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2006 Racing Season Scorecard
Eaton Enterprises would like
to congratulate our customers on a great 2006 racing season.
Here are some of the highlights:
January
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Las Vegas Bracket Championship Kickoff at the LMVS = Two Eaton
Enterprises Powered Cars in the Super Pro Final – Larry Spitali Wins
and Joe “The Plumber” Esposito is the Runner-Up. |
February
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CarQuest Auto Parts NHRA Winternationals Pomona, CA = Anthony
Castillo wins in Super Comp – Dean Carter gets a Runner-Up in Comp
Eliminator - 9 Qualifiers in Comp Eliminator
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CSK NHRA Nationals Phoenix, AZ = 11 Qualifiers in Comp Eliminator
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Gainesville, FL LODS Division 2 = Ray Vierheller Qualifies #1 in
Super Stock @ 1.335 Under the Index |
March
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Phoenix, AZ LODS Division 7 = Bill Kent Sets C/D National Record @
7.06 & Jim Cowan Sets D/EA National Record @ 8.39. 9
Qualifiers in Comp Eliminator
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Tucson, AZ LODS Division 7 = Jeff Lion Wins and Dean Carter gets a
Runner-Up in Comp Eliminator – 5 Qualifiers in Comp Eliminator
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Memphis, TN LODS Division 4 = Chad Vogues sets the L/AA National
Record to 9.13 @ 143.16 & Michael Johnson Qualifies #4 @ .726
Under the Index in Comp Eliminator
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Bradenton, FL LODS Division 2 = Doug Stewart Qualifies #1 @ .670
Under the Index and Wins the Race. Doug also sets National
Record to 8.31 @164.59. |
April
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O’Reilly NHRA Spring Nationals Houston, TX = Anthony Castillo is on
Fire as he reaches his Second National Event Final Round in a Row
and gets a Runner-Up in Super Comp – 3 Top 16 Qualifiers in Comp
Eliminator #3 Bill Morse, #11 Michael Johnson, & #13 Cordis Johnson
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NHRA SummitRacing.com Nationals Las Vegas, NV – Tom Mettler’s
Flawless Driving Nets him a Big Wally as he Wins the Race in Comp
Eliminator – 7 Qualifiers in Comp Eliminator #3 Tom Mettler, #7 Jim
Cowan, #8 Dean Carter, #16 Robert Baldwin, #23 Joe Mozeris, #27 Adam
Bowdish, #30 Alan Freeze
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Atco, NJ National Open Division 1 = Sal Biondo Dominates the Comp
Eliminator Field as He Qualifies #1, Sets National Record to 8.29 @
160.12, & Gets a Runner-Up in Bill Mayo’s D/EA Beretta
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Indianapolis, IN LODS Division 3 = Doug Stewart Qualifies #7 in Comp
Eliminator and Sets the B/SMA National Record to 8.19 in His Small
Block Hemi Powered Stratus - Rick Grundhoefer Sets the G/EA Speed
Record @150.43
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Dallas, TX LODS Division 4 = Michael Johnson Qualifies #3 and Wins
the Race in Comp Eliminator – Bill Morse Qualifies #8 & Cordis
Johnson Qualifies #10 in Comp Eliminator |
May
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Summit Racing Equipment NHRA Southern Nationals Atlanta, GA = Sal
Biondo Qualifies #6 and Gets a Runner-Up in Bill Mayo’s D/EA in Comp
Eliminator – Ray Vierheller Qualifies #1 in Super Stock in His SS/GM
Entry @ 1.218 Under the Index and Qualifies #23 in Comp Eliminator
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Topeka, KS LODS Division 5 = Michael Johnson is on a Roll as He
Qualifies #1 and Gets a Runner-Up in Comp Eliminator – Tom Schmidt
Qualifies #3 and Sets the C/SR National Record to 8.60 & Bill Morse
Qualifies #4 and Sets the G/SM Record to 8.90 @ 151.43 in Comp
Eliminator
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Boise, ID LODS Division 6 = Anthony Castillo Shows Why He is One of
the Best Super Comp Racers in the Country as He Nets Another
Runner-Up Finish
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Gilliam, LA LODS Division 4 = Michael Johnson is On Fire as He Makes
it Three Final Rounds in a Row – Michael Qualified #2 and Wins the
Race in Comp Eliminator
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O’Reilly NHRA Summer Nationals Topeka, KS = 9 Qualifiers in Comp
Eliminator – Tom Schmidt (4), Michael Johnson (8), Dean Carter (9),
Eric Grundhoefer (13), Bill Morse (14), Bub Miller (17), Robert
Baldwin (22), Shaun Vincent (23), & Cordis Johnson (24)
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Mohnton, PA LODS Division 1 = Sal Biondo is Hot as He makes it Two
Finals in a Row Qualifying #2 in a Super Tough 53 Car Field and
Winning the Race in Comp Eliminator with Bill Mayo’s D/EA Beretta –
Chip Ippolito Qualifies #16 in Comp Eliminator with His PST
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Brainerd, MN LODS Division 5 = Tom Schmidt Qualifies #2, Eric
Grundhoefer Qualifies #6, & Bub Miller Qualifies #7 in Comp
Eliminator
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Mission, BC Canada LODS Division 6 = Adam Bowdish Qualifies #3, Sets
the F/SM National Record to 8.76 @ 151.64, & Wins the Race in Comp Eliminator –
Anthony Castillo Nets Another Runner-Up in Super Comp Catapulting
Him to #1 in the Powerade National Point Standings |
June
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CARQUEST Auto Parts NHRA Nationals Joliet, IL = Eaton Enterprises
has Two Engine Customers Qualify for the Prestigious 8 Car Jeg’s
All-Star Race in Comp Eliminator, Michael Johnson Qualifies #3 and
Dean Carter Qualifies #5 – 6 Customers in the Comp Eliminator Field,
Michael Johnson #5, Bill Morse #10, Dean Carter #11, Doug Stewart
#23, Chad Vogues #25, & Cordis Johnson #30
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K&N Filters SuperNationals Englishtown, NJ = Sal Biondo is
Unstoppable as He Makes His Third Final in a Row and Wins the Race
in Comp Eliminator w/ Bill Mayo’s D/EA Beretta
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Sears Craftsman NHRA Nationals Madison, IL = Chad Vogues Qualifies
#5 and Wins the Race in Comp Eliminator – Comp Eliminator Qualifiers
Include Tom Schmidt #17, Doug Stewart #24, Bill Morse #27, & Bub
Miller #32
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Fontana, CA LODS Division 7 = Eaton Enterprise Customers Finish
Strong – Dean Carter Qualifies #1 and Wins the Race in Comp
Eliminator – 6 Customers in the Top 10 Qualifiers in Comp
Eliminator, Dean Carter #1, Tom Mettler #4, JD Zink #5, Jim Cowan
#6, John Edwards #7, & Scott Hedlund #9 – Eaton Enterprises Employee
Tibor Kadar Wins the Race in Stock Eliminator – Loreen Johnson Makes
it to the Semi-Finals in Both Super Gas & Super Comp |
July
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West Lebanon, N.Y. LODS Division 1 = Sal Biondo does it again!
