Sun, 11 Nov 2001, 03:49 PM POMONA 3 - Pro Stock Bike Round 1 Eliminations

By Dave Gerard

POMONA, Calif. - Results of round 1 eliminations in Pro Stock Bike at the 37th annual Automobile Club of Southern California NHRA Finals:

 Qua-Rider-(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-Rd-Qua-Rider-(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed
   8 Mike Berry          7.274 185.49  Q    9 Steve Johnson       7.274 181.57
                  0.415  7.360 177.91  E1 *****WINNER***** 0.430  7.331 182.45

12:16 PM Berry is out of the gate first, but Johnson was able to chase him down. Margin of victory = 0.014 seconds (approximately 4 feet).

 Qua-Rider-(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-Rd-Qua-Rider-(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed
   7 Reggie Showers      7.251 185.28  Q   10 Geno Scali          7.301 183.15
                  0.462  7.264 183.59  E1 *****WINNER***** 0.434  7.279 184.19

Scali with the starting line advantage and holds on for the hole shot win. Margin of victory = 0.013 seconds (approximately 4 feet).

 Qua-Rider-(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-Rd-Qua-Rider-(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed
   4 GT Tonglet          7.229 184.22  Q   13 Chris Reuter        7.331 180.19
 *****WINNER***** 0.402  7.334 182.35  E1                  0.460  7.391 182.82

Tonglet advances with a big win.

 Qua-Rider-(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-Rd-Qua-Rider-(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed
   1 Angelle Savoie      7.186 184.07  Q   16 Jay Matthews        7.396 178.54
 *****WINNER***** 0.540  7.165 185.74  E1                  0.466  7.364 180.36

Angelle needs to go two rounds to close out Brown. Angelle sets low ET of the round to now and will have lane choice over Johnson next round.

 Qua-Rider-(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-Rd-Qua-Rider-(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed
  12 Joe DeSantis        7.320 177.39  Q    5 Antron Brown        7.230 185.72
 *****WINNER***** 0.493  7.273 182.13  E1                  0.552  7.276 185.31

Brown just lost the championship. The loss clinches the Winston Title for Savoie.

 Qua-Rider-(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-Rd-Qua-Rider-(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed
   3 Craig Treble        7.219 181.86  Q   14 Ron Ayers           7.348 179.61
 *****WINNER***** 0.445  7.259 184.22  E1                  0.445  7.371 181.69

Even start, but it's Treble with the power.

 Qua-Rider-(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-Rd-Qua-Rider-(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed
   6 Matt Hines          7.244 188.65  Q   11 Fred Camarena       7.301 178.40
 *****WINNER***** 0.452  7.271 187.57  E1                  0.529  7.356 181.96

Camarena was late and it was game over.

 Qua-Rider-(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-Rd-Qua-Rider-(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed
   2 Shawn Gann          7.193 186.43  Q   15 Sam Hurwitz         7.351 182.18
 *****WINNER***** 0.457  7.263 183.32  E1                  0.173  7.670 179.88

Gann runs near his qualifying time, as Hurwitz can't wait for the green light. Gann will have lane choice over Scali. Savoie over Johnson. DeSantis over Tonglet. And Treble over Hines.

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink



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