Sun, 1 Jun 2003, 01:39 PM Pro Stock Bike Round 1 Eliminations

By Bob Orme

JOLIET, Ill. - Results of round 1 eliminations in Pro Stock Bike at the NHRA POWERade Drag Racing Series, Sixth annual Lucas Oil NHRA Route 66 Nationals:

Bike#-Rider-(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed----Bike#-Rider-(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
    6 Geno Scali                              9 John G. Smith
E1   ****WINNER****  0.028  7.121 186.98                     0.024  7.232 184.09
 Qualified:             #1  7.139 186.36                       #16  7.267 183.77

12:20 PM This is the first time these two riders have faced each other in eliminations this season. They have met eight times in the past, each rider with four wins.

Scali runs low ET of the weekend for this win.

Bike#-Rider-(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed----Bike#-Rider-(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
    8 Mike Berry                            412 Michael Phillips
E1   ****WINNER**** -0.003  7.199 184.19                    -0.010  7.261 182.43
 Qualified:             #8  7.196 181.84                        #9  7.213 184.42

This is the first time these two riders have faced each other in eliminations this season. They have met three times in the past, Berry winning all three times

Both riders leave early, Phillips earlier than Berry.

Bike#-Rider-(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed----Bike#-Rider-(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
  485 GT Tonglet                            714 Sean Conner
E1   ****WINNER****  0.064  7.133 185.61                     0.069 10.411  77.27
 Qualified:             #7  7.182 184.80                       #10  7.220 184.98

This is the first time these riders have ever faced each other in eliminations.

Conner was sitting up on the bike well before the finish line.

Bike#-Rider-(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed----Bike#-Rider-(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
    1 Angelle Savoie                        503 David Feazell
E1   ****WINNER****  0.115  7.118 185.51                     0.050  7.251 180.91
 Qualified:             #5  7.175 182.28                       #12  7.239 182.21

This is the first time these two riders have ever faced each other in eliminations. Angelle Savoie's career statistics: 94 Races; 30 Wins; 15 Runner Up's; Qualified No. 1 32 times; DNQ zero.

Savoie now has the quickest pass of the weekend. Angelle Savoie's MOV: 0.0682 seconds (approximately 18 feet).

Bike#-Rider-(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed----Bike#-Rider-(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
   51 Fred Collis                           780 Fred Camarena
E1   ****WINNER****  0.072  7.169 183.44                     0.033  7.343 170.75
 Qualified:             #4  7.144 185.77                       #13  7.253 182.28

This is the first time these two riders have ever faced each other in eliminations.

Camarena was close to the centerline for most of this pass.

Bike#-Rider-(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed----Bike#-Rider-(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
    2 Craig Treble                          504 Andrew Hines
E1   ****WINNER****  0.076  7.154 185.03                    -0.006  7.201 185.46
 Qualified:             #3  7.143 185.79                       #14  7.259 179.66

These two riders have faced each other in eliminations once this season, Hines winning that matchup in Gainesville. They have met a total of sixteen times, Hines winning eleven of sixteen.

Hines tried to beat Treble at the tree and left early.

Bike#-Rider-(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed----Bike#-Rider-(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
    7 Reggie Showers                          4 Antron Brown
E1   ****WINNER****  0.024  7.192 184.09                     0.022  7.224 184.37
 Qualified:             #6  7.180 185.51                       #11  7.227 185.15

These two riders have faced each other in eliminations once this season, Showers winning that one in Atlanta. They have met a total of ten times, Brown getting the win light eight times.

Reggie Showers' MOV: 0.0305 seconds (approximately 8 feet).

Bike#-Rider-(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed----Bike#-Rider-(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
    5 Shawn Gann                            310 Joe DeSantis
E1   ****WINNER****  0.139  7.084 187.18                    -0.015 21.995  29.40
 Qualified:             #2  7.141 183.12                       #15  7.262 179.68

This is the first time this season these two riders have faced each other in eliminations. They have met four times in the past, Gann winning all four times.

An outstanding pass for Gann! He sets the track elapsed time record here. DeSantis was off the throttle as soon as he realized he had left early.

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink