Sun, Feb 7, 08:44 PM POMONA - Comp Eliminator Round 3 Eliminations

By Darryl Jackman Rain Halts Eliminations

POMONA, Calif. - Results of round 3 eliminations in Comp Eliminator at the 39th annual NHRA AutoZone Winternationals:

 Qua-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---(+/-)-Rd-Qua-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---(+/-)
   3 Jim Kennedy         8.602 -0.538  Q   6 John Linton         7.634 -0.516
   F/A    Index:  9.11                     D/ED   Index:  8.15 
   (J Lion      ) 0.769 13.768  4.628 E1   (D Kilheffer ) 0.653  7.865 -0.285
   (R Slavinski ) 0.523  8.604 -0.536 E2   (L Hedlund   ) 0.525  7.847 -0.303
 *****WINNER***** 0.563  8.565 -0.545 E3                  0.608  7.935 -0.215

A little less index for Kennedy.

 Qua-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---(+/-)-Rd-Qua-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---(+/-)
   7 Rich Howell         7.465 -0.495  Q  11 Rick Houser         8.862 -0.468
   B/A    Index:  7.96                     C/SR   Index:  9.32 
   (D Waite     ) 0.568  7.515 -0.445 E1   (T Snyder    ) 0.559  9.065 -0.265
   (J Warter    ) 0.603  7.515 -0.445 E2   (R Braun     ) 0.587  8.818 -0.512
 *****WINNER***** 0.436 11.114  3.154 E3                  0.477 16.991  7.671

 Qua-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---(+/-)-Rd-Qua-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---(+/-)
   8 Rob Robinson        8.031 -0.489  Q       Bye
   B/EA   Index:  8.52                   
   (C Neff      ) 0.550  8.080 -0.440 E1
   (T Haueter   ) 0.564  8.029 -0.491 E2
 *****WINNER***** 0.000 (Broke)       E3

Due to the weather conditions at Pomona, it's lightly raining, the last car was given the win and sent back to the pit area to await whatever happens. Even as I type the rain has started coming down even harder.

 
 Qua-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---(+/-)-Rd-Qua-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---(+/-)
   9 Alan Freese         8.361 -0.489  Q  19 Scott McClay        7.934 -0.216
   C/EA   Index:  8.85                     D/ED   Index:  8.15 
   (P Cocuzza   ) 0.616  8.870  0.020 E1   (D Rampy     ) 0.506  7.790 -0.360
   (T Brown     ) 0.596  8.388 -0.462 E2   (R Smith     ) 0.592 No Time      
 *****WINNER***** 0.000 (Broke)       E3                  0.000 (Broke)      

Due to the crash between McClay and Rob Smith, Freese was a winner in a walkover. Freese did not have to run due to the weather conditions.