Sun, 18 May 2003, 06:11 PM Super Gas Round 6 Eliminations

By Larry Sullivan

ENGLISHTOWN, N.J. - Results of round 6 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-- (+/-)
 1416 Tom Seemann                           190 Jim Smulligan
E6                   2.542  9.873 -0.027     ****WINNER****  0.084 10.116  0.216
        S/G Index: 9.90                           S/G Index: 9.90
 Prior rounds:
E5    (B Seemann   ) 0.010  9.928  0.028                     -0.002  9.883 -0.017
E4    (R Lepage    ) 0.008  9.908  0.008      (J Donnelly  ) 0.020  9.929  0.029
E3    (R Fordyce Sr) 0.034  9.935  0.035      (C Mannuccia ) 0.008  9.905  0.005
E2    (R Korek     ) 0.035  9.962  0.062      (T Burtis III) 0.018  9.877 -0.023
E1    (J Fedeli    ) 0.007  9.905  0.005      (D Staub     ) 0.070  9.917  0.017
 Qualified:             #4  9.905  0.005                        #7  9.917  0.017

6:05 PM The tree turned green, Seemann's car tried to launch, and the car didn't move - it looked like the trans-brake was locked up. It will be Smulligan versus Brooks (in the Kaeser Kaiser Henry J) in the finals.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- (+/-)-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- (+/-)
 1929 Jeff Brooks                                Bye
E6   ****WINNER****  0.018  9.947  0.047
        S/G Index: 9.90
 Prior rounds:
E5    (D Marsters  ) 0.027  9.905  0.005
E4    (J Szilagyi  ) 0.013  9.927  0.027
E3    (J Napolitano) 0.024  9.892 -0.008
E2    (T Stalba    ) 0.029  9.916  0.016
E1    (J Pierce    ) 0.025  9.923  0.023
 Qualified:             #8  9.923  0.023                     Bye

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