Sat, 4 Nov 2000, 12:32 PM DALLAS-2 - Comp Eliminator Round 1 Eliminations

By Michael L. Jex

ENNIS, Texas - Results of round 1 eliminations in Comp Eliminator at the 15th annual O'Reilly Fall Nationals presented by Castrol Syntec:

 Qua-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET--(+/-)-Rd-Qua-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---(+/-)
  18 Dennis Smiley       7.069 -0.481 Q   15 Arthur Sauceda      7.170 -0.500
      B/ED Index: 7.55                         C/D Index: 7.67
 *****WINNER***** 0.577  7.281 -0.269 E1                  0.488  8.546  0.876

10:40 AM Smiley is the current record holder in BED. We start things off with the traditional red-light.

 Qua-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET--(+/-)-Rd-Qua-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---(+/-)
   3 Mike Saye           8.915 -0.625 Q   30 Ray Wise            9.443 -0.357
       G/A Index: 9.54                        F/SM Index: 9.80
 *****WINNER***** 0.529  9.501 -0.039 E1                  0.491  9.567 -0.233

Saye slowed, the reason not apparent from here...

 Qua-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET--(+/-)-Rd-Qua-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---(+/-)
  21 Keith Mawhee        9.071 -0.469 Q   36 Bob Haynes          7.802 -0.208
       G/A Index: 9.54                        C/ED Index: 8.01
 *****WINNER***** 0.553  9.109 -0.431 E1                  0.469  7.819 -0.191

 Qua-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET--(+/-)-Rd-Qua-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---(+/-)
   7 Joe Shalkowski      8.476 -0.544 Q   26 Mike Trumble        8.262 -0.408
      F/ED Index: 9.02                        D/SM Index: 8.67
 *****WINNER***** 0.555  8.552 -0.468 E1                  0.569  8.365 -0.305

Good run for Shalkowski in the four cylinder powered dragster.

 Qua-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET--(+/-)-Rd-Qua-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---(+/-)
  27 Ben Coates          7.161 -0.389 Q   34 Bill Morse          8.611 -0.279
      B/ED Index: 7.55                        C/EA Index: 8.89
                  0.480  7.450 -0.100 E1 *****WINNER***** 0.857  9.110  0.220

Morse slows to avoid any CIC hit at the top end of the track.

 Qua-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET--(+/-)-Rd-Qua-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---(+/-)
  12 Pete Carbery        7.349 -0.521 Q   22 Donald Manichia     8.684 -0.456
       B/A Index: 7.87                        E/ED Index: 9.14
 *****WINNER***** 0.529  7.659 -0.211 E1                  0.411  8.923 -0.217

Manichia can't wait in the dragster, handing the win to Carbery.

 Qua-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET--(+/-)-Rd-Qua-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---(+/-)
   9 Scott Tidwell       7.669 -0.541 Q   24 Duane Robison       7.784 -0.426
       C/A Index: 8.21                         C/A Index: 8.21
 *****WINNER***** 0.564  7.710 -0.500 E1                  0.806  8.017 -0.193

Heads Up!! Too much wheel-spin for Robison, his light was better than the number indicated.

 Qua-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET--(+/-)-Rd-Qua-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---(+/-)
   5 Larry Pritchett     8.097 -0.573 Q   28 Gary Wise           8.675 -0.385
      D/SM Index: 8.67                        D/EA Index: 9.06
                  0.587  8.618 -0.052 E1 *****WINNER***** 0.501  8.688 -0.372

 Qua-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET--(+/-)-Rd-Qua-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---(+/-)
  20 Alan Swindoll       7.399 -0.471 Q   40 Rodger Brogdon      8.898  0.228
       B/A Index: 7.87                        D/SM Index: 8.67
 *****WINNER***** 0.484  7.608 -0.262 E1                  0.473 10.106  1.436

 Qua-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET--(+/-)-Rd-Qua-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---(+/-)
   2 David Rampy         7.421 -0.639 Q   31 Jeff McClintic      7.754 -0.356
      A/EA Index: 8.06                        D/ED Index: 8.11
 *****WINNER***** 0.638  7.732 -0.328 E1                  0.596  7.858 -0.252

 Qua-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET--(+/-)-Rd-Qua-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---(+/-)
  23 Mike Johnson        7.109 -0.441 Q   10 John Linton         7.483 -0.527
      B/ED Index: 7.55                        C/ED Index: 8.01
                  0.000 No Time       E1 *****WINNER***** 0.400  7.966 -0.044

Johnson didn't make the trip back to Ennis, so Linton has a single.

 Qua-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET--(+/-)-Rd-Qua-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---(+/-)
  16 Charlie Watson      8.672 -0.498 Q   17 Maryann Austin      7.524 -0.486
       F/A Index: 9.17                        C/ED Index: 8.01
 *****WINNER***** 0.278  9.228  0.058 E1                  0.000 No Time

Watson get's the single.

 Qua-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET--(+/-)-Rd-Qua-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---(+/-)
  38 Charlie Stewart     7.157 -0.203 Q    8 Doug Engels         7.568 -0.542
      A/ED Index: 7.36                        D/ED Index: 8.11
                  0.582 11.399  4.039 E1 *****WINNER***** 0.534  7.880 -0.230

We had a slight delay while pairings were double-checked. Stewart came up as a single, but will now race Engels. Stewart had a problem of some kind, he slowed before getting to half-track.

 Qua-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET--(+/-)-Rd-Qua-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---(+/-)
   1 Arnie Martel        9.376 -0.724 Q   32 Johnny Shook        8.540 -0.350
       GSM Index: 10.10                       C/EA Index: 8.89
 *****WINNER***** 0.542  9.777 -0.323 E1                  0.000 No Time

Shook was a no show.

 Qua-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET--(+/-)-Rd-Qua-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---(+/-)
   4 Jeff Taylor         7.936 -0.614 Q   29 Alan Freese         8.192 -0.358
       D/A Index: 8.55                         D/A Index: 8.55
 *****WINNER***** 0.616  9.004  0.454 E1                  0.000 No Time

Heads Up pairing, but Freese isn't here to face Taylor. 11:04 AM