Sun, 8 Jun 2008, 06:44 PM Pro Stock Motorcycle Round 3 Eliminations

By Dave Rowe

JOLIET, Ill. - Results of round 3 eliminations in Pro Stock Motorcycle at the NHRA POWERade Drag Racing Series, 11th annual Torco Racing Fuels Route 66 NHRA Nationals:

Bike#-Rider-(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed----Bike#-Rider-(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
    6 Craig Treble                            2 Andrew Hines                 
E3   ****WINNER****  0.013  7.141 186.36                     0.054  7.112 186.98
 Prior rounds:
E2    (H Arana     ) 0.010  7.148 185.77      (E Krawiec   ) 0.003  7.156 183.39
E1    (C Ellis     ) 0.002  7.094 187.78      (T Bradford  ) 0.013  7.025 186.07
 Qualified:            #14  7.154 181.57                        #2  7.028 189.90

5:37 p.m. Treble puts a big hole-shot on Hines, Hines starts to gain ground, but runs out of room.

Bike#-Rider-(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed----Bike#-Rider-(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
   44 Chris Rivas                             5 Angelle Sampey               
E3   ****WINNER****  0.047  7.054 186.74                     0.034  7.290 185.05
 Prior rounds:
E2    (K Stoffer   ) 0.045  7.063 184.70      (S Gann      ) 0.000  7.168 181.42
E1    (W Wells     ) 0.066  7.030 184.50      (J Desantis  ) 0.048  7.140 183.62
 Qualified:             #1  7.027 187.29                        #5  7.088 183.00

Sampey gets a small advantage off the line but Rivas drives around quickly and pulls away for the win.

In the final round it will be Rivas with lane choice over Treble.

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink