Sun, 29 Jun 2003, 08:29 PM Pro Stock Bike Round 2 Eliminations

By Rick Green

MADISON, Ill. - Results of round 2 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
   10 Steve Johnson                         485 GT Tonglet
E2                  -0.019  7.283 181.11     ****WINNER****  0.054  7.192 183.27
 Prior rounds:
E1    (A Savoie    ) 0.026  7.261 183.42      (F Collis    ) 0.036  7.183 184.88
 Qualified:            #13  7.241 183.17                       #12  7.237 183.49

Current weather conditions: 88 degrees, 35 percent relative humidity, the barometer 30.09 inches, with a track temperature of 114 degrees.

Steve Johnson has a four to two advantage in head toi head match ups. Johnson turns on the red light to give Tonglet the win. That is the 31st red light in the Bike class this year.

Bike#-Rider-(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed----Bike#-Rider-(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
    6 Geno Scali                              8 Mike Berry
E2   ****WINNER****  0.042  7.174 185.89                     0.051  7.232 182.48
 Prior rounds:
E1    (C Treble    ) 0.030  7.181 182.80      (A Hines     ) 0.009  7.274 180.91
 Qualified:             #3  7.149 187.57                       #11  7.217 178.66

Scali has a three to one advantage in head to head match ups. Scali with the starting line advantage and the win.

Bike#-Rider-(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed----Bike#-Rider-(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
    5 Shawn Gann                              4 Antron Brown
E2   ****WINNER****  0.031  7.201 181.67                     0.044  7.314 181.32
 Prior rounds:
E1    (T Grimes    ) 0.137  7.168 182.72      (J Smith     ) 0.032  7.274 179.16
 Qualified:             #1  7.136 187.31                        #8  7.212 187.39

Brown has a 9 to 6 heads up advantage. Gann with the starting line advantage, but will give up lane choice to Tonglet in the semifinals.

Bike#-Rider-(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed----Bike#-Rider-(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
  777 Karen Stoffer                           7 Reggie Showers
E2   ****WINNER****  0.008  7.186 184.57                     0.021 26.188  21.40
 Prior rounds:
E1    (B Hale      ) 0.048  7.167 181.25      (S Conner    ) 0.101  7.203 183.67
 Qualified:             #2  7.144 186.20                        #7  7.199 182.67

This is only the third time these two have raced and Showers has won both of those match ups. Stoffer with the great light and the win, but will give up lane choice to Scali. Showers broke around 200 feet.

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