Thu, 8 Nov 2001, 05:40 PM POMONA 3 - Pro Stock Truck Qualifying Notes, Session #1

By Rick Green

POMONA, Calif. - Notes from round 1 qualifying in Pro Stock Truck at the 37th annual Automobile Club of Southern California NHRA Finals listing lane, driver name, elapsed time, top speed, and position in order following run:

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Left Lane: Kurt Hugger Runs 7.729/175.46, Now #1

We have a new Truck for their final race.

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Left Lane: Bob Yonke Runs 7.522/180.02, Now #1
Right Lane: Lou Ficco Runs 7.536/179.61, Now #2

Yonke with his career fastest pass here.

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Left Lane: Dale Eaton Runs 7.530/180.62, Now #3
Right Lane: Craig Eaton Runs 7.482/181.23, Now #1

Craig with his career best pass here, both et and speed.

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Left Lane: Scott Tidwell Runs 7.460/181.32, Now #1
Right Lane: Bart Price Runs 7.533/180.69, Now #5

Tidwell was out of the groove early, but reeled it back in.

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Left Lane: Jeff Naiser Runs 7.535/179.56, Now #7
Right Lane: John Lingenfelter Runs 7.470/181.91, Now #2

Lingenfelter with his fastest pass ever.

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Left Lane: Victor Cagnazzi Runs 7.527/181.20, Now #5
Right Lane: Scott Perin Runs 7.528/179.78, Now #6

Cagnazzi was real loose past the finish line and did a 360, but he kept it off the walls.

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Left Lane: Don Smith Runs 7.537/180.74, Now #12
Right Lane: Taylor Lastor Runs 7.536/180.26, Now #10

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Left Lane: Todd Patterson Runs 7.478/181.06, Now #4
Right Lane: Mike Coughlin Runs 7.462/181.76, Now #2

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Left Lane: Jeff Gracia Runs 7.548/180.07, Now #16
Right Lane: Randy Daniels Runs 7.485/181.01, Now #6

Gracia driving the new Don Ness truck.

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Left Lane: Greg Stanfield Runs 14.006/62.08, Now #19
Right Lane: Bob Panella Jr Runs 7.490/181.08, Now #7

With this pass Panella wraps up the Pro Stock Truck title. Stanfield had troubles right off the starting line.

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