Schumacher Electric Suzuki Pro Stock Motorcycle rider Chip Ellis had three semi-final finishes and a final round appearance on his resume headed into Chicago. He left with a new addition to the resume – a first round loss.

Ellis qualified No. 3 for the event, posting an elapsed time of 7.039 seconds at 183.54 mph during the second qualifying session, but lost on a holeshot to Craig Treble.

Schumacher Electric Suzuki Pro Stock Motorcycle rider Chip Ellis had three semi-final finishes and a final round appearance on his resume headed into Chicago. He left with a new addition to the resume – a first round loss.

Ellis qualified No. 3 for the event, posting an elapsed time of 7.039 seconds at 183.54 mph during the second qualifying session, but lost on a holeshot to Craig Treble.

"I just made a mistake," he said as he and the team loaded up the Suzuki before it began to rain. "I was just late off the starting line and that's the bottom line. I wasn't distracted or anything. I didn't go through my normal process and I just made a mistake. The Schumacher Electric Suzuki ran great and the crew is doing a great job. I just messed up today.

"The good thing is that there are a lot of races left and we'll be all right. Running low elapsed time of the race kind of added insult to injury," added Ellis who holds onto No. 3 in the point standings. "I feel bad for the team because these guys work so hard on the bike. It's a tough loss, but you're going to have those now and then and you just have to keep on marching forward. Our Suzuki is running great and we'll come back and get them at the next race."