Photographer Ron Lewis got a “different perspective” on Greg Stanfield’s Pro Stocker. Stanfield got the first round win over Dave Connolly, but lost to Jeg Coughlin in the next round.

PRO STOCK MOTORCYCLE 

Chris Rivas rode the G2 Motorsports/Drag Specialties/S&S Cycle V- Twin from his first pole-qualifying position to his first career NHRA POWERade Pro Stock Motorcycle win. The winning final round, in which his 7.051-second elapsed time at 185.43 miles per hour defeated Craig Treble's 7.134 e.t. at 185.38 mph, capped a consistent series of elimination runs for the 41-year-old Fresno, Calif., native.

Rivas posted a 7.030-second, 184.50-mph lap to defeat Wesley Wells (7.215/183.84) in the first round of eliminations, then followed with a 7.063-second run at 184.7 mph to best Karen Stoffer (7.157/185.54) in round two before defeating Angelle Sampey in the semi-finals by running a 7.054-second at 186.74-mph lap against her 7.290-second at 185.05-mph lap.

Shawn Gann’s Suzuki defeated Matt Smith’s buell in the first round, 7.154/186.79 to 7.293/155.20, but broke in the quarter-finals.

"We ran great throughout the weekend," he said. "From the second qualifying run Friday, we ran in the 7.0s in the next seven rounds. Big George Smith (crew chief) and the guys on the team gave me a great motorcycle, one we knew we had. Everything finally came together."

The final round against Treble also brought some history, according to Rivas.

"Treble tried to play with me at the tree, but I knew what he was doing from years of racing each other in the old days," he explained. "I didn't let it bother me because I went into this event with confidence,
knowing if I ran my own race, and did not react to who was running in the other lane, I would be fine."

The win jumped Rivas two spots in the 2008 POWERade Pro Stock Motorcycle championship to fifth place where his 309 points put him 173 behind the leader.