Treble takes provisional PSM pole in Chicago

DON SCHUMACHER RACING
2010 NHRA FULL THROTTLE DRAG RACING SERIES
Round 6 of 17 - Pro Stock Motorcycle
13th annual United Association Route 66 NHRA Nationals
Route 66 Raceway
Joliet, Ill.
June 4-6, 2010

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Contact: Judy Stropus, 203-438-0501; cell 203-243-2438;
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TREBLE TAKES PROVISIONAL PSM POLE IN CHICAGO

JOLIET, Ill. (June 4, 2010) - Riding the Valvoline Motorcycle Oils Suzuki,
Craig Treble claimed the provisional pole position in the Pro Stock
Motorcycle category at the 13th annual Route 66 NHRA Nationals today.

Treble, of nearby Valparaiso, Ind., posted a 6.960-second elapsed time at
190.27 mph in the only qualifying session held for the class on Friday
because of a rain delay.

If he holds on to No. 1 through two more rounds of qualifying on Saturday,
it will be his first pole of the year, and the fourth of his career.

When asked what he did during the rain delay, he responded, "You mingle with
the fans, you goof around. All the work's been done on the bike since we
left the shop, basically. Steve (Tartaglia, crew chief), Evan (Ray, crew
member) and the whole team have been working on that bike pretty hard ever
since Atlanta.

"Steve has pretty much worn a motor out on the dyno. It seemed like after we
had that big engine blow up in St. Louis we just kind of lost our
combination. Steve spent a lot of hours on the dyno, and, hey, it proves it
right there.

"I haven't had a chance to sit down and talk with Steve and look at the
[computer], but just from feeling the bike going down the track it 60-footed
it real hard, kind of pinned me in the seat pretty good, and it was ripping
pretty good up the track.

"It's really wet (in the air) out there and conditions aren't exactly
stellar for world record elapsed times. It's low, we'll take it, we'll see
what happens tomorrow. I'm praying for that 90 percent chance of rain.²

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