Sun, 28 Oct 2007, 08:08 PM Pro Stock Motorcycle Final, Round 4 Eliminations

By Bob Orme

LAS VEGAS - Results of final, round 4 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                              1 Andrew Hines                 
E4                   0.033  7.144 185.41     ****WINNER****  0.030  7.073 187.34
 Prior rounds:
E3    (G Scali     ) 0.031  7.056 188.28      (M Smith     ) 0.039  7.086 186.92
E2    (A Sampey    ) 0.028  7.086 187.34      (C Rivas     ) 0.035  7.085 187.83
E1    (M Phillips  ) -0.010  7.052 189.36      (S Gann      ) 0.049  7.053 188.49
 Qualified:             #1  7.023 189.60                        #2  7.049 188.44

5:00 p.m. Weather conditions: air temperature 89 degrees, relative humidity 12 percent, barometer 29.72 inches, adjusted altitude 2,294 feet, track temperature 101 degrees.

Ellis has won all five final rounds he's raced in. Hines has a 12-9 final round win/loss record. Hines has beaten Ellis all six times they've faced each other in eliminations. Hines is a little better at the tree and much better at the stripe for the win.

Andrew Hines' incremental margins: 60ft(0.021), 330 ft(0.028), 660ft(0.047), 1,000ft(0.061). MOV: 0.0749 seconds (approximately 20 feet).

Chip Ellis' incremental times: 60ft-1.092 sec., 330ft-2.939, 660ft-4.540/152.95mph, 1,000ft-5.938
Andrew Hines' incremental times: 60ft-1.074 sec., 330ft-2.914, 660ft-4.496/154.23mph, 1,000ft-5.880

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink