Mon, 4 Sep 2000, 06:08 PM INDY - Pro Stock Truck Final, Round 4 Eliminations

By Larry Sullivan

CLERMONT, Ind. - Results of final, round 4 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
   9 Bob Panella Jr      7.637 175.57  Q    7 John Coughlin       7.627 176.07
   (G Stanfield ) 0.438  7.604 176.47  E1   (S Farr      ) 0.483  7.593 175.66
   (M Coughlin  ) 0.467  7.563 176.77  E2   (D Smith     ) 0.465  7.611 175.75
   (S Johns     ) 0.451  7.577 176.70  E3   (L Seay      ) 0.523  7.598 175.82
 *****WINNER***** 0.486  7.535 176.86  E4                  0.440  7.622 176.63

5:04 PM The #7 and #9 qualifiers end up in the final round. Coughlin got a big holeshot, but Panella ran low ET of the event to run him down and win by a margin of victory = 0.041 seconds (approximately 11 feet). It's Panella's eighth event win of the year in eleven final rounds.