Sat, 30 Sep 2000, 10:36 AM TOPEKA - Stock Round 3 Eliminations

By Rick Green

TOPEKA, Kan. - Results of round 3 eliminations in Stock at the 12th annual Advance Auto Parts Nationals:

 Qua-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET--(+/-)-Rd-Qua-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---(+/-)
  14 Chris Knudsen      10.630 -0.920 Q   62 Kerby Psota        11.079 -0.171
      B/SA  Dial: 10.72                        A/S  Dial: 11.05
 *****WINNER***** 0.529 10.744  0.024 E3                  0.414 14.404  3.354

 Qua-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET--(+/-)-Rd-Qua-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---(+/-)
   8 Al Corda           10.706 -0.994 Q   11 Gene Mosbek        10.338 -0.962
      C/SA  Dial: 10.81                       A/SA  Dial: 10.51
 *****WINNER***** 0.521 10.861  0.051 E3                  0.515 10.611  0.101

Margin of victory = 0.044 seconds (approximately 7 feet).

 Qua-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET--(+/-)-Rd-Qua-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---(+/-)
  16 Jeff Hefler        11.238 -0.912 Q    2 Jim Cimarolli      10.594 -1.106
      F/SA  Dial: 11.40                       C/SA  Dial: 10.71
 *****WINNER***** 0.513 11.438  0.038 E3                  0.560 10.743  0.033

Margin of victory = 0.042 seconds (approximately 7 feet).

 Qua-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET--(+/-)-Rd-Qua-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---(+/-)
  33 Stuart Goertzen    11.272 -0.678 Q   17 Kevin Helms        10.632 -0.868
       E/S  Dial: 11.36                        B/S  Dial: 10.69
 *****WINNER***** 0.522 11.345 -0.015 E3                  0.539 10.672 -0.018

 Qua-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET--(+/-)-Rd-Qua-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---(+/-)
   4 Steve Brack        11.421 -1.079 Q   15 Mike Wenke         10.633 -0.917
       I/S  Dial: 11.66                       B/SA  Dial: 10.72
                  0.561 11.639 -0.021 E3 *****WINNER***** 0.553 10.705 -0.015

 Qua-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET--(+/-)-Rd-Qua-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---(+/-)
  45 Leighton Schmidt   11.600 -0.550 Q   61 Bub Miller         13.265 -0.185
      F/SA  Dial: 11.70                       O/SA  Dial: 13.43
                  0.553 11.751  0.051 E3 *****WINNER***** 0.522 13.486  0.056

Great race. Margin of victory = 0.026 seconds (approximately 5 inches).

 Qua-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET--(+/-)-Rd-Qua-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---(+/-)
  57 James Paul         13.806 -0.294 Q   58 Alan Peters        12.363 -0.287
      Q/SA  Dial: 13.98                        J/S  Dial: 12.43
 *****WINNER***** 0.542 14.030  0.050 E3                  0.462 12.496  0.066

 Qua-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET--(+/-)-Rd-Qua-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---(+/-)
  44 Edmond Richardson  11.435 -0.565 Q   60 Toby Lang          12.037 -0.263
      E/SA  Dial: 11.42                       G/SA  Dial: 12.26
 *****WINNER***** 0.528 11.388 -0.032 E3                  0.523 12.213 -0.047

 Qua-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET--(+/-)-Rd-Qua-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---(+/-)
   3 Joey Wilkes        11.206 -1.094 Q        Bye
      G/SA  Dial: 12.30
 *****WINNER***** 0.555 11.307 -0.993 E3