Sat, 30 Sep 2000, 11:56 AM TOPEKA - Comp Eliminator Round 1 Eliminations

By Bob Orme

TOPEKA, Kan. - Results of round 1 eliminations in Comp Eliminator at the 12th annual Advance Auto Parts Nationals:

 Qua-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET--(+/-)-Rd-Qua-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---(+/-)
  21 Robert Baldwin      9.010 -0.360 Q    8 Pete Carbery        7.383 -0.487
      B/SM Index: 9.37                         B/A Index: 7.87
                  0.638 No Time       E1 *****WINNER***** 0.585  7.451 -0.419

10:29 AM Baldwin broke on the launch, only went about sixty feet before coming to a stop.

 Qua-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET--(+/-)-Rd-Qua-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---(+/-)
  17 Mike Johnson        7.646 -0.424 Q   12 Jeff Perrella       7.607 -0.463
      A/EA Index: 8.07                        A/EA Index: 8.07
                  0.588  7.683 -0.387 E1 *****WINNER***** 0.560  7.636 -0.434

 Qua-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET--(+/-)-Rd-Qua-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---(+/-)
  28 Eddie Gilbert       8.442  0.232 Q    1 David Rampy         7.479 -0.591
       C/A Index: 8.21                        A/EA Index: 8.07
                  0.710  8.345  0.135 E1 *****WINNER***** 0.613  7.642 -0.428

 Qua-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET--(+/-)-Rd-Qua-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---(+/-)
  24 Paul Synder         7.943 -0.267 Q    5 Doug Engels         7.575 -0.545
       C/A Index: 8.21                        D/ED Index: 8.12
 *****WINNER***** 0.641  7.943 -0.267 E1                  0.498  8.655  0.535

 Qua-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET--(+/-)-Rd-Qua-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---(+/-)
   6 Tom Snyder          6.859 -0.531 Q   23 Duane Robison       7.935 -0.275
       A/A Index: 7.39                         C/A Index: 8.21
                  0.584  6.968 -0.422 E1 *****WINNER***** 0.523  7.835 -0.375

Margin of victory = 0.014 seconds (approximately 4 feet).

 Qua-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET--(+/-)-Rd-Qua-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---(+/-)
  25 Jerry Coon          8.300 -0.250 Q    4 Robert Bailey       6.797 -0.563
       D/A Index: 8.55                        A/ED Index: 7.36
                  0.605  8.286 -0.264 E1 *****WINNER***** 0.665  6.958 -0.402

 Qua-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET--(+/-)-Rd-Qua-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---(+/-)
  13 Charlie Westcott    9.341 -0.459 Q   16 Larry Mayes         8.291 -0.439
      F/SM Index: 9.80                        D/SM Index: 8.73
                  0.568  9.350 -0.450 E1 *****WINNER***** 0.552  8.269 -0.461

Margin of victory = 0.027 seconds (approximately 6 feet).

 Qua-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET--(+/-)-Rd-Qua-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---(+/-)
   9 Rodger Brogdon      8.247 -0.483 Q   20 Bub Miller          8.691 -0.389
      D/SM Index: 8.73                        D/EA Index: 9.08
 *****WINNER***** 0.502  8.245 -0.485 E1                  0.489  8.687 -0.393

 Qua-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET--(+/-)-Rd-Qua-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---(+/-)
  26 Bill Harris         8.367 -0.183 Q    3 Larry Pritchett     8.165 -0.565
       D/A Index: 8.55                        D/SM Index: 8.73
                  0.593  8.861  0.311 E1 *****WINNER***** 0.542  8.275 -0.455

 Qua-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET--(+/-)-Rd-Qua-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---(+/-)
  15 Clint Neff          7.227 -0.443 Q   14 Fred Allen          7.613 -0.457
       C/D Index: 7.67                        A/EA Index: 8.07
 *****WINNER***** 0.523  7.207 -0.463 E1                  0.560  7.602 -0.468

Margin of victory = 0.032 seconds (approximately 8 feet).

 Qua-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET--(+/-)-Rd-Qua-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---(+/-)
  19 Mike Trumble        8.320 -0.410 Q   10 Clint Sallee        7.190 -0.480
      D/SM Index: 8.73                         C/D Index: 7.67
 *****WINNER***** 0.537  8.263 -0.467 E1                  0.559  7.194 -0.476

Margin of victory = 0.013 seconds (approximately 4 feet).

 Qua-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET--(+/-)-Rd-Qua-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---(+/-)
  11 Maryann Austin      7.544 -0.466 Q   18 Russ Kelly          6.942 -0.418
      C/ED Index: 8.01                        A/ED Index: 7.36
 *****WINNER***** 0.548  7.540 -0.470 E1                  0.734 No Time

Kelly didn't receive a time, I'm not sure why.

 Qua-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET--(+/-)-Rd-Qua-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---(+/-)
   7 John Linton         7.498 -0.512 Q   22 Chad Brownlow       7.698 -0.312
      C/ED Index: 8.01                        C/ED Index: 8.01
 *****WINNER***** 0.670  7.558 -0.452 E1                  0.000 No Time

Brownlow was unable to make the call to the line.

 Qua-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET--(+/-)-Rd-Qua-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---(+/-)
  27 Mike Artmann        7.417  0.027 Q    2 David Billingsley   7.627 -0.583
       A/A Index: 7.39                         C/A Index: 8.21
                  0.000 No Time       E1 *****WINNER***** 0.554  7.755 -0.455

Artmann was unable to make the call to the line.




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