Sun, 3 Sep 2000, 10:42 PM INDY - Comp Eliminator Round 2 Eliminations

By Larry Sullivan

CLERMONT, Ind. - Results of round 2 eliminations in Comp Eliminator at the 46th annual U.S. Nationals:

 Qua-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET--(+/-)-Rd-Qua-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---(+/-)
   4 Robert Book         6.637 -0.563 Q   36 Glen Treadwell      7.641 -0.439
       A/D Index: 7.18                        A/EA Index: 8.08
                  0.679  6.709 -0.471 E2 *****WINNER***** 0.540  7.644 -0.436

3:44 PM-The second round of comp is reaching the pad. They are doing a quick dust and clean after the Federal-Mogul round. Book was late and that was the end. Margin of victory = 0.104 seconds (approximately 31 feet).

 Qua-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET--(+/-)-Rd-Qua-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---(+/-)
  38 Mike Lund           8.310 -0.430 Q    6 Brian Browell       7.471 -0.559
      B/SR Index: 8.74                         D/D Index: 8.03
                  0.420  8.352 -0.388 E2 *****WINNER***** 0.532  7.890 -0.140

Lund leaves way early. Browell was shutoff early.

 Qua-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET--(+/-)-Rd-Qua-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---(+/-)
  12 Joey Tanksley       7.043 -0.507 Q   21 Terry Smith         8.602 -0.478
      B/ED Index: 7.55                        D/EA Index: 9.08
 *****WINNER***** 0.539  7.068 -0.482 E2                  0.561  8.577 -0.503

Margin of victory = 0.001 seconds (approximately 3 inches).

 Qua-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET--(+/-)-Rd-Qua-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---(+/-)
  24 Jason Coan          8.543 -0.477 Q    9 David Billingsley   7.681 -0.539
      F/ED Index: 9.02                         C/A Index: 8.22
                  0.476  8.626 -0.394 E2 *****WINNER***** 0.564  7.842 -0.378

Coan can't wait.

 Qua-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET--(+/-)-Rd-Qua-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---(+/-)
  23 David Cook          6.982 -0.478 Q   10 Steve Ambrose       7.982 -0.528
       B/D Index: 7.46                         I/A Index: 8.51
                  0.599  6.955 -0.505 E2 *****WINNER***** 0.576  7.948 -0.562

Not close here.Margin of victory = 0.080 seconds (approximately 22 feet).

 Qua-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET--(+/-)-Rd-Qua-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---(+/-)
  39 Jon Bowman          9.420 -0.430 Q    7 Jeff Taylor         8.009 -0.551
      F/SM Index: 9.85                         D/A Index: 8.56
                  0.473  9.449 -0.401 E2 *****WINNER***** 0.536  8.428 -0.132

 Qua-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET--(+/-)-Rd-Qua-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---(+/-)
  16 Billy Huff          7.728 -0.492 Q   17 Russ Wheeler        8.192 -0.488
       C/A Index: 8.22                        A/SR Index: 8.68
 *****WINNER***** 0.541  7.736 -0.484 E2                  0.445  8.402 -0.278

Another red light.

 Qua-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET--(+/-)-Rd-Qua-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---(+/-)
   5 Jerry Arnold        8.580 -0.560 Q   28 Fred Allen          7.617 -0.463
      E/ED Index: 9.14                        A/EA Index: 8.08
 *****WINNER***** 0.544  8.665 -0.475 E2                  0.603  7.601 -0.479

Allen was late.

 Qua-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET--(+/-)-Rd-Qua-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---(+/-)
  25 Rodger Brogdon      8.255 -0.475 Q    8 David Rampy         7.533 -0.547
      D/SM Index: 8.73                        A/EA Index: 8.08
                  0.551  8.260 -0.470 E2 *****WINNER***** 0.554  7.605 -0.475

Margin of victory = 0.002 seconds (approximately 6 inches). That was oh so close!

 Qua-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET--(+/-)-Rd-Qua-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---(+/-)
  13 John Frech          8.375 -0.505 Q   20 Bill Kent           7.187 -0.483
       F/D Index: 8.88                         C/D Index: 7.67
 *****WINNER***** 0.542  8.500 -0.380 E2                  0.491  9.068  1.398

Kent spun the tires and still red lighted.

 Qua-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET--(+/-)-Rd-Qua-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---(+/-)
  33 Don Stratton        8.293 -0.447 Q    1 David Dupps         7.977 -0.703
      B/SR Index: 8.74                         J/A Index: 8.68
                  0.558  8.412 -0.328 E2 *****WINNER***** 0.651  8.125 -0.555

Dupps was very late but the power saved him.

 Qua-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET--(+/-)-Rd-Qua-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---(+/-)
  19 Gary Merrick        7.636 -0.484 Q   14 Doug Engels         7.620 -0.500
      D/ED Index: 8.12                        D/ED Index: 8.12
                  0.586  7.690 -0.430 E2 *****WINNER***** 0.552  7.624 -0.496

Not very close in the heads up race. Margin of victory = 0.100 seconds (approximately 25 feet).

 Qua-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET--(+/-)-Rd-Qua-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---(+/-)
  11 Mike Farrell        7.565 -0.515 Q   22 Charlie Westcott    9.372 -0.478
      A/EA Index: 8.08                        F/SM Index: 9.85
 *****WINNER***** 0.568  7.589 -0.491 E2                  0.508 No Time

Westcott gets a great light and then breaks right off the starting line.

 Qua-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET--(+/-)-Rd-Qua-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---(+/-)
  31 Larry Mayes         8.274 -0.456 Q    2 Frank Aragona       8.487 -0.613
      D/SM Index: 8.73                        G/ED Index: 9.10
                  0.460  8.326 -0.404 E2 *****WINNER***** 0.578  9.229  0.129

 Qua-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET--(+/-)-Rd-Qua-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---(+/-)
   3 Larry Pritchett     8.140 -0.590 Q   35 Michael Smith       8.120 -0.440
      D/SM Index: 8.73                         D/A Index: 8.56
 *****WINNER***** 0.558  8.278 -0.452 E2                  0.000 No Time

Smith broke...before the burnout.

 Qua-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET--(+/-)-Rd-Qua-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---(+/-)
  18 Craig Schuck        7.525 -0.485 Q   50 Ed Bennett          7.489 -0.381
      C/ED Index: 8.01                         B/A Index: 7.87
 *****WINNER***** 0.515  7.557 -0.453 E2                  0.605  7.500 -0.370

The Oregon racer moves into round three as Bennett is very late.




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