Sun, 31 Oct 2004, 03:35 PM Pro Stock Bike Round 1 Eliminations

By Dave Rowe

LAS VEGAS - Results of round 1 eliminations in Pro Stock Bike at the NHRA POWERade Drag Racing Series, Fourth annual ACDelco Las Vegas NHRA Nationals:

Bike#-Rider-(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed----Bike#-Rider-(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
    1 Geno Scali                            467 Kurt Matte
E1   ****WINNER****  0.084  7.249 177.09                     0.061  7.489 175.73
 Qualified:             #3  7.181 185.61                       #14  7.282 178.99

12:20 p.m. Weather conditions: air temperature 71 degrees, relative humidity 37 percent, barometer 27.93 inches, adjusted altitude 3,323 feet, track temperature 89 degrees.

Bike#-Rider-(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed----Bike#-Rider-(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
    2 Angelle Savoie                        412 Michael Phillips
E1   ****WINNER****  0.023  7.251 178.52                     0.017  7.382 174.96
 Qualified:             #8  7.234 180.31                        #9  7.236 181.15

Savoie gives up a little off the line but pulls ahead before they reach the sixty foot mark.

Bike#-Rider-(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed----Bike#-Rider-(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
  200 Chip Ellis                            316 Chip Hunter
E1   ****WINNER****  0.033  7.175 178.26                     0.100  7.393 174.28
 Qualified:             #2  7.131 182.58                       #15  7.291 182.16

Bike#-Rider-(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed----Bike#-Rider-(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
    9 Mike Berry                              7 Andrew Hines
E1   ****WINNER****  0.028  7.414 177.60                     0.020  8.052 128.18
 Qualified:            #16  7.303 182.35                        #1  7.130 182.21

Hines gets the hole-shot and starts pulling away. He extends his lead to the 330 foot mark, then has problems and Berry drives by for the upset win. The quest for the bike championship will go on to Pomona.Savoie will have lane choice over Berry in round two.

Bike#-Rider-(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed----Bike#-Rider-(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
  751 Steve Johnson                           6 Antron Brown
E1                   0.020  7.312 180.98     ****WINNER****  0.064  7.253 181.76
 Qualified:             #7  7.225 180.69                       #10  7.250 181.18

Brown gives up the hole-shot, then drives around Johnson at half-track to keep his title hopes alive. Brown will give up lane choice to Ellis in round two.

Bike#-Rider-(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed----Bike#-Rider-(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
  777 Karen Stoffer                          10 GT Tonglet
E1                   0.018  7.290 178.99     ****WINNER****  0.017  7.266 177.67
 Qualified:            #13  7.266 178.54                        #4  7.185 181.30

Bike#-Rider-(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed----Bike#-Rider-(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
    3 Shawn Gann                            405 Blaine Hale
E1   ****WINNER****  0.028  7.267 183.10                     0.056  7.373 176.40
 Qualified:             #6  7.205 181.35                       #11  7.255 179.59

Scali gets the advantage off the line and extends his lead all the way through the run. He will give up lane choice to Scali in round two.

Bike#-Rider-(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed----Bike#-Rider-(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
    5 Craig Treble                          204 Matt Smith
E1                   0.021  7.342 174.44     ****WINNER****  0.028  7.311 179.06
 Qualified:            #12  7.260 180.72                        #5  7.195 179.80

Smith will take on Tonglet in round two, Tonglet with lane choice.

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