Sun, 10 Nov 2002, 03:31 PM Pro Stock Bike Round 1 Eliminations

By Dave Gerard

POMONA, Calif. - Results of round 1 eliminations in Pro Stock Bike at the NHRA POWERade Drag Racing Series, 38th annual Automobile Club of Southern California NHRA Finals:

Qua-Rider-(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-Rd-Qua-Rider-(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed
   8 Karen Stoffer       7.267 184.19  Q    9 Reggie Showers      7.276 184.75
                  0.000 No Data        E1 *****WINNER***** 0.446  7.328 182.30

12:11 PM The weather is the same for the bikes.

We start off with a single as Stoffer not able to return after her trip into the sand on Thursday.

Qua-Rider-(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-Rd-Qua-Rider-(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed
   7 Michael Phillips    7.238 180.31  Q   10 Antron Brown        7.284 185.51
 *****WINNER***** 0.425  7.255 183.19  E1                  0.467  7.264 181.32

Phillis is away first. Brown gets out of the groove and slows.

Qua-Rider-(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-Rd-Qua-Rider-(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed
  11 John Smith          7.284 183.22  Q    6 Andrew Hines        7.233 185.97
                  0.437  7.296 182.48  E1 *****WINNER***** 0.431  7.233 185.92

They leave almost together and Hines pulls away for the win.

Qua-Rider-(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-Rd-Qua-Rider-(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed
   2 Angelle Savoie      7.183 185.87  Q   15 Scott Lewis         7.351 177.30
                  0.620  7.191 185.41  E1 *****WINNER***** 0.419  7.337 182.28

The longest streak in NHRA history comes to an end as Savoie hasn't lost in the first round since August 22 of 1999 at Brainard. She is dead late and can't begin to catch Lewis.

Qua-Rider-(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-Rd-Qua-Rider-(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed
   3 Matt Hines          7.193 188.38  Q   14 Sean Conner         7.319 183.52
 *****WINNER***** 0.466  7.223 188.83  E1                  0.455  7.714 137.05

No contest for Matt Hines

Qua-Rider-(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-Rd-Qua-Rider-(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed
   4 Craig Treble        7.194 180.79  Q   13 Mike Berry          7.311 181.62
 *****WINNER***** 0.467  7.168 185.69  E1                  0.343  7.342 181.81

Treble improves on his qualifying time and gets a free ticket to the next round.

Qua-Rider-(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-Rd-Qua-Rider-(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed
   5 Geno Scali          7.208 181.42  Q   12 Fred Camarena       7.310 182.33
 *****WINNER***** 0.428  7.202 191.76  E1                  0.458  7.299 181.15

Scali win the race at both ends of the track with a better RT and ET.

Qua-Rider-(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-Rd-Qua-Rider-(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed
   1 Shawn Gann          7.183 185.87  Q   16 Steve Johnson       7.352   NS
 *****WINNER***** 0.523  7.149 192.82  E1                  0.485  7.318 183.34

Johnson is in as a Top 10 . Gann gives up a lot off the line, but runs a big ET to take the win.

Next Round parings: Gann over Showers; Treble over Scali; Phillips over Lewis; Matt Hines over Andrew Hines.

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