Mon, 22 Sep 2003, 02:29 PM Pro Stock Bike Round 2 Eliminations

By Dave Rowe

MILLINGTON, Tenn. - Results of round 2 eliminations in Pro Stock Bike at the NHRA POWERade Drag Racing Series, 16th annual O'Reilly NHRA Mid-South Nationals presented by Pennzoil:

Bike#-Rider-(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed----Bike#-Rider-(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
    1 Angelle Savoie                          2 Craig Treble
E2   ****WINNER****  0.008  7.293 178.73                     0.016  7.310 180.36
 Prior rounds:
E1    (T Grimes    )       No Time            (K Stoffer   ) 0.003  7.215 180.60
 Qualified:             #1  7.096 185.26                        #9  7.211 185.41

1:19 PM Current weather conditions: 80 degrees, 65 percent relative humidity, the barometer 29.97 inches, with a track temperature of 102 degrees.

Savoie gets the jump off the line, goes right down the groove and never looks back.

Bike#-Rider-(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed----Bike#-Rider-(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
    6 Geno Scali                              7 Reggie Showers
E2                  -0.022 11.181  64.54     ****WINNER****  0.032  7.273 179.33
 Prior rounds:
E1    (B Hale      ) -0.003  7.199 183.22      (M Phillips  ) 0.028  7.187 183.97
 Qualified:             #2  7.119 187.13                        #7  7.186 188.46

Scali, the current points leader, moves a little too quickly and fouls out. Showers makes a good run, right down the groove and takes the win.

Bike#-Rider-(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed----Bike#-Rider-(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
    5 Shawn Gann                              8 Mike Berry
E2   ****WINNER****  0.034  7.219 180.69                     0.027  7.260 182.43
 Prior rounds:
E1    (S Johnson   ) 0.037  7.173 185.43      (G Tonglet   ) 0.063  7.229 182.62
 Qualified:             #3  7.125 187.76                        #6  7.164 185.95

Gann makes an impressive run and takes the win. He will have lane choice over Showers in the next round.

Bike#-Rider-(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed----Bike#-Rider-(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
   51 Fred Collis                           504 Andrew Hines
E2   ****WINNER****  0.019  7.230 182.26                    -0.015  7.276 164.61
 Prior rounds:
E1    (A Brown     ) 0.008  7.225 180.98      (S Conner    ) 0.008  7.168 177.60
 Qualified:             #4  7.147 185.97                        #5  7.157 180.21

Collis' first race was here in Memphis in 1999 and he went to the finals. He continues on here, Hines and the Harley leave a bit too early and fouling out. He will take on Savoie in the next round, Collis with lane choice.

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink



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