Sun, 2 Sep 2001, 08:46 AM INDY - Comp Eliminator Round 2 Eliminations

By Larry Sullivan

CLERMONT, Ind. - Results of round 2 eliminations in Comp Eliminator at the 47th annual Mac Tools U.S. Nationals:

 Qua-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET--(+/-)-Rd-Qua-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---(+/-)
  17 Doug Engels         7.471 -0.539 Q   49 Vincent Deceglie    7.035 -0.305
      D/ED Index: 8.01                         A/A Index: 7.34
   (M Austin    ) 0.551  7.576 -0.434 E1   (J Frech     ) 0.617  7.021 -0.319
 *****WINNER***** 0.556  7.750 -0.260 E2                  0.579  8.992  1.652

9:10 AM

 Qua-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET--(+/-)-Rd-Qua-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---(+/-)
  50 Charles Watson Jr.  8.907 -0.303 Q   18 Jerry Arnold        8.572 -0.538
       F/A Index: 9.21                        E/ED Index: 9.05
   (R Bourke    ) 0.590  8.810 -0.400 E1   (C Westcott J) 0.538  7.189  7.189
 *****WINNER***** 0.507  8.777 -0.433 E2                  0.718  8.486 -0.564

Margin of victory = 0.080 seconds (approximately 18 feet).

 Qua-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET--(+/-)-Rd-Qua-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---(+/-)
  58 Mauri Rose          7.384 -0.246 Q   26 Edward Shalkowski   8.506 -0.504
       C/D Index: 7.63                        F/ED Index: 8.99
   (H Blakeney  ) 0.710  7.363 -0.267 E1   (M Lund      ) 0.538  8.483 -0.527
                  0.601  7.378 -0.252 E2 *****WINNER***** 0.601  8.487 -0.503

 Qua-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET--(+/-)-Rd-Qua-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---(+/-)
   2 Jeff Taylor         7.950 -0.650 Q   34 Charlie Stewart     6.957 -0.423
       D/A Index: 8.60                        A/ED Index: 7.38
   (D Maris     ) 0.555  8.407 -0.193 E1   (R Slavinski ) 0.591  6.894 -0.486
 *****WINNER***** 0.560  7.890 -0.710 E2                  0.536  6.834 -0.546

 Qua-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET--(+/-)-Rd-Qua-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---(+/-)
  25 David Billingsley   7.631 -0.509 Q    8 Brian Browell       7.422 -0.588
      C/AA Index: 8.10                         D/D Index: 8.01
   (C Westcott J) 0.576  7.594 -0.546 E1   (J Plant     ) 0.579  8.074  0.064
                  0.583  7.556 -0.544 E2 *****WINNER***** 0.532  7.507 -0.503

Margin of victory = 0.010 seconds (approximately 3 feet).

 Qua-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET--(+/-)-Rd-Qua-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---(+/-)
  21 Billy Huff          7.681 -0.529 Q   12 Robert Bailey       6.822 -0.558
       C/A Index: 8.21                        A/ED Index: 7.38
   (T Kent      ) 0.581  7.726 -0.484 E1   (G Merrick   ) 0.688  7.219 -0.161
                  0.520  7.653 -0.557 E2 *****WINNER***** 0.539  6.791 -0.589

Margin of victory = 0.013 seconds (approximately 3 feet). Bailey takes a 0.08 CIC hit for the win.

 Qua-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET--(+/-)-Rd-Qua-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---(+/-)
  14 David Cook Jr.      6.942 -0.548 Q   19 Mike Hazlett        7.333 -0.537
       B/D Index: 7.49                         B/A Index: 7.87
   (B Dennis    ) 0.610  7.057 -0.433 E1   (S Eckard    ) 0.564  7.493 -0.377
 *****WINNER***** 0.520  6.900 -0.590 E2                  0.549  7.333 -0.537

Margin of victory = 0.082 seconds (approximately 22 feet).

