Sun, 11 Nov 2018, 16:06 PM Summit Pro Bike Round 1 Eliminations

By Rick Green

POMONA, Calif. - Results of round 1 eliminations in Summit Pro Bike at the NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series, 54th annual Auto Club NHRA Finals:

Bike#-Rider-(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed----Bike#-Rider-(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 1014 Don Hookway                           312 Bruce Damewood               
E1   ****WINNER****  0.062  9.481 141.05                     0.034  8.114 160.12
         SPB  Dial: 9.46 (+/-):  0.021             SPB  Dial: 8.05 (+/-):  0.064
 Qualified:             #7 4                                    #3 8            

Weather conditions: air temperature 76 degrees, relative humidity 21 percent, barometer 28.90 inches, adjusted altitude 2,600 feet, track temperature 104 degrees.

Don Hookway representing Division 1 from Island Dragway. He has been the Island Dragway motorcycle track champ six times. He is making his first trip here.

Wild Card winner is Division 3 racer Bruce Damewood from Route 66 Raceway. He raced here 2009 and 2014. This time as the WildCard.

Damewood with the starting line advantage, but Hookway gets the win. Don Hookway's MOV: 0.0156 seconds (approximately 4 feet).

Bike#-Rider-(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed----Bike#-Rider-(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
  336 Jeremy Hicks                         4466 Tony Davis                   
E1   ****WINNER****  0.011  8.259 156.35                     0.070  8.291 158.22
         SPB  Dial: 8.14 (+/-):  0.119             SPB  Dial: 8.22 (+/-):  0.071
 Qualified:             #5 6                                    #1 10           

Jeremy Hicks representing Division 3 from Summit Motorsports Park

Tony Davis representing Division 4 from Houston Raceway Park. NHRA Division 4 ET Finals Champ 2010, 2016 and 2018 making his third trip to Pomona.

Hicks with the starting line advantage and the win. Jeremy Hicks' MOV: 0.0114 seconds (approximately 3 feet). He will face Hookway in the semifinal.

Bike#-Rider-(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed----Bike#-Rider-(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 6373 Scott Grondahl                         71 Rick Newport                 
E1                  -0.045  9.732 145.45     ****WINNER****  0.018  7.829 159.01
         SPB  Dial: 9.66 (+/-):  0.072             SPB  Dial: 7.87 (+/-): -0.041
 Qualified:             #6 5                                    #2 9            

Scott Grondahl representing Division 6. This is his first time here

Rick Newport representing Division 7 from Rocky Mountain Raceways. He is a three time Division 7 Champion winner and is making back-to-back trips here.

Grondahl goes red to give Newport the win.

Bike#-Rider-(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed----Bike#-Rider-(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 213M John Markham                         E533 Beau Drexler                 
E1   ****WINNER****  0.017  8.756 145.80                     0.011  8.353 156.77
         SPB  Dial: 8.75 (+/-):  0.006             SPB  Dial: 8.34 (+/-):  0.013
 Qualified:             #8 3                                    #4 7            

John Markham representing Division 2 from Music City Raceway. He is making his first trip to Pomona

Beau Drexler representing Division 5 from SRCA Dragstrip. This his second time here.

Drexler with the slight starting line advantage, but Markham gets the win in a close one. John Markham's MOV: 0.0011 seconds (approximately 3 inches). He will face Newport in the next round.

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink