Not only did Treble guarantee himself a spot in history alongside other legendary US Nationals champions, he also catapulted himself from eighth to second in the PowerAde point series. In a matter of days Treble went from nearly missing the cut for the new playoff championship countdown to becoming a serious threat for the season title.
Treble, who is eagerly in search of a marketing partner, defeated point leader Matt Smith’s stout 6.977 at 189.63 mph in the final when Smith fouled out by .003-seconds on his Torco Buell V-Twin. Treble, an avid and successful bracket racer in his spare time, ran 7.037 at 190.83 mph to capture the pivotal victory.
“I’ll take a win here however I can get it,” Treble said. “I was lucky three outta four rounds today, but all I know is that 20 years from now someone will look in the record books and say, ‘Hey, Craig Treble won in 2007.’ It’s there forever now.”
During his many thank-yous, Treble made sure to send a special thanks to Matt Guidera, who defeated Chris Rivas in the semifinals of the rain-delayed Reading race to guarantee Treble a spot in the countdown.
“I was one round-win away from not even making the Countdown to Four, but Matt Guidera beat Chris Rivas in Reading and saved my butt. He’s my hero because now here I am number two in the world. So what do I do to thank him? I beat him in the first round today. I owe him a beer. Heck, I owe him the whole brewery.”