Sun, Nov 15, 06:07 PM POMONA - Pro Stock Bike Round 3 Eliminations

By Larry Sullivan

POMONA, Calif. - Results of round 3 eliminations in Pro Stock Bike at the 34th annual NHRA Winston Finals:

 Qua-Rider-(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-Rd-Qua-Rider-(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed
   5 Antron Brown        7.355 178.28  Q   8 Ron Ayers           7.377 184.16
   (G Tonglet   ) 0.404  7.361 181.41 E1   (P Gast      ) 0.473  7.392 180.03
   (C Treble    ) 0.438  7.401 180.03 E2   (A Seeling   ) 0.501  7.407 179.53
                  0.447  7.428 178.50 E3 *****WINNER***** 0.447  7.399 180.90

3:03 PM Two rounds left in the 1998 season.

MPH doesn't win drag races, except when everything else is equal. Brown was actually in the lead at 330 feet, but Ayers squeaked by on the top end to win by less than 8 feet.,

 Qua-Rider-(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-Rd-Qua-Rider-(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed
   2 Matt Hines          7.251 182.59  Q  11 Tony Mullen         7.399 183.39
   (B Ayers     ) 0.428  7.263 185.03 E1   (G Underdahl ) 0.440  7.394 180.86
   (L Cook      ) 0.472  7.283 184.46 E2   (D Schultz   ) 0.457  7.410 178.96
 *****WINNER***** 0.469  7.295 183.74 E3                  0.431  7.427 178.99

Mullen left first, but couldn't hold off the Vance & Hines power on the top end. Hines has lane choice against Ayers in the final round.

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