Treble takes Valvoline Suzuki to Atlanta second round

DON SCHUMACHER RACING
2010 NHRA FULL THROTTLE DRAG RACING SERIES
Round 5 of 17 - Pro Stock Motorcycle
30th annual SUMMIT RACING EQUIPMENT NHRA SOUTHERN NATIONALS
Atlanta Dragway - Commerce, Ga.
May 14-16, 2010

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TREBLE TAKES VALVOLINE SUZUKI TO ATLANTA SECOND ROUND

COMMERCE, Ga. (May 16, 2010) - No. 11 qualifier Craig Treble knocked out the
2008 Pro Stock Motorcycle champion Eddie Krawiec (No. 6 qualifier) in the
opening round of eliminations at the 30th annual NHRA Southern Nationals at
Atlanta Dragway, then was dismissed in the second by eventual event winner
Andrew Hines.

Riding the Valvoline Motorcycle Oils Suzuki for Don Schumacher Racing,
Treble pulled out a .0343-of-a-second holeshot victory over Krawiec, winning
with a 7.026-second elapsed time at 187.91 mph to Krawiec's quicker but
losing 7.013/187.26. Reaction times: .017 for Treble, .064 for Krawiec.

In the second round, Treble met his match in Hines, who launched first (.024
light to Treble's .032), then posted a winning 6.999/188.78 pass to Treble's
7.024/189.47.

"I had to do what I had to do first round. I bracket-raced Eddie on the tree
and came up on the good side," said Treble. "I knew Eddie had us covered,
obviously, by out-qualifying us, but Steve (Tartaglia, crew chief) has had
his hands full with this Suzuki this weekend. When we tore up that motor on
Friday all that data just went right out the window, so we were two passes
behind the rest of the pack.

"We gradually stepped it up. The conditions got worse today and the engine
did slow down a bit. We ran an .02, and an .02 as the air got worse. So, our
60-footers are improving. Again, We were sneaking up on it, but it just came
up a little short a little too soon.

"I'm not going to hold my head down over a .30 light," he said of his second
run. "I'll take those all day long. Even if it was a .000 I wouldn't have
won the round. We didn't have enough motorcycle to cover Andrew. He moved on
to the next round and we'll move on to Joliet."

Next up for the Pro Stock Motorcycle class is 13th annual United Association
Route 66 NHRA Nationals in Joliet, Ill., June 4-6.

PRO STOCK MOTORCYCLE POINT STANDINGS, after five of 17 events:
1. Hector Arana, 475 (runner-up today)
2. Matt Smith, 374
3. Andrew Hines (winner today)
4. Eddie Krawiec, 354
5. Michael Phillips, 328
6. Craig Treble, 279
7. David Hope, 257
7. Karen Stoffer, 257
9. Steve Johnson, 243
10. LE Tonglet, 240.

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