Sal Qualifies #3, Reaches an Unprecedented Fourth Final Round in a
Row and Nets a Runner-Up Finish in Comp Eliminator which Catapults
Him into the Lucas Oil Top 10 in National Points – Chip Ippolito
Qualifies #17 in Comp Eliminator w/ His PST
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Stanton, MI LODS Division 3 = Former Super Gas World Champion Todd
Stewart Qualifies #12 in Top Sportsman and Wins the Race which gives
Todd the Division 3 Top Sportsman Points Lead – Chad Voges Qualifies
#1 & Doug Stewart Qualifies #5 in Comp Eliminator
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Woodburn, OR LODS Division 6 = Adam Bowdish Qualifies #2 in Comp
Eliminator
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Richmond, VA LODS Division 1 = Unbelievable – Sal Biondo Makes it
Five Final Rounds in a Row as He Qualifies #8 and Wins the Race in
Bill Mayo’s D/EA Comp Eliminator Beretta
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Joliet, IL LODS Division 3 = Chad Voges Qualifies #4 & Doug Stewart
Qualifies #14 in Comp Eliminator – Doug Stewart Increases His Point
Total which puts Him in the Top 10 in NHRA Lucas Oil National Points
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Mopar Mile-High NHRA Nationals Denver, CO = Dean Carter Wins the
Race in Comp Eliminator Placing Him Solidly in the Top 10 in NHRA
Lucas Oil National Points – Comp Eliminator Qualifiers Include, Dean
Carter #7, Bill Kent #11, Bub Miller #25, & Joe Mozeris #26
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FACT: Eaton Enterprises Customers
Have Won The Last 3 Straight National Events in Comp Eliminator –
Englishtown, NJ – Madison, IL – & Denver, CO
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Great Bend, KS LODS Division 5 = 5 Qualifiers in Comp Eliminator,
Tom Schmidt #2, Bill Morse #8, Bub Miller #12, Shaun Vincent #14, &
Robert Baldwin #16
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Fram Autolite NHRA Nationals Sonoma, CA = Dean Carter Makes it to
Back to Back Finals Notching a Runner Up Finish, Elevating Him to
the Top Five in Lucas Oil Points in Comp Eliminator – Comp Qualifiers
Include, Jim Cowan #4, J.D. Zink #9, Dean Carter #14, Tom Mettler
#15, & Jeff Lion #19 |
August
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Sonoma, CA LODS Division 7 = Tom Mettler Wins His Second Race of the
Year in Comp Eliminator – Comp Eliminator Qualifiers Include Dean
Carter #4, Tom Mettler #7, Jim Cowan #10, J.D. Zink #13, & John
Edwards #14 - Eaton Enterprises Employee Tibor Kadar Goes to His
Second Divisional Final in a Row Netting Him a Runner Up Finish in
Stock Eliminator which makes Him a Contender for the Division 7
Stock Eliminator Championship – This Runner Up Finish for Tibor also
Moves Him to #12 in the Lucas Oil National Points in Stock Eliminator
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Rising Sun, MD LODS Division 1 = Sal Biondo Qualifies #2 and Makes
it to the Semi Finals which Catapults Him to #2 in the Lucas Oil
National Point Standings in Comp Eliminator – Brian Darcey Qualifies
#17 & Chip Ippolito Qualifies #24 in Comp Eliminator
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Bowling Green, KY LODS Division 3 = Chad Vogues Qualifies #11 and
Nets a Runner-Up Finish in Comp Eliminator – Doug Stewart Qualifies
#15 in Comp Eliminator
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Topeka, KS LODS Division 5 = Tom Schmidt Qualifies #1 and Wins the
Race in Comp Eliminator for the Second Year in a Row – Qualifiers in
Comp Eliminator Include Michael Johnson #5, Bill Morse #9, Bub
Miller #11, Cordis Johnson #16, & Shaun Vincent #26
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Bakersfield, CA LODS Division 7 = Tom Mettler Makes His Third Final
This Year as He Qualifies #1 and Nets a Runner-Up in Comp Eliminator
– Dean Carter Qualifies #3 in Comp Eliminator |
September
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Mac Tools US Nationals Indianapolis, IN = Eaton Enterprises
Customers Qualify for 8 Spots in the Super Tuff 64 Car Field in Comp
Eliminator – Tom Schmidt #4, Chad Voges #11, Sal Biondo #16, Bub
Miller #22, Bill Morse #25, Michael Johnson #34, Cordis Johnson #45,
& Doug Stewart #48 – Ray Vierheller is the #1 Qualifier in Super
Stock with a Blistering –1.46 Under the Index
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Earlville, IA LODS Division 5 = Six Top Half Qualifiers in Comp
Eliminator before the Event was Postponed by Rain – Bub Miller #2,
Tom Schmidt #4, Bill Morse #7, Chad Voges #9, Rick Grundhoefer #14,
& Shaun Vincent #15
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Fallon, NV LODS Division 7 = Eaton Enterprises Customers Qualify
1-2-3 in Comp Eliminator before Race was Postponed – Jim Cowan #1,
JD Zink #2, & Tom Mettler #3
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Baytown, TX LODS Division 4 = Tom Schmidt Qualifies #1 and Nets a
Runner-Up in Comp Eliminator – Comp Qualifiers Include Bill Morse
#10 & Bill Kent #17 – Anthony Castillo Nets a Runner-Up in Super Gas
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Tucson, AZ Arizona Pro Gas Association = Jerry Calton Wins Race #4
Catapulting Him to First Place in the Series Championship Point
Standings
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Medford, OR LODS Division 6 = Dean Carter Qualifies #4 and Wins the
Race Placing Him #4 in the Lucas Oil National point Standings in
Comp Eliminator – JD Zink Qualifies #9 in Comp Eliminator – Marv
Weibe Runs Four 9.90 Rounds in Super Gas to Win the Event, Marv also
Net a Runner-Up in the Super Gas Gambler Race, Not a Bad Weekend of
Racing for Marv
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Hebron, OH LODS Division 3 = Chad Voges Qualifies #5 and Wins the
Race in Comp Eliminator – Sal Biondo Qualifies #2 and Makes it to
the Semi-Finals which Gives Him the #1 Spot in the Lucas Oil National
Points Chase in Comp Eliminator – Doug Stewart Qualifies #7 in Comp
Eliminator – Ray Vierheller Qualifies #1 Again in Super Stock @
-1.37 Under the Index
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O’Reilly NHRA Fall Nationals Ennis, TX = Tom Schmidt Rocks the Place
as he Qualifies #1, Reaches His Third Final in a Row and Wins the
Race in Comp Eliminator – Qualifiers in Comp Eliminator Include
Michael Johnson #12, Bill Morse #14, Bill Kent #18, & Cordis Johnson
#23
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Toyo Tires NHRA Nationals Reading, PA = Three Top Qualifiers in Comp
Eliminator – Sal Biondo #3, Doug Stewart #9, & Chip Ippolito #18,
Sal Loses in the Third Round but not Before Beating a Championship
Contender for the Lucas Oil National Championship
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Earlville, Iowa LODS Division 5 = After the Race was Postponed due
to Rain Earlier in the Month, Bub Miller Returns in Les
Sweariengin’s D/EA Olds Cutlass and Wins the Race in Comp Eliminator
from the #2 Qualifying Spot |
October
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NHRA Pacific SportsNationals = Tom Mettler Make His Fourth Final
This Year as He Nets a Runner-Up in Comp Eliminator, This Also Puts
Tom in The Top Ten in Lucas Oil National Points – Five Top Half
Qualifiers in Comp Eliminator, Dean Carter #2, Jim Cowan #3, Tom
Mettler #4, Scott Hedlund #10, & Joe Mozeris #14 – Eaton Enterprises
Employee Tibor Kadar Wins the Event in Stock Eliminator, This Win
Boosts Tibor to #2 in Lucas Oil National Points, With Four Races Left
to Claim, Tibor is Looking Pretty Good
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Wittman, AZ Arizona Pro Gas Association = Jerry Calton Wins His
Second Race of the Year in His Gorgeous Eaton Powered '57 Corvette
Putting Him Back on Top of the Series Points Championship
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Nobile, OK LODS Division 4 = Bill Morse Qualifies #1 and Nets a
Runner-Up Finish in Comp Eliminator – Qualifiers in Comp Eliminator
Include Tom Schmidt #5, Michael Johnson #14, Bub Miller #23, &
Cordis Johnson #27
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Bakersfield, CA Division 7 ET Finals = Eaton Enterprises Customer
Larry Spitali Outlasts His Competitors 8 Rounds to Take the Win in
the Super Pro Finals
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Reynolds, GA LODS Division 2 = Sal Biondo Keeps His Championship
Hopes Alive as He Qualifies # 6 and Wins the Race in Comp
Eliminator, This Win Puts Sal #1 in the Lucas Oil Points Championship
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Atco, NJ LODS Division 1 = Sal Biondo Qualifies #14 and only Makes
it to the Second Round which Ends His Championship Hopes but Wins
Him the Division 1 Championship in Comp Eliminator
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Fallon, NV LODS Division 7 = The Finals that were Postponed at the
Fallon Race Produced Positive Results for Eaton Enterprises
Customers in Las Vegas where the Race was Finished - #1 Qualifier
Jim Cowan Ran a Blistering -.735 Under the Index Run to Win the Comp
Eliminator Final – Loreen Johnson Netted a Runner-Up Finish in Super
Gas
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Las Vegas, NV LODS Division 7 = Eaton Enterprises Customers Account
for 8 Qualifying Positions in this Super Tuff 43 Car Comp Eliminator
Field – Jim Cowan #1, Tom Mettler #8, Mike DePalma #14, Scott
Hedlund #18, John Edwards #22, Fred Gross #23, Adam Bowdish #27, &
Dean Carter #30 – John Edwards Makes it to the Semi-Finals – Four
National Records Set in Comp Eliminator, Tom Mettler PST = 7.41 @
182.62, Mike DePalma F/A = 8.06, Jim Cowan D/EA = 8.20 @ 161.75, &
John Edwards C/AA = 7.47 @ 182.24 - Eaton Enterprises Employee Tibor
Kadar Makes it to the Quarter-Finals Keeping His Championship Hopes
Alive for the Lucas Oil National Championship
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Automobile Club of Southern California NHRA Nationals = Eaton
Enterprises has 7 Qualifiers in the Comp Eliminator Field, Jim Cowan
#4, Tom Mettler #9, Scott Hedlund #16, Fred Gross #18, Adam Bowdish
#19, Mike DePalma #21, & John Edwards #22 – Adam Bowdish Makes it to
the Semi-Finals – In a Dramatic Round of Competition Eaton
Enterprises Employee Tibor Kadar Loses in the Fourth Round Placing
Him 2nd in a Points Tie for the Lucas Oil Stock Eliminator Points
Championship |
2006 Season Final Results
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Sal Biondo Finishes #2 in the Comp Eliminator Lucas Oil National
Championship Points Chase & Wins the Division 1 Comp Eliminator
Championship in Bill Mayo’s D/EA-I/AA Beretta
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Tibor Kadar Finishes #2 in the Stock Eliminator Lucas Oil National
Championship Points Chase & Wins the Division 7 Stock Eliminator
Championship
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Dean Carter Wins the Division 7 Comp Eliminator Championship and
Finishes #7 in the Lucas Oil National Championship Points
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Eaton Enterprises has Three Customers Finish in the Top Ten in the
Comp Eliminator Lucas Oil National Championship Points Chase – Sal
Biondo #2, Dean Carter #7, & Tom Schmidt #10
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Eaton Enterprises has Two Customers Finish in The Top 10 in Division
3 Comp Eliminator Points – Chad Voges #3 & Doug Stewart #5
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Eaton Enterprises has Four Customers Finish in The Top 10 in
Division 5 Comp Eliminator Points – Tom Schmidt #2, Michael Johnson
#3, Bill Morse #5, & Bub Miller #7
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Eaton Enterprises has One Customers Finish in The Top 10 in Division
6 Comp Eliminator Points – Adam Bowdish #3
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Eaton Enterprises has Customers Finish One, Two, & Three in Division
7 Comp Eliminator Points – Dean Carter #1, Jim Cowan #2, & Tom
Mettler #3 |
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