Sat, 31 May 2008, 11:40 AM Competition Eliminator Qualifying, Final Order

TOPEKA, Kan. - Final order after 3 rounds of qualifying in Competition Eliminator at the NHRA POWERade Drag Racing Series, 20th annual O'Reilly NHRA Summer Nationals presented by Castrol GTX:

Psn--Num--Class-Driver, Home Town, Machine-----------------ET---Index---(+/-)

  1 5450 BB/AT Steve Matusek, Lenexa KS, '07 Cobra         6.682  7.37  -0.688
  2   16  B/SR Arnie Martel, Tewksbury MA, '34 Chevy       7.925  8.52  -0.595
  3  357  B/TA Rick Brown, Lebanon OH, '00 S-10            8.336  8.93  -0.594
  4 2885  A/EA David Rampy, Piedmont AL, '32 Bantam        7.324  7.90  -0.576
  5  500  B/AP Lou Ficco Jr., Wheat Ridge CO, '05 Cavalier 7.407  7.98  -0.573
  6  330   D/D Brian Browell, Lafayette IN, McKinney-Chevy 7.260  7.82  -0.560
  7  353 DD/AT Bruno Massel, Woodbridge IL, '08 Cobalt     7.494  8.05  -0.556
  8    4  B/ND Craig Bourgeois, Metarie LA, Dragster-Chevy 7.117  7.67  -0.553
  9 4487  B/AA Sean Dodd, Lewisville TX, '06 Cobalt        7.098  7.64  -0.542
 10 5764  B/AP Brian Antony, Lonsdale MN, '00 Avenger      7.443  7.98  -0.537
 11 5158   B/A Steve Kalkowski, Ogallala NE, '00 Fierbird  7.122  7.65  -0.528
 12 2000 D/SMA Lee Sharp, Maryville TN, '08 Cobalt         8.503  9.02  -0.517
 13  178  C/EA Dan Fletcher, Churchville NY, '08 Cobalt    8.211  8.72  -0.509
 14   43   C/D Joey Tanksley, Grnwell Sprgs LA, ChasCrft-  7.004  7.51  -0.506
 15 4097   B/A Pete Carbery, Odessa TX, '08 Cobalt         7.150  7.65  -0.500
 16 4254  E/SM Scott Benham, La Grange TX, '05 Sunfire     8.640  9.14  -0.500
 17  564   E/A Matt Harris, Nebraska City NE, '05 Grand Am 7.875  8.36  -0.485
 18 5250  B/EA Todd Patterson, Augusta KS, '08 Cobalt      7.901  8.34  -0.439
 19  469  B/SM Clark Smiley, Denver City TX, '05 Cavalier  8.262  8.68  -0.418
 20 4650  A/DA Dennis Smiley, Denver City TX, Frameworks   6.734  7.15  -0.416
 21 4011 A/SMA Royce Freeman, Lindsay OK, '02 Cavalier     8.168  8.56  -0.392
 22   51  A/EA Michael Johnson, Springdale AR, '32 Bantam  7.525  7.90  -0.375
 23  514  B/DA Clint Sallee, Glendive MT, Fritz            7.018  7.39  -0.372
 24   55 H/SMA Cordis Johnson, Springdale AR, '08 Cobalt   9.190  9.56  -0.370
 25  452   E/A Steven Kent, Lottie LA, '63 Corvette        7.993  8.36  -0.367
 26 5248  C/TA Shaun Vincent, Omaha NE, '02 S-10           8.810  9.17  -0.360
 27  550  A/DA Will Hatcher, Satanta KS, ChasCraft         6.793  7.15  -0.357
 28 4995  A/EA Ray Goodman, Boerne TX, Undercover          7.544  7.90  -0.356
 29 4264   D/A Chris McGaha, Odessa TX, '06 GTO            8.020  8.36  -0.340
 30 5883   A/A Bradley Waddle, Salina KS, '94 Mustang      6.775  7.11  -0.335
 31 4171  A/SM Rodger Brogdon, Tomball TX, '05 Cavalier    8.097  8.43  -0.333
 32 5776 I/SMA Bub Miller, Overland Park KS, '08 Cobalt    9.424  9.74  -0.316

       ------------ Not Qualified ------------

 33 5210   C/A Duane Robison, Gardner KS, '63 Corvette     7.666  7.98  -0.314
 34 5793   B/A Gery Lockman, Fort Collins CO, '06 Stratus  7.338  7.65  -0.312
 35 4251 F/SMA Greg Porter, Edmond OK, '08 Cobalt          9.067  9.22  -0.153
 36 5185  A/AP Russ Kelly, Omaha NE, '32 Bantam            7.330  7.32   0.010
 37 5168  C/EA Randy Beyer, Gretna NE, '93 Daytona         8.827  8.72   0.107
 38 529Y  A/AA Steve Holloway, Lakewood CO, '06 GTO        7.300  7.19   0.110

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink