Sun, 14 Nov 1999, 04:46 PM POMONA - Comp Eliminator Round 2 Eliminations

By Larry Sullivan

POMONA, Calif. - Results of round 2 eliminations in Comp Eliminator at the 35th annual Automobile Club of Southern California NHRA Finals:

  
 Qua-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET--(+/-)-Rd-Qua-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---(+/-)
   1 Tom Snyder          6.747 -0.593 Q        Bye
       A/A Index: 7.34                  
   (E Sigmon    ) 0.269  6.984 -0.356 E1
 *****WINNER***** 0.566  6.977 -0.363 E2

1:27 PM Snyder gets the top-qualifier bye run this round since there are only 15 cars left in competition.

  
 Qua-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET--(+/-)-Rd-Qua-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---(+/-)
   7 Jeff Lion           8.584 -0.536 Q   14 Clint Sallee        7.199 -0.491
       F/A Index: 9.12                         C/D Index: 7.69
   (J Chamberlin) 0.520  8.677 -0.443 E1   (G Hogue     ) 0.566  7.351 -0.339
                  0.587  8.625 -0.495 E2 *****WINNER***** 0.521  7.228 -0.462

There were almost no CIC adjustments in the first round. The margin of victory = 0.033 seconds (approximately 8 feet) here.

  
 Qua-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET--(+/-)-Rd-Qua-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---(+/-)
   3 Rick Braun          7.958 -0.562 Q   10 Rob Slavinski       7.302 -0.528
      B/EA Index: 8.51                         B/A Index: 7.83
   (R Howell    ) 0.650  8.005 -0.515 E1   (K Cruise    ) 0.528  7.345 -0.485
 *****WINNER***** 0.629  8.040 -0.470 E2                  0.589  8.712  0.882

Slavinski had mechanical problems on the top end.

  
 Qua-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET--(+/-)-Rd-Qua-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---(+/-)
   5 Tom Brown           8.487 -0.543 Q   27 Clint Neff          7.347 -0.343
      F/ED Index: 9.02                         C/D Index: 7.69
   (E Bennett   ) 0.536  8.519 -0.511 E1   (D Stewart   ) 0.617  7.252 -0.438
                  0.498  8.521 -0.499 E2 *****WINNER***** 0.556  7.371 -0.319

  
 Qua-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET--(+/-)-Rd-Qua-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---(+/-)
   6 Fred Gross          7.987 -0.543 Q   28 Mike Smith          8.451 -0.219
       D/A Index: 8.53                        B/SR Index: 8.67
   (R Robinson  ) 0.613  8.039 -0.491 E1   (B Hyerstay  ) 0.509  8.536 -0.134
 *****WINNER***** 0.555  8.314 -0.216 E2                  0.527  8.510 -0.160

margin of victory = 0.028 seconds (approximately 6 feet)

  
 Qua-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET--(+/-)-Rd-Qua-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---(+/-)
   8 Bryan Morrison      8.838 -0.532 Q   15 Pete Carbery        7.340 -0.490
      B/SM Index: 9.37                         B/A Index: 7.83
   (D Hedrick   ) 0.633  8.887 -0.483 E1   (D Cook      ) 0.548  7.436 -0.394
                  0.674  8.849 -0.521 E2 *****WINNER***** 0.578  7.336 -0.494

margin of victory = 0.069 seconds (approximately 15 feet)

  
 Qua-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET--(+/-)-Rd-Qua-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---(+/-)
   2 Andy Manna          8.734 -0.576 Q   24 David Myers         7.769 -0.411
      C/SR Index: 9.31                         C/A Index: 8.18
   (J Kennedy   ) 0.552  8.815 -0.495 E1   (J Warter    ) 0.546  7.779 -0.401
 *****WINNER***** 0.555  8.814 -0.496 E2                  0.507  7.747 -0.433

Myers almost upset the new Winston champion, Manna winning by a margin of victory = 0.015 seconds (approximately 4 feet)

  
 Qua-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET--(+/-)-Rd-Qua-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---(+/-)
  11 Al Bresch           9.105 -0.525 Q    4 Jeff Gillette       6.993 -0.547
      C/SM Index: 9.63                        B/ED Index: 7.54
   (L Winter    ) 0.517  9.129 -0.501 E1   (A Freese    ) 0.551  7.107 -0.433
                  0.434  9.155 -0.475 E2 *****WINNER***** 0.563  7.100 -0.440