Sun, 17 Sep 2000, 10:12 AM READING - Super Comp Round 5 Eliminations

By Larry Sullivan

MOHNTON, Pa. - Results of round 5 eliminations in Super Comp at the 16th annual Keystone Nationals:

 Qua-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET--(+/-)-Rd-Qua-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---(+/-)
  35 Michael Sullivan    8.969  0.069 Q    6 Robbie Hudlow       8.906  0.006
        SC Index: 8.90                          SC Index: 8.90
   (P Neal      ) 0.426  8.887 -0.013 E4   (B Sorce     ) 0.428  8.893 -0.007
 *****WINNER***** 0.427  8.907  0.007 E5                  0.416  8.888 -0.012

10:03 AM

 Qua-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET--(+/-)-Rd-Qua-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---(+/-)
  65 Nate Shivers        8.838 -0.062 Q   58 Mitch Smith         8.865 -0.035
        SC Index: 8.90                          SC Index: 8.90
   (D Bodnar    ) 0.422  8.913  0.013 E4   (J Antonette ) 0.417  8.914  0.014
                  0.496 13.553  4.653 E5 *****WINNER***** 0.431 10.192  1.292

Shivers broke right after the launch, sounded like the driveline went.

 Qua-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET--(+/-)-Rd-Qua-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---(+/-)
  64 Scotty Richardson   8.843 -0.057 Q   43 Steve Weik          9.045  0.145
        SC Index: 8.90                          SC Index: 8.90
   (J Sepanek   ) 0.419  8.937  0.037 E4   (R Winfelder ) 0.419  8.896 -0.004
 *****WINNER***** 0.413  8.825 -0.075 E5                  0.378  8.921  0.021

 Qua-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET--(+/-)-Rd-Qua-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---(+/-)
   7 Jean Ann Zetterber  8.909  0.009 Q   36 Dan Northrop        8.971  0.071
        SC Index: 8.90                          SC Index: 8.90
   (D Heuwetter ) 0.419  8.916  0.016 E4                  0.403  8.844 -0.056
 *****WINNER***** 0.424  8.926  0.026 E5                  0.408  8.943  0.043

Margin of victory = 0.001 seconds (approximately 3 inches).

 Qua-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET--(+/-)-Rd-Qua-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---(+/-)
  50 Tom Stalba          8.890 -0.010 Q        Bye
        SC Index: 8.90
   (R Fuller    ) 0.426  8.899 -0.001 E4
 *****WINNER***** 0.412  8.884 -0.016 E5

That wraps up the pre-race racing, now it's time for pre-race ceremonies.