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Sat, 7 Oct 2000, 08:50 PM

MEMPHIS - Pro Stock Truck Qualifying Notes, Final Session

By David Rowe

MILLINGTON, Tenn. - Notes from final, round 4 qualifying in Pro Stock Truck at the 13th annual AutoZone Nationals presented by Pennzoil listing lane, driver name, elapsed time/top speed this round, position in order following run, best prior elapsed time/speed, and position in order prior to run:

Left Lane: Rick Jones Runs 7.462/179.90, Now #5; Best prior run: 7.463/178.99, Was #5
Right Lane: Steven Farr Runs 9.717/94.71, Now #32; Best prior run: 7.602/176.65, Was #32

7:12 PM The temp is really dropping here and the track is getting very cool. They have ran the jet down the track trying to put some heat in it. Farr loses power around the 1000 foot mark. Jones improves slightly but not enough to move up in the field.

Left Lane: Ruben Celedon Runs 7.498/178.38, Now #16; Best prior run: 7.505/178.17, Was #19
Right Lane: Dale Eaton Runs 7.600/176.63, Now #19; Best prior run: 7.503/177.18, Was #18

Celedon runs a career best ET and speed to get in on the bump. No help for Eaton.

Left Lane: Scott Perin Runs 8.419/119.73, Now #13; Best prior run: 7.488/178.57, Was #13
Right Lane: Todd Patterson Runs 7.543/177.04, Now #11; Best prior run: 7.485/178.31, Was #11

Perin gets way out of shape early in his run, straightens it out, gets back in the groove and then out again. Patterson makes a decent pass but doesn't improve.

Left Lane: Steve Johns Runs 7.489/180.14, Now #14; Best prior run: 7.522/179.21, Was #23
Right Lane: David Spitzer Runs 9.291/104.11, Now #18; Best prior run: 7.498/177.49, Was #17

Johns runs a career best ET and bumps out Celedon. Spitzer is all over the track, almost hitting the wall just past half-track.

Left Lane: Jim Kennedy Runs 13.578/63.14, Now #26; Best prior run: 7.545/177.09, Was #25
Right Lane: Charles Greco Runs 7.494/179.49, Now #15; Best prior run: 7.572/176.95, Was #28

Greco gets in at number 15 and bumps out Slavinski. Kennedy gets out of shape and has to back off the throttle.

Left Lane: Don Smith Runs 16.394/65.46, Now #22; Best prior run: 7.508/178.38, Was #22
Right Lane: Rob Slavinski Runs 10.037/90.55, Now #17; Best prior run: 7.495/179.56, Was #17

Both trucks get out of shape and have to abort the runs.

Left Lane: Jeff Gracia Runs 7.470/179.25, Now #8; Best prior run: 7.483/179.14, Was #9
Right Lane: Chip Ippolito Runs 7.593/176.77, Now #31; Best prior run: 7.585/176.60, Was #31

Gracia improves on his best ET and moves into the top half of the field.

Left Lane: John Coughlin Runs 7.470/174.55, Now #3; Best prior run: 7.450/179.47, Was #3
Right Lane: Arnie Martel Runs 10.061/90.71, Now #30; Best prior run: 7.581/176.42, Was #30

Coughlin can't improve and stays number three. Martel has traction problems and has to back out of the throttle.

Left Lane: Craig Eaton Runs 7.514/178.92, Now #24; Best prior run: 7.559/176.74, Was #27
Right Lane: Samuel Tompkins No Time, Now #28; Best prior run: 7.568/176.58, Was #28

Tompkins breaks after the burnout and has to be pushed off the track. Eaton improves but not enough crack this tough field.

Left Lane: Mark Whisnant Runs 7.469/179.59, Now #7; Best prior run: 7.486/179.06, Was #12
Right Lane: Greg Stanfield Runs 7.438/180.69, Now #1; Best prior run: 7.439/180.43, Was #1

Stanfield makes another great run and resets both ends of the National Record.

Left Lane: Taylor Lastor Runs 12.329/68.49, Now #10; Best prior run: 7.481/178.87, Was #10
Right Lane: Lou Ficco Runs 7.515/177.86, Now #23; Best prior run: 7.513/177.91, Was #23

Left Lane: Bob Panella Jr Runs 9.623/95.82, Now #8; Best prior run: 7.470/179.68, Was #8
Right Lane: Larry Seay Runs 7.479/179.21, Now #2; Best prior run: 7.442/178.42, Was #2

Panella has a great 1.039 sixty-foot time but can't keep it in the groove.

Left Lane: Larry Kopp Runs 7.498/179.73, Now #18; Best prior run: 7.524/178.68, Was #26
Right Lane: Jeff Naiser Runs 7.507/179.02, Now #23; Best prior run: 7.521/178.19, Was #25

Kopp runs a career best ET and speed but still isn't in the show.

Left Lane: Mike Coughlin Runs 7.453/180.00, Now #4; Best prior run: 7.452/179.95, Was #4
Right Lane: Randy Daniels Runs 15.270/52.66, Now #6; Best prior run: 7.464/178.76, Was #6

Coughlin makes a good pass but doesn't improve. Daniels has traction problems about 300 feet out and has to shut down.

Left Lane: Brian Self Runs 7.497/178.66, Now #16; Best prior run: 7.494/178.45, Was #16
Right Lane: Joe Pigford Runs 7.502/176.97, Now #22; Best prior run: 7.578/175.96, Was #29

Self can't improve and stays on the bump.

Left Lane: John Lingenfelter Runs 7.575/178.64, Now #21; Best prior run: 7.499/179.06, Was #21
Right Lane: Bart Price Runs 7.465/179.64, Now #7; Best prior run: 7.485/179.44, Was #11

Price makes a good run and gets in the top half of the field. Lingenfelter gets a little out of shape and will not make the field.