Sun, 12 Nov 2000, 07:08 PM POMONA-2 - Pro Stock Truck Round 3 Eliminations

By Larry Sullivan

POMONA, Calif. - Results of round 3 eliminations in Pro Stock Truck at the 36th annual Automobile Club of Southern California NHRA Finals:

 Qua-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-Rd-Qua-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed
   4 Jeff Gracia         7.509 178.66  Q    8 Mike Coughlin       7.523 179.09
   (D Spitzer   ) 0.470  7.511 178.57  E1   (J Coughlin  ) 0.435  7.529 178.87
   (S Perin     ) 0.454  7.509 179.06  E2   (S Johns     ) 0.431  7.529 179.21
                  0.467  8.141 131.06  E3 *****WINNER***** 0.418  7.548 179.11

3:58 PM Coughlin nailed Gracia to the tree and then Gracia had problems getting into high gear, ending his race.

 Qua-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-Rd-Qua-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed
   7 Bob Panella Jr      7.518 179.04  Q    3 Greg Stanfield      7.508 180.09
   (S Farr      ) 0.436  7.509 178.76  E1   (C Greco     ) 0.449  7.486 180.09
   (R Daniels   ) 0.429  7.478 178.90  E2   (L Seay      ) 0.436  7.479 180.14
                  0.434  7.522 178.45  E3 *****WINNER***** 0.429  7.514 180.09

Close drag race, just 0.005 apart at the starting line and the margin of victory = 0.013 seconds (approximately 3 feet) at the finish line. The Panella Trucking team (Panella and Gracia) goes down to defeat in the semifinals and Stanfield will have lane choice against Mike Coughlin in the final round.




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