 Qua-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET--(+/-)-Rd-Qua-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---(+/-)
  45 Bill Morse          8.548 -0.342 Q   13 Larry Morgan        7.312 -0.558
      E/AA Index: 8.89                         B/A Index: 7.87
   (A Ackerman  ) 0.729  8.539 -0.351 E1   (J Tanksley  ) 0.606  7.372 -0.498
                  0.534  8.495 -0.395 E2 *****WINNER***** 0.511  7.355 -0.515

 Qua-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET--(+/-)-Rd-Qua-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---(+/-)
  22 Santo Volpe         7.028 -0.522 Q   54 Johnny Treadwell    8.848 -0.282
      AA/A Index: 7.55                        E/EA Index: 9.13
   (B Burk      ) 0.508  7.209 -0.341 E1   (A Martel    ) 0.526  8.766 -0.364
 *****WINNER***** 0.577  7.037 -0.513 E2                  0.532  8.820 -0.310

 Qua-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET--(+/-)-Rd-Qua-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---(+/-)
   3 David Rampy         7.251 -0.619 Q   30 Al Bresch           9.163 -0.447
      B/AA Index: 7.87                        C/SM Index: 9.61
   (W Hutton    ) 0.572  7.454 -0.416 E1   (J Hemmingson) 0.509  9.123 -0.487
 *****WINNER***** 0.537  7.307 -0.563 E2                  0.550  9.078 -0.532

Margin of victory = 0.044 seconds (approximately 10 feet). Rampy takes a 0.06 CIC hit along with his win light.

 Qua-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET--(+/-)-Rd-Qua-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---(+/-)
  23 Wayne Henderson     6.864 -0.516 Q   10 Mike Smith          8.324 -0.566
      A/ED Index: 7.30                        E/AA Index: 8.89
   (L Mayes     ) 0.852  6.794 -0.586 E1   (S Heckel    ) 0.721  8.446 -0.444
                  0.680  6.766 -0.534 E2 *****WINNER***** 0.636  8.273 -0.617

Margin of victory = 0.127 seconds (approximately 37 feet). Smith earns a 0.11 penalty for the win and a permanent 0.01 adjustment on Tuesday.

 Qua-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET--(+/-)-Rd-Qua-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---(+/-)
  32 Duane Robison       7.780 -0.430 Q    1 Bo Butner           8.236 -0.654
       C/A Index: 8.21                        E/AA Index: 8.89
   (E Smith     ) 0.525  8.068 -0.142 E1   (T Little    ) 0.638  8.456 -0.434
                  0.526  7.786 -0.424 E2 *****WINNER***** 0.555  8.339 -0.551

Butner joins the list of CIC awards, taking a 0.05 penalty for the rest of the event. Margin of victory = 0.098 seconds (approximately 25 feet).

 Qua-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET--(+/-)-Rd-Qua-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---(+/-)
  29 Ralph Hope          8.108 -0.452 Q    4 Don Stratton Jr     8.134 -0.616
       I/A Index: 8.56                        B/SR Index: 8.75
   (M Johnson   ) 0.544  8.122 -0.438 E1   (D Auxier    ) 0.555  8.318 -0.432
                  0.587  8.187 -0.373 E2 *****WINNER***** 0.586  8.228 -0.522

Stratton takes a 0.02 penalty to the next round...

 Qua-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET--(+/-)-Rd-Qua-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---(+/-)
   9 Steve Ambrose       7.983 -0.577 Q   41 Fred Allen          7.590 -0.390
      I/AA Index: 8.56                        A/EA Index: 7.98
   (R Kelly     ) 0.548  8.649  0.089 E1   (F Aragona Jr) 0.511  7.574 -0.406
 *****WINNER***** 0.603  7.885 -0.675 E2                  0.591  7.490 -0.490

Margin of victory = 0.173 seconds (approximately 44 feet), Ambrose winning the huge CIC prize of the round award with a 0.17 penalty for the rest of the event and a 0.07 permanent adjustment on Tuesday..

 Qua-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET--(+/-)-Rd-Qua-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---(+/-)
   5 Larry Pritchett     8.097 -0.603 Q   37 Steve Johnson       8.492 -0.408
      D/SM Index: 8.70                         E/A Index: 8.90
   (N Saibene   ) 0.625  8.221 -0.479 E1   (F Affronti  ) 0.537  8.463 -0.437
                  0.594  8.250 -0.450 E2 *****WINNER***** 0.598  8.442 -0.458

Margin of victory = 0.004 seconds (approximately 11 inches). And no CIC!

 Qua-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET--(+/-)-Rd-Qua-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---(+/-)
   6 Brian Olson         7.321 -0.599 Q   38 Mike Farrell        7.577 -0.403
      A/ND Index: 7.92                        A/EA Index: 7.98
   (R Bohn      ) 0.650  7.464 -0.456 E1   (D Manichia  ) 0.512  7.572 -0.408
 *****WINNER***** 0.580  7.403 -0.517 E2                  0.541  7.537 -0.443

Margin of victory = 0.035 seconds (approximately 9 feet).

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink



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