Sun, 1 Apr 2007, 08:12 PM Pro Stock Motorcycle Final, Round 4 Eliminations

By Rick Green

BAYTOWN, Texas - Results of final, round 4 eliminations in Pro Stock Motorcycle at the NHRA POWERade Drag Racing Series, 20th annual O'Reilly NHRA Spring Nationals presented by Pennzoil:

Bike#-Rider-(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed----Bike#-Rider-(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
   10 Craig Treble                            3 Angelle Sampey               
E4                   0.015  7.516 145.59     ****WINNER****  0.084  7.046 188.91
 Prior rounds:
E3    (C Rivas     ) 0.033  7.138 186.72      (T Bradford  ) -0.014  6.984 192.69
E2    (S Johnson   ) 0.006  7.057 189.66      (P Llewellyn ) 0.035  6.947 192.14
E1    (M Guidera   ) 0.046  7.105 187.73      (S Gann      ) 0.037  7.050 191.10
 Qualified:             #8  7.050 190.35                        #2  6.973 192.22

Weather conditions: air temperature 71 degrees, relative humidity 64 percent, barometer 29.91 inches, adjusted altitude 1,081 feet, track temperature 92 degrees.

Sampey holds a 17 to 10 advantage in head to head match ups, but Treble holds a four to one advantage in final round head to head match ups and the only time she beat him in a final was here in 2003.

Treble with a big starting line advantage, but then slows and Sampey has the difference made up by 330 feet. She wins this event for the second year in a row.and she is the point leader.

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink