Mon, 30 Oct 2006, 04:49 PM Super Stock Round 5 Eliminations

By Jim Samuel

ATCO, N.J. - Results of round 5 eliminations in Super Stock at the NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series, Northeast Division, LODRS 1-6 event at Atco Raceway:

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 1161 James Antonette Jr.                  1513 Doug Chervanik               
E5                   0.105  9.606 131.72     ****WINNER****  0.046 10.608 119.72
      SS/CS  Dial: 9.63 (+/-): -0.024           SS/JA  Dial: 10.61 (+/-): -0.002
 Prior rounds:
E4    (P Fox       ) 0.046  9.704  0.114      (L Miller Jr ) 0.020 10.615 -0.005
E3    (D Linke     ) 0.028  9.605  0.015      (S Gray      ) 0.015 10.646  0.026
E2    (D Ciccarone ) 0.041  9.630  0.020      (K Hanley    ) 0.037 10.621  0.001
E1    (B Huntzberry) 0.116  9.651 -0.009      (B Voges     ) 0.061 10.607 -0.693
 Qualified:            #28  9.560 -1.090                       #56 10.586 -0.714

4:41 p.m. - Chervanik had the quicker light and carried the front wheels in the air for 60 feet. That gave him the advantage he needed to get the win and move on to round six.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 1638 Ron Morehead                         1990 David Barton                 
E5                   0.029  9.889 129.77     ****WINNER****  0.029  8.763 148.61
      GT/EA  Dial: 9.89 (+/-): -0.001           SS/AH  Dial: 8.72 (+/-):  0.043
 Prior rounds:
E4    (B Kennedy   ) 0.016  9.970  0.060      (B Riley     ) 0.071  8.772  0.022
E3    (R Brinkman  ) 0.053  9.912  0.002      (A Vanis     ) 0.025  8.762  0.062
E2    (D Thomas    ) 0.020 10.125  0.225      (L Jewell    ) 0.077  8.756  0.076
E1    (B Van Poppel) 0.011  9.906  0.016      (M Papp      ) 0.011  8.706  0.046
 Qualified:            #24  9.838 -1.112                       #21  8.637 -1.163

This was a big win for Barton because he'll have a bye in the next round and into the final round of eliminations.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 1984 Jim Harrington                       1139 Sam Biondo                   
E5                   0.083  9.626 126.25     ****WINNER****  0.021 10.212 118.49
      SS/CM  Dial: 9.58 (+/-):  0.046           GT/GA  Dial: 10.20 (+/-):  0.012
 Prior rounds:
E4    (W MacMath   ) 0.004  9.654  0.104                     0.025 10.196  0.096
E3    (K Miele     ) 0.022 10.537  1.007      (R Porpora   ) 0.024 10.186  0.026
E2    (F Maiolo    ) 0.068  9.561  0.021      (Bye         ) 0.026 10.217  0.047
E1    (M Iacono    ) 0.057  9.517 -0.023      (B Kenny     ) 0.019 10.161 -0.009
 Qualified:            #68 10.412  0.462                       #33 10.131 -1.069

Harrington was late out of the gate and it cost him. Biondo will race Chervanik in the semi-final round.

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink