Sun, 14 Nov 2004, 04:57 PM Pro Stock Bike Round 2 Eliminations

By David Gerard

POMONA, Calif. - Results of round 2 eliminations in Pro Stock Bike at the NHRA POWERade Drag Racing Series, 40th annual Automobile Club of Southern California NHRA Finals:

Bike#-Rider-(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed----Bike#-Rider-(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
  200 Chip Ellis                            751 Steve Johnson
E2   ****WINNER****  0.026  7.228 179.78                    -0.068  8.135 117.19
 Prior rounds:
E1    (K Stoffer   ) 0.018  7.153 186.82      (J DeSantis  ) 0.048  7.215 184.80
 Qualified:             #1  7.024 188.38                        #8  7.142 186.51

1:45 p.m. Weather conditions: air temperature 71 degrees, relative humidity 45 percent, barometer 28.94 inches, adjusted altitude 2,167 feet, track temperature 106 degrees.

Johnson gives it up at the hit with a big red light. Ellis may have seen the win light and slows from his prior performance.

Bike#-Rider-(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed----Bike#-Rider-(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
    1 Geno Scali                            412 Michael Phillips
E2                   0.071  7.240 181.20     ****WINNER****  0.001  7.287 183.27
 Prior rounds:
E1    (B Hale      ) 0.027  7.147 184.95      (C Hunter    ) 0.053  7.250 182.23
 Qualified:             #2  7.091 188.65                        #7  7.137 187.26

Big hole shot win for Phillips with a stellar .001 RT.

Bike#-Rider-(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed----Bike#-Rider-(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
    6 Antron Brown                            5 Craig Treble
E2   ****WINNER****  0.002  7.175 185.36                     0.046  7.254 182.08
 Prior rounds:
E1    (M Smith     ) 0.030  7.147 186.48      (K Matte     ) 0.033  7.191 184.04
 Qualified:             #3  7.092 188.15                        #6  7.131 191.59

Great lights are cheap this round. Brown continues towards securing the number two position with another great RT and ET. He will have lane choice over Phillips next round.

Bike#-Rider-(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed----Bike#-Rider-(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
    2 Angelle Savoie                         10 GT Tonglet
E2   ****WINNER****  0.020  7.138 185.95                     0.033  7.215 185.74
 Prior rounds:
E1    (M Berry     ) 0.174  7.071 187.63      (A Hines     ) 0.000  7.165 187.34
 Qualified:             #4  7.111 186.85                        #5  7.115 187.16

Army horsepower wins again with Savoie leaving first and pulling away down the track. She will keep lane choice over Ellis in the semi's.

1:51 p.m.

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