Mon, 10 Sep 2001, 02:34 PM IMPORT -5 - Hot Rod Round 1 Eliminations

By Michael L Jex

BAYTOWN, Texas - Results of round 1 eliminations in Hot Rod at the Toyo Tires Import Nationals:

 Qua-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-Rd-Qua-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed
   1 Lisa Kubo           9.339 154.95  Q   12 Neil Pack          12.897  95.54
 *****WINNER***** 1.354 20.394  55.41  E1                  0.000 No Time

Pack is a no-show due to the rain, so Kubo has a single. The team elects to take a leisurely drive into round two to save on parts.

 Qua-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-Rd-Qua-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed
   6 Viren Singh        10.746 133.96  Q    7 Henry Nguyen       11.109 134.11
                  0.000 No Time        E1 *****WINNER***** 0.893 11.034 134.14

Nguyen has another single - Singh is another no-show. He drives it out hard enough to claim lane choice against Kubo in round two.

 Qua-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-Rd-Qua-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed
   2 Jimmy O' Connor     9.857 153.02  Q   11 Andrew Bermea      12.347 113.96
                  0.000 No Time        E1 *****WINNER***** 1.795 14.620 104.50

O' Connor is another no-show.

 Qua-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-Rd-Qua-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed
   5 Travis Bussin      10.554 132.24  Q    8 Kenny Tran         11.556  74.82
                  0.600 10.883 130.23  E1 *****WINNER***** 0.775 10.184 139.43

Tran caught Bussin early, then legged it out for a hundred foot victory. Tran will race Bermea in round two.

 Qua-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-Rd-Qua-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed
   3 Jojo Callos         9.959 113.84  Q   10 Henry Yeung        12.315 115.97
 *****WINNER***** 0.982  9.385 146.11  E1                  0.000 No Time

Yeung is another no-show.

 Qua-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-Rd-Qua-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed
   4 Myles Bautista     10.317 145.28  Q    9 Don Polk           11.821 129.43
 *****WINNER***** 0.973 11.588 144.24  E1                  0.000 No Time

We end the round with another single. Bautista will race Callos in round two, and Callos will have lane choice.

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink



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