Fri, 9 Nov 2001, 07:58 PM POMONA 3 - Comp Eliminator Round 1 Eliminations (Revised)

By Rick Green

POMONA, Calif. - Results of round 1 eliminations in Comp Eliminator at the 37th annual Automobile Club of Southern California NHRA Finals:

 Qua-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET--(+/-)-Rd-Qua-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---(+/-)
   3 Hurley Blakeney     6.713 -0.687 Q   30 Alan Freese         8.561 -0.369
     AA/AT Index: 7.40                        C/EA Index: 8.93
 *****WINNER***** 0.811  6.660 -0.740 E1                  0.527  8.650 -0.280

Blakeney is real late, but has the power to chase Freese down to take the win light and a CIC.

 Qua-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET--(+/-)-Rd-Qua-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---(+/-)
   1 Scott Hedlund       8.315 -0.705 Q   32 Vincent Deceglie    6.933 -0.347
      A/SM Index: 9.02                         A/A Index: 7.28
                  0.573  8.862 -0.158 E1 *****WINNER***** 0.560  6.976 -0.304

 Qua-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET--(+/-)-Rd-Qua-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---(+/-)
  11 Fred Gross          8.290 -0.610 Q   22 David N. Ebbert     6.588 -0.532
       E/A Index: 8.90                         A/D Index: 7.12
 *****WINNER***** 0.531  8.476 -0.424 E1                  0.548  8.173  1.053

 Qua-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET--(+/-)-Rd-Qua-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---(+/-)
  27 Larry Mayes         7.365 -0.455 Q    6 Jeff Taylor         7.535 -0.635
      B/AA Index: 7.82                         C/A Index: 8.17
                  0.546  7.392 -0.428 E1 *****WINNER***** 0.523  7.726 -0.444

 Qua-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET--(+/-)-Rd-Qua-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---(+/-)
  14 Scott Benham        7.879 -0.571 Q   19 Jeff Gillette       6.969 -0.541
      E/AA Index: 8.45                        B/ED Index: 7.51
 *****WINNER***** 0.571  7.883 -0.567 E1                  0.592  6.993 -0.517

Benham took a CIC, but got the win light.

 Qua-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET--(+/-)-Rd-Qua-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---(+/-)
  31 Steven Wilmoth      7.470 -0.350 Q    2 Don Stratton Jr     8.047 -0.703
      B/AA Index: 7.82                        B/SR Index: 8.75
                  0.575  7.475 -0.345 E1 *****WINNER***** 0.645  8.279 -0.471

Stratton was late on the light, but had the power to chase Wilmoth down.

 Qua-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET--(+/-)-Rd-Qua-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---(+/-)
  16 Maureen Jondahl     9.041 -0.549 Q   17 Tom Snyder          6.732 -0.548
      G/AA Index: 9.59                         A/A Index: 7.28
 *****WINNER***** 0.623  9.065 -0.525 E1                  0.653  6.775 -0.505

Jondahl takes the win and a CIC here. Margin of victory = 0.050 seconds (approximately 15 feet).

 Qua-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET--(+/-)-Rd-Qua-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---(+/-)
  24 Rob Slavinski       7.309 -0.511 Q    9 Doug Engels         7.390 -0.620
      B/AA Index: 7.82                        D/ED Index: 8.01
                  0.601  7.346 -0.474 E1 *****WINNER***** 0.538  7.532 -0.478

Slavinski was late on the tree and could not chase Engels down.

 Qua-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET--(+/-)-Rd-Qua-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---(+/-)
  13 Todd Movius         7.292 -0.578 Q   20 Charlie Stewart     6.818 -0.532
      A/ND Index: 7.87                        A/ED Index: 7.35
 *****WINNER***** 0.577  7.328 -0.542 E1                  0.626  6.874 -0.476

Movius with the win and a CIC here.

 Qua-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET--(+/-)-Rd-Qua-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---(+/-)
  10 Mike Saye           8.882 -0.618 Q   23 Bill Kent           7.118 -0.512
       G/A Index: 9.50                         C/D Index: 7.63
                  0.538  9.000 -0.500 E1 *****WINNER***** 0.519  7.144 -0.486

Kent was out of the gate first and had the power to hold on for the win. Margin of victory = 0.005 seconds (approximately 13 inches).

 Qua-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET--(+/-)-Rd-Qua-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---(+/-)
  12 Andy Manna Jr.      8.419 -0.601 Q   21 Steve Kalkowski     7.278 -0.532
      D/EA Index: 9.02                         B/A Index: 7.81
 *****WINNER***** 0.520  8.554 -0.466 E1                  0.681  7.290 -0.520

Manna with a good light to move on to round two.

 Qua-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET--(+/-)-Rd-Qua-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---(+/-)
   8 Adam Bowdish        8.983 -0.627 Q   25 Rick Braun          7.970 -0.480
      C/SM Index: 9.61                        D/AA Index: 8.45
 *****WINNER***** 0.573  9.013 -0.597 E1                  0.518  7.960 -0.490

Braun with a great light, but Bowdish with the power to chase him down for the win. Bowdish will take the CIC. Margin of victory = 0.052 seconds (approximately 13 feet).

 Qua-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET--(+/-)-Rd-Qua-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---(+/-)
  29 David Beckley       6.863 -0.417 Q    4 Bo Butner           7.778 -0.672
       A/A Index: 7.28                        D/AA Index: 8.45
                  0.516  6.880 -0.400 E1 *****WINNER***** 0.534  7.989 -0.461

Beckley out of the gate first, but Butner with the power to chase him down. Margin of victory = 0.043 seconds (approximately 13 feet).

 Qua-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET--(+/-)-Rd-Qua-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---(+/-)
  15 Mike Trumble        8.370 -0.560 Q   18 Ed Sigmon           8.805 -0.545
      C/EA Index: 8.93                        C/SR Index: 9.35
                  0.589  8.390 -0.540 E1 *****WINNER***** 0.549  8.827 -0.523

Sigmon with the starting line advantage and then took a CIC and the win. Margin of victory = 0.023 seconds (approximately 5 feet).

 Qua-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET--(+/-)-Rd-Qua-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---(+/-)
  26 Pete Carbery        7.338 -0.472 Q    7 Brian Olson         7.242 -0.628
       B/A Index: 7.81                        A/ND Index: 7.87
 *****WINNER***** 0.596  7.324 -0.486 E1                  0.553 No Data

Olson broke and coasted to a stop just past the 330-foot mark.

 Qua-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET--(+/-)-Rd-Qua-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---(+/-)
  28 Dean Carter         7.418 -0.452 Q    5 Lucky Snyder        8.257 -0.643
      A/ND Index: 7.87                         E/A Index: 8.90
                  0.469  7.406 -0.464 E1 *****WINNER***** 0.587  8.364 -0.536

Carter is too early and turned on the redlight.

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink



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