Sun, 29 Oct 2000, 02:08 PM HOUSTON-2 - Stock Round 5 Eliminations

By Larry Sullivan

BAYTOWN, Texas - Results of round 5 eliminations in Stock at the 4th annual Matco Tools SuperNationals presented by Racing Champions:

 Qua-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET--(+/-)-Rd-Qua-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---(+/-)
  31 Bill Howell        10.699 -0.851 Q    3 Ronnie Cardwell    11.804 -1.146
      B/SA  Dial: 10.72                       K/SA  Dial: 11.84
   (J Larsen    ) 0.540 10.749  0.019 E3   (G Emmons    ) 0.525 11.843 -0.007
   (C Ford      ) 0.547 10.767 10.767 E4                  1.964 21.291  8.341
 *****WINNER***** 0.505 10.726  0.006 E5                  0.518 11.805 -0.035

 Qua-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET--(+/-)-Rd-Qua-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---(+/-)
  21 FJ Acosta          11.031 -0.969 Q   72 Ty Casey           11.498 -0.502
      E/SA  Dial: 0.00                        E/SA  Dial: 0.00
   (T Lang      ) 0.530 11.002  0.012 E3   (G Hill      ) 0.653 11.539  0.009
   (C Beach     ) 0.572 11.585  0.615 E4   (P Joffrion  ) 0.530 11.570  0.100
 *****WINNER***** 0.661 11.025 11.025 E5                  0.541 11.466 11.466

Heads-up! Acosta has the power for a comr-from-behind win.

 Qua-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET--(+/-)-Rd-Qua-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---(+/-)
  48 Bill McClister     11.409 -0.741 Q   12 Jim Waldo          10.470 -1.030
      F/SA  Dial: 11.37                        B/S  Dial: 10.45
   (J Emmons    ) 0.749 11.375 -0.105 E3   (M Bogen     ) 0.527 10.449 -0.031
   (M Burke     ) 0.546 11.455  0.085 E4   (V Buchanan  ) 0.535 10.483  0.003
                  0.544 11.409  0.039 E5 *****WINNER***** 0.564 10.458  0.008

Margin of victory = 0.011 seconds (approximately 23 inches).