Sun, 1 Oct 2006, 04:11 PM Pro Stock Motorcycle Round 3 Eliminations

By Jim Samuel

MOHNTON, Pa. - Results of round 3 eliminations in Pro Stock Motorcycle at the NHRA POWERade Drag Racing Series, 22nd annual Toyo Tires NHRA Nationals:

Bike#-Rider-(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed----Bike#-Rider-(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
    6 Antron Brown                            8 Geno Scali                   
E3                   0.040  7.086 187.73     ****WINNER****  0.042  7.058 191.65
 Prior rounds:
E2    (M Phillips  ) 0.033  7.133 184.67      (G Tonglet   ) 0.050  7.121 188.91
E1    (S Johnson   ) 0.012  7.107 186.64      (M Guidera   ) 0.017  7.031 190.08
 Qualified:            #11  7.025 191.05                        #7  7.009 192.00

4:04 p.m. - Weather conditions: air temperature 74 degrees, relative humidity 43 percent, barometer 29.64 inches, adjusted altitude 1,552 feet, track temperature 94 degrees.

Brown got out of the gate first and held the lead to nearly 1,000 feet. But then Scali got by him to take the lead and the win. Geno Scali's incremental margins (negative if behind): 60ft(-0.053), 330 ft(-0.042), 660ft(-0.023), 1,000ft(0.001). MOV: 0.0261 seconds (approximately 7 feet).

Bike#-Rider-(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed----Bike#-Rider-(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
    3 Angelle Sampey                         10 Karen Stoffer                
E3                  -0.067  7.037 187.63     ****WINNER****  0.046  7.069 190.89
 Prior rounds:
E2    (C Treble    ) 0.005  7.029 188.17      (P Gast      ) 0.028  7.023 190.97
E1    (T Bradford  ) 0.014  7.010 187.78      (C Ellis     ) 0.042  7.017 191.00
 Qualified:             #1  6.939 191.10                        #4  6.970 193.10

Good news for Stoffer...not only did she save money on her car insurance, Sampey went red. That means Stoffer will be going to the final round against Scali but Scali will habe lane choice.

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink