Sun, Nov 1, 12:21 AM BAYTOWN - Comp Eliminator Round 2 Eliminations

By Larry Sullivan

BAYTOWN, Texas - Results of round 2 eliminations in Comp Eliminator at the 2nd annual Matco Tools Supernationals:

 Qua-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---(+/-)-Rd-Qua-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---(+/-)
  30 Brian Self          7.546 -0.414  Q   6 Ruben Celedon       7.970 -0.570
   B/A    Index:  7.94                     D/A    Index:  8.54 
   (D Manichia  ) 0.530  7.432 -0.528 E1   (L Doggett   ) 0.523  8.475 -0.065
                  0.471  7.463 -0.477 E2 *****WINNER***** 0.754  8.408 -0.132

6:07 PM Before the round, Celedon told me he wasn't real happy running this late because of the lights - and because it is so easy to redlight. Looks like he overcompensated, but it worked out in his favor.

 Qua-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---(+/-)-Rd-Qua-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---(+/-)
   3 John Linton         7.555 -0.595  Q  11 Bo Nickens          7.723 -0.527
   D/ED   Index:  8.14                     C/A    Index:  8.25 
   (M Trumble   ) 0.606  7.636 -0.514 E1   (J Naiser    ) 0.530  7.841  7.841
 *****WINNER***** 0.599  7.597 -0.543 E2                  0.576  7.735 -0.515

And Bo's usual ride puts him in the trailer...by a little over a foot.

 Qua-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---(+/-)-Rd-Qua-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---(+/-)
   9 Dennis Smiley       7.121 -0.539  Q  17 Buddy Nickens       7.758 -0.492
   B/ED   Index:  7.61                     C/A    Index:  8.25 
   (B Dawson    ) 0.664  7.101 -0.559 E1   (H Blakeney  ) 0.501  8.079 -0.171
                  0.858  7.105 -0.505 E2 *****WINNER***** 0.565  8.033 -0.217

 Qua-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---(+/-)-Rd-Qua-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---(+/-)
  31 Clint Neff          7.247 -0.413  Q   7 Mike Johnson        7.423 -0.567
   B/ED   Index:  7.66                     C/ED   Index:  7.99 
   (D Engels    ) 0.542  7.263 -0.397 E1   (K Hall      ) 0.638  7.528 -0.462
 *****WINNER***** 0.589  7.182 -0.478 E2                  0.576  7.536 -0.454

Neff faces Linton next round.

 Qua-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---(+/-)-Rd-Qua-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---(+/-)
  16 Larry Mayes         8.294 -0.496  Q   8 Dave Northrop       8.395 -0.565
   D/SM   Index:  8.79                     H/A    Index:  8.96 
   (A Bresch    ) 0.536  8.421 -0.369 E1   (B Brown     ) 0.533  8.461 -0.499
 *****WINNER***** 0.520  8.330 -0.460 E2                  0.559  8.517 -0.443

 Qua-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---(+/-)-Rd-Qua-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---(+/-)
  18 Arthur Sauceda      7.209 -0.491  Q  10 Mike Saye           8.952 -0.528
   C/D    Index:  7.70                     G/A    Index:  9.48 
   (B Kent      ) 0.534  7.197  7.197 E1   (G Williams  ) 0.551  8.984 -0.496
                  0.424  7.189 -0.511 E2 *****WINNER***** 0.557  9.141 -0.339

Saye races Celedon in round three.

 Qua-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---(+/-)-Rd-Qua-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---(+/-)
  12 Rob Slavinski       7.446 -0.514  Q  33 Gary Wise           8.637 -0.403
   B/A    Index:  7.96                     D/EA   Index:  9.04 
   (S Benoit    ) 0.529  7.566 -0.394 E1   (J Tanksley  ) 0.517 12.131  3.091
 *****WINNER***** 0.506  7.458 -0.502 E2                  0.569  8.635 -0.405

There's a reason Slavinski carries the Castrol GTX colors...he runs Mayes next round.

 Qua-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---(+/-)-Rd-Qua-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---(+/-)
   5 David Rampy         8.194 -0.576  Q  13 Allen Stanfield     9.282 -0.508
   B/SR   Index:  8.71                     F/SM   Index:  9.79 
   (M Austin    ) 0.572  8.207 -0.563 E1   (R Kelly     ) 0.513  9.302 -0.488
 *****WINNER***** 0.596  8.203 -0.507 E2                  0.563  9.318 -0.472

Rampy faces Buddy Nickens next round.

That's it for now...

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