Sun, Feb 28, 09:16 PM CHANDLER - Comp Eliminator Round 3 Eliminations

By Michael L. Jex

CHANDLER, Ariz. - Results of round 3 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---(+/-)
   2 Mark Chapparone     7.736 -0.584 Q    6 Rich Howell         7.472 -0.548
       C/A Index: 8.32                         B/A Index: 8.02
   (R Braun     ) 0.561  7.717 -0.603 E1   (T Huggins   ) 0.596  7.583 -0.437
                  0.591  7.818 -0.402 E2   (B Kent      ) 0.500  7.363 -0.657
 *****WINNER***** 0.511  8.207 -0.013 E3                  0.413  8.134  0.264

A Traditional first pair red light, but Chapparone had a great light and would have been tough to beat.

 Qua-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET--(+/-)-Rd-Qua-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---(+/-)
  10 Alan Freese         8.397 -0.523 Q    7 Jim Kennedy         8.674 -0.536
      C/EA Index: 8.92                         F/A Index: 9.21
   (C Neff      ) 0.581  8.932  0.012 E1   (R Robinson  ) 0.520  8.697 -0.513
   (L Hedlund   ) 0.614  8.345 -0.575 E2   (R Slavinski ) 0.690  8.964 -0.236
 *****WINNER***** 0.550  8.389 -0.461 E3                  0.716  8.673 -0.527

It sounded like Kennedy drove through the clutch, a motor was very unhappy with the traction or slippage. Margin of victory = 0.100 seconds, approximately 21 feet

 Qua-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET--(+/-)-Rd-Qua-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---(+/-)
  11 John Linton         7.681 -0.519 Q    8 Andy Manna          8.582 -0.528
      D/ED Index: 8.20                         DEA Index: 9.11
   (J Lion      ) 0.599  7.765 -0.435 E1   (D Rhoades   ) 0.536  8.615 -0.495
   (J Gillette  ) 0.647  7.852 -0.348 E2   (T Snyder    ) 0.575  8.632 -0.478
 *****WINNER***** 0.540  7.695 -0.505 E3                  0.557  8.589 -0.521

Linton got over near the centerline, but hung on to win. Margin of victory = 0.001 seconds, approximately 2 inches, a great drag race.

 Qua-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET--(+/-)-Rd-Qua-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---(+/-)
   3 Brian Browell       7.506 -0.574 Q        Bye
       D/D Index: 8.08
   (M Corvo     ) 0.556  7.970 -0.110 E1
   (R Morrison  ) 0.557  7.537 -0.543 E2
 *****WINNER***** 0.561  7.934 -0.106 E3

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