Sun, 11 Nov 2001, 05:25 PM POMONA 3 - Pro Stock Truck Round 2 Eliminations

By Dave Gerard

POMONA, Calif. - Results of round 2 eliminations in Pro Stock Truck at the 37th annual Automobile Club of Southern California NHRA Finals:

 Qua-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-Rd-Qua-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed
   4 Todd Patterson      7.435 181.18  Q    5 Don Smith           7.440 181.30
   (L Ficco     ) 0.436  7.502 180.26  E1   (B Price     ) 0.461 18.117  45.24
 *****WINNER***** 0.436  7.465 180.91  E2                  0.504  7.509 180.21

2:04 PM Patterson is away first and is never headed.

 Qua-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-Rd-Qua-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed
   7 Greg Stanfield      7.442 182.01  Q    2 Bob Panella Jr      7.427 181.89
   (S Tidwell   ) 0.456  7.460 181.13  E1   (J Naiser    ) 0.457  7.535 179.21
 *****WINNER***** 0.423  7.475 181.15  E2                  0.419  7.519 180.16

Two good lights, but Stanfield is too much for Panella.

 Qua-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-Rd-Qua-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed
   3 Randy Daniels       7.435 181.74  Q   11 Victor Cagnazzi     7.473 179.85
   (S Perin     ) 0.436  7.458 181.08  E1   (T Lastor    ) 0.435  7.480 181.06
                  0.470  7.458 181.30  E2 *****WINNER***** 0.435  7.483 181.50

Margin of victory = 0.010 seconds (approximately 3 feet). Cagnazzi is away first and takes it to the strip.

 Qua-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-Rd-Qua-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed
   1 John Lingenfelter   7.399 182.16  Q    8 Mike Coughlin       7.444 181.72
   (J Gracia    ) 0.492  7.393 182.50  E1   (C Eaton     ) 0.441  7.433 180.98
                  0.484  7.480 173.01  E2 *****WINNER***** 0.437  7.437 181.62

Coughlin nails the number one qualifier at the line and out runs him to the stripe. He'll get lane choice in the next round over Patterson. Stanfield will have the choice over Cagnazzi.

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink