Sat, 2 Oct 1999, 01:57 PM TOPEKA - Pro Stock Truck Round 1 Eliminations

By Bob Orme Cool air makes for faster racing

TOPEKA, Kan. - Results of round 1 eliminations in Pro Stock Truck at the 11th annual Advance Auto Parts Nationals:

  
 Qua-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-Rd-Qua-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed
   8 John Coughlin       7.662 174.80  Q    9 Kim Smith           7.664 174.39
                  0.432  9.389  93.88  E1 *****WINNER***** 0.530  7.674 174.28

12:30 PM Coughlin was skating around at half track.

  
 Qua-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-Rd-Qua-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed
   7 Greg Stanfield      7.656 174.12  Q   10 Randy Daniels       7.665 174.62
                  0.446  7.599 177.35  E1 *****WINNER***** 0.434  7.570 177.23

Daniels had to much for Stanfield here.

  
 Qua-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-Rd-Qua-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed
   6 Larry Kopp          7.656 174.66  Q   11 John Lingenfelter   7.669 175.11
 *****WINNER***** 0.465  7.605 176.97  E1                  0.474  7.597 176.77

  
 Qua-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-Rd-Qua-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed
  12 Mark Osborne        7.671 175.11  Q    5 Brian Self          7.627 175.71
 *****WINNER***** 0.433  8.471 120.53  E1                  0.393  8.943 109.57

Self red-lights himself out of this one.

  
 Qua-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-Rd-Qua-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed
  13 Craig Eaton         7.672 173.85  Q    4 Scott Perin         7.627 176.77
                  0.457  7.623 175.64  E1 *****WINNER***** 0.419  7.601 177.16

These trucks are really picking it up over their qualifying efforts.

  
 Qua-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-Rd-Qua-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed
   3 Jerry Haas          7.623 175.84  Q   14 David Spitzer       7.675 175.16
                  0.578  7.566 178.14  E1 *****WINNER***** 0.455  7.643 175.55

Spitzer gets the holeshot big win.

  
 Qua-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-Rd-Qua-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed
  16 Chip Ippolito       7.703 174.28  Q    1 Bob Panella Jr      7.596 176.10
                         9.925  93.98  E1 *****WINNER***** 0.488  7.511 178.05

Ippolito cuts an .025 light, then drifts very close to the centerline at half track.

  
 Qua-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-Rd-Qua-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed
   2 Brad Jeter          7.621 176.07  Q   15 Mike Coughlin       7.676 174.35
                  0.451  7.553 177.72  E1 *****WINNER***** 0.429  7.539 177.42

Coughlin had this one from box to wire.