Sat, 28 Oct 2000, 06:48 PM HOUSTON-2 - Super Stock Round 4 Eliminations

By Larry Sullivan

BAYTOWN, Texas - Results of round 4 eliminations in Super Stock at the 4th annual Matco Tools SuperNationals presented by Racing Champions:

 Qua-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET--(+/-)-Rd-Qua-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---(+/-)
   9 Mark Nowicki       10.486 -1.014 Q   77 Anthony Bertozzi   10.212  0.212
     GT/IA  Dial: 10.49                      SS/BS  Dial: 9.35
   (R Courtney  ) 0.551 10.480  0.000 E3   (M Wheatley  ) 0.538  9.349  0.019
                  0.492 10.504  0.014 E4 *****WINNER***** 0.507  9.473  0.123

6:46 PM

 Qua-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET--(+/-)-Rd-Qua-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---(+/-)
  44 Abe Loewen          9.412 -0.788 Q   36 Brent Brooking      9.371 -0.829
     SS/DM  Dial: 0.00                       SS/DM  Dial: 0.00
   (S Tschetter ) 0.561  9.418 -0.012 E3   (C Reigle    ) 0.578  9.410  0.050
                  0.578  9.429  9.429 E4 *****WINNER***** 0.576  9.384  9.384

Heads-up! Margin of victory = 0.047 seconds (approximately 10 feet).0

 Qua-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET--(+/-)-Rd-Qua-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---(+/-)
  10 Steve Wann         10.744 -1.006 Q   20 Jimmy DeFrank      10.435 -0.915
     GT/TD  Dial: 10.94                      GT/HA  Dial: 10.46
   (R Torres    ) 0.558 10.925  0.015 E3   (D Rampy     ) 0.528 10.442  0.002
                  0.600 10.944  0.004 E4 *****WINNER***** 0.544 10.500  0.040

Wann came all the way from California to lose to a car from California...Margin of victory = 0.020 seconds (approximately 4 feet).

 Qua-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET--(+/-)-Rd-Qua-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---(+/-)
  65 Mike Trumble Jr.   11.333 -0.517 Q   37 Terry Emmons       10.476 -0.824
     GT/LA  Dial: 11.32                      SS/JA  Dial: 10.46
   (J Miller    ) 0.532 11.349  0.049 E3   (J Clegg     ) 0.520 10.583  0.163
 *****WINNER***** 0.577 11.327  0.007 E4                  0.555 10.489  0.029

A mathematical dead heat goes to the slower car...

 Qua-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET--(+/-)-Rd-Qua-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---(+/-)
   3 Bob Dennis         10.949 -1.101 Q   71 Harvey Emmons III  10.910 -0.390
     GT/MA  Dial: 10.98                      SS/JA  Dial: 10.89
   (B Butner    ) 0.509 10.961 -0.009 E3   (W Leopold Jr) 0.518 10.972  0.102
 *****WINNER***** 0.554 11.057  0.077 E4                  0.655 10.919  0.029

Margin of victory = 0.053 seconds (approximately 9 feet).