Mon, 3 Sep 2001, 01:01 PM INDY - Pro Stock Truck Round 2 Eliminations

By Michael L. Jex

CLERMONT, Ind. - Results of round 2 eliminations in Pro Stock Truck at the 47th annual Mac Tools U.S. Nationals:

 Qua-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-Rd-Qua-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed
   6 Randy Daniels       7.492 179.61  Q    3 Jeff Gracia         7.486 180.00
   (G Stanfield ) 0.444  7.553 178.83  E1   (C Eaton     ) 0.446  7.582 178.47
 *****WINNER***** 0.471  7.556 178.35  E2                  0.460  7.652 178.66

Gracia drifted around in the middle of the track. That's all it took for Daniels to open things up and take a half a car length victory.

 Qua-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-Rd-Qua-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed
   2 Bob Panella Jr      7.480 180.16  Q    7 Victor Cagnazzi     7.495 180.26
   (J Pigford   ) 0.450  7.540 179.54  E1   (D Smith     ) 0.503  7.541 179.54
 *****WINNER***** 0.442  7.574 179.16  E2                  0.478 19.372  40.48

Cagnazzi baked up like someone in New York looking for a parking space. Fast! He also broke right at the starting line.

 Qua-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-Rd-Qua-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed
   1 Mike Coughlin       7.461 180.62  Q    8 Todd Patterson      7.499 179.95
   (S Perin     ) 0.454  7.529 179.59  E1   (J Coughlin  ) 0.457  7.570 178.42
 *****WINNER***** 0.490  7.546 179.25  E2                  0.450  7.587 178.24

This was CLOSE! Just .005 separated the two at half track, at the stripe it was even closer - just two inches!

 Qua-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-Rd-Qua-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed
   5 John Lingenfelter   7.490 179.83  Q    4 Taylor Lastor       7.490 180.12
   (B Price     ) 0.528  7.494 179.66  E1   (D Eaton     ) 0.472  7.538 179.61
                  0.574  7.637 175.50  E2 *****WINNER***** 0.484  7.579 179.06

In the semis Lastor will race Coughlin and Panella will race Daniels. 1:50 PM

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink