Sun, 4 May 2003, 03:07 PM Stock Eliminator Round 5 Eliminations

By Larry Sullivan

COMMERCE, Ga. - Results of round 5 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-- (+/-)
   24 Brandon Wood                            8 Jeff Strickland
E5                  -0.003 12.112  0.122     ****WINNER****  0.049 11.162  0.112
       I/SA  Dial: 11.99                        C/FIA  Dial: 11.05
 Prior rounds:
E4    (J Velde     ) 0.021 11.986  0.036      (M Quinn     ) -0.004 11.041 -0.009
E3    (K Helms     ) 0.045 11.919 -0.001      (B Howell    ) 0.006 11.128  0.128
E2    (T Stevenson ) 0.023 11.911  0.041      (M Iacono    ) 0.046 10.986  0.006
E1    (J Boudreau  ) 0.004 12.014  0.054      (B Lundholm  ) 0.040 11.051  0.001
 Qualified:            #38 11.888 -0.712                       #10 10.984 -1.016

3:01 PM Strickland goes to the final in his '95 Camaro.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- (+/-)-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- (+/-)
 2152 John Wentling                        7777 Tom Rhoda
E5                  -0.044 11.056 -0.004     ****WINNER****  0.127 10.420  0.010
      C/FIA  Dial: 11.06                        A/FIA  Dial: 10.41
 Prior rounds:
E4    (B Sorce     ) -0.040 11.068 -0.032      (D Fletcher  ) -0.006 10.469  0.039
E3    (J Mc Cormack) 0.003 11.061  0.041      (R Charnes   ) 0.063 10.400 -0.020
E2    (C Sniesak   ) 0.022 11.014  0.014      (M Stephenson) 0.004 10.415  0.035
E1    (B Lundholm  ) 0.072 11.108 -0.002      (F Harvey    ) 0.014 10.466  0.016
 Qualified:            #17 11.045 -0.955                       #22 10.423 -0.877

Where he will face Rhoda in his '02 Firebird in an all-injected final round, C/FIA versus A/FIA.

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink