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September 20, 2000 10:20 AM, EDT

Brian Baumeister from the Buffalo, N.Y., suburb of Bowmansville may have flown into New York City, but he had the option to drive home in a brand new GMC Jimmy sport utility vehicle.

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	Brian Baumeister, of owmansville, N.Y., a driver for AmeriPride Uniform Services, struggles to deflate and load an inflatable pool in New York City during the Race to Deliver, the first national competition for parcel delivery drivers.

Baumeister, a driver for AmeriPride Services Inc., won the SUV after earning the top score and being named Delivery Driver of the Year in the inaugural Race to Deliver, a national competition for parcel delivery drivers that was held Sept. 10-11.

The race had a separate category for women. Lona Corbin of Oxford, Ala, who drives for Five Star Fleet Services, and Tami Massaro of Littlerock, Calif., who runs for Safety-Kleen Systems, tied for Delivery Woman of the Year.

The three drivers also won seven-day Caribbean cruises.

For the full story, see the Sept. 18 print edition of Transport Topics. .