Fri, 1 Oct 1999, 03:52 PM TOPEKA - Pro Stock Truck Qualifying Notes, Session #3

By Bob Orme A couple of changes.

TOPEKA, Kan. - Notes from round 3 qualifying in Pro Stock Truck at the 11th annual Advance Auto Parts Nationals listing lane, driver name, elapsed time/top speed this round, position in order following run, best prior elapsed time/speed, and position in order prior to run:

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Left Lane: Randy Daniels Runs 7.692/174.14, Now #6; Best prior run: 7.665/174.62, Was #6
Right Lane: David Spitzer Runs 7.728/173.29, Now #11; Best prior run: 7.675/175.16, Was #11

2:00 PM and the trucks are ready for their third round of qualifying. No help for either driver here.

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Left Lane: Mark Osborne Runs 7.708/174.32, Now #10; Best prior run: 7.671/175.11, Was #10
Right Lane: Joe Pigford Runs 7.761/172.61, Now #25; Best prior run: 7.757/173.14, Was #25

Osborne rode a wheelie for the first 150 feet.

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Left Lane: Bart Price Runs 7.711/174.28, Now #16; Best prior run: 7.807/172.41, Was #29
Right Lane: George Supinski Runs 9.706/97.86, Now #25; Best prior run: 7.745/173.41, Was #24

Price was skating around early. Couldn't tell why Supinski got off the throttle.

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Left Lane: Jeff Lukovich Runs 7.728/173.18, Now #20; Best prior run: 7.733/171.45, Was #22
Right Lane: Rick Jones Runs 7.726/173.87, Now #15; Best prior run: 7.711/174.87, Was #15

Lukovich improves, but not enough to break into the field.

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Left Lane: Mike Coughlin Runs 7.676/174.35, Now #12; Best prior run: 7.694/175.05, Was #13
Right Lane: Kim Smith Runs 7.682/173.32, Now #5; Best prior run: 7.664/174.39, Was #5

Coughlin is able to step it up a bit. Smith spun the tires on the launch.

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Left Lane: Bo Nickens Runs 7.822/172.50, Now #21; Best prior run: 7.730/173.96, Was #21
Right Lane: Dave McConnell Runs 12.157/72.06, Now #28; Best prior run: 7.793/172.56, Was #28

McConnell was off the throttle before half track.

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Left Lane: Brian Self No Time, Now #3; Best prior run: 7.627/175.71, Was #3
Right Lane: John Coughlin Runs 8.133/130.07, Now #7; Best prior run: 7.667/175.48, Was #7

Self left before the tree was activated. Coughlin was bouncing on the launch.

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Left Lane: John Lingenfelter Runs 7.730/173.99, Now #9; Best prior run: 7.669/175.11, Was #9
Right Lane: Don Smith Runs 7.829/171.38, Now #29; Best prior run: 7.803/172.54, Was #29

No help for either driver.

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Left Lane: Scott Perin Runs 19.860/37.42, Now #2; Best prior run: 7.627/176.77, Was #2
Right Lane: Chip Ippolito Runs 7.706/173.72, Now #14; Best prior run: 7.703/174.28, Was #14

Perin had the truck clicked off by the 60' marker.

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Left Lane: Greg Stanfield Runs 7.701/174.01, Now #4; Best prior run: 7.659/174.93, Was #4
Right Lane: Brad Jeter Runs 7.637/175.05, Now #1; Best prior run: 7.621/176.07, Was #1

Looks like Jeter has the right set-up for this track.

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Left Lane: Robert Freeman Runs 7.812/171.10, Now #24; Best prior run: 7.735/172.92, Was #23
Right Lane: Scott Tidwell Runs 7.724/172.47, Now #20; Best prior run: 7.740/173.47, Was #24

Freeman was out of the groove by the time he passed the 330' cones.

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Left Lane: Jose Maldonado Runs 7.975/169.08, Now #32; Best prior run: 8.053/167.47, Was #32
Right Lane: Bob Panella Jr Runs 7.616/175.94, Now #1; Best prior run: 7.667/174.96, Was #8

Panella makes a big jump to the top of the heap here.

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Left Lane: Lou Ficco Runs 7.742/173.07, Now #23; Best prior run: 7.733/173.78, Was #23
Right Lane: Jerry Haas Runs 7.696/174.57, Now #13; Best prior run: 7.688/175.43, Was #13

Haas is looking consistant this weekend.

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Left Lane: John Lingenfelter Runs 7.760/173.54, Now #9; Best prior run: 7.669/175.11, Was #9
Right Lane: Roy Simmons Runs 8.025/170.67, Now #31; Best prior run: 7.892/172.23, Was #31

Lingenfelter in the truck this run, or the earlier one? His name and number showed on the screen for both runs.

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Left Lane: Mark Whisnant Runs 7.783/172.19, Now #18; Best prior run: 7.722/173.49, Was #18
Right Lane: Dale Eaton No Time, Now #30; Best prior run: 7.834/171.95, Was #30

Eaton was pushed off the track before the burnout.
< hr> Left Lane: Todd Patterson Runs 7.763/171.97, Now #19; Best prior run: 7.723/173.61, Was #19
Right Lane: Craig Eaton Runs 7.690/173.29, Now #14; Best prior run: 7.713/174.17, Was #17

Eaton puts himself in the field for now.

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Left Lane: Larry Kopp Runs 7.702/173.72, Now #15; No Prior Run

Kopp makes the field for now, on his first pass of the weekend. He took delivery of a new engine just yesterday, and drove nonstop from Baltimore last night. Bob Panella Jr. sits on the pole with a 7.616 second ET and Chip Ippolito is on the bump spot with his 7.703 second ET.




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