Sat, 17 Aug 2002, 09:21 PM Super Comp Round 3 Eliminations

By Larry Sullivan

BRAINERD, Minn. - Results of round 3 eliminations in Super Comp at the NHRA POWERade Drag Racing Series, 21st annual Rugged Liner NHRA Nationals:

Qua-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET--(+/-)-Rd-Qua-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---(+/-)
   1 Donald Schultz Jr   8.902  0.002 Q   13 Vladan Zugnic       8.949  0.049
       S/C Index: 8.90                         S/C Index: 8.90
   (S Brown     ) 0.403  8.902  0.002 E1   (R Speer     ) 0.428  8.949  0.049
   (B Bye       ) 0.417  8.878 -0.022 E2   (D Westra    ) 0.421  8.920  0.020
 *****WINNER***** 0.411  9.079  0.179 E3                  0.460  8.864 -0.036

7:48 PM The '91 Calais gets to race on Sunday.

Qua-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET--(+/-)-Rd-Qua-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---(+/-)
  31 Jeffrey Klomps      8.882 -0.018 Q   42 Jim Paulson         8.835 -0.065
       S/C Index: 8.90                         S/C Index: 8.90
   (S Moulzolf  ) 0.431  8.882 -0.018 E1   (M Freischel ) 0.420  8.835 -0.065
   (M Ferderer  ) 0.439  8.878 -0.022 E2   (R Domenick  ) 0.426  8.861 -0.039
                  0.508  8.976  0.076 E3 *****WINNER***** 0.419  8.992  0.092

MOV: 0.0731 seconds (approximately 15 feet).

Qua-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET--(+/-)-Rd-Qua-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---(+/-)
   7 Tim Richards        8.921  0.021 Q   18 Roger Stoen         8.965  0.065
       S/C Index: 8.90                         S/C Index: 8.90
   (M Angelo    ) 0.444  8.921  0.021 E1   (J Kosloski  ) 0.425  8.965  0.065
   (M Smith     ) 0.423  8.915  0.015 E2   (B Volkmuth  ) 0.469  8.905  0.005
 *****WINNER***** 0.437  8.885 -0.015 E3                  0.408  8.856 -0.044

Qua-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET--(+/-)-Rd-Qua-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---(+/-)
  17 Greg Krause         8.963  0.063 Q    6 Bob Noyes           8.918  0.018
       S/C Index: 8.90                         S/C Index: 8.90
   (S Cusey     ) 0.414  8.963  0.063 E1   (G Kruger    ) 0.417  8.918  0.018
   (D Leisdon   ) 0.436  8.952  0.052 E2   (R Miller    ) 0.412  8.891 -0.009
 *****WINNER***** 0.413  8.945  0.045 E3                  0.449  8.921  0.021

Teammates. Krause gets the team bragging rights. MOV: 0.0126 seconds (approximately 3 feet).

Qua-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET--(+/-)-Rd-Qua-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---(+/-)
  22 Todd Malik          9.114  0.214 Q   11 Clarence Mayo       8.929  0.029
       S/C Index: 8.90                         S/C Index: 8.90
   (B Koski     ) 0.429  9.114  0.214 E1   (J Stoen     ) 0.396  8.929  0.029
   (S Schnathors) 0.495  8.913  0.013 E2   (R Woolridge ) 0.455  8.900  0.000
                  0.411  8.885 -0.015 E3 *****WINNER***** 0.447  8.928  0.028

Qua-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET--(+/-)-Rd-Qua-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---(+/-)
  23 Mike Campbell       9.128  0.228 Q   12 Mike Kritzky        8.943  0.043
       S/C Index: 8.90                         S/C Index: 8.90
   (D Freeman   ) 0.443  9.128  0.228 E1   (C Zaworski  ) 0.383  8.943  0.043
   (A Desnick   ) 0.426  8.906  0.006 E2   (F Lipke     ) 0.420  8.869 -0.031
 *****WINNER***** 0.430  8.953  0.053 E3                  0.432  8.964  0.064

MOV: 0.0133 seconds (approximately 3 feet).

