Sun, 1 Oct 2006, 05:31 PM Super Gas Round 6 Eliminations

By Jim Samuel

MOHNTON, Pa. - Results of round 6 eliminations in Super Gas at the NHRA POWERade Drag Racing Series, 22nd annual Toyo Tires NHRA Nationals:

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 1728 Jeff Szilagyi                          14 Tom Stalba Jr                
E6                   0.021 10.065 135.27     ****WINNER****  0.019  9.949 144.71
        S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-):  0.165             S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-):  0.049
 Prior rounds:
E5    (M Parente   ) 0.002  9.930  0.030                     0.019  9.941  0.041
E4    (J Donnelly  ) 0.069  9.896 -0.004      (K Puckett Sr) 0.004  9.920  0.020
E3    (T Seemann   ) 0.014  9.915  0.015      (R Dolansky  ) 0.015  9.934  0.034
E2    (T Goldman   ) 0.024  9.921  0.021      (D Morris    ) 0.028  9.904  0.004
E1    (J Cira      ) 0.015  9.950  0.050      (C Porter    ) 0.025  9.933  0.033
 Qualified:            #23  9.950  0.050                       #16  9.933  0.033

5:26 p.m. - Weather conditions: air temperature 70 degrees, relative humidity 45 percent, barometer 29.66 inches, adjusted altitude 1,248 feet, track temperature 74 degrees.

Both drivers backed off the throttle at the end of the track but Stalba did a better job to get the win and a trip to the final round.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
  193 Patrick Dehner                             Bye
E6   ****WINNER****  0.043  9.887 156.03     
        S/G Index: 9.90 (+/-): -0.013     
 Prior rounds:
E5    (J Brooks    ) 0.006  9.955  0.055   
E4    (M Sawyer    ) 0.020  9.932  0.032   
E3    (R Sawyer    ) 0.006  9.909  0.009   
E2    (Bye         ) 0.014  9.911  0.011   
E1    (P Schonberge) 0.030  9.901  0.001   
 Qualified:             #1  9.901  0.001                     Bye

Dehner had a bye into a final round matchup with Stalba.

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