Sun, 23 Oct 2005, 05:03 PM Pro Stock Motorcycle Round 2 Eliminations

By Rick Green

LAS VEGAS - Results of round 2 eliminations in Pro Stock Motorcycle at the NHRA POWERade Drag Racing Series, Fifth annual ACDelco Las Vegas NHRA Nationals:

Bike#-Rider-(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed----Bike#-Rider-(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
    7 Geno Scali                            303 Tom Bradford                 
E2                   0.065  7.323 182.38     ****WINNER****  0.004  7.299 181.08
 Prior rounds:
E1    (A Hines     ) 0.013  7.287 186.77      (K Stoffer   ) 0.012  7.279 181.45
 Qualified:            #15  7.282 181.84                       #10  7.273 182.92

Bradford with a great light and then increases lead at every incremental for his second round win.

Bike#-Rider-(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed----Bike#-Rider-(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
    2 Angelle Sampey                          8 Steve Johnson                
E2   ****WINNER****  0.025  7.315 180.60                     0.040  7.320 182.53
 Prior rounds:
E1    (J DeSantis  ) 0.071  7.271 183.57      (C Rivas     ) 0.042  7.290 183.42
 Qualified:             #5  7.238 183.44                       #13  7.280 183.00

Sampey is out of the gate first and never looks back for the win.

Bike#-Rider-(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed----Bike#-Rider-(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
    5 Craig Treble                          308 Ryan Schnitz                 
E2   ****WINNER****  0.020  7.252 188.52                     0.014  7.296 183.05
 Prior rounds:
E1    (A Brown     ) 0.025  7.261 187.34      (M Berry     ) 0.044  7.267 182.30
 Qualified:             #8  7.261 185.43                        #1  7.205 183.67

Schnitz with a slight starting line advantage and the lead until just before half track when Treble was able to chase him down. Treble with lowE.T. of the round and lane choice against Sampey.

Bike#-Rider-(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed----Bike#-Rider-(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
  200 Chip Ellis                            204 Matt Smith                   
E2   ****WINNER****  0.088  7.250 182.97                     0.045  7.335 179.78
 Prior rounds:
E1    (M Guidera   ) 0.080  7.217 185.03      (G Tonglet   ) 0.020  7.290 176.65
 Qualified:             #3  7.224 183.89                        #6  7.240 180.09

Ellis with a great light and low E.T. of the round for the win and lane choice in the semifinal against Bradford.

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