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Sun, 10 Oct 1999, 06:08 PM

MEMPHIS - Pro Stock Round 2 Eliminations

By Ed Dykes

MILLINGTON, Tenn. - Results of round 2 eliminations in Pro Stock at the 12th annual AutoZone Nationals presented by Pennzoil:

  
 Qua-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-Rd-Qua-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed
  16 Larry Nance         6.980 196.99  Q    8 Kurt Johnson        6.946 198.38
   (W Johnson   ) 0.445  7.006 196.50  E1   (B Allen     ) 0.474  7.013 197.31
                  0.459  7.039 195.65  E2 *****WINNER***** 0.459  6.968 198.47

Dead even off the line, but Kurt's Camaro pulled ahead immediately afterwards and just stretched it to the finish, 0.071 secs. at the end, about a full car-length.

  
 Qua-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-Rd-Qua-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed
  10 Tony Gillig         6.960 197.71  Q    2 Mike Edwards        6.931 198.03
   (M Thomas    ) 0.457  6.968 197.48  E1   (J Yates     ) 0.443  6.962 197.91
                  0.472  6.990 196.47  E2 *****WINNER***** 0.425  6.963 197.59

Edwards is awesome off the line yet again, and leads in this one from start to finish. The margin at the end was 0.074, almost the same as the previous pair.

  
 Qua-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-Rd-Qua-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed
  14 Jeg Coughlin        6.978 198.64  Q   11 George Marnell      6.963 196.82
   (T Coughlin  ) 0.439  7.011 198.58  E1   (A Johnson   ) 0.485  6.956 198.03
 *****WINNER***** 0.441  6.958 198.70  E2                  0.503  7.079 196.36

Jeggie charges to the finish while Marnell fishtails, and the yellow car takes this one by almost two tenths, earning lane choice over Edwards.

  
 Qua-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-Rd-Qua-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed
   4 Steve Schmidt       6.936 198.23  Q    5 Richie Stevens      6.937 196.76
   (T Martino   ) 0.479  6.988 196.56  E1   (J Nobile    ) 0.501  6.951 197.05
                  0.464  7.066 196.42  E2 *****WINNER***** 0.448  6.965 197.16

Richie does his job at the start and wins this one going away, earning lane choice over Kurt Johnson in the process.