Sat, 3 Jun 2006, 05:09 PM Top Stock Round 2 Eliminations

By Larry Sullivan

GRAND BEND, Ont. - Results of round 2 eliminations in Jeg's Top Stock at the 2006 eMax Drag Racing Series, Mopar Canadian Nationals presented by Castrol:

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
 5103 Danny Byrd                           3433 Tom Rix                      
E2   ****WINNER****  0.037 10.019 135.82                     0.046 10.412 133.65
 Prior rounds:
E1    (P CAMBRIA   ) -0.044  9.873 136.54      (M BOGAN JR  ) 0.057  9.705 136.79
 Qualified:             #8  9.962 134.14                        #6  9.664 136.79

5:02 p.m.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
 1922 Paul Cambria                         1742 Joseph Aluise Jr             
E2                   0.066  9.831 136.34     ****WINNER****  0.084  9.605 138.03
 Prior rounds:
E1    (D BYRD      ) 0.095  9.643 134.24      (J EWING     ) 0.045  9.590 138.03
 Qualified:             #3  9.582 137.53                        #5  9.655 136.57

Aluise had Cambria covered by two tenths and will have lane choice against Byrd in the semifinals.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
 1169 Bo Kenney                            2503 Paul Mercure                 
E2                   0.053  9.990 138.18     ****WINNER****  0.025  9.966 137.02
 Prior rounds:
E1    (P CARR II   ) 0.045  9.548 136.07      (M YAMARINO  ) 0.223  9.784 137.57
 Qualified:             #2  9.579 138.29                        #4  9.623 138.65

Last pair of the round. Mercure wins on a holeshot and will race Cambria (the quickest loser this round) in the semifinals. Paul Mercure's incremental margins: 60ft(0.092), 330 ft(0.147), 660ft(0.097), 1,000ft(0.069). MOV: 0.0523 seconds (approximately 11 feet).

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink