Sun, 11 Nov 2001, 05:13 PM POMONA 3 - Pro Stock Bike Round 2 Eliminations

By Darryl Jackman

POMONA, Calif. - Results of round 2 eliminations in Pro Stock Bike at the 37th annual Automobile Club of Southern California NHRA Finals:

 Qua-Rider-(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-Rd-Qua-Rider-(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed
  12 Joe DeSantis        7.320 177.39  Q    4 GT Tonglet          7.229 184.22
   (A Brown     ) 0.493  7.273 182.13  E1   (C Reuter    ) 0.402  7.334 182.35
                  0.652  7.513 154.95  E2 *****WINNER***** 0.430  7.296 182.35

1:57 PM This was over at the green. Look at the lights.

 Qua-Rider-(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-Rd-Qua-Rider-(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed
   2 Shawn Gann          7.193 186.43  Q   10 Geno Scali          7.301 183.15
   (S Hurwitz   ) 0.457  7.263 183.32  E1   (R Showers   ) 0.434  7.279 184.19
 *****WINNER***** 0.453  7.305 183.32  E2                  0.452  7.371 181.59

Dead even at the hit but Gann has the horsepower.

 Qua-Rider-(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-Rd-Qua-Rider-(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed
   3 Craig Treble        7.219 181.86  Q    6 Matt Hines          7.244 188.65
   (R Ayers     ) 0.445  7.259 184.22  E1   (F Camarena  ) 0.452  7.271 187.57
                  0.450  7.320 181.52  E2 *****WINNER***** 0.443  7.287 188.57

This win clinches third in the points for Hines.

 Qua-Rider-(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-Rd-Qua-Rider-(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed
   1 Angelle Savoie      7.186 184.07  Q    9 Steve Johnson       7.274 181.57
   (J Matthews  ) 0.540  7.165 185.74  E1   (M Berry     ) 0.430  7.331 182.45
 *****WINNER***** 0.468  7.186 184.19  E2                  0.473  7.332 180.67

Well, one of the two had to leave first. Not great lights for either rider and Johnson really needed one to have a chance against Savoie. Next round Savoie has choice against Tonglet and in the other match it's Hines with choice over Gann.

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink