Sun, 16 Nov 2008, 07:56 PM Pro Stock Motorcycle Final, Round 4 Eliminations

By Darryl Jackman

POMONA, Calif. - Results of final, round 4 eliminations in Pro Stock Motorcycle at the NHRA POWERade Drag Racing Series, 44th annual Automobile Club of Southern California NHRA Finals:

Bike#-Rider-(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed----Bike#-Rider-(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
    7 Eddie Krawiec                          44 Chris Rivas                  
E4                   0.025  7.009 190.46     ****WINNER****  0.026  6.929 191.95
 Prior rounds:
E3    (A Hines     ) 0.361  7.098 183.89      (C Treble    ) 0.034  7.049 184.95
E2    (C Ellis     ) 0.019  7.042 186.46      (M Smith     ) 0.002  7.050 186.23
E1    (P Llewellyn ) 0.055  7.012 189.20      (J Pippin    ) 0.017  7.070 184.35
 Qualified:             #2  6.987 189.55                        #9  7.094 179.66

4:50 p.m. Weather conditions: air temperature 77 degrees, relative humidity 23 percent, barometer 28.92 inches, adjusted altitude 2,722 feet, track temperature 84 degrees.

The new champ is out to face Rivas in the final. You have to believe he'd like to put the punctuation marks on this event with a win. Not going to happen. Krawiec becomes the first Pro to win a title without winning an event since Rob Bruins in 1979. Bruins did it in Top Fuel. Rivas runs the quickest pass of the weekend but falls a handful of points short of the title.

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink