Sun, 18 May 2003, 06:49 PM Stock Eliminator Final, Round 7 Eliminations

By Larry Sullivan

ENGLISHTOWN, N.J. - Results of final, round 7 eliminations in Stock Eliminator at the NHRA POWERade Drag Racing Series, 34th annual K&N Filters SuperNationals presented by Pep Boys:

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- (+/-)-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- (+/-)
 1902 Al Vanis                             1135 Nick Reiter
E7   ****WINNER****  0.012 12.478  0.168                     0.130 11.914  0.534
       N/SA  Dial: 12.31                         D/SA  Dial: 11.38
 Prior rounds:
E6    (J Shaul     ) 0.000 12.311  0.061      (S Ficacci   ) 0.101 11.400  0.030
E5    (D Himes     ) 0.030 12.289 -0.041      (J Boudreau  ) 0.018 11.409  0.009
E4    (R Waddell   ) 0.027 12.334  0.074      (D Fletcher  ) 0.042 11.423  0.093
E3    (L Zane      ) 0.000 12.261  0.011      (J Gray      ) 0.075 11.353  0.003
E2    (S Carr      ) 0.013 12.237 -0.033      (J DeMarzo   ) 0.014 11.388  0.058
E1    (G Schmutz   ) 0.024 12.283  0.013      (G Richard   ) 0.055 11.374  0.064
 Qualified:            #45 12.293 -1.007                      #103 11.405 -0.445

6:39 PM A couple of near-classics, a '77 LeMans and a '71 Charger, meet in the Stock final. Vanis nailed the tree in the old "Poncho" and Reiter couldn't catch him in the Charger. And Vanis will have to drive, oh maybe 5 miles to get home to Manalapan - just go out the gate and turn left.

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink