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Sun, 8 Oct 2000, 03:58 PM

MEMPHIS - Pro Stock Round 2 Eliminations

By Larry Sullivan

MILLINGTON, Tenn. - Results of round 2 eliminations in Pro Stock at the 13th annual AutoZone Nationals presented by Pennzoil:


 Qua-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-Rd-Qua-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed
   4 Richie Stevens      6.836 198.96  Q   12 Bruce Allen         6.856 200.32
   (M Osborne   ) 0.474  6.887 198.12  E1   (J Yates     ) 0.445  6.892 199.40
                  0.428  6.909 197.48  E2 *****WINNER***** 0.455  6.870 199.08

2:46 PM Both drivers have reputations for being "leavers," with good reaction times. "The Kid" wins the reaction time war, but Allen has Reher-Morrison horsepower as a backup and drives by to win by a margin of victory = 0.012 seconds (approximately 3 feet).


 Qua-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-Rd-Qua-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed
   3 Larry Morgan        6.830 200.59  Q   11 Warren Johnson      6.846 200.47
   (T Martino   ) 0.476  6.879 198.85  E1   (R Krisher   ) 0.447  7.009 201.04
 *****WINNER***** 0.472  6.905 198.61  E2                  0.726  8.101 123.36

After a short burndown, these two staged and then something apparently distracted WJ because he's never that late...


 Qua-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-Rd-Qua-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed
   1 Scott Geoffrion     6.809 201.43  Q    9 Troy Coughlin       6.844 200.44
   (D Alderman  ) 0.444  6.863 200.32  E1   (R Patrick   ) 0.501  7.655 178.99
 *****WINNER***** 0.449  6.868 199.73  E2                  0.480  6.856 200.26

Two more good leavers paired up here, and Geoffrion wins on a holeshot, the margin of victory = 0.019 seconds (approximately 6 feet). Geoffrion also gets lane choice against Allen, by 0.002 seconds.


 Qua-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-Rd-Qua-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed
   7 Mark Pawuk          6.839 200.56  Q    2 Jeg Coughlin        6.824 200.89
   (R Smith     ) 0.454  6.850 199.55  E1   (G Marnell   ) 0.447  6.874 199.52
                  0.464  6.890 199.20  E2 *****WINNER***** 0.442  6.853 199.73

The battle of the speed shops goes to the new Winston champion, by a margin of victory = 0.059 seconds (approximately 17 feet). Jeg also wins lane choice against Morgan in the semifinals.