PRO STOCK MOTORCYCLE

In Pro Stock Motorcycle, Chip Ellis rode his PiranaZ/Pippin Motorsports Buell to a 6.879 at 194.88 to defeat points leader Andrew Hines and his Screamin’ Eagle Vance & Hines Harley Davidson’s 6.908 at 193.49 in the final. Ellis has seven wins in his Pro Stock Motorcycle career. His last win came in Englishtown, N.J. in 2008.

“I’m ecstatic with our performance today,” Ellis said. “I did get a couple breaks today against Angelle when her bike broke and LE had some issue or else he probably would have beat us. As a racer, some days you just have a feeling where today’s the day and today’s the day.”

Angelle Sampey (near lane) and Ellis in the semi.

In the earlier rounds, Ellis defeated Shawn Gann, LE Tonglet and No. 1 qualifier Angelle Sampey to reach the finals. Hines rode past Melissa Surber, Steve Johnson and Jim Underdahl before falling to Ellis. He maintains the points lead and Ellis jumps to the number two spot.

Ellis qualified fourth for Sunday’s eliminations. He and crew Brad Moore and Lon Moyer of Competition Engine Services tuned the bike to the second quickest in Q4. For the first time ever, Ellis also qualified in Super Stock in a Roy Hill/Junior Pippin Mustang with a motor built by Moore and Moyer. [09/19/16]