Sun, 4 Nov 2007, 05:16 PM Pro Stock Motorcycle Round 2 Eliminations

By Darryl Jackman

POMONA, Calif. - Results of round 2 eliminations in Pro Stock Motorcycle at the NHRA POWERade Drag Racing Series, 43nd annual Automobile Club of Southern California NHRA Finals:

Bike#-Rider-(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed----Bike#-Rider-(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
    5 Matt Smith                            499 Peggy Llewellyn              
E2   ****WINNER****  0.017  6.969 188.73                     0.070  7.005 189.28
 Prior rounds:
E1    (A McBride   ) 0.045  6.994 188.78      (H Arana     ) 0.052  7.075 187.57
 Qualified:             #4  6.965 190.46                        #5  6.969 188.73

2:04 p.m. Weather conditions: air temperature 76 degrees, relative humidity 43 percent, barometer 28.86 inches, adjusted altitude 2,480 feet, track temperature 94 degrees.

Smith keeps his title hopes flickering as he takes a huge lead at the hit and then pulled away for a win.

Bike#-Rider-(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed----Bike#-Rider-(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
    3 Angelle Sampey                          6 Karen Stoffer                
E2   ****WINNER****  0.021  6.979 190.48                     0.046  7.078 187.78
 Prior rounds:
E1    (G Scali     ) 0.044  6.993 190.24      (S Johnson   ) 0.034  7.019 189.47
 Qualified:             #2  6.959 191.65                        #7  7.006 191.38

Some big numbers come up on the board as Angelle Sampey is first off the line and opens a pretty good lead over Stoffer at the stripe.

Bike#-Rider-(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed----Bike#-Rider-(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
   88 Eddie Krawiec                           4 Chip Ellis                   
E2                   0.203  7.053 187.08     ****WINNER****  0.037  6.979 190.30
 Prior rounds:
E1    (M Guidera   ) 0.024  6.990 188.62      (J Pippin    ) 0.110  6.996 189.50
 Qualified:             #6  6.972 189.90                        #3  6.965 191.46

Krawiec will have the entire off season to look at the reaction time on his timeslip. Ellis goes on and will face Sampey in the semi finals. Oddly he loses lane choice on mph and NOT ET. They ran identical ETs but Sampey ran .18 mph FASTER than Ellis.

Bike#-Rider-(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed----Bike#-Rider-(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
    2 Antron Brown                            1 Andrew Hines                 
E2   ****WINNER**** -0.005  7.078 184.95                    -0.341  7.380 191.19
 Prior rounds:
E1    (C Treble    ) -0.003  7.116 185.77      (S Gann      ) 0.032  6.984 191.46
 Qualified:             #8  7.006 188.15                        #1  6.956 192.22

Hines rolled right on through the starting line beams as he staged and the red light was on right away! That tightens the points battle as Hines is not a lock yet. Smith will have choice over Brown in the other semi.

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