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Upsets
The Field In Columbus
NHRA
PowerAde Drag Racing
Columbus,
OH
June
13-15, 2003
Qualifying:
Fred Qualified #1 at 7.193 seconds
Eliminations:
Round
1: Fred Collis (7.201) def. Joe Desantis
(7.338)
Round
2: Fred Collis (7.205) def. Craig Treble
(7.298)
Semi
Final Round: Fred Collis (7.231) def. Geno
Scali (7.220)
Final
Round: Fred Collis (7.238) def. Karen
Stoffer (7.249)
NOTES
AND QUOTES: Fred Collis earned his first NHRA PowerAde Drag
Racing Series victory this weekend at the 39th Annual Pontiac Excitement Nationals.
While the rainy weather tested the team’s patience, it could not dampen the spirit
of Collis and his Star Racing Suzuki. From
the number one qualifying position, Collis paced the field and powered his way
to the best performance of his career, eventually defeating Karen Stoffer in a
showdown of potential first-time NHRA winners.
George
Bryce: “It was great to see Fred finally show his
potential! I knew he could do it,
but I was beginning to wonder when! Great
job by our whole crew. Also, a big
shout out to Fred’s teammate, Reggie Showers, who is showing the same rate of
improvement. Reggie said we are
working together like a colony of ants! It
is very cool to run two bikes (the PDI bike and the Star Racing/Snap-on bike),
so we can learn twice as fast.”
Fred
Collis: “What a weekend.
It definitely was our time to shine.
I went into the race with a plan and stuck to it all weekend and we got
the results we wanted. All the hype
in the beginning of the season about Fred Collis was about the Fred that showed
up in Columbus, OH. This is my
first NHRA PowerAde win and I can’t describe how great it feels.”
“I
want to thank Star Racing, Snap-on, Precision Automotive of Americus, GA, US-19
Dragway in Albany, GA, and Dublin, GA’s Paul’s Cycle Shop for all their
support – but we are still looking for a major sponsor to continue our pace.
I also want to thank George Bryce (best coach on the planet), Ken
“Big” Johnson (awesome crew chief), Kassi Ruff (the best videographer),
“Big” George (you know who you are), and all the fans.”
NHRA
Pro Stock Motorcycle Point Standings:
1. Angelle
Savoie (493) 2.
Geno Scali (480) 3.
Shawn Gann (397) 4.
Antron Brown (364) 5.
Craig Treble (363)
6.
Reggie Showers (361) 7.
Fred Collis (329)
Next
Event:
Sears
Craftsman Nationals
June
27-29 Madison, IL.