Sun, 8 Oct 2000, 03:30 PM MEMPHIS - Comp Eliminator Round 3 Eliminations

By Rick Green

MILLINGTON, Tenn. - Results of round 3 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---(+/-)
   6 Don Stratton        8.092 -0.648 Q   24 George Gallimore    7.042 -0.348
      B/SR Index: 8.74                         A/A Index: 7.39
   (D Holt      ) 0.515  8.383 -0.357 E1   (L Pritchett ) 0.659  7.070 -0.320
   (M Farrell   ) 0.585  8.446 -0.294 E2   (D Stewart   ) 0.625  7.065 -0.325
 *****WINNER***** 0.527  9.118  0.378 E3                  0.393 11.679  4.289

1:56 PM Quarterfinals time...and both cars get way out of shape on the launch here, Gallimore almost hitting the wall.

 Qua-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET--(+/-)-Rd-Qua-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---(+/-)
   1 Frank Aragona       8.283 -0.817 Q    7 Maryann Austin      7.383 -0.627
      G/ED Index: 9.10                        C/ED Index: 8.01
   (J Tanksley  ) 0.584  8.841 -0.259 E1   (D Howerton  ) 0.599  8.071  0.061
                  0.597 10.909  1.809 E2   (D Baskin    ) 0.607  8.822  0.812
 *****WINNER***** 0.610  8.458 -0.642 E3                  0.587  7.772 -0.238

 Qua-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET--(+/-)-Rd-Qua-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---(+/-)
   5 David Rampy         7.395 -0.675 Q   23 Mike Johnson        7.169 -0.381
      A/EA Index: 8.07                        B/ED Index: 7.55
   (J Kimbrough ) 0.514  7.951 -0.119 E1   (D Dupps     ) 0.517  7.051 -0.499
   (R Brogdon   ) 0.553  7.975 -0.095 E2   (T Smith     ) 0.531  7.621  0.071
 *****WINNER***** 0.527  7.488 -0.582 E3                  0.532  7.017 -0.533

Margin of victory = 0.054 seconds (approximately 15 feet).

 Qua-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET--(+/-)-Rd-Qua-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---(+/-)
        Bye                           Q    2 Jeff Taylor         7.824 -0.726
                                               D/A Index: 8.49
                                     E1   (M Trumble   ) 0.516  8.162 -0.388
                                     E2   (D Billingsle) 0.510  7.984 -0.566
                                      E3 *****WINNER***** 1.009 14.278  5.788