Sun, 8 Oct 2000, 04:28 PM MEMPHIS - Comp Eliminator Round 4 Eliminations

By Larry Sullivan

MILLINGTON, Tenn. - Results of round 4 eliminations in Comp Eliminator at the 13th annual AutoZone Nationals presented by Pennzoil:

 Qua-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET--(+/-)-Rd-Qua-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---(+/-)
   1 Frank Aragona       8.283 -0.817 Q    5 David Rampy         7.395 -0.675
      G/ED Index: 8.96                        A/EA Index: 7.99
   (J Tanksley  ) 0.584  8.841 -0.259 E1   (J Kimbrough ) 0.514  7.951 -0.119
                  0.597 10.909  1.809 E2   (R Brogdon   ) 0.553  7.975 -0.095
   (M Austin    ) 0.610  8.458 -0.642 E3   (M Johnson   ) 0.527  7.488 -0.582
 *****WINNER***** 0.533  8.451 -0.509 E4                  0.518  7.541 -0.449

3:17 PM Good matchup, "Rambo" against "that darned Subaru." Rampy's altered got a bit out of the groove and moved around a bunch, Aragona winning by a margin of victory = 0.045 seconds (approximately 11 feet).

 Qua-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET--(+/-)-Rd-Qua-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---(+/-)
   2 Jeff Taylor         7.824 -0.726 Q    6 Don Stratton        8.092 -0.648
       D/A Index: 8.49                        B/SR Index: 8.74
   (M Trumble   ) 0.516  8.162 -0.388 E1   (D Holt      ) 0.515  8.383 -0.357
   (D Billingsle) 0.510  7.984 -0.566 E2   (M Farrell   ) 0.585  8.446 -0.294
                  1.009 14.278  5.788 E3   (G Gallimore ) 0.527  9.118  0.378
 *****WINNER***** 0.512  8.629  0.139 E4                  0.498  9.400  0.660

Stratton misses the tree by 0.002 seconds and Taylor advances to face Aragona in the finals.