Mon, 1 Sep 2008, 03:34 PM Pro Stock Motorcycle Round 3 Eliminations

By Darryl Jackman

CLERMONT, Ind. - Results of round 3 eliminations in Pro Stock Motorcycle at the NHRA POWERade Drag Racing Series, 54th annual Mac Tools U.S. Nationals:

Bike#-Rider-(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed----Bike#-Rider-(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
    9 Steve Johnson                           6 Craig Treble                 
E3   ****WINNER****  0.018  7.106 185.18                     0.008  7.171 182.53
 Prior rounds:
E2    (M Guidera   ) 0.044  7.070 188.10      (M Smith     ) 0.031  7.142 183.84
E1    (J Desantis  ) 0.064  6.988 191.38      (C Ellis     ) 0.028  7.018 188.49
 Qualified:             #5  6.984 190.27                        #9  7.033 187.29

3:27 p.m. Weather conditions: air temperature 91 degrees, relative humidity 28 percent, barometer 29.16 inches, adjusted altitude 3,509 feet, track temperature 128 degrees.

Worst conditions of the day and we line up to set the final round of PSB. Treble was away first but Johnson went flying around him for a trip to the final.

Bike#-Rider-(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed----Bike#-Rider-(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
  573 Mike Berry                              2 Andrew Hines                 
E3                   0.017  7.202 181.81     ****WINNER****  0.038  7.112 185.56
 Prior rounds:
E2    (K Stoffer   ) 0.026  7.155 181.84      (A McBride   ) 0.043  7.047 187.65
E1    (E Krawiec   ) 0.012  7.093 185.89      (P Llewellyn ) 0.002  6.993 190.67
 Qualified:            #10  7.034 188.07                        #3  6.969 191.08

Johnson will get to play against Hines in the final as Berry just couldn't hold off the Harley. It's Johnson that gets to choose the lane though! Man was he excited on the P.A. I believe he even thanked himself!

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink