Sun, 28 Oct 2007, 05:48 PM Pro Stock Motorcycle Round 2 Eliminations

By Bob Orme

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

Bike#-Rider-(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed----Bike#-Rider-(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
   25 Matt Guidera                            9 Geno Scali                   
E2                  -0.014  7.175 181.79     ****WINNER**** -0.004 10.052  86.53
 Prior rounds:
E1    (H Arana     ) -0.002 17.046  40.91      (E Krawiec   ) -0.003  7.151 187.18
 Qualified:            #13  7.158 183.39                       #12  7.157 187.76

2:33 p.m. Weather conditions: air temperature 91 degrees, relative humidity 13 percent, barometer 29.77 inches, adjusted altitude 2,426 feet, track temperature 109 degrees.

Scali and Guidera have met twice in eliminations with Scali winning both times. Both riders left early and Scali was off the throttle as soon as he saw the win light on in his lane.

Bike#-Rider-(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed----Bike#-Rider-(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
    4 Chip Ellis                              3 Angelle Sampey               
E2   ****WINNER****  0.028  7.086 187.34                    -0.015  7.140 186.00
 Prior rounds:
E1    (M Phillips  ) -0.010  7.052 189.36      (K Stoffer   ) 0.722  7.084 188.67
 Qualified:             #1  7.023 189.60                        #8  7.102 186.41

Ellis and Sampey have met ten times in eliminations, each rider winning five times. Sampey left early and Ellis will have lane choice over Scali in round three.

Chip Ellis' incremental times: 60ft-1.092 sec., 330ft-2.929, 660ft-4.508/155.04mph, 1,000ft-5.892
Angelle Sampey's incremental times: 60ft-1.097 sec., 330ft-2.961, 660ft-4.550/153.51mph, 1,000ft-5.942

Bike#-Rider-(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed----Bike#-Rider-(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
  499 Peggy Llewellyn                         5 Matt Smith                   
E2                   0.080  7.117 185.92     ****WINNER****  0.012  7.134 184.60
 Prior rounds:
E1    (A Brown     ) 0.046  7.115 187.00      (S Johnson   ) 0.189  7.068 186.51
 Qualified:             #6  7.071 187.60                        #3  7.049 186.77

Smith has beaten Llewellyn the three times they've faced each other in the past. Make it four as Smith is much better at the tree and he takes the holeshot win.

Peggy Llewellyn's incremental times: 60ft-1.081 sec., 330ft-2.931, 660ft-4.519/153.91mph, 1,000ft-5.913
Matt Smith's incremental times: 60ft-1.071 sec., 330ft-2.917, 660ft-4.513/152.55mph, 1,000ft-5.923

Bike#-Rider-(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed----Bike#-Rider-(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
  748 Chris Rivas                             1 Andrew Hines                 
E2                   0.021  7.157 182.62     ****WINNER****  0.035  7.085 187.83
 Prior rounds:
E1    (C Treble    ) 0.023  7.113 185.26      (S Gann      ) 0.049  7.053 188.49
 Qualified:             #7  7.100 185.89                        #2  7.049 188.44

Hines has beaten Rivas the four times they've faced each other. Rivas left first, but Hines moved past him before half track. Hines will have lane choice over Smith in round three.

Chris Rivas' incremental times: 60ft-1.071 sec., 330ft-2.923, 660ft-4.526/152.42mph, 1,000ft-5.936
Andrew Hines' incremental times: 60ft-1.083 sec., 330ft-2.920, 660ft-4.503/153.70mph, 1,000ft-5.892

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink