Sun, 8 Jun 2008, 01:48 PM Pro Stock Motorcycle Round 1 Eliminations

By Dave Rowe

JOLIET, Ill. - Results of round 1 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
    8 Karen Stoffer                           9 Steve Johnson                
E1   ****WINNER**** -0.023  7.118 180.91                    -0.127  7.211 182.23
 Qualified:             #8  7.108 187.76                        #9  7.113 184.98

12:26 p.m. Weather conditions: air temperature 87 degrees, relative humidity 59 percent, barometer 29.13 inches, adjusted altitude 3,755 feet, track temperature 114 degrees.

Stoffer is 6-3 facing Johnson, 4-3 in first round meetings. Johnson leaves way too soon and gives Stoffer the win.

Bike#-Rider-(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed----Bike#-Rider-(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
    7 Eddie Krawiec                          25 Matt Guidera                 
E1   ****WINNER****  0.023  7.158 183.94                     0.011  7.189 182.53
 Qualified:             #7  7.106 187.21                       #10  7.129 185.87

Krawiec is 2-1 facing Guidera, 1-0 in first round meetings.

Guidera is first off the line but Krawiec made up the difference before they reached the 60-foot mark.

Bike#-Rider-(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed----Bike#-Rider-(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
  573 Mike Berry                            235 Hector Arana                 
E1                   0.025  7.162 180.48     ****WINNER****  0.040  7.092 186.95
 Qualified:             #6  7.098 184.85                       #11  7.132 186.15

Berry gets the hole-shot and starts to pull away. Arana starts to make up ground after the 60-foot mark, pulls even at half-track, then drives on by to take the win.

Bike#-Rider-(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed----Bike#-Rider-(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
  310 Joe DeSantis                            5 Angelle Sampey               
E1                   0.053 23.334   NS       ****WINNER****  0.048  7.140 183.62
 Qualified:            #12  7.145 186.48                        #5  7.088 183.00

Sampey is undefeated facing DeSantis, holding a 13-0 record. They come off the line together, then DeSantis has problems early and the bike quits pulling. A problem with the MPH timing, DeSantis receives no speed.

Bike#-Rider-(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed----Bike#-Rider-(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
   44 Chris Rivas                           371 Wes Wells                    
E1   ****WINNER****  0.066  7.030 184.50                     0.011  7.215 183.84
 Qualified:             #1  7.027 187.29                       #16  7.209 184.93

Wells gets a big jump off the line, holds the lead for the first 60 feet, then Rivas drives around and pulls away for the win.

Bike#-Rider-(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed----Bike#-Rider-(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
    2 Andrew Hines                          303 Tom Bradford                 
E1   ****WINNER****  0.013  7.025 186.07                    -0.035  8.532 115.27
 Qualified:             #2  7.028 189.90                       #15  7.200 181.40

Hines holds a 4-2 career advantage over Bradford, 3-2 in first round meetings.

Bradford takes a shot at the tree and misses. Hines makes the quickest pass of the session for the win.

Bike#-Rider-(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed----Bike#-Rider-(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
    3 Chip Ellis                              6 Craig Treble                 
E1                   0.185  7.001 187.68     ****WINNER****  0.002  7.094 187.78
 Qualified:             #3  7.039 183.54                       #14  7.154 181.57

Ellis and Treble have met five times, Ellis with the 4-1 record.

Ellis is dead late off the line, runs the quickest pass of the weekend, but can't make up the difference off the line.

Bike#-Rider-(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed----Bike#-Rider-(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
    1 Matt Smith                            205 Shawn Gann                   
E1                   0.026  7.293 155.20     ****WINNER****  0.031  7.154 186.79
 Qualified:             #4  7.061 184.93                       #13  7.153 185.41

Smith gets the advantage off the line and starts to pull away. He extends his lead through half-track, then has problems and the bike shuts down. Gann drives around him at 1100 feet, then has problems getting the bike to stop. he goes into the sand pretty hard but is able to walk away.

In the next round it will be Rivas with lane choice over Stoffer, Sampey vs. Smith, Hines vs. Krawiec, and Arana vs. Treble.

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink



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