Sat, 15 Oct 2005, 09:07 PM Top Stock Round 2 Eliminations

By Jim Samuel

MOHNTON, Pa. - Results of round 2 eliminations in Top Stock at the NHRA, Pennsylvania Dutch Classic:

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
 1352 Bill Hawk                            1152 Ed Bednaz                    
E2                   0.007 12.830  75.98     ****WINNER****  0.107 10.239 129.74
 Prior rounds:
E1    (S Ficacci   ) 0.049 10.110 129.59      (B Parker    ) 0.095 10.249 129.07
 Qualified:            #12 10.488 129.14                        #6 10.294 128.79

8:59 p.m. - Bednaz was late off the starting line and came from behind for the win.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
 1079 Brett Riethmiller                    1308 Ralph Porpora                
E2                   0.038 10.278 128.86     ****WINNER****  0.059 10.197 130.97
 Prior rounds:
E1    (A Stone     ) 0.079 10.272 128.63      (D Caset     ) 0.307 10.208 130.77
 Qualified:             #8 10.297 128.33                        #2 10.222 130.75

Porpora had another come-from-behind win. He'll race bednaz in the next round. Ralph Porpora's incremental margins (negative if behind): 60ft(-0.096), 330 ft(-0.043), 660ft(-0.002), 1,000ft(0.030). MOV: 0.0603 seconds (approximately 11 feet).

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
 1020 Francois Periard                     1681 Tom Baird                    
E2   ****WINNER****  0.026 10.223 128.75                    -0.004 10.290 129.50
 Prior rounds:
E1    (G Fitzpatric) 0.030 10.251 128.42      (F Thibeault ) 0.040 10.496 125.23
 Qualified:             #4 10.257 128.46                        #5 10.269 129.52

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
   53 Keith Lynch                                Bye
E2   ****WINNER****  0.877 13.368  85.83     
 Prior rounds:
E1    (S Calabro   ) 0.049 10.164 117.45   
 Qualified:             #1 10.084 129.48                     Bye

Lynch had a bye into a third-round race against Periard.

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink