Sun, 13 Oct 2002, 03:29 PM Competition Eliminator Round 3 Eliminations

By Dave Rowe

ENNIS, Texas - Results of round 3 eliminations in Competition Eliminator at the NHRA POWERade Drag Racing Series, 17th annual O'Reilly Fall Nationals presented by Castrol Syntec:

Qua-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET--(+/-)-Rd-Qua-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---(+/-)
  12 Charlie Watson      8.942 -0.558 Q   16 Mike Saye           8.654 -0.536
       H/A Index: 9.38                         G/A Index: 9.14
   (M Johnson   ) 0.520  9.019 -0.481 E1   (R Goodman   ) 0.594  8.785 -0.405
   (B Nickens   ) 0.525  8.877 -0.623 E2   (R Brogdon   ) 0.528  8.637 -0.553
                  0.614  9.425  0.045 E3 *****WINNER***** 0.526  8.797 -0.343

2:19 PM The temperature is 63 degrees, the humidity is 61 percent, the barometer 30.37 and the track temp is 77 degrees. Watson was CIC'd .12 seconds in this round and gives up almost another tenth on the tree.

Qua-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET--(+/-)-Rd-Qua-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---(+/-)
  14 Greg Williams       8.584 -0.546 Q    2 Jeff Taylor         8.215 -0.685
     C/SMA Index: 9.01                       B/SMA Index: 8.74
   (D Stewart   ) 0.541  9.099 -0.031 E1   (B Kent      ) 0.532  8.503 -0.397
   (S Dodd      ) 0.552  8.510 -0.620 E2   (R Slavinski ) 0.575  8.235 -0.665
                  0.599  8.986 -0.024 E3 *****WINNER***** 0.517  8.413 -0.327

Taylor had a .16 CIC in the second round, Williams had a .12. Taylor gets a big hole-shot and drives around for the win.

Qua-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET--(+/-)-Rd-Qua-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---(+/-)
   9 Brian Self          7.531 -0.569 Q    5 Mike Trumble        8.164 -0.586
       PST Index: 8.08                       A/SMA Index: 8.75
   (B Morse     ) 0.557  7.844 -0.256 E1   (D Howerton  ) 0.591  9.689  0.939
   (A Weiss     ) 0.526  7.571 -0.529 E2   (D Manichia  ) 0.563  8.947  0.197
                  0.495  7.984 -0.096 E3 *****WINNER***** 0.553  8.644 -0.106

Self leaves a little too early giving Trumble the easy win.

Qua-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET--(+/-)-Rd-Qua-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---(+/-)
   7 David Rampy         7.233 -0.577 Q   19 Bill Gibbs          9.347 -0.533
      B/AA Index: 7.81                         L/A Index: 9.86
   (A Bresch    ) 0.533  7.445 -0.365 E1   (R Freeman   ) 0.565  9.360 -0.520
   (S Tidwell   ) 0.556  7.577 -0.233 E2   (E Shalkowski) 0.757 10.975  1.115
                  0.591  8.380  0.570 E3 *****WINNER***** 0.671  9.322 -0.538