Sat, Oct 3, 07:40 PM TOPEKA - Pro Stock Truck Round 2 Eliminations

By Ed Dykes

TOPEKA, Kan. - Results of round 2 eliminations in Pro Stock Truck at the 10th annual Parts America Nationals:

 Qua-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-Rd-Qua-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed
   9 Joe Pigford         7.795 171.20  Q   1 Brad Jeter          7.719 174.41
   (G Lewis     ) 0.415  7.802 172.05 E1   (M Mahon     ) 0.419  7.923 169.49
                  0.452  7.889 171.98 E2 *****WINNER***** 0.440  7.850 170.39

2:17 PM and Pigford's luck runs out, here. Temp is still showing as 55 degrees, and skies are heavily overcast.

 Qua-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-Rd-Qua-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed
   2 Jerry Haas          7.725 175.02  Q   7 Bob Panella Jr      7.772 173.37
   (R Hill      ) 0.426  7.766 172.44 E1   (T Freeman   ) 0.436  7.775 173.37
                  0.422  7.854 172.91 E2 *****WINNER***** 0.445  7.773 172.74

Haas was all over his lane in th first couple hundred feet, and that spelled defeat today.

 Qua-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-Rd-Qua-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed
   3 Craig Eaton         7.754 173.11  Q   6 David Nickens       7.770 172.44
   (B Henderson ) 0.438  7.730 173.11 E1   (M Coughlin  ) 0.486  7.783 173.04
 *****WINNER***** 0.448  7.746 172.91 E2                  0.492  9.357 101.10

Nickens has problems and clicks it off early, handing this one to Eaton.

 Qua-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-Rd-Qua-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed
   5 John Lingenfelter   7.768 174.55  Q   4 Todd Patterson      7.765 173.07
   (D McConnell ) 0.419  7.737 174.31 E1   (R Daniels   ) 0.450  7.790 172.24
 *****WINNER***** 0.425  7.742 174.48 E2                  0.458  9.248 105.68

Today is Lingenfelter's chance to make up big ground on Kopp, and he's certainly making the best of it so far. Just the Final Four remain, now.