[coverattach=1]BROWNSBURG, Ind. (June 3, 2010) - Craig Treble is eager to get back on the
Valvoline Motorcycle Oils Suzuki Pro Stock Motorcycle for this weekend's
13th annual Route 66 NHRA Nationals and win it for the "home team." Team
owner Don Schumacher lives in the Chicago area and a large crowd of DSR
supporters and friends will be watching.
"We want to do well at this race," said Treble, who is sixth in the NHRA
Full Throttle Drag Racing Series point standings. "It's the home race for
Don Schumacher, and it's kind of a home race for me as I grew up in the
Northwest Indiana area, in Valparaiso.
"It's going to be a good weekend, I can feel it. Steve (Tartaglia, crew
chief) has been on the dyno for the first time all year just working his
butt off, trying to find some horsepower and have something for Route 66.
"He's been trying to get enough motors together and then doing the regular
between-race maintenance stuff. We had some time off after the last race in
Atlanta, so he's been beating the dyno pretty good."
As for his chances of winning his first race of the season for DSR: "I felt
good at every race we entered this year, we just had some crazy stuff
happen," said Treble, whose best result in five events was a semifinal
finish in the season-opener in Gainesville, Fla. "And we lost another motor
in Atlanta in, of all places, the water box. Luckily, it was in the water
box and it didn't come apart going down the track.
"Steve was able to salvage quite a bit because It didn't hurt the cylinders
or the head. We had to replace the crankshaft, the piston and a couple of
valves. Other than that, we should be up and running in Chicago. Which
Suzuki motor Steve goes with I have no idea. But, they're all stout."
Treble was runner-up at Route 66 Raceway in 2000 and 2008.
CRAIG TREBLE QUICK FACTS:
* No. 6 in PSM point standings, after five races - one semifinal finish,
three quarterfinal and one first round
* Has 14 national event wins in 29 final rounds
* Rejoined Don Schumacher Racing in 2010, after a limited stint with the
team in 2008, winning once in one final round and reaching the semifinals
two times
* Has never won in Chicago; has two runner-ups, in 2000 and 2008
* Qualified No. 7 in 2009 Route 66; lost first round to Matt Guidera
* Best points finish: Second in 2002
* Playoff appearances: three times
* Career-best elapsed time: 6.874 seconds (Houston 2010)
* Career-best speed: 194.77 mph (Englishtown 2007)
* Two-time Div. 7 motorcycle champion in 1994 and 1995
* Won Race of Champions at the E.T. Finals in Bakersfield, Calif., in 1992;
won the E.T. Finals in 1990
* Hometown: Valparaiso, Ind.
* Single, lives in Brownsburg, Ind.
WEEKEND SCHEDULE:
Full Throttle Series qualifying sessions are scheduled for noon and 2:45
p.m. on Friday, June 4, and will continue at 1 p.m. and 3p.m. on Saturday,
June 5. Final professional eliminations begin at 11 a.m. on Sunday, June 6.
TELEVISION:
ESPN2 and ESPN2 HD will televise two hours of qualifying coverage at 11 p.m.
(ET) on Saturday, June 5.
On Sunday, June 6, ESPN2 and ESPN2 HD will feature NHRA Race Day, a
30-minute pre-race show, at 10 a.m. (ET), and three of eliminations coverage
at 4 p.m. (ET).
SATELLITE NEWS FEED:
Friday, June 4, 8:30-9 p.m. (ET) * AMC 9 / Transponder 5 K
Saturday, June 5, 7:30-8 p.m. (ET) * AMC 9 / Transponder 5 K
Sunday, June 6, 7:30-8 p.m. (ET) * AMC 9 / Transponder 5 K
Downlink Frequency: AMC 9 / Transponder 5K (11800 MHz, Horizontal)
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Valvoline Motorcycle Oils Suzuki Pro Stock Motorcycle for this weekend's
13th annual Route 66 NHRA Nationals and win it for the "home team." Team
owner Don Schumacher lives in the Chicago area and a large crowd of DSR
supporters and friends will be watching.
"We want to do well at this race," said Treble, who is sixth in the NHRA
Full Throttle Drag Racing Series point standings. "It's the home race for
Don Schumacher, and it's kind of a home race for me as I grew up in the
Northwest Indiana area, in Valparaiso.
"It's going to be a good weekend, I can feel it. Steve (Tartaglia, crew
chief) has been on the dyno for the first time all year just working his
butt off, trying to find some horsepower and have something for Route 66.
"He's been trying to get enough motors together and then doing the regular
between-race maintenance stuff. We had some time off after the last race in
Atlanta, so he's been beating the dyno pretty good."
As for his chances of winning his first race of the season for DSR: "I felt
good at every race we entered this year, we just had some crazy stuff
happen," said Treble, whose best result in five events was a semifinal
finish in the season-opener in Gainesville, Fla. "And we lost another motor
in Atlanta in, of all places, the water box. Luckily, it was in the water
box and it didn't come apart going down the track.
"Steve was able to salvage quite a bit because It didn't hurt the cylinders
or the head. We had to replace the crankshaft, the piston and a couple of
valves. Other than that, we should be up and running in Chicago. Which
Suzuki motor Steve goes with I have no idea. But, they're all stout."
Treble was runner-up at Route 66 Raceway in 2000 and 2008.
CRAIG TREBLE QUICK FACTS:
* No. 6 in PSM point standings, after five races - one semifinal finish,
three quarterfinal and one first round
* Has 14 national event wins in 29 final rounds
* Rejoined Don Schumacher Racing in 2010, after a limited stint with the
team in 2008, winning once in one final round and reaching the semifinals
two times
* Has never won in Chicago; has two runner-ups, in 2000 and 2008
* Qualified No. 7 in 2009 Route 66; lost first round to Matt Guidera
* Best points finish: Second in 2002
* Playoff appearances: three times
* Career-best elapsed time: 6.874 seconds (Houston 2010)
* Career-best speed: 194.77 mph (Englishtown 2007)
* Two-time Div. 7 motorcycle champion in 1994 and 1995
* Won Race of Champions at the E.T. Finals in Bakersfield, Calif., in 1992;
won the E.T. Finals in 1990
* Hometown: Valparaiso, Ind.
* Single, lives in Brownsburg, Ind.
WEEKEND SCHEDULE:
Full Throttle Series qualifying sessions are scheduled for noon and 2:45
p.m. on Friday, June 4, and will continue at 1 p.m. and 3p.m. on Saturday,
June 5. Final professional eliminations begin at 11 a.m. on Sunday, June 6.
TELEVISION:
ESPN2 and ESPN2 HD will televise two hours of qualifying coverage at 11 p.m.
(ET) on Saturday, June 5.
On Sunday, June 6, ESPN2 and ESPN2 HD will feature NHRA Race Day, a
30-minute pre-race show, at 10 a.m. (ET), and three of eliminations coverage
at 4 p.m. (ET).
SATELLITE NEWS FEED:
Friday, June 4, 8:30-9 p.m. (ET) * AMC 9 / Transponder 5 K
Saturday, June 5, 7:30-8 p.m. (ET) * AMC 9 / Transponder 5 K
Sunday, June 6, 7:30-8 p.m. (ET) * AMC 9 / Transponder 5 K
Downlink Frequency: AMC 9 / Transponder 5K (11800 MHz, Horizontal)
This is an ANALOG feed
ON THE WEB:
Get instant results, access to photos, video and audio clips and the latest
news updates from every NHRA Full Throttle Drag Racing Series event on the
Internet at NHRA.com.
