Sun, 14 Nov 1999, 07:17 PM POMONA - Pro Stock Bike Round 3 Eliminations

By Michael L. Jex

POMONA, Calif. - Results of round 3 eliminations in Pro Stock Bike at the 35th annual Automobile Club of Southern California NHRA Finals:

   
  
 Qua-Rider-(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-Rd-Qua-Rider-(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed
   2 Antron Brown        7.237 185.23  Q    6 Greg Underdahl      7.332 178.54
   (C Reuter    ) 0.462  7.427 162.68  E1   (R Ayers     ) 0.469  7.368 177.04
   (S Johnson   ) 0.431  7.354 181.06  E2   (A Seeling   ) 0.454  7.354 176.40
 *****WINNER***** 0.473  7.319 182.70  E3                  0.456  7.341 178.73

4:09 PM Brown had enough power to just catch Underdahl at the top end. Margin of victory = 0.005 seconds (approximately 16 inches)

  
 Qua-Rider-(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-Rd-Qua-Rider-(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed
   1 Matt Hines          7.198 185.33  Q    5 Craig Treble        7.295 180.48
   (B DeLong    ) 0.444  7.233 182.65  E1   (G Tonglet   ) 0.425  7.264 183.05
   (T Mullen    ) 0.441  7.253 183.54  E2   (D Schultz   ) 0.445  7.273 181.30
                  0.545 10.840  72.87  E3 *****WINNER***** 0.414  7.286 178.85

Hines broke just past the 330-foot mark, likely something letting go in that exotic transmission. He's the champ, but it will be Craig and Antron Brown in the final. 4:13 PM