Sun, 14 Nov 1999, 07:22 PM POMONA - Pro Stock Round 3 Eliminations

By Larry Sullivan

POMONA, Calif. - Results of round 3 eliminations in Pro Stock at the 35th annual Automobile Club of Southern California NHRA Finals:

  
 Qua-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-Rd-Qua-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed
   5 Jeg Coughlin        6.912 199.32  Q    8 Richie Stevens      6.928 198.00
   (V Gaines    ) 0.472  6.917 198.88  E1   (M Thomas    ) 0.470  7.370 173.83
   (J Yates     ) 0.496  6.906 198.50  E2   (T Coughlin  ) 0.407  6.980 195.76
 *****WINNER***** 0.454  6.884 199.14  E3                  0.423  6.950 197.31

4:12 PM Stevens got the holeshot, but Jeg used a track record elapsed time to go by for the win by a margin of victory = 0.035 seconds (approximately 10 feet).

  
 Qua-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-Rd-Qua-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed
   3 Warren Johnson      6.908 201.07  Q   10 Bruce Allen         6.937 198.79
   (D Alderman  ) 0.478  6.901 199.88  E1   (K Johnson   ) 0.450  7.012 196.19
   (M Pawuk     ) 0.446  6.890 200.14  E2   (A Delgado   ) 0.469  6.997   NS  
 *****WINNER***** 0.466  6.895 199.85  E3                  0.470  6.962 198.15

WJ just saw Jeg break WJ's track ET record but was unable to get it back, so Jeg will have lane choice in the final round. That's the second time WJ has not run 200 mph this weekend, though he's had top speed of the round in both those instances.