Sun, 29 Jun 2003, 09:39 PM Pro Stock Bike Round 3 Eliminations

By Rick Green

MADISON, Ill. - Results of round 3 eliminations in Pro Stock Bike at the NHRA POWERade Drag Racing Series, Seventh annual Sears Craftsman NHRA Nationals:

Bike#-Rider-(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed----Bike#-Rider-(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
  485 GT Tonglet                              5 Shawn Gann
E3   ****WINNER****  0.061  7.235 177.65                     0.088  7.222 186.07
 Prior rounds:
E2    (S Johnson   ) 0.054  7.192 183.27      (A Brown     ) 0.031  7.201 181.67
E1    (F Collis    ) 0.036  7.183 184.88      (T Grimes    ) 0.137  7.168 182.72
 Qualified:            #12  7.237 183.49                        #1  7.136 187.31

Current weather conditions: 85 degrees, 41 percent relative humidity, the barometer 30.01 inches, with a track temperature of 100 degrees.

Tonglet with the starting line advantage and the power to hold on for the hole shot win. Tonglet will take his Harley to the final and this is the first time since Gainesville 1980 when Ed Ryan was in the final with a Harley.

Bike#-Rider-(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed----Bike#-Rider-(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
    6 Geno Scali                            777 Karen Stoffer
E3   ****WINNER****  0.038  7.153 186.77                     0.066  7.214 184.19
 Prior rounds:
E2    (M Berry     ) 0.042  7.174 185.89      (R Showers   ) 0.008  7.186 184.57
E1    (C Treble    ) 0.030  7.181 182.80      (B Hale      ) 0.048  7.167 181.25
 Qualified:             #3  7.149 187.57                        #2  7.144 186.20

This is the first time these two have raced and Scali with the big starting line advantage and a great pass. He will have lane choice in the final.

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink