Sat, 2 Oct 1999, 06:39 PM TOPEKA - Pro Stock Truck Round 2 Eliminations

By Bob Orme

TOPEKA, Kan. - Results of round 2 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
   6 Larry Kopp          7.656 174.66  Q   14 David Spitzer       7.675 175.16
   (J Lingenfelt) 0.465  7.605 176.97  E1   (J Haas      ) 0.455  7.643 175.55
 *****WINNER***** 0.419  7.599 176.56  E2                  0.432  7.634 175.27

5:18 PM and the trucks are back for round two eliminations. It was Kopp all the way here.

  
 Qua-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-Rd-Qua-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed
   4 Scott Perin         7.627 176.77  Q   12 Mark Osborne        7.671 175.11
   (C Eaton     ) 0.419  7.601 177.16  E1   (B Self      ) 0.433  8.471 120.53
 *****WINNER***** 0.449  7.627 176.07  E2                  0.284  7.700 175.89

Osborne leaves way early here, sending Perin into the third round.

  
 Qua-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-Rd-Qua-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed
  10 Randy Daniels       7.665 174.62  Q   15 Mike Coughlin       7.676 174.35
   (G Stanfield ) 0.434  7.570 177.23  E1   (B Jeter     ) 0.429  7.539 177.42
                  0.388  7.595 177.42  E2 *****WINNER***** 0.431  7.575 176.30

Daniels tried to get an advantage at the tree, but got a little too agressive.

  
 Qua-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-Rd-Qua-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed
   9 Kim Smith           7.664 174.39  Q    1 Bob Panella Jr      7.596 176.10
   (J Coughlin  ) 0.530  7.674 174.28  E1   (C Ippolito  ) 0.488  7.511 178.05
                  0.483  7.630 176.10  E2 *****WINNER***** 0.456  7.553 176.51

Panella has this one won from the hit. He will have lane choice over Scott Perin, as will Mike Coughlin over Larry Kopp in the third round of eliminations.