Sun, 18 Sep 2005, 01:59 PM Pro Stock Motorcycle Round 2 Eliminations

By Jim Samuel

MOHNTON, Pa. - Results of round 2 eliminations in Pro Stock Motorcycle at the NHRA POWERade Drag Racing Series, 21st annual Toyo Tires NHRA Nationals:

Bike#-Rider-(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed----Bike#-Rider-(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
    2 Angelle Sampey                          5 Craig Treble                 
E2   ****WINNER****  0.031  7.185 185.41                     0.022  7.281 179.92
 Prior rounds:
E1    (T Bradford  ) 0.028  7.188 184.27      (A Brown     ) 0.026  7.248 185.31
 Qualified:             #4  7.128 182.08                       #12  7.226 184.70

1:48 p.m. - Weather conditions: air temperature 76 degrees, relative humidity 44 percent, barometer 29.93 inches, adjusted altitude 1,348 feet, track temperature 101 degrees.

treble got off the line first but Sampey got by him before they reached the 60-foot marker. She kept pulling away down the quarter mile to take the win.

Bike#-Rider-(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed----Bike#-Rider-(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
   10 Karen Stoffer                         308 Ryan Schnitz                 
E2                   0.042  7.279 179.59     ****WINNER****  0.039  7.222 184.07
 Prior rounds:
E1    (M Smith     ) 0.020  7.188 184.67      (M Guidera   ) 0.046  7.109 186.28
 Qualified:            #14  7.230 184.47                        #6  7.147 186.15

Schnitz was first off the line and pulled away to take the win.

Bike#-Rider-(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed----Bike#-Rider-(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
    1 Andrew Hines                            6 GT Tonglet                   
E2   ****WINNER****  0.006  7.147 187.23                     0.033  7.194 186.41
 Prior rounds:
E1    (G Scali     ) 0.038  7.091 188.94      (M Berry     ) 0.076  7.123 187.55
 Qualified:             #1  7.098 189.10                        #8  7.166 190.03

Hines had a very good light to take the win and move on to the next round. He'll have lane choice over Sampey in the next round.

Bike#-Rider-(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed----Bike#-Rider-(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
  200 Chip Ellis                           7487 Chris Rivas                  
E2   ****WINNER****  0.025  7.103 181.98                     0.016  7.307 178.42
 Prior rounds:
E1    (M Phillips  ) 0.016  7.071 187.50      (S Johnson   ) 0.028  7.186 181.57
 Qualified:             #2  7.101 188.41                       #10  7.217 182.85

Ellis had low ET in the first round. Rivas was first off the starting line but Ellis came up with the low ET of this round to take the win and earn lane choice over Schnitz in round three.

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