Sun, 26 Oct 2003, 05:47 PM Pro Stock Bike Round 2 Eliminations

By Dave Rowe

LAS VEGAS - Results of round 2 eliminations in Pro Stock Bike at the NHRA POWERade Drag Racing Series, Third annual ACDelco Las Vegas NHRA Nationals:

Bike#-Rider-(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed----Bike#-Rider-(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
    6 Geno Scali                              8 Mike Berry
E2                  -0.007  7.264 182.87     ****WINNER****  0.036  7.347 179.83
 Prior rounds:
E1    (J Matthews  ) 0.035  7.248 184.12      (M Phillips  ) 0.026  7.267 184.12
 Qualified:             #3  7.255 183.24                        #6  7.286 183.44

2:37 PM Current weather conditions: 80 degrees, 32 percent relative humidity, the barometer 29.88 inches.

Scali leaves too early and will not be able to clinch the championship at this race.

Bike#-Rider-(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed----Bike#-Rider-(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
    2 Craig Treble                          485 GT Tonglet
E2   ****WINNER****  0.046  7.231 184.22                    -0.009  7.304 178.68
 Prior rounds:
E1    (J Desantis  ) 0.183  7.260 188.20      (K Stoffer   ) 0.029  7.283 186.79
 Qualified:             #1  7.246 182.82                        #8  7.296 181.50

Tonglet takes a shot at the tree and loses. Treble makes a great run, the quickest of the race so far.

Bike#-Rider-(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed----Bike#-Rider-(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
  714 Sean Conner                           504 Andrew Hines
E2                   0.003  7.347 179.11     ****WINNER****  0.017  7.290 187.73
 Prior rounds:
E1    (R Showers   ) 0.015  7.342 176.60      (A Brown     ) 0.008  7.273 182.33
 Qualified:            #12  7.343 179.85                        #4  7.260 187.55

Hines gives up a little on the tree but drives around Conner about 400 feet out to take the win. Treble will have lane choice over Hines in the next round.

Bike#-Rider-(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed----Bike#-Rider-(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
    1 Angelle Savoie                          5 Shawn Gann
E2   ****WINNER****  0.072  7.298 181.81                    -0.020  7.336 177.32
 Prior rounds:
E1    (J Helvie    ) 0.043  7.233 184.14      (F Collis    ) 0.019  7.291 182.53
 Qualified:             #2  7.255 183.29                       #10  7.316 180.86

Gann takes a shot on the tree but leaves too early. Savoie will have lane choice over Berry in the semi-finals.

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