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Sun, 8 Jun 2008, 05:38 PM

Pro Stock Motorcycle Round 2 Eliminations

By Dave Rowe

JOLIET, Ill. - Results of round 2 eliminations in Pro Stock Motorcycle at the NHRA POWERade Drag Racing Series, 11th annual Torco Racing Fuels Route 66 NHRA Nationals:


Bike#-Rider-(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed----Bike#-Rider-(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
  205 Shawn Gann                              5 Angelle Sampey               
E2                         No Time           ****WINNER****  0.000  7.168 181.42
 Prior rounds:
E1    (M Smith     ) 0.031  7.154 186.79      (J Desantis  ) 0.048  7.140 183.62
 Qualified:            #13  7.153 185.41                        #5  7.088 183.00

4:28 p.m. Weather conditions: air temperature 89 degrees, relative humidity 62 percent, barometer 29.12 inches, adjusted altitude 3,951 feet, track temperature 111 degrees.

Gann was unable to return after his trip into the sand in the first round. Sampey gets out of the groove, drifts to the right, but is able to straighten the bike out and make a decent pass.


Bike#-Rider-(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed----Bike#-Rider-(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
    6 Craig Treble                          235 Hector Arana                 
E2   ****WINNER****  0.010  7.148 185.77                    -0.065  7.165 185.33
 Prior rounds:
E1    (C Ellis     ) 0.002  7.094 187.78      (M Berry     ) 0.040  7.092 186.95
 Qualified:            #14  7.154 181.57                       #11  7.132 186.15

Treble holds a 2-1 advantage over Arana in previous meetings.

Arana leaves way too soon and gives the win to Treble.


Bike#-Rider-(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed----Bike#-Rider-(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
   44 Chris Rivas                             8 Karen Stoffer                
E2   ****WINNER****  0.045  7.063 184.70                     0.087  7.157 185.54
 Prior rounds:
E1    (W Wells     ) 0.066  7.030 184.50      (S Johnson   ) -0.023  7.118 180.91
 Qualified:             #1  7.027 187.29                        #8  7.108 187.76

Rivas is out of the gate first, starts to pull away, and increases his lead all the way through the run.


Bike#-Rider-(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed----Bike#-Rider-(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
    2 Andrew Hines                            7 Eddie Krawiec                
E2   ****WINNER****  0.003  7.156 183.39                    -0.038  7.121 184.40
 Prior rounds:
E1    (T Bradford  ) 0.013  7.025 186.07      (M Guidera   ) 0.023  7.158 183.94
 Qualified:             #2  7.028 189.90                        #7  7.106 187.21

Krawiec hit the throttle a little too soon and turned on the red light. Hines makes a clean run but will give up lane choice to Treble in round three. In the other round three matchup it will be Rivas with lane choice over Sampey.

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink