Sat, 4 Nov 2000, 01:46 PM DALLAS-2 - Pro Stock Truck Round 1 Eliminations

By Michael L. Jex

ENNIS, Texas - Results of round 1 eliminations in Pro Stock Truck 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
   8 Jeff Gracia        18.000   NS    Q    9 Rick Jones         19.000   NS
                  0.452  7.635 176.40  E1 *****WINNER***** 0.449  7.607 176.51

12:21 PM - Two weeks ago the trucks were in the staging two or three times when the rains returned, coining more than a couple of jokes about a truck wash being setup in the pit area. This time it's dry and clean, Jones winning by a fender.

 Qua-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-Rd-Qua-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed
   7 Brian Self         17.000   NS    Q   10 John Lingenfelter  20.000   NS
                  0.396  8.761 114.14  E1 *****WINNER***** 0.429  7.606 176.56

Self was too-quick, the SUMMIT machine of Lingenfelter powers to round two.

 Qua-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-Rd-Qua-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed
   6 Mike Coughlin      16.000   NS    Q   11 Larry Seay         21.000   NS
 *****WINNER***** 0.410  7.596 176.81  E1                  0.412  7.619 175.87

 Qua-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-Rd-Qua-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed
   5 Steve Johns        15.000   NS    Q   12 Mark Whisnant      22.000   NS
 *****WINNER***** 0.428  7.536 178.26  E1                  0.418  7.620 176.44

 Qua-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-Rd-Qua-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed
   4 Greg Stanfield     14.000   NS    Q   13 Taylor Lastor      23.000   NS
                  0.492  7.577 177.74  E1 *****WINNER***** 0.403  7.655 175.07

Lastor continues the great lights of this round, this time Stanfield didn't have enough horsepower to make up the difference. Margin of victory = 0.011 seconds (approximately 3 feet).

 Qua-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-Rd-Qua-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed
   3 John Coughlin      13.000   NS    Q   14 Todd Patterson     24.000   NS
 *****WINNER***** 0.422  7.617 176.03  E1                  0.426  7.667 174.89

Coughlin made good use of that Dick Maskin horsepower to win by about a fender.

 Qua-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-Rd-Qua-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed
   1 Bob Panella Jr     11.000  12.21  Q   16 Scott Perin        26.000   NS
 *****WINNER***** 0.443  7.570 177.23  E1                  0.422  8.188 123.89

Panella opened the door just a crack, but Perin couldn't take advantage.

 Qua-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-Rd-Qua-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed
   2 Randy Daniels      12.000   NS    Q   15 David Spitzer      25.000   NS
 *****WINNER***** 0.422  7.554 177.98  E1                  0.400  7.675 175.23

The Super Gas style lights continue but Spitzer can't overcome the horsepower advantage of Daniels. Margin of victory = 0.099 seconds (approximately 25 feet). In round two Panella will race Jones, Lastor will face Johns, Daniels will race Lingenfelter, and the Coughlin brothers take on each other. 12:32 PM