Sat, 2 Sep 2000, 01:24 PM HOLLEY DUEL - Pro Stock Bike Round 1 Eliminations

By Larry Sullivan

CLERMONT, Ind. - Results of round 1 eliminations in Pro Stock Bike at the 2000 Holley Pro Stock Dominator Duel:

 Qua-Rider-(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-Rd-Qua-Rider-(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed
   6 Craig Treble        6.000  20.20  Q   99 Ron Ayers          No Data
 *****WINNER***** 0.450  7.381 179.44  E1                  0.520  7.605 174.77

12:04 PM Ayers is in as an alternate for Dave Schultz, who is recovering from cancer surgery - and is here expressing his confidence he'll beat it. Ayers is no match for Treble today.

 Qua-Rider-(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-Rd-Qua-Rider-(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed
   4 Antron Brown        4.000  22.05  Q    5 Tony Mullen         5.000  21.25
 *****WINNER***** 0.437  7.370 180.79  E1                  0.441  7.370 180.52

In a rematch of the Brainerd final round, Team 23 teammates meet in the first round of the Duel. The race was determined at the starting line, the two bikes running almost identical laps, the margin of victory = 0.004 seconds (approximately 13 inches).

 Qua-Rider-(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-Rd-Qua-Rider-(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed
   2 Angelle Seeling     2.000  24.10  Q    7 Steve Johnson       7.000  14.50
 *****WINNER***** 0.540  7.344 179.54  E1                  0.510  7.521 170.56

Johnson is no longer "the world's quickest hi-lighter," now sporting black and orange K&N Filters colors. Johnson got a small advantage at the start, but Seeling was too quick on the rest of the run. She will have lane choice against Treble in the semifinals.

 Qua-Rider-(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-Rd-Qua-Rider-(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed
   1 Matt Hines          1.000  25.20  Q    8 Geno Scali          8.000  13.35
 *****WINNER***** 0.433  7.365 181.94  E1                  0.473  7.423 173.74

Hines led this one wire to wire, an easy win by a margin of victory = 0.098 seconds (approximately 25 feet). He will have lane choice against Brown in the semifinals, by 0.005 seconds.