Sun, 22 Jun 2008, 07:28 PM Stock Eliminator Round 6 Eliminations

By Larry Sullivan

ENGLISHTOWN, N.J. - Results of round 6 eliminations in Stock Eliminator at the NHRA POWERade Drag Racing Series, 39th annual Lucas Oil NHRA SuperNationals:

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
    2 Peter Biondo                          154 Anthony Fetch                
E6   ****WINNER****  0.035 10.511 110.79                     0.032 11.368 106.86
       B/SA  Dial: 10.50 (+/-):  0.011           E/SA  Dial: 11.32 (+/-):  0.048
 Prior rounds:
E5    (G Monahan   ) 0.021 10.526  0.046      (A Davis     ) 0.016 11.348 -0.052
E4    (K Ohanesian ) 0.002 10.494 -0.006      (K Miele     ) 0.010 11.370  0.000
E3    (W Caliendo  ) 0.013 10.497 -0.023                     0.075 11.503 -0.497
E2    (C Veach     ) 0.013 10.522  0.072      (D Ficacci   ) 0.025 11.297  0.037
E1    (F Genovesi  ) 0.012 10.565  0.085      (J DeMarzo   ) 0.012 11.278  0.038
 Qualified:             #5 10.378 -1.172                       #63 11.249 -0.751

7:13 p.m. How bad do the racers want to finish this event? Fetch just came up the staging lanes and around the corner behind the tower at about 40 mph! Three semifinals and than all that are left are the Sportsman finals and this event will be history.

Good lights in both lanes, Biondo was close to his dial for the win. Peter Biondo's package: 0.046.
Anthony Fetch's package: 0.080.
Peter Biondo's MOV: 0.0342 seconds (approximately 5 feet).

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
        Bye                                 198 Steve Szupka                 
E6                                            ****WINNER****  0.006 11.594 113.56
                                                 I/SA  Dial: 11.60 (+/-): -0.006
 Prior rounds:
E5                                           (D Sabin     ) 0.061 11.600 -0.020
E4                                           (R Linke     ) 0.056 11.352 -1.248
E3                                           (M Rover     ) 0.036 11.788  0.158
E2                                           (D Lynch     ) 0.019 11.550  0.010
E1                                           (R Porpora   ) 0.029 11.544  0.034
 Qualified:                                                      #12 11.497 -1.103

It will be Szupka against Peter Biondo in the Stock final round.

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink