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GAINESVILLE, Fla. - Results of round 1 eliminations in Comp Eliminator at the 30th Annual Mac Tools Gatornationals:
Qua-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET--(+/-)-Rd-Qua-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---(+/-)
31 Keith Roberts 8.450 -0.400 Q 15 Tom Suggs 8.317 -0.533
C/EA Index: 8.85 C/EA Index: 8.85
0.753 8.458 -0.392 E1 *****WINNER***** 0.569 8.349 -0.501
This was supposed to be a "heads-up" race, but Roberts' late departure made the outcome easy to predict.
Qua-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET--(+/-)-Rd-Qua-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---(+/-)
29 Charlie Westcott 9.368 -0.422 Q 13 Jerry Hemmingson 7.371 -0.539
F/SM Index: 9.79 B/A Index: 7.91
*****WINNER***** 0.520 9.391 -0.399 E1 0.481 7.696 -0.214
Since the first pair didn't deliver the traditional red light, the second took care of tradition.
Qua-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET--(+/-)-Rd-Qua-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---(+/-)
7 Mike Saye 8.887 -0.573 Q 23 Ken Keir 7.522 -0.508
G/A Index: 9.46 A/EA Index: 8.03
*****WINNER***** 0.532 8.928 -0.532 E1 0.566 7.527 -0.503
Saye took a 0.03 CIC "hit" to ensure victory against a fast-closing Keir, winning by 15 feet with a 25 mph speed differential at the finish line.
Qua-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET--(+/-)-Rd-Qua-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---(+/-)
26 Don Eberly 8.391 -0.459 Q 10 Doug Stewart 7.084 -0.546
C/EA Index: 8.85 B/ED Index: 7.63
0.487 8.633 -0.217 E1 *****WINNER***** 0.565 7.136 -0.494
Qua-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET--(+/-)-Rd-Qua-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---(+/-)
4 Doug Engels 7.552 -0.588 Q 20 David Dupps 8.164 -0.516
D/ED Index: 8.14 J/A Index: 8.68
*****WINNER***** 0.482 8.208 0.068 E1 0.484 8.359 -0.321
Engels had the first opportunity to redlight and took it.
Qua-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET--(+/-)-Rd-Qua-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---(+/-)
12 Dick Maris 7.156 -0.544 Q 28 David Myers 8.084 -0.436
C/D Index: 7.70 B/EA Index: 8.52
0.493 8.790 1.090 E1 *****WINNER***** 0.618 8.037 -0.483
Qua-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET--(+/-)-Rd-Qua-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---(+/-)
9 Tom Haueter 7.593 -0.547 Q 25 Bucky Burk 7.760 -0.490
D/ED Index: 8.14 C/A Index: 8.25
*****WINNER***** 0.608 7.639 -0.501 E1 0.513 7.846 -0.404
Haueter won this one with a margin of victory = 0.002 seconds, approximately 6 inches, Burk almost pulling off the upset on a huge holeshot.
Qua-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET--(+/-)-Rd-Qua-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---(+/-)
32 William Zaskowski 9.340 -0.290 Q 16 Ralph Hope 8.060 -0.530
C/SM Index: 9.63 I/A Index: 8.59
*****WINNER***** 0.639 9.263 -0.367 E1 0.516 8.368 -0.222
Same story here, the margin of victory = 0.022 seconds, approximately 5.2 feet against Hope's holeshot.
Qua-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET--(+/-)-Rd-Qua-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---(+/-)
14 Steve Ambrose 8.051 -0.539 Q 30 Frank Aragona 7.575 -0.415
I/A Index: 8.59 C/ED Index: 7.99
*****WINNER***** 0.595 8.030 -0.560 E1 0.545 7.622 -0.368
Ambrose took a 0.06-second CIC hit for this win and it was't that close. Margin of victory = 0.142 seconds, approximately 37 feet.
Qua-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET--(+/-)-Rd-Qua-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---(+/-)
18 Robert Bailey 6.842 -0.528 Q 2 David Strouse 7.316 -0.594
A/ED Index: 7.37 B/A Index: 7.91
0.668 15.556 8.186 E1 *****WINNER***** 1.538 9.673 1.763
Bizarre.
Qua-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET--(+/-)-Rd-Qua-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---(+/-)
5 Mike Farrell 7.330 -0.580 Q 21 Glen Treadwell 7.517 -0.513
B/A Index: 7.91 A/EA Index: 8.03
0.568 7.734 -0.176 E1 *****WINNER***** 0.506 7.553 -0.477
Qua-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET--(+/-)-Rd-Qua-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---(+/-)
8 Larry Mayes 8.217 -0.553 Q 24 Jim Varsolona 7.492 -0.498
D/SM Index: 8.77 C/ED Index: 7.99
*****WINNER***** 0.607 8.170 -0.600 E1 0.510 7.516 -0.474
Mayes was late and took a 0.1-second CIC hit to get the win light.
Qua-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET--(+/-)-Rd-Qua-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---(+/-)
27 Fred Allen 7.589 -0.441 Q 11 Don Stratton 8.175 -0.545
A/EA Index: 8.03 B/SR Index: 8.72
0.479 7.607 -0.423 E1 *****WINNER***** 0.532 8.288 -0.432
Qua-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET--(+/-)-Rd-Qua-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---(+/-)
6 Larry Pritchett 8.412 -0.578 Q 22 Bert Dawson 8.012 -0.508
E/SM Index: 8.99 B/EA Index: 8.52
0.495 8.693 -0.297 E1 *****WINNER***** 0.618 8.007 -0.513
Dawson takes a 0.01 CIC hit against a red light.
Qua-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET--(+/-)-Rd-Qua-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---(+/-)
3 Ed Bennett 7.110 -0.590 Q 19 Michael Hardee 8.513 -0.527
AA/A Index: 7.70 D/EA Index: 9.04
*****WINNER***** 0.597 7.177 -0.523 E1 0.588 8.528 -0.512
Bennett had to work for this one, 188.75 mph at the finish line and a 0.02-second CIC to get a Margin of victory = 0.002 seconds, approximately 5 inches.
Qua-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET--(+/-)-Rd-Qua-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---(+/-)
17 Rob Slavinski 7.381 -0.529 Q 1 David Rampy 8.115 -0.605
B/A Index: 7.91 B/SR Index: 8.72
0.569 7.402 -0.508 E1 *****WINNER***** 0.527 8.230 -0.490
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