Sun, 29 Jun 2003, 09:39 PM Stock Eliminator Round 5 Eliminations

By Dave Rowe

MADISON, Ill. - Results of round 5 eliminations in Stock Eliminator at the NHRA POWERade Drag Racing Series, Seventh annual Sears Craftsman NHRA Nationals:

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- (+/-)-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- (+/-)
 4293 James Paul                           2019 Nathan Davis
E5   ****WINNER****  0.026 11.750  0.020                    -0.018 10.862  0.082
       H/SA  Dial: 11.73                        B/FIA  Dial: 10.78
 Prior rounds:
E4    (M Forbes    ) 0.026 11.767  0.037      (G Widuch    ) 0.013 10.793  0.003
E3    (G Hill      ) 0.014 11.738 -0.022      (M Quinn     ) 0.027 10.808  0.008
E2    (D Dunlap    ) 0.038 11.768 -0.042      (T Rhoda     ) -0.037 10.747 -0.953
E1    (R Charnes   ) 0.026 11.785  0.055      (J Carnero   ) 0.383 10.807  0.057
 Qualified:            #35 11.672 -0.778                       #19 10.705 -0.995

8:34 PM Davis leaves too soon and hands the win to Paul. Paul will race...

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- (+/-)-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- (+/-)
 3120 Lyn Smith                               1 Kevin Helms
E5                  -0.019 11.185  0.035     ****WINNER****  0.092 10.337  0.007
       F/SA  Dial: 11.15                          A/S  Dial: 10.33
 Prior rounds:
E4                   0.000 11.160 -0.990      (D Mercer    ) 0.016 10.358  0.018
E3    (C Jackson   ) 0.074 11.120 -1.030      (P Jackson   ) 0.020 10.426  0.026
E2    (M Morgan    ) 0.041 11.161 -0.019      (J Strickland) 0.050 10.423  0.043
E1    (B Miller    ) 0.027 11.186  0.006      (G Nivans    ) 0.058 10.435  0.075
 Qualified:            #15 11.139 -1.011                       #27 10.316 -0.934

....Helms in the finals. Smith tries to get the jump off the line but left too early.

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink