Sun, 16 Sep 2007, 03:00 PM Pro Stock Motorcycle Round 2 Eliminations

By Dave Rowe

MILLINGTON, Tenn. - Results of round 2 eliminations in Pro Stock Motorcycle at the NHRA POWERade Drag Racing Series, 20th annual O'Reilly Mid-South Nationals presented by Pennzoil:

Bike#-Rider-(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed----Bike#-Rider-(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
  499 Peggy Llewellyn                        25 Matt Guidera                 
E2   ****WINNER****  0.088  7.006 189.84                     0.026  7.069 186.87
 Prior rounds:
E1    (K Stoffer   ) 0.042  7.000 189.18      (M Smith     ) 0.005  7.022 188.44
 Qualified:             #3  6.955 191.35                       #11  7.002 189.39

1:48 p.m. Weather conditions: air temperature 85 degrees, relative humidity 24 percent, barometer 29.87 inches, adjusted altitude 2,104 feet, track temperature 114 degrees.

Guidera gets a big hole-shot and led all the way through the 1000 foot mark. Llewellyn was finally able to drive around just as they crossed the finish-line to take a close win.

Peggy Llewellyn's incremental margins (negative if behind): 60ft(-0.069), 330 ft(-0.055), 660ft(-0.039), 1,000ft(-0.018). MOV: 0.0013 seconds (approximately 4 inches).

Bike#-Rider-(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed----Bike#-Rider-(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
  235 Hector Arana                          751 Steve Johnson                
E2                   0.076  7.021 188.57     ****WINNER****  0.007  7.049 190.89
 Prior rounds:
E1    (A Sampey    ) 0.047  7.004 190.16      (C Rivas     ) 0.027  6.982 191.19
 Qualified:            #12  7.015 190.11                       #13  7.029 190.27

Johnson gets the advantage off the line, Arana starts to reel him in but runs out of race-track.

Bike#-Rider-(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed----Bike#-Rider-(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
    1 Andrew Hines                           88 Eddie Krawiec                
E2   ****WINNER****  0.002  6.949 192.08                    -0.001  7.015 189.02
 Prior rounds:
E1    (M Berry     ) 0.057  6.928 192.11      (A Brown     ) 0.024  7.021 188.89
 Qualified:             #2  6.915 192.99                       #10  6.996 189.90

Krawiec just misses the tree and gives the win to Hines.

Bike#-Rider-(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed----Bike#-Rider-(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
    4 Chip Ellis                             10 Craig Treble                 
E2                  -0.018  6.981 189.36     ****WINNER****  0.020  6.999 192.25
 Prior rounds:
E1    (B Henson    ) 0.133  6.926 192.25      (G Scali     ) 0.028  6.969 192.17
 Qualified:             #1  6.892 193.21                        #8  6.989 192.49

The number one qualifier goes down. Ellis leaves too soon and turns on the red bulb. The US Nationals winner moves on to the semi-finals.

In the next round it will be Treble with lane choice over Johnson and Hines with lane choice over Llewellyn.

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink



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