Sun, 30 Jul 2006, 06:17 PM Pro Stock Motorcycle Round 2 Eliminations

By Darryl Jackman

SONOMA, Calif. - Results of round 2 eliminations in Pro Stock Motorcycle at the NHRA POWERade Drag Racing Series, 19th annual FRAM-Autolite NHRA Nationals:

Bike#-Rider-(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed----Bike#-Rider-(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
    9 Steve Johnson                           6 Antron Brown
E2                  -0.032  7.078 188.75     ****WINNER****  0.045  7.034 190.83
 Prior rounds:
E1    (G Scali     ) 0.017  7.063 189.52      (M Guidera   ) 0.011  7.028 191.02
 Qualified:            #11  7.072 190.06                        #3  6.981 191.54

3:03 p.m. Weather conditions: air temperature 79 degrees, relative humidity 51 percent, barometer 30.09 inches, adjusted altitude 1,426 feet, track temperature 115 degrees.

Johnson takes a shot at the tree and misses pretty badly. From Brown's ET he needed about .04.

Bike#-Rider-(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed----Bike#-Rider-(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
    1 Andrew Hines                            7 Craig Treble
E2                   0.055 10.558  79.06     ****WINNER****  0.009  7.088 191.10
 Prior rounds:
E1    (M Berry     ) 0.079  7.006 191.10      (R Schnitz   ) 0.027  7.069 189.20
 Qualified:             #1  6.974 191.48                        #9  7.032 192.96

Treble throws out a great light and Hines is sitting up on the Harley by half track.

Bike#-Rider-(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed----Bike#-Rider-(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
  303 Tom Bradford                            3 Angelle Sampey
E2   ****WINNER****  0.057  7.076 190.62                     0.119  7.278 161.87
 Prior rounds:
E1    (G Tonglet   ) 0.027  7.003 190.83      (S Gann      ) 0.056  7.069 187.83
 Qualified:             #2  6.981 192.00                        #7  7.021 188.57

Sampey had to have her bike restarted after the burnout and it never sounded right. She was late and Bradford gets the win but not lane choice against Brown in the semi final.

Bike#-Rider-(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed----Bike#-Rider-(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
    5 Chip Ellis                            204 Matt Smith
E2   ****WINNER****  0.029  6.986 191.78                     0.041  7.103 187.65
 Prior rounds:
E1    (K Stoffer   ) 0.025  6.911 193.21      (C Rivas     ) 0.036  7.058 187.60
 Qualified:             #4  6.998 191.67                        #5  7.015 190.70

Nice race here and Ellis takes the win. He certainly has lane choice over Treble next round.

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink