Sun, 4 May 2003, 03:49 PM Stock Eliminator Final, Round 6 Eliminations

By Larry Sullivan

COMMERCE, Ga. - Results of final, round 6 eliminations in Stock Eliminator at the NHRA POWERade Drag Racing Series, 23rd annual Summit Racing Equipment NHRA Southern Nationals presented by Pontiac:

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- (+/-)-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- (+/-)
 7777 Tom Rhoda                               8 Jeff Strickland
E6   ****WINNER****  0.046 10.423  0.003                     0.058 10.988  0.008
      A/FIA  Dial: 10.42                        C/FIA  Dial: 10.98
 Prior rounds:
E5    (J Wentling  ) 0.127 10.420  0.010      (B Wood      ) 0.049 11.162  0.112
E4    (D Fletcher  ) -0.006 10.469  0.039      (M Quinn     ) -0.004 11.041 -0.009
E3    (R Charnes   ) 0.063 10.400 -0.020      (B Howell    ) 0.006 11.128  0.128
E2    (M Stephenson) 0.004 10.415  0.035      (M Iacono    ) 0.046 10.986  0.006
E1    (F Harvey    ) 0.014 10.466  0.016      (B Lundholm  ) 0.040 11.051  0.001
 Qualified:            #22 10.423 -0.877                       #10 10.984 -1.016

3:38 PM Rhoda won here ten years ago. Rhoda had a better light, but spun the tires hard and then both drivers ran right on their dial-ins and Rhoda's better light proved to be the difference. Tom Rhoda's MOV: 0.0176 seconds (approximately 3 feet).

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink