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Mon, 4 Sep 2000, 03:36 PM

INDY - Pro Stock Truck Round 2 Eliminations

By Larry Sullivan

CLERMONT, Ind. - Results of round 2 eliminations in Pro Stock Truck at the 46th annual U.S. Nationals:


 Qua-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-Rd-Qua-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed
  11 Larry Seay          7.659 174.77  Q   14 Todd Patterson      7.661 175.18
   (B Price     ) 0.416  7.654 175.02  E1   (R Daniels   ) 0.443  7.679 174.48
 *****WINNER***** 0.441  7.639 175.23  E2                  0.460  7.646 174.77

2:29 PM Good race, but Seay left first and opened the gap slightly to win by a margin of victory = 0.026 seconds (approximately 7 feet).


 Qua-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-Rd-Qua-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed
  13 Mark Whisnant       7.661 175.50  Q    5 Steve Johns         7.623 176.53
   (J Lingenfelt) 0.432  7.632 175.55  E1   (A Martel    ) 0.465  7.673 176.03
                  0.503  7.630 176.07  E2 *****WINNER***** 0.451  7.620 176.51

Johns got a big holeshot and then extended it slightly to win by a margin of victory = 0.062 seconds (approximately 16 feet).


 Qua-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-Rd-Qua-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed
   9 Bob Panella Jr      7.637 175.57  Q    1 Mike Coughlin       7.605 176.49
   (G Stanfield ) 0.438  7.604 176.47  E1   (L Ficco     ) 0.446  7.630 175.68
 *****WINNER***** 0.467  7.563 176.77  E2                  0.441  7.606 176.40

Coughlin got the holeshot, but Panella got a track record elapsed time and nipped Coughlin at the line by a margin of victory = 0.017 seconds (approximately 4 feet). He also won lane choice against Johns in the semifinals.


 Qua-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-Rd-Qua-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed
   7 John Coughlin       7.627 176.07  Q    2 Don Smith           7.614 176.37
   (S Farr      ) 0.483  7.593 175.66  E1   (S Perin     ) 0.447  7.622 175.59
 *****WINNER***** 0.465  7.611 175.75  E2                  0.485  7.602 176.24

Coughlin wins on a holeshot, the margin of victory = 0.011 seconds (approximately 3 feet). That's quick enough to earn lane choice against Seay in the semifinals.