Sun, 1 Oct 2000, 12:34 PM TOPEKA - Pro Stock Truck Round 1 Eliminations

By Bob Orme

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

 Qua-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-Rd-Qua-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed
   8 Bart Price          7.617 176.26  Q    9 Mike Coughlin       7.621 176.84
                  0.470  7.642 176.30  E1 *****WINNER***** 0.425  7.641 176.17

11:15 AM Coughlin takes this one from wire to wire.

 Qua-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-Rd-Qua-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed
   7 John Lingenfelter   7.610 175.21  Q   10 Todd Patterson      7.621 175.37
                  0.492  7.608 175.98  E1 *****WINNER***** 0.450  7.633 175.50

A good drag race. Margin of victory = 0.017 seconds (approximately 4 feet).

 Qua-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-Rd-Qua-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed
   6 David Spitzer       7.609 175.52  Q   11 Mark Whisnant       7.623 175.84
 *****WINNER***** 0.467  7.635 175.32  E1                  0.480  7.649 175.75

Spitzer had him beat all the way down the track.

 Qua-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-Rd-Qua-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed
   2 Steve Johns         7.593 176.65  Q   15 John Coughlin       7.635 175.18
                  0.485  7.628 176.26  E1 *****WINNER***** 0.416  7.661 175.64

Coughlin had a huge advantage on the lauinch, taking the holeshot win.

 Qua-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-Rd-Qua-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed
   5 Jeff Gracia         7.606 176.97  Q   12 Larry Kopp          7.627 176.14
 *****WINNER***** 0.460  7.659 175.87  E1                  0.451  7.705 174.68

Gracia just plain out ran Kopp on this pass.

 Qua-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-Rd-Qua-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed
   3 Greg Stanfield      7.596 176.86  Q   14 Brian Self          7.632 175.32
                  0.469  7.626 176.56  E1 *****WINNER***** 0.408  7.681 174.19

Self gets the holeshot win. Margin of victory = 0.006 seconds (approximately 19 inches). He will give up lane choice toSpitzer in round two.

 Qua-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-Rd-Qua-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed
   1 Bob Panella Jr      7.585 176.95  Q   16 Jeff Naiser         7.638 175.05
 *****WINNER***** 0.539  7.581 177.11  E1                  0.435  7.698 174.80

Panella wins with the quickest pass of the weekend.

 Qua-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-Rd-Qua-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed
   4 Randy Daniels       7.599 176.93  Q   13 Don Smith           7.628 175.59
 *****WINNER***** 0.458  7.599 176.81  E1                  0.458  7.619 176.10

The final pair in this round, Daniels takes it, and will have lane choice over Patterson in round two.




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