-):  0.019
 Prior rounds:
E3    (R Price     ) 0.028  9.905  0.005      (L Jones     ) 0.001  9.909  0.009
E2    (G Smith     ) 0.019  9.893 -0.007      (P Shallow   ) 0.007  0.652 -9.248
E1    (B Riordan   ) 0.019  9.988  0.088      (P Fox       ) 0.028  9.866 -0.034
 Qualified:            #19  9.934  0.034                       #31  9.866 -0.034

Orbin had a great light and used it to get the win. Luciano broke out trying to catch Orbin, who will face Seemann in the next round.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 1757 Ray Fordyce Sr.                      1646 Ron Dolansky                 
E4                   0.035  9.936 134.18     ****WINNER****  0.040  9.925 148.02
        S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-):  0.036             S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-):  0.025
 Prior rounds:
E3    (J Heckman   ) 0.001  9.903  0.003      (D Petrillo  ) 0.004  9.907  0.007
E2    (J Brooks    ) 0.008  9.853 -0.047      (L Klingensmi) 0.017  9.928  0.028
E1    (R Silfies Jr) 0.125  9.976  0.076      (R Korek     ) 0.078  9.862 -0.038
 Qualified:            #28  9.896 -0.004                        #9  9.920  0.020

Dolansky will race Nichols in the fifth round. Ron Dolansky's MOV: 0.0062 seconds (approximately 15 inches).

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink



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