Sat, 4 Nov 2000, 04:58 PM DALLAS-2 - Pro Stock Round 3 Eliminations

By Larry Sullivan

ENNIS, Texas - Results of round 3 eliminations in Pro Stock at the 15th annual O'Reilly Fall Nationals presented by Castrol Syntec:

 Qua-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-Rd-Qua-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed
   1 Jeg Coughlin       11.000  18.58  Q    5 Mark Pawuk         15.000  11.06
   (G Anderson  ) 0.422  6.964 196.67  E1   (A Johnson   ) 0.439  6.992 196.02
   (D Alderman  ) 0.437  6.971 196.76  E2   (B Jeter     ) 0.455  6.989 196.24
 *****WINNER***** 0.413  6.967 196.53  E3                  0.437 No Time

3:32 PM "The battle of the speed shops" goes to Coughlin when Pawuk gets out of the groove, does a full 360 degree spin in the middle of the track, then backs into the left-hand wall. The car got out of the groove early and Pawuk tried to drive through it, but the car got away from him, fishtailing slowly a couple times before going all the way around.

 Qua-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-Rd-Qua-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed
   2 Kurt Johnson       12.000  13.73  Q    6 Troy Coughlin      16.000  10.61
   (L Morgan    ) 0.472  6.923 198.44  E1   (T Martino   ) 0.464  7.015 195.48
   (R Stevens   ) 0.433  6.946 198.41  E2   (W Johnson   ) 0.445  7.018 196.16
 *****WINNER***** 0.431  6.931 198.55  E3                  0.460  8.467 115.52

The winner gets to race Jeg in the finals. Troy got out of the groove and gave it up (good idea!). KJ advances easily with lane choice in the final round.