Sun, 13 Oct 2002, 04:39 PM Stock Eliminator Round 6 Eliminations

By Larry Sullivan

ENNIS, Texas - Results of round 6 eliminations in Stock Eliminator at the NHRA POWERade Drag Racing Series, 17th annual O'Reilly Fall Nationals presented by Castrol Syntec:

Qua-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET--(+/-)-Rd-Qua-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---(+/-)
  58 Sammy Pizzolato    10.472 -0.828 Q   19 Kent LaPorte       11.970 -1.030
      A/SA  Dial: 10.45                       L/SA  Dial: 11.96
   (D Holder    ) 0.571 10.536  0.066 E1   (J Paul      ) 0.503 12.010  0.010
   (T Wood      ) 0.563 10.435 -0.865 E2   (F Colley Jr ) 0.505 12.050  0.040
   (L Zane      ) 0.574 10.496  0.036 E3   (J Shaul     ) 0.508 12.023  0.023
   (B Valentine ) 0.592 10.472 -0.008 E4   (G Mosbek    ) 0.567 11.999 -0.001
   (H Emmons III) 0.546 10.457  0.017 E5   (A Faulk     ) 0.529 11.979 -0.011
 *****WINNER***** 0.560 10.463  0.013 E6                  0.537 12.004  0.044

3:33 PM Semifinals, so there are no "ducks" left. LaPorte had a great light, but Pizzolato outdrove him on the top end. MOV: 0.0087 seconds (approximately 17 inches).

Qua-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET--(+/-)-Rd-Qua-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---(+/-)
  56 Dan Fletcher       10.706 -0.844 Q   85 Austin Ford        10.939 -0.611
      B/SA  Dial: 11.55                       B/SA  Dial: 11.55
   (C Ford Jr   ) 0.526 10.801  0.071 E1   (T Gusso     ) 0.512 10.973  0.003
   (R Watson    ) 0.503 10.937  0.217 E2   (B Wenzel Sr ) 0.515 10.962  0.022
   (J Emmons    ) 0.517 10.763  0.063 E3   (L Hudson    ) 0.509 10.974  0.034
   (B Howell    ) 0.540 10.534 -1.016 E4   (M Woffard   ) 0.517 10.962  0.022
   (J Hefler    ) 0.477 10.649 -0.001 E5   (S Pizzolato ) 0.534 10.988 -0.562
 *****WINNER***** 0.537 10.375 -1.175 E6                  0.570 10.852 -0.698

This promised to be a good race, Ford with great lights all weekend. But his great reaction times in prior rounds didn't do him any good here and Fletcher moves into the finals against Pizzolato in this heads-up race.