Sun, 11 Nov 2001, 03:46 PM POMONA 3 - Pro Stock Truck Round 1 Eliminations

By Darryl Jackman

POMONA, Calif. - Results of round 1 eliminations in Pro Stock Truck at the 37th annual Automobile Club of Southern California NHRA Finals:

 Qua-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-Rd-Qua-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed
   8 Mike Coughlin       7.444 181.72  Q    9 Craig Eaton         7.452 181.72
 *****WINNER***** 0.441  7.433 180.98  E1                  0.495  7.499 181.03

12:25 PM For better or worse we open the first round of PST for the last time. Coughlin gets the light and the win.

 Qua-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-Rd-Qua-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed
   7 Greg Stanfield      7.442 182.01  Q   10 Scott Tidwell       7.453 180.96
 *****WINNER***** 0.456  7.460 181.13  E1                  0.473  7.497 180.69

Stanfield gets the lead off the line and holds it right to the finish.

 Qua-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-Rd-Qua-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed
   6 Taylor Lastor       7.440 180.84  Q   11 Victor Cagnazzi     7.473 179.85
                  0.469  7.471 180.55  E1 *****WINNER***** 0.435  7.480 181.06

Cagnazzi comes back from a spin in qualifying to strap a holeshot win on Lastor.

 Qua-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-Rd-Qua-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed
   5 Don Smith           7.440 181.30  Q   12 Bart Price          7.475 181.35
 *****WINNER***** 0.461 18.117  45.24  E1                  0.267  7.531 180.52

Smith breaks but only after Price turns on the red light.

 Qua-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-Rd-Qua-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed
   4 Todd Patterson      7.435 181.18  Q   13 Lou Ficco           7.481 180.48
 *****WINNER***** 0.436  7.502 180.26  E1                  0.522  7.534 179.52

The winner of this one gets Smith in the next round and almost a guarantee of lane choice. Patterson gets the win, and yes, lane choice.

 Qua-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-Rd-Qua-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed
   3 Randy Daniels       7.435 181.74  Q   14 Scott Perin         7.492 179.83
 *****WINNER***** 0.436  7.458 181.08  E1                  0.425 14.259  57.92

Daniels defeats Perin after the latter breaks just off the line. He has lane choice over Cagnazzi in two.

 Qua-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-Rd-Qua-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed
   2 Bob Panella Jr      7.427 181.89  Q   15 Jeff Naiser         7.495 179.73
 *****WINNER***** 0.457  7.535 179.21  E1                  0.552  7.508 179.66

Panella gets the win but loses lane choice to Stanfield in the next round.

 Qua-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-Rd-Qua-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed
   1 John Lingenfelter   7.399 182.16  Q   16 Jeff Gracia         7.501 180.60
 *****WINNER***** 0.492  7.393 182.50  E1                  0.444  7.503 180.43

Lingenfelter sets the mark for performance in round one. He was quicker by almost a nickel than the rest of the field. That will give him lane choice over Coughlin in round two.

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink



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