Sun, 5 Oct 2003, 08:01 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, 19th annual Lucas Oil NHRA Nationals:

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- (+/-)-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- (+/-)
 174M John Maggiulli Jr                    1929 Jeff Brooks
E6                  -0.001  9.834 -0.066     ****WINNER****  0.016  9.876 -0.024
        S/G Index: 9.90                           S/G Index: 9.90
 Prior rounds:
E5    (S Roth      ) 0.016  9.919  0.019                     0.015  9.922  0.022
E4    (T Hickey    ) 0.012  9.925  0.025      (T De Pascale) 0.024  9.906  0.006
E3    (A Kenny     ) 0.006  9.890 -0.010      (J Orlando   ) 0.036  9.946  0.046
E2    (G Emig      ) 0.043  9.948  0.048      (M Combs     ) 0.032  9.979  0.079
E1    (G Stack     ) 0.018  9.956  0.056      (J Barbato   ) 0.017  9.953  0.053
 Qualified:            #36  9.956  0.056                       #34  9.953  0.053

7:54 PM - Maggiulli left the starting line one thousandth of a second too early, so Brooks goes to the final round.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- (+/-)-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- (+/-)
    2 Thomas Stalba Jr                     3213 Bill Jackson
E6   ****WINNER****  0.025  9.991  0.091                    -0.007 15.667  5.767
        S/G Index: 9.90                           S/G Index: 9.90
 Prior rounds:
E5    (C Juliano Jr) 0.039  9.893 -0.007      (J Stover    ) 0.002 10.223  0.323
E4    (K Bowers    ) 0.016 10.980  1.080      (K Carey     ) 0.031  9.948  0.048
E3    (T Goldman   ) 0.010  9.943  0.043      (D D Agostino) 0.055  9.915  0.015
E2    (J Fedeli    ) 0.034  9.951  0.051      (I Boicesco  ) -0.007  9.913  0.013
E1    (S Matusek   ) 0.037  9.917  0.017      (Bye         ) 0.012  9.786 -0.114
 Qualified:            #17  9.917  0.017                       #50  9.786 -0.114

It'll be Stalba against Brooks in the Super Gas final, thanks to a red light start by Jackson.

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink