Sun, 28 Oct 2007, 06:54 PM Pro Stock Motorcycle Round 3 Eliminations

By Bob Orme

LAS VEGAS - Results of round 3 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
    4 Chip Ellis                              9 Geno Scali                   
E3   ****WINNER****  0.031  7.056 188.28                    -0.013  7.158 187.39
 Prior rounds:
E2    (A Sampey    ) 0.028  7.086 187.34      (M Guidera   ) -0.004 10.052  86.53
E1    (M Phillips  ) -0.010  7.052 189.36      (E Krawiec   ) -0.003  7.151 187.18
 Qualified:             #1  7.023 189.60                       #12  7.157 187.76

3:49 p.m. Weather conditions: air temperature 90 degrees, relative humidity 11 percent, barometer 29.81 inches, adjusted altitude 2,291 feet, track temperature 109 degrees.

Ellis has won all five encounters between these two in eliminations. Scali leaves early and Ellis is going to his first final round of the season.

Chip Ellis' incremental times: 60ft-1.088 sec., 330ft-2.922, 660ft-4.491/155.76mph, 1,000ft-5.869
Geno Scali's incremental times: 60ft-1.096 sec., 330ft-2.964, 660ft-4.569/152.62mph, 1,000ft-5.964

Bike#-Rider-(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed----Bike#-Rider-(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
    5 Matt Smith                              1 Andrew Hines                 
E3                   0.044  7.096 186.43     ****WINNER****  0.039  7.086 186.92
 Prior rounds:
E2    (P Llewellyn ) 0.012  7.134 184.60      (C Rivas     ) 0.035  7.085 187.83
E1    (S Johnson   ) 0.189  7.068 186.51      (S Gann      ) 0.049  7.053 188.49
 Qualified:             #3  7.049 186.77                        #2  7.049 188.44

Hines has beaten Smith ten of the twelve times they've faced each other in eliminations. Almost even at the tree, Hines has the slight advantage at the stripe and he's going to the final round.

Matt Smith's incremental times: 60ft-1.066 sec., 330ft-2.911, 660ft-4.502/153.93mph, 1,000ft-5.895
Andrew Hines' incremental times: 60ft-1.078 sec., 330ft-2.915, 660ft-4.499/154.02mph, 1,000ft-5.889

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink