Mon, 4 Oct 1999, 01:31 PM TOPEKA - Comp Eliminator Round 2 Eliminations

By Bob Orme

TOPEKA, Kan. - Results of round 2 eliminations in Comp Eliminator at the 11th annual Advance Auto Parts Nationals:

  
 Qua-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET--(+/-)-Rd-Qua-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---(+/-)
  18 Russ Kelly          7.018 -0.352 Q   12 John Linton         7.705 -0.415
      A/ED Index: 7.37                        D/ED Index: 8.12
   (M Johnson   ) 0.528  6.972 -0.398 E1   (D Harrington) 0.657  7.684 -0.436
                  0.493 10.313  2.943 E2 *****WINNER***** 0.574  7.598 -0.522

12:07 PM and we begin with the traditional red light.

  
 Qua-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET--(+/-)-Rd-Qua-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---(+/-)
   8 Larry Doggett       7.161 -0.449 Q    1 Larry Pritchett     8.219 -0.541
      B/ED Index: 7.61                        D/SM Index: 8.76
   (J Perrella  ) 0.521  9.461  1.851 E1                  0.616  8.584 -0.176
                  0.572  7.030 -0.580 E2 *****WINNER***** 0.562  8.147 -0.613

margin of victory = 0.043 seconds (approximately 12 feet).

  
 Qua-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET--(+/-)-Rd-Qua-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---(+/-)
   9 Rob Slavinski       7.427 -0.443 Q   15 Bryan Morrison      8.993 -0.377
       B/A Index: 7.87                        B/SM Index: 9.37
   (D Kramer    ) 0.610  7.367 -0.503 E1   (P Carbery   ) 0.559  8.865 -0.505
                  0.461  8.838  0.968 E2 *****WINNER***** 0.577  8.784 -0.586

Morrison should have a bye in the next round.

  
 Qua-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET--(+/-)-Rd-Qua-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---(+/-)
  10 Ben Coates          7.188 -0.422 Q   16 Tom Schmidt         8.436 -0.374
      B/ED Index: 7.61                        C/EA Index: 8.81
   (J Tinberg   ) 0.582  7.136 -0.474 E1   (D Rampy     ) 0.531  8.309 -0.501
                  0.612  7.609 -0.001 E2 *****WINNER***** 0.506  8.266 -0.544

Schmidt gets a huge holeshot.

  
 Qua-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET--(+/-)-Rd-Qua-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---(+/-)
   7 Tom Snyder          6.884 -0.456 Q   14 Maryann Austin      7.607 -0.383
       A/A Index: 7.34                        C/ED Index: 7.99
   (D Robison   ) 0.510  7.013 -0.327 E1   (M Foster    ) 0.542  7.557 -0.433
 *****WINNER***** 0.522  7.036 -0.304 E2                        No Time      

Austin was a no show.

  
 Qua-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET--(+/-)-Rd-Qua-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---(+/-)
  13 Al Bresch           9.216 -0.414 Q    6 Clint Sallee        7.231 -0.459
      C/SM Index: 9.63                         C/D Index: 7.68
   (D Vincent   ) 0.686  9.329 -0.301 E1   (J Fairleigh ) 0.560  7.171 -0.519
                  0.589  9.047 -0.583 E2 *****WINNER***** 0.538  7.123 -0.557

margin of victory = 0.025 seconds (approximately 5 feet).

  
 Qua-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET--(+/-)-Rd-Qua-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---(+/-)
  11 Arnie Martel        7.192 -0.418 Q    4 Doug Engels         7.633 -0.487
      B/ED Index: 7.61                        D/ED Index: 8.12
   (M Artmann   ) 0.637  7.239 -0.371 E1   (B Harris    ) 0.526  7.817 -0.303
                  0.557  6.966 -0.644 E2 *****WINNER***** 0.503  7.493 -0.627

The first six second B/ED run ever.




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