Sun, 10 Oct 2004, 02:19 PM Competition Eliminator Round 4 Eliminations

By Jim Samuel

MOHNTON, Pa. - Results of round 4 eliminations in Competition Eliminator at the NHRA POWERade Drag Racing Series, 20th annual Lucas Oil NHRA Nationals:

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- (+/-)-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- (+/-)
 2125 Tony Stephenson                      1262 Kevin Houghtaling
E4   ****WINNER****  0.024  8.185 -0.395                     0.021  9.957  0.177
       F/AA Index: 8.58                          H/SM Index: 9.78
 Prior rounds:
E3    (D Harris    ) 0.074  8.080 -0.700      (S Biondo    ) 0.063  9.325 -0.455
E2    (C Yannetti  ) 0.074  8.430 -0.350      (A Hodges    ) 0.090  9.561 -0.219
E1    (F Aragona Jr) 0.082  8.637 -0.143      (B Rossi     ) 0.148  9.365 -0.415
 Qualified:             #5  8.171 -0.609                        #7  9.202 -0.578

2:09 p.m. - Weather conditions: air temperature 65 degrees, relative humidity 56 percent, barometer 29.44 inches, adjusted altitude 1,157 feet, track temperature 86 degrees.

Houghtaling broke halfway down the track and coasted the rest of the way. Stephenson won for a spot in the final round.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- (+/-)-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- (+/-)
 1411 George Supinski Jr.                  1892 Chris Bozic
E4                   0.156  8.096 -0.534     ****WINNER****  0.056  7.101 -0.499
        B/T Index: 8.63                           C/D Index: 7.60
 Prior rounds:
E3    (J Mahoney   ) 0.122  8.122 -0.588      (A Ackerman  ) 0.008  7.093 -0.517
E2    (S Mackay    ) 0.208  8.997  0.287      (M Smith     ) 0.095  7.218 -0.392
E1    (R Schonberge) 0.157  9.285  0.575      (D Bartucci  ) 0.061 10.284  2.674
 Qualified:            #16  8.196 -0.514                       #14  7.093 -0.517

Bozic will race Stephenson in the Comp Eliminator final.

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink