Mon, 4 Oct 1999, 03:16 PM TOPEKA - Comp Eliminator Round 3 Eliminations

By Bob Orme

TOPEKA, Kan. - Results of round 3 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---(+/-)
  12 John Linton         7.705 -0.415 Q    1 Larry Pritchett     8.219 -0.541
      D/ED Index: 8.10                        D/SM Index: 8.65
   (D Harrington) 0.657  7.684 -0.436 E1                  0.616  8.584 -0.176
   (R Kelly     ) 0.574  7.598 -0.522 E2   (L Doggett   ) 0.562  8.147 -0.613
                  0.552  7.874 -0.226 E3 *****WINNER***** 0.532  8.210 -0.440

2:07 PM and we have seven Comp Eliminator cars left.

  
 Qua-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET--(+/-)-Rd-Qua-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---(+/-)
  16 Tom Schmidt         8.436 -0.374 Q    6 Clint Sallee        7.231 -0.459
      C/EA Index: 8.77                         C/D Index: 7.63
   (D Rampy     ) 0.531  8.309 -0.501 E1   (J Fairleigh ) 0.560  7.171 -0.519
   (B Coates    ) 0.506  8.266 -0.544 E2   (A Bresch    ) 0.538  7.123 -0.557
                  0.477  8.361 -0.409 E3 *****WINNER***** 0.679  8.176  0.546

  
 Qua-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET--(+/-)-Rd-Qua-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---(+/-)
   4 Doug Engels         7.633 -0.487 Q    7 Tom Snyder          6.884 -0.456
      D/ED Index: 8.00                         A/A Index: 7.34
   (B Harris    ) 0.526  7.817 -0.303 E1   (D Robison   ) 0.510  7.013 -0.327
   (A Martel    ) 0.503  7.493 -0.627 E2   (M Austin    ) 0.522  7.036 -0.304
 *****WINNER***** 0.514  7.497 -0.503 E3                  0.673  6.902 -0.438

Snyder's car was fishtailing much of the way down the track.

  
 Qua-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET--(+/-)-Rd-Qua-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---(+/-)
  15 Bryan Morrison      8.993 -0.377 Q        Bye
      B/SM Index: 9.29                  
   (P Carbery   ) 0.559  8.865 -0.505 E1
   (R Slavinski ) 0.577  8.784 -0.586 E2
 *****WINNER***** 0.576  8.806 -0.484 E3