Sun, 17 Sep 2000, 01:40 PM READING - Pro Stock Bike Round 1 Eliminations

By David Rowe

MOHNTON, Pa. - Results of round 1 eliminations in Pro Stock Bike at the 16th annual Keystone Nationals:

 Qua-Rider-(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-Rd-Qua-Rider-(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed
   9 Blaine Hale         7.309 180.24  Q    8 Rob Short           7.275 179.61
 *****WINNER***** 0.415  7.350 179.04  E1                  0.446  7.410 173.23

1:23 PM The two Kawasakis face off here in the first round. Short qualified quicker but Hale gets the holeshot and extends his lead for the win. Margin of victory = 0.091 seconds (approximately 23 feet).

 Qua-Rider-(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-Rd-Qua-Rider-(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed
  10 Steve Johnson       7.322 187.70  Q    7 Craig Treble        7.239 180.62
 *****WINNER***** 0.589  7.676 162.29  E1                  0.000 No Time

Johnson gets a break on this one. Treble stages but the bike rocks back out of the light just as the tree was activated.

 Qua-Rider-(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-Rd-Qua-Rider-(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed
  16 Reggie Showers      7.405 179.95  Q    1 Angelle Seeling     7.156 186.23
                  0.460  7.370 179.37  E1 *****WINNER***** 0.423  7.218 179.49

Seeling gets the holeshot and will get lane choice over Hale in round two.

 Qua-Rider-(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-Rd-Qua-Rider-(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed
  15 Hector Arana        7.387 175.14  Q    2 Matt Hines          7.186 186.67
                  0.000 No Time        E1 *****WINNER***** 0.476  7.164 183.02

Arana is a no show and Hines gets a free pas into round two. He makes his best run of the weekend on this pass.

 Qua-Rider-(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-Rd-Qua-Rider-(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed
  14 Shawn Gann          7.378 177.56  Q    3 John Smith          7.190 187.83
                  0.481  7.359 176.63  E1 *****WINNER***** 0.454  7.298 178.33

Smith has to lean way over to the right to keep the bike off the centerline. Margin of victory = 0.088 seconds (approximately 23 feet).

 Qua-Rider-(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-Rd-Qua-Rider-(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed
  13 Mike Berry          7.368 179.92  Q    4 Antron Brown        7.193 190.51
                  0.406  7.410 175.16  E1 *****WINNER***** 0.433  7.210 183.07

Berry drills Brown on the tree but can't hold off Brown.

 Qua-Rider-(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-Rd-Qua-Rider-(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed
  12 Greg Underdahl      7.354 182.70  Q    5 Tony Mullen         7.215 182.23
                  0.338  7.347 176.88  E1 *****WINNER***** 0.423  7.274 179.49

Underdahl takes a chance on the lights and loses. Mullen loses lane choice to Brown in round two.

 Qua-Rider-(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-Rd-Qua-Rider-(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed
  11 Michael Phillips    7.325 183.07  Q    6 Geno Scali          7.216 183.87
                  0.385  7.439 172.36  E1 *****WINNER***** 0.422  8.022 122.36

Scali dodges a bullet here as his engine lets go around the 1000 foot mark. He loses lane choice to Smith in round two.