Sun, 4 May 2003, 01:53 PM Stock Eliminator Round 4 Eliminations

By Larry Sullivan

COMMERCE, Ga. - Results of round 4 eliminations in Stock Eliminator at the NHRA POWERade Drag Racing Series, 23rd annual Summit Racing Equipment NHRA Southern Nationals presented by Pontiac:

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- (+/-)-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- (+/-)
 7777 Tom Rhoda                            1781 Dan Fletcher
E4   ****WINNER**** -0.006 10.469  0.039                    -0.002 13.929  3.179
      A/FIA  Dial: 10.43                         B/SA  Dial: 10.75
 Prior rounds:
E3    (R Charnes   ) 0.063 10.400 -0.020      (G Tamasi Jr ) 0.009 10.745  0.025
E2    (M Stephenson) 0.004 10.415  0.035      (L Bannister ) 0.018 10.847  0.117
E1    (F Harvey    ) 0.014 10.466  0.016      (N Griffis Jr) 0.015 10.775 -0.035
 Qualified:            #22 10.423 -0.877                       #26 10.715 -0.835

1:46 PM Fletch went red first...

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- (+/-)-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- (+/-)
 2152 John Wentling                        1552 Bryan Sorce
E4   ****WINNER**** -0.040 11.068 -0.032                    -0.003 11.990 -0.020
      C/FIA  Dial: 11.10                         G/SA  Dial: 12.01
 Prior rounds:
E3    (J Mc Cormack) 0.003 11.061  0.041      (S Biondo    ) 0.003 12.006 -0.004
E2    (C Sniesak   ) 0.022 11.014  0.014      (M Schrimsche) 0.038 11.985 -0.045
E1    (B Lundholm  ) 0.072 11.108 -0.002      (G Glazener  ) 0.035 12.047  0.017
 Qualified:            #17 11.045 -0.955                       #58 12.016 -0.284

Same deal, Sorce going red first. Wentling faces Rhoda in the semifinals.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- (+/-)-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- (+/-)
   24 Brandon Wood                         2712 Jeff Velde
E4   ****WINNER****  0.021 11.986  0.036                    -0.500 16.492  6.212
       I/SA  Dial: 11.95                         A/SA  Dial: 10.28
 Prior rounds:
E3    (K Helms     ) 0.045 11.919 -0.001      (G Cox       ) 0.017 10.228 -0.002
E2    (T Stevenson ) 0.023 11.911  0.041      (R Kincaid   ) 0.099 10.207 -0.013
E1    (J Boudreau  ) 0.004 12.014  0.054      (S Welborn   ) 0.024 10.289 -0.051
 Qualified:            #38 11.888 -0.712                        #4 10.243 -1.057

Velde left before the third amber on his side of the tree.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- (+/-)-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- (+/-)
   33 MJ Quinn                                8 Jeff Strickland
E4                  -0.039 11.869 -0.251     ****WINNER**** -0.004 11.041 -0.009
       I/SA  Dial: 12.12                        C/FIA  Dial: 11.05
 Prior rounds:
E3    (M Whaley    ) 0.132 11.716 -0.884      (B Howell    ) 0.006 11.128  0.128
E2    (K Riley     ) 0.035 12.102  0.002      (M Iacono    ) 0.046 10.986  0.006
E1    (B Rowe      ) 0.034 12.141  0.001      (B Lundholm  ) 0.040 11.051  0.001
 Qualified:            #51 12.096 -0.504                       #10 10.984 -1.016

Nope, no green light races this round... Strickland will race Wood in the other pair in the semifinals.

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink



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