Sun, 23 Sep 2001, 06:28 PM MEMPHIS - Pro Stock Truck Round 2 Eliminations

By Dave Rowe

MILLINGTON, Tenn. - Results of round 2 eliminations in Pro Stock Truck at the 14th annual AutoZone NHRA Nationals presented by Pennzoil:

 Qua-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-Rd-Qua-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed
  12 Scott Tidwell       7.491 179.37  Q    4 Todd Patterson      7.473 179.83
   (B Price     ) 0.424  7.497 179.42  E1   (J Naiser    ) 0.457  7.482 180.96
                  0.427  7.535 179.66  E2 *****WINNER***** 0.451  7.478 180.65

1:19 PM Margin of victory = 0.033 seconds (approximately 9 feet).

 Qua-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-Rd-Qua-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed
   3 Taylor Lastor       7.467 180.04  Q    6 Greg Stanfield      7.475 180.16
   (L Ficco     ) 0.489  7.468 180.69  E1   (J Gracia    ) 0.446  7.468 180.91
 *****WINNER***** 0.448  7.492 180.24  E2                  0.458  7.490 181.23

Lastor gets the slight advantage off the line and hangs on for the win. Margin of victory = 0.008 seconds (approximately 2 feet).

 Qua-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-Rd-Qua-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed
   8 Randy Daniels       7.476 180.07  Q    1 Mike Coughlin       7.422 181.81
   (J Coughlin  ) 0.477  7.482 180.60  E1   (J Haas      ) 0.440  7.456 181.54
                  0.436  7.482 180.38  E2 *****WINNER***** 0.443  7.449 181.37

Coughlin makes another great pass and will get lane choice over Patterson in round three. Margin of victory = 0.026 seconds (approximately 7 feet).

 Qua-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-Rd-Qua-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed
  10 Victor Cagnazzi     7.483 180.31  Q    2 Bob Panella Jr      7.454 181.15
   (J Lingenfelt) 0.456 12.022  72.37  E1   (D Smith     ) 0.488  7.467 181.52
                  0.461  7.573 179.44  E2 *****WINNER***** 0.458  7.467 181.54

These two were even at the sixty foot mark but Panella starts pulling away from there and takes the win. He will have lane choice over Lastor in round three.

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink