Sun, 8 Oct 2000, 02:46 PM MEMPHIS - Pro Stock Truck Round 1 Eliminations

By David Rowe

MILLINGTON, Tenn. - Results of round 1 eliminations in Pro Stock Truck at the 13th annual AutoZone Nationals presented by Pennzoil:

 Qua-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-Rd-Qua-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed
   8 Mark Whisnant       7.469 179.59  Q    9 Bob Panella Jr      7.470 179.68
                  0.298  8.817 110.76  E1 *****WINNER***** 0.477  7.428 179.49

1:16 PM Whisnant leaves a little early, heads for the left wall and has to back out. Panella makes the quickest run in Pro Stock and takes the record away from Stanfield.

 Qua-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-Rd-Qua-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed
   7 Bart Price          7.465 179.64  Q   10 Jeff Gracia         7.470 179.25
                  0.391  7.485 178.90  E1 *****WINNER***** 0.472  7.515 179.49

Price leaves a little early and gives the win to Gracia.

 Qua-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-Rd-Qua-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed
   6 Randy Daniels       7.464 178.76  Q   11 Taylor Lastor       7.481 178.87
                  0.459  7.499 179.30  E1 *****WINNER***** 0.461  7.461 178.71

Daniels gets a slight advantage off the line but Lastor catches him around the 1000 foot mark and pulls off the big upset. Margin of victory = 0.036 seconds (approximately 9 feet).

 Qua-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-Rd-Qua-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed
   5 Rick Jones          7.462 179.90  Q   12 Todd Patterson      7.485 178.31
                  0.457  7.498 178.76  E1 *****WINNER***** 0.439  7.468 177.93

Jones heads for the wall right off the line but gets it straightened out. Patterson runs the quickest pass of his career and takes the win. Margin of victory = 0.048 seconds (approximately 13 feet).

 Qua-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-Rd-Qua-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed
   3 John Coughlin       7.450 179.47  Q   14 Steve Johns         7.489 180.14
                  0.454  7.458 179.64  E1 *****WINNER***** 0.439  7.434 180.24

Johns makes a career best pass and takes out Coughlin. Margin of victory = 0.039 seconds (approximately 10 feet).

 Qua-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-Rd-Qua-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed
   2 Larry Seay          7.442 178.42  Q   15 Charles Greco       7.494 179.49
                  0.364  9.120 104.17  E1 *****WINNER***** 0.443  7.503 179.04

Seay leaves a little early and starts skating all over the track. Greco keeps it in the groove and takes the win.

 Qua-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-Rd-Qua-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed
  16 Brian Self          7.494 178.45  Q    1 Greg Stanfield      7.438 180.69
                  0.423  7.486 178.02  E1 *****WINNER***** 0.452  7.443 180.52

Stanfield gives up a little on the tree but makes up the difference about 1000' out. Margin of victory = 0.014 seconds (approximately 4 feet).

 Qua-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-Rd-Qua-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed
  13 Scott Perin         7.488 178.57  Q    4 Mike Coughlin       7.452 179.95
                  0.452  7.439 179.21  E1 *****WINNER***** 0.435  7.441 179.02

Perin has a 1.033 sixty-foot time and makes the best run of his career. Coughlin improves on his career best ET for the win. Margin of victory = 0.015 seconds (approximately 4 feet).