Sun, 2 Sep 2001, 02:22 PM INDY - Comp Eliminator Round 3 Eliminations

By Larry Sullivan

CLERMONT, Ind. - Results of round 3 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---(+/-)
  12 Robert Bailey       6.822 -0.558 Q   37 Steve Johnson       8.492 -0.408
      A/ED Index: 7.30                         E/A Index: 8.90
   (G Merrick   ) 0.688  7.219 -0.161 E1   (F Affronti  ) 0.537  8.463 -0.437
   (B Huff      ) 0.539  6.791 -0.589 E2   (L Pritchett ) 0.598  8.442 -0.458
 *****WINNER***** 0.626  6.776 -0.524 E3                  0.574  8.522 -0.378

2:45 PM Bailey lost 0.08 to the CIC in prior rounds, Johnson's index was intact. Margin of victory = 0.094 seconds (approximately 22 feet).

 Qua-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET--(+/-)-Rd-Qua-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---(+/-)
   6 Brian Olson         7.321 -0.599 Q   22 Santo Volpe         7.028 -0.522
      A/ND Index: 7.91                        AA/A Index: 7.54
   (R Bohn      ) 0.650  7.464 -0.456 E1   (B Burk      ) 0.508  7.209 -0.341
   (M Farrell   ) 0.580  7.403 -0.517 E2   (J Treadwell ) 0.577  7.037 -0.513
                  0.430  7.736 -0.174 E3 *****WINNER***** 0.538  7.256 -0.284

Both came in with prior 0.01 second CIC penalties.

 Qua-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET--(+/-)-Rd-Qua-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---(+/-)
   2 Jeff Taylor         7.950 -0.650 Q   50 Charles Watson Jr.  8.907 -0.303
       D/A Index: 8.39                         F/A Index: 9.21
   (D Maris     ) 0.555  8.407 -0.193 E1   (R Bourke    ) 0.590  8.810 -0.400
   (C Stewart   ) 0.560  7.890 -0.710 E2   (J Arnold    ) 0.507  8.777 -0.433
 *****WINNER***** 0.578  8.011 -0.379 E3                  0.532  9.553  0.343

Taylor took a 0.21-second CIC in round two, the biggest of the round. Watson's index was intact and he cut the better light, but had problems and slowed before half track.

 Qua-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET--(+/-)-Rd-Qua-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---(+/-)
   9 Steve Ambrose       7.983 -0.577 Q    8 Brian Browell       7.422 -0.588
      I/AA Index: 8.39                         D/D Index: 8.01
   (R Kelly     ) 0.548  8.649  0.089 E1   (J Plant     ) 0.579  8.074  0.064
   (F Allen     ) 0.603  7.885 -0.675 E2   (D Billingsle) 0.532  7.507 -0.503
                  0.576  7.936 -0.454 E3 *****WINNER***** 0.577  7.524 -0.486

Ambrose had the second-biggest CIC in round two at -0.17 seconds, our notes in error on that subject. Browell's index was intact. Margin of victory = 0.031 seconds (approximately 7 feet).

 Qua-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET--(+/-)-Rd-Qua-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---(+/-)
   3 David Rampy         7.251 -0.619 Q   14 David Cook Jr.      6.942 -0.548
      B/AA Index: 7.81                         B/D Index: 7.40
   (W Hutton    ) 0.572  7.454 -0.416 E1   (B Dennis    ) 0.610  7.057 -0.433
   (A Bresch    ) 0.537  7.307 -0.563 E2   (M Hazlett   ) 0.520  6.900 -0.590
 *****WINNER***** 0.532  7.271 -0.539 E3                  0.521  6.974 -0.426

Rampy came in with a prior -0.06 CIC, Cook was -0.09. Margin of victory = 0.102 seconds (approximately 27 feet). Rampy earns another -0.04 in CIC for this win.

 Qua-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET--(+/-)-Rd-Qua-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---(+/-)
  17 Doug Engels         7.471 -0.539 Q    1 Bo Butner           8.236 -0.654
      D/ED Index: 8.01                        E/AA Index: 8.84
   (M Austin    ) 0.551  7.576 -0.434 E1   (T Little    ) 0.638  8.456 -0.434
   (V Deceglie  ) 0.556  7.750 -0.260 E2   (D Robison   ) 0.555  8.339 -0.551
                  0.590  7.438 -0.572 E3 *****WINNER***** 0.568  8.256 -0.584

Engels' index was intact, Butner had a -0.05 penalty in round two. Margin of victory = 0.034 seconds (approximately 9 feet).

 Qua-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET--(+/-)-Rd-Qua-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---(+/-)
  13 Larry Morgan        7.312 -0.558 Q    4 Don Stratton Jr     8.134 -0.616
       B/A Index: 7.86                        B/SR Index: 8.73
   (J Tanksley  ) 0.606  7.372 -0.498 E1   (D Auxier    ) 0.555  8.318 -0.432
   (B Morse     ) 0.511  7.355 -0.515 E2   (R Hope      ) 0.586  8.228 -0.522
                  0.507  7.358 -0.502 E3 *****WINNER***** 0.524  8.149 -0.581

Morgan had a -0.01 CIC penalty from round two, Stratton -0.02, but earned another -0.08 with the win here. Margin of victory = 0.062 seconds (approximately 17 feet).

 Qua-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET--(+/-)-Rd-Qua-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---(+/-)
  26 Edward Shalkowski   8.506 -0.504 Q   10 Mike Smith          8.324 -0.566
      F/ED Index: 8.99                        E/AA Index: 8.78
   (M Lund      ) 0.538  8.483 -0.527 E1   (S Heckel    ) 0.721  8.446 -0.444
   (M Rose      ) 0.601  8.487 -0.503 E2   (W Henderson ) 0.636  8.273 -0.617
                  0.601  8.510 -0.480 E3 *****WINNER***** 0.561  8.256 -0.524

Shalkowski was -0.02 after the first round, Smith -0.11 after the second. Margin of victory = 0.084 seconds (approximately 19 feet), Smith adding another -0.03 with the win. In the quarterfinals it's Butner vs Browell, Stratton vs Bailey, Taylor vs Smith, and Rampy vs Volpe.

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