Sun, 18 May 2003, 06:43 PM Super Gas Final, Round 7 Eliminations

By Jim Samuel

ENGLISHTOWN, N.J. - Results of final, round 7 eliminations in Super Gas 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-- (+/-)
 1929 Jeff Brooks                           190 Jim Smulligan
E7                   0.019  9.919  0.019     ****WINNER****  0.021  9.900  0.000
        S/G Index: 9.90                           S/G Index: 9.90
 Prior rounds:
E6                   0.018  9.947  0.047      (T Seemann   ) 0.084 10.116  0.216
E5    (D Marsters  ) 0.027  9.905  0.005                     -0.002  9.883 -0.017
E4    (J Szilagyi  ) 0.013  9.927  0.027      (J Donnelly  ) 0.020  9.929  0.029
E3    (J Napolitano) 0.024  9.892 -0.008      (C Mannuccia ) 0.008  9.905  0.005
E2    (T Stalba    ) 0.029  9.916  0.016      (T Burtis III) 0.018  9.877 -0.023
E1    (J Pierce    ) 0.025  9.923  0.023      (D Staub     ) 0.070  9.917  0.017
 Qualified:             #8  9.923  0.023                        #7  9.917  0.017

6:39 PM - Brooks got off the starting line two thousandths of a second quicker but Smulligan took the lead by 60 feet and stayed ahead, running right on the class index. Jim Smulligan's MOV: 0.0171 seconds (approximately 4 feet).

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink