Sun, 4 May 2003, 02:09 PM Super Stock Round 4 Eliminations

By Larry Sullivan

COMMERCE, Ga. - Results of round 4 eliminations in Super Stock 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-- (+/-)
 2486 George Tamasi Jr                     1747 Tim Worner
E4   ****WINNER****  0.028 10.208 -0.012                    -0.041 10.550 -0.070
      GT/EA  Dial: 10.22                        GT/JA  Dial: 10.62
 Prior rounds:
E3    (S Bramlett  ) 0.013 10.165 -0.025                     0.017 10.612 -0.008
E2    (S Smith     ) 0.015 10.219  0.029      (D Strickland) 0.054 10.735  0.125
E1    (M Stephenson) 0.027 10.292  0.042      (R Brewer    ) 0.024 10.664  0.034
 Qualified:            #25 10.184 -0.766                        #3 10.620 -1.030

2:01 PM

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- (+/-)-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- (+/-)
 1150 Billy Leber                             3 Lincoln Morehead
E4                   0.040  9.375 -0.035     ****WINNER****  0.027 10.149 -0.021
      SS/TB  Dial: 9.41                         GT/EA  Dial: 10.17
 Prior rounds:
E3    (N Hall      ) 0.014  9.407  0.007      (S Biondo    ) 0.049 10.155  0.005
E2    (B Dennis    ) 0.033  9.397 -0.013      (J Coughlin  ) 0.047 10.264  0.134
E1    (S Simmons Jr) 0.006  9.510  0.050      (M Allen     ) 0.024 10.172 -0.008
 Qualified:            #14  9.373 -0.877                       #17 10.081 -0.869

Morehead meets Tamasi in the semifinals in a heads-up race.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- (+/-)-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- (+/-)
 1811 Robbie Hudlow                           4 Dan Fletcher
E4                  -0.002 14.075  3.905     ****WINNER****  0.038 10.361  0.091
      GT/DA  Dial: 10.17                        SS/IA  Dial: 10.27
 Prior rounds:
E3    (G Howell    ) 0.022 10.158  0.048      (T Pearson   ) 0.029 10.343  0.093
E2    (G Norman    ) 0.001 10.143  0.033                     0.041 10.374 -0.626
E1    (E Hill      ) 0.056 10.300  0.130      (T Cole      ) 0.025 10.302  0.032
 Qualified:            #30 10.151 -0.649                       #26 10.243 -0.757

This time it was Fletcher's opponent with a red light and the only remaining Summit-sponsored driver goes to the semifinals.

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- (+/-)-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- (+/-)
        Bye                                 215 Joe LoCicero
E4                                            ****WINNER****  0.022  9.938  0.088
                                                GT/CA  Dial: 9.85
 Prior rounds:
E3                                           (M Crutchfiel) 0.019  9.831  0.011
E2                                           (J Wilson Jr ) 0.007  9.822  0.022
E1                                           (J Moore     ) 0.034  9.974  0.094
 Qualified:                                                      #16  9.831 -0.869

LoCicero will face Fletcher in the semifinals, a rematch of the 1991 final round.

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