Sun, 4 May 2008, 01:48 PM Pro Stock Motorcycle Round 1 Eliminations

By Rick Green

MADISON, Ill. - Results of round 1 eliminations in Pro Stock Motorcycle at the NHRA POWERade Drag Racing Series, 12th annual O'Reilly NHRA Midwest Nationals presented by Castrol:

Bike#-Rider-(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed----Bike#-Rider-(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
    6 Craig Treble                           44 Chris Rivas                  
E1                   0.024  6.994 191.40     ****WINNER****  0.000  7.003 187.76
 Qualified:             #8  6.989 192.38                        #9  6.993 188.86

Treble is 4 - 3 against Rivas in prior events. Rivas with a perfect light and the power to hold on for the hole shot win. Chris Rivas' MOV: 0.0157 seconds (approximately 4 feet).

Bike#-Rider-(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed----Bike#-Rider-(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
    9 Steve Johnson                          25 Matt Guidera                 
E1   ****WINNER****  0.013  6.959 189.15                     0.010  7.017 186.12
 Qualified:             #7  6.966 189.50                       #10  6.994 187.70

Guidera is 1 - 0 against Johnson in prior events. Johnson with a career best pass here to take the win by about 15 feet.

Bike#-Rider-(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed----Bike#-Rider-(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
    8 Karen Stoffer                         205 Shawn Gann                   
E1   ****WINNER****  0.048  7.002 184.55                     0.069  7.016 189.04
 Qualified:             #6  6.964 191.62                       #11  6.995 191.02

Stoffer is 5 - 3 against Gann in prior events. Stoffer with the starting line advantage and the win light by about 10 feet.

Bike#-Rider-(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed----Bike#-Rider-(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
    5 Angelle Sampey                        235 Hector Arana                 
E1   ****WINNER****  0.014  6.917 191.51                     0.013  7.086 182.82
 Qualified:             #5  6.961 187.73                       #12  7.007 188.65

Sampey is 3 - 1 against Arana in prior events. Sampey with her career best pass on the Buell and the win. Angelle Sampey's incremental times: 60ft-1.079 sec., 330ft-2.879, 660ft-4.403/160.19mph, 1,000ft-5.751 Sampey with the quickest pass of the round so far.

Bike#-Rider-(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed----Bike#-Rider-(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
    7 Eddie Krawiec                         573 Mike Berry                   
E1   ****WINNER****  0.051  7.006 189.63                     0.002  7.197 181.74
 Qualified:             #4  6.945 188.99                       #13  7.007 188.54

Berry with a huge starting line advantage, but Krawiec has him chased down by 330 feet and drives away for the win. He will give up lane choice to Sampey in the next round.

Bike#-Rider-(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed----Bike#-Rider-(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
    3 Chip Ellis                            202 Junior Pippin                
E1   ****WINNER****  0.073  6.929 188.75                     0.038  7.055 184.37
 Qualified:             #2  6.907 191.62                       #15  7.081 183.89

Pippin with the starting line advantage, but Ellis has the difference made up by the time they go by the Christmas Tree. Ellis will have lane choice over Johnson in the next round.

Bike#-Rider-(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed----Bike#-Rider-(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
    2 Andrew Hines                          310 Joe DeSantis                 
E1   ****WINNER****  0.032  6.875 193.49                     0.064  6.995 190.48
 Qualified:             #3  6.943 189.36                       #14  7.029 187.60

Hines is out of the gate first and never looked back to take the win with the second quickest pass in the history of Pro stock Motorcycle. Andrew Hines' incremental times: 60ft-1.074 sec., 330ft-2.862, 660ft-4.388/160.29mph, 1,000ft-5.723 He will have lane choice over Stoffer in the next round. DeSantis is in the six-second zone for the first time in his career in a losing effort.

Bike#-Rider-(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed----Bike#-Rider-(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
    1 Matt Smith                            581 David Hope                   
E1   ****WINNER****  0.055  6.882 193.10                     0.023  7.232 182.26
 Qualified:             #1  6.901 190.32                       #16  7.138 183.00

Smith won the Full Throttle Pit Crew Challenge award this weekend. Hope gets out of the gate first, but Smith has the difference made up by 60 feet. Smith with his quickest pass of the weekend for the win. Matt Smith's incremental times: 60ft-1.058 sec., 330ft-2.847, 660ft-4.379/159.74mph, 1,000ft-5.724

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