Sat, Feb 27, 05:42 PM CHANDLER - Comp Eliminator Round 1 Eliminations

By Michael L. Jex No Surprises In Round One

CHANDLER, Ariz. - Results of round 1 eliminations in Comp Eliminator at the 15th annual NHRA Checker Shuck's Kragen Nationals:

  
 Qua-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET--(+/-)-Rd-Qua-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---(+/-)
   1 Tom Snyder          6.827 -0.593 Q        Bye
       A/A Index: 7.42                  
 *****WINNER***** 0.566  7.785  0.365 E1

03:15 PM Snyder gets a competition bye this round.

Snyder got out of shape at the top end and shut his altered down.

  
 Qua-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET--(+/-)-Rd-Qua-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---(+/-)
  19 Rob Robinson        8.170 -0.420 Q    7 Jim Kennedy         8.674 -0.536
      B/EA Index: 8.59                         F/A Index: 9.21
                  0.513  8.179 -0.411 E1 *****WINNER***** 0.520  8.697 -0.513

Margin of victory = 0.095 seconds, approximately 22 feet for Jim Kennedy.

  
 Qua-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET--(+/-)-Rd-Qua-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---(+/-)
  17 Fred Gross          8.172 -0.428 Q    5 Jeff Gillette       7.139 -0.551
       D/A Index: 8.60                        B/ED Index: 7.69
                  0.475  8.385 -0.215 E1 *****WINNER***** 0.559  7.642 -0.048

  
 Qua-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET--(+/-)-Rd-Qua-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---(+/-)
  18 Tom Huggins         7.594 -0.426 Q    6 Rich Howell         7.472 -0.548
       B/A Index: 8.02                         B/A Index: 8.02
                  0.388  8.316  0.296 E1 *****WINNER***** 0.596  7.583 -0.437

Heads Up!

  
 Qua-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET--(+/-)-Rd-Qua-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---(+/-)
  10 Alan Freese         8.397 -0.523 Q   22 Clint Neff          7.366 -0.394
      C/EA Index: 8.92                         C/D Index: 7.76
 *****WINNER***** 0.581  8.932  0.012 E1                  0.421  7.299 -0.461

  
 Qua-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET--(+/-)-Rd-Qua-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---(+/-)
  21 Brett Brown         8.698 -0.402 Q    9 R. Bryan Morrison   8.923 -0.527
      F/ED Index: 9.10                        B/SM Index: 9.45
                  0.672  8.715 -0.385 E1 *****WINNER***** 0.570  8.903 -0.547

  
 Qua-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET--(+/-)-Rd-Qua-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---(+/-)
  25 Dean Carter         9.135  0.385 Q   13 Rob Slavinski       7.507 -0.513
       J/A Index: 8.75                         B/A Index: 8.02
                  0.585  8.300 -0.450 E1 *****WINNER***** 0.642  7.447 -0.573

Slavinski's Grand Prix has a beautiful purple paint job, sponsored by Castrol Super Clean. Late lights by both drivers, Slavinski passes Carter and wins by about 15 feet.

  
 Qua-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET--(+/-)-Rd-Qua-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---(+/-)
  14 Rick Braun          8.423 -0.497 Q    2 Mark Chapparone     7.736 -0.584
      C/EA Index: 8.92                         C/A Index: 8.32
                  0.520  8.414 -0.506 E1 *****WINNER***** 0.561  7.717 -0.603

No upsets so far, and no upset here either, Mark wins by about 13 feet.

  
 Qua-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET--(+/-)-Rd-Qua-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---(+/-)
  15 Mike Corvo          7.829 -0.491 Q    3 Brian Browell       7.506 -0.574
       C/A Index: 8.32                         D/D Index: 8.08
                  0.446  8.801  0.481 E1 *****WINNER***** 0.556  7.970 -0.110

Mike can't wait, and we still have no upsets in round one.

  
 Qua-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET--(+/-)-Rd-Qua-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---(+/-)
   8 Andy Manna          8.582 -0.528 Q   20 Daniel Rhoades      8.526 -0.404
       DEA Index: 9.11                         F/D Index: 8.93
 *****WINNER***** 0.536  8.615 -0.495 E1                  0.534  8.480 -0.450

  
 Qua-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET--(+/-)-Rd-Qua-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---(+/-)
  16 Doug Lambeck        9.254 -0.456 Q    4 Larry Hedlund       8.569 -0.561
      C/SM Index: 9.71                        E/SM Index: 9.13
                  0.611  9.352 -0.358 E1 *****WINNER***** 0.539  8.564 -0.566

  
 Qua-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET--(+/-)-Rd-Qua-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---(+/-)
  23 Jeff Lion           8.874 -0.336 Q   11 John Linton         7.681 -0.519
       F/A Index: 9.21                        D/ED Index: 8.20
                  0.615  8.867 -0.343 E1 *****WINNER***** 0.599  7.765 -0.435

Margin of victory = 0.108 seconds, approximately 22 feet

  
 Qua-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET--(+/-)-Rd-Qua-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---(+/-)
  24 John Johnston       8.923 -0.287 Q   12 Bill Kent           7.243 -0.517
      E/ED Index: 9.21                         C/D Index: 7.76
                        No Time       E1 *****WINNER***** 0.488  7.382 -0.378

Johnson is a no-show, so Kent makes it a no surprise, no underdog winners round one here at Chandler.

In Round two Snyder will face Andy Manna, Gillette will race Linton, Browell vs Morrison, Mark Chapparone will have a bye, Howell will race Kent, Hedlund goes against Freese, and Kennedy will race Salvinski.




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