Qua-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET--(+/-)-Rd-Qua-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---(+/-)
  10 David Rampy         8.927  0.027 Q   21 Brian Folk          9.010  0.110
       S/C Index: 8.90                         S/C Index: 8.90
   (B Bowen     ) 0.426  8.927  0.027 E1   (H Wiebusch J) 0.412  9.010  0.110
   (D Senne     ) 0.413  8.875 -0.025 E2   (R Schultz   ) 0.438  8.904  0.004
 *****WINNER***** 0.462  8.913  0.013 E3                  0.404  8.979  0.079

Rampy is still in competition in Comp Eliminator and will have a shot at a double, Folk giving up the line after an almost-perfect launch. MOV: 0.0082 seconds (approximately 22 inches).

Qua-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET--(+/-)-Rd-Qua-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---(+/-)
   8 Steve Swenson       8.923  0.023 Q   19 Gary Stinnett       8.996  0.096
       S/C Index: 8.90                         S/C Index: 8.90
   (L Ericksmoen) 0.407  8.923  0.023 E1   (J Cheney    ) 0.444  8.996  0.096
   (R Erks      ) 0.413  8.900  0.000 E2   (R Lair      ) 0.429  8.887 -0.013
                  0.404  8.885 -0.015 E3 *****WINNER***** 0.409  8.945  0.045

An even closer race, the better of the two lights taking the line this time and breaking out.

Qua-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET--(+/-)-Rd-Qua-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---(+/-)
  15 David Connolly      8.958  0.058 Q    4 Jim Gottsch         8.914  0.014
       S/C Index: 8.90                         S/C Index: 8.90
   (R Fuller    ) 0.410  8.958  0.058 E1   (C Mitchell  ) 0.422  8.914  0.014
   (J Sims      ) 0.404  8.958  0.058 E2   (M Mustard   ) 0.417  8.909  0.009
                  0.428  8.949  0.049 E3 *****WINNER***** 0.446  8.923  0.023

Connolly gave up the stripe. MOV: 0.0089 seconds (approximately 2 feet).

Qua-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET--(+/-)-Rd-Qua-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---(+/-)
  25 Michael Miller      8.898 -0.002 Q   36 Joe Covert          8.863 -0.037
       S/C Index: 8.90                         S/C Index: 8.90
   (A MacDonald ) 0.436  8.898 -0.002 E1   (S Swenson   ) 0.469  8.863 -0.037
   (P Nahan     ) 0.443  8.835 -0.065 E2   (N Folk      ) 0.454  8.878 -0.022
 *****WINNER***** 0.429  8.961  0.061 E3                  0.457  8.992  0.092

MOV: 0.0598 seconds (approximately 12 feet).

Qua-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET--(+/-)-Rd-Qua-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---(+/-)
  38 Sheldon Gecker      8.858 -0.042 Q    5 Todd Hickey         8.916  0.016
       S/C Index: 8.90                         S/C Index: 8.90
   (J Hoss      ) 0.413  8.858 -0.042 E1   (D Shoquist  ) 0.420  8.916  0.016
   (C Clark     ) 0.422  8.886 -0.014 E2   (G Nicolai   ) 0.418  8.888 -0.012
                  0.414  8.931  0.031 E3 *****WINNER***** 0.410  8.908  0.008

Gecker is still in competition in Super Gas, but won't have a shot at the double, Hickey laying a 0.018 package on him. MOV: 0.0276 seconds (approximately 6 feet).

Qua-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET--(+/-)-Rd-Qua-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---(+/-)
        Bye                           Q   24 Ron Folk            8.899 -0.001
                                               S/C Index: 8.90
                                     E1   (S Wolf      ) 0.453  8.899 -0.001
                                     E2   (R Connolly  ) 0.405  8.900  0.000
                                     E3 *****WINNER***** 0.419  8.935  0.035

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