Sun, 29 Jun 2003, 07:03 PM Pro Stock Bike Round 1 Eliminations |
By Rick Green |
MADISON, Ill. - Results of round 1 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 504 Andrew Hines 8 Mike Berry E1 0.018 7.323 155.13 ****WINNER**** 0.009 7.274 180.91 Qualified: #6 7.180 184.80 #11 7.217 178.66Current weather conditions: 91 degrees, 34 percent relative humidity, the barometer 30.07 inches, with a track temperature of 125 degrees.
Hines won the only time these two have met before. Berry with a great light and had a wiggle
right off the starting line and Hines is out in lead at the 330, half track, and 1000 feet.
Berry was able to drive around him on the top end
Bike#-Rider-(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed----Bike#-Rider-(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
4 Antron Brown 9 John G. Smith
E1 ****WINNER**** 0.032 7.274 179.16 0.008 7.301 183.37
Qualified: #8 7.212 187.39 #9 7.213 182.23
Antron Brown has a 6 to 3 advantage against John Smith.
Smith won this race in 1997. Smith with a great light and is out in front until just before 1000
feet and that is where Brown was able to drive around him for the win by about 12 feet.
Bike#-Rider-(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed----Bike#-Rider-(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
6 Geno Scali 2 Craig Treble
E1 ****WINNER**** 0.030 7.181 182.80 0.020 7.272 181.30
Qualified: #3 7.149 187.57 #14 7.243 179.97
Treble has a 6 to 3 advantage over Scali in head to head match ups.
Neither one of these two have lost in the first round this year. Treble with the starting line
advantage, but Scali had the difference made up by just past the 330-foot mark.
Bike#-Rider-(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed----Bike#-Rider-(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
1 Angelle Savoie 10 Steve Johnson
E1 0.133 7.169 183.24 ****WINNER**** 0.026 7.261 183.42
Qualified: #4 7.151 183.22 #13 7.241 183.17
Angelle Savoie has owned Steve Johnson winning 18 to 1 advantage in head to head match ups.
She has won this race twice, last year and 1999.
Angelle is way late on the tree and and can not chase Johnson down as he takes the hole-shot win
by about four feet.Bike#-Rider-(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed----Bike#-Rider-(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed 51 Fred Collis 485 GT Tonglet E1 0.022 7.208 184.50 ****WINNER**** 0.036 7.183 184.88 Qualified: #5 7.161 185.66 #12 7.237 183.49GT won this race in 2001. This is the first time these two have raced. Collis with the starting line advantage, but Tonglet was able to chase him down for the win by about three feet.
Bike#-Rider-(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed----Bike#-Rider-(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed 777 Karen Stoffer 405 Blaine Hale E1 ****WINNER**** 0.048 7.167 181.25 0.059 7.299 183.74 Qualified: #2 7.144 186.20 #15 7.260 185.03Stoffer was late off the line, but still first and took the win.
Bike#-Rider-(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed----Bike#-Rider-(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
5 Shawn Gann 211 Tommy Grimes Jr
E1 ****WINNER**** 0.137 7.168 182.72 0.014 7.436 180.67
Qualified: #1 7.136 187.31 #16 7.261 181.23
This is only the second time Grimes has qualified for a race and both time he has qualified
16th.
Gann has qualified number one four times in his career and this is the second time this year.
Gann is real late, but was able to chase Grimes down by 330 feet and took the win. He will have
lane choice over Brown, Tonglet will have lane choice over Johnson, Stoffer will get her pick
over Showers, and Scali will get his pick over Berry.
Bike#-Rider-(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed----Bike#-Rider-(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
7 Reggie Showers 714 Sean Conner
E1 ****WINNER**** 0.101 7.203 183.67 0.058 7.355 182.30
Qualified: #7 7.199 182.67 #10 7.215 184.93
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