Fri, 8 Sep 2000, 07:24 PM ENGLISHTOWN - Comp Eliminator Round 1 Eliminations

By Rick Green

ENGLISHTOWN, N.J. - Results of round 1 eliminations in Comp Eliminator at the 31st Matco Tools Spring SuperNationals presented by Racing Champions:

 Qua-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET--(+/-)-Rd-Qua-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---(+/-)
   3 Jonathan Aloisio    8.399 -0.521 Q   30 Walter Zalak        7.178 -0.262
      E/SM Index: 8.92                         A/A Index: 7.44
 *****WINNER***** 0.712  9.310  0.390 E1                  0.426  7.000 -0.440

 Qua-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET--(+/-)-Rd-Qua-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---(+/-)
  19 Gerry Russo         9.328 -0.372 Q   14 David Strouse       7.466 -0.404
      C/SM Index: 9.70                         B/A Index: 7.87
                  0.542  9.234 -0.466 E1 *****WINNER***** 0.545  7.375 -0.495

Margin of victory = 0.026 seconds (approximately 5 feet).

 Qua-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET--(+/-)-Rd-Qua-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---(+/-)
  22 Dan Kilheffer       7.659 -0.351 Q   11 Pat Ross            8.200 -0.420
      C/ED Index: 8.01                         D/A Index: 8.62
                  0.655  7.532 -0.478 E1 *****WINNER***** 0.548  8.132 -0.488

 Qua-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET--(+/-)-Rd-Qua-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---(+/-)
  10 Frank Affronti      7.794 -0.426 Q   23 Richard Schonberge  9.504 -0.346
       C/A Index: 8.22                        F/SM Index: 9.85
 *****WINNER***** 0.530  7.666 -0.554 E1                  0.538  9.583 -0.267

 Qua-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET--(+/-)-Rd-Qua-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---(+/-)
  25 Stephen Szupka      7.686 -0.324 Q    8 Al Ackerman         8.444 -0.436
      C/ED Index: 8.01                         F/D Index: 8.88
 *****WINNER***** 0.585  7.713 -0.297 E1                  0.000 No Time

 Qua-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET--(+/-)-Rd-Qua-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---(+/-)
  34 Rich LoCicero       8.439 -0.181 Q   29 Carl Miller         8.622 -0.268
       D/A Index: 8.62                         E/A Index: 8.89
 *****WINNER***** 0.599  8.327 -0.293 E1                  0.618  8.837 -0.053

 Qua-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET--(+/-)-Rd-Qua-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---(+/-)
  31 Mike Ragusa         7.099 -0.251 Q    2 David Fiore         7.655 -0.545
     AA/AT Index: 7.35                        D/ED Index: 8.20
                  0.484  7.054 -0.296 E1 *****WINNER***** 0.548  7.765 -0.435

 Qua-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET--(+/-)-Rd-Qua-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---(+/-)
  35 Charles Yannetti    7.927 -0.153 Q   24 Michael Capasso     7.684 -0.326
      A/EA Index: 8.08                        C/ED Index: 8.01
 *****WINNER***** 0.595  7.822 -0.258 E1                  0.728  7.644 -0.366

 Qua-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET--(+/-)-Rd-Qua-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---(+/-)
  21 Chip Banney         9.493 -0.357 Q   12 Erich Bollman       8.208 -0.412
      F/SM Index: 9.85                         D/A Index: 8.62
                  0.690  9.368 -0.482 E1 *****WINNER***** 0.564  8.146 -0.474

 Qua-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET--(+/-)-Rd-Qua-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---(+/-)
  37 John Varsolona      7.882 -0.128 Q   16 Nelson Whitlock     7.489 -0.381
      C/ED Index: 8.01                         B/A Index: 7.87
                  0.673  7.593 -0.417 E1 *****WINNER***** 0.544  7.408 -0.462

 Qua-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET--(+/-)-Rd-Qua-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---(+/-)
  26 Kevin Houghtaling   9.529 -0.321 Q    7 Tom Ekroth          7.758 -0.462
      F/SM Index: 9.85                         C/A Index: 8.22
 *****WINNER***** 0.585  7.342 -2.508 E1                  0.676  7.668 -0.552

 Qua-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET--(+/-)-Rd-Qua-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---(+/-)
  32 Michele Costa       9.802 -0.238 Q    1 Dave Northrop       8.021 -0.599
       G/D Index: 10.05                        D/A Index: 8.62
                  0.564  9.534 -0.516 E1 *****WINNER***** 0.571  8.046 -0.574

 Qua-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET--(+/-)-Rd-Qua-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---(+/-)
  15 Doug Harris         7.821 -0.399 Q   18 John Frech          8.503 -0.377
       C/A Index: 8.22                         F/D Index: 8.88
 *****WINNER***** 0.604  7.774 -0.446 E1                  0.000 No Time

Frech was a no show.

 Qua-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET--(+/-)-Rd-Qua-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---(+/-)
  13 Don Eckel           7.263 -0.407 Q   20 Ralph Hope          8.231 -0.359
       C/D Index: 7.67                         I/A Index: 8.59
 *****WINNER***** 0.540  8.139  0.469 E1                  0.000 No Time

Hope was another no show.

 Qua-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET--(+/-)-Rd-Qua-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---(+/-)
   6 Frank Aragona       8.735 -0.465 Q   27 Jeff Liuzzo         7.741 -0.269
      G/ED Index: 9.20                        C/ED Index: 8.01
 *****WINNER***** 0.535  8.496 -0.704 E1                  0.000 No Time

Liuzzo did not return and Aragon gets the big CIC.




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