Sun, 30 Mar 2008, 01:32 PM Pro Stock Motorcycle Round 1 Eliminations

By Rick Green

BAYTOWN, Texas - Results of round 1 eliminations in Pro Stock Motorcycle at the NHRA POWERade Drag Racing Series, 21st annual O'Reilly NHRA Spring Nationals presented by Pennzoil:

Bike#-Rider-(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed----Bike#-Rider-(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
  205 Shawn Gann                              5 Angelle Sampey               
E1                  -0.006  7.196 182.92     ****WINNER****  0.021  7.282 178.73
 Qualified:             #8  7.024 191.57                        #9  7.042 189.92

Weather conditions: air temperature 74 degrees, relative humidity 83 percent, barometer 29.97 inches, adjusted altitude 1,861 feet, track temperature 94 degrees.

Sampey is 19 - 5 against Gann in prior events. Gann turned on the red light and Sampey with the easy win.

Bike#-Rider-(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed----Bike#-Rider-(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
  235 Hector Arana                           44 Chris Rivas                  
E1   ****WINNER****  0.019 14.646  50.78                    -0.018  7.326 178.19
 Qualified:             #7  7.003 190.06                       #10  7.042 188.60

This is the first time Arana and Rivas have faced each other in eliminations. Rivas turned on the red light and then Arana's bike breaks, but he still gets the win light.

Bike#-Rider-(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed----Bike#-Rider-(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
   25 Matt Guidera                            6 Craig Treble                 
E1   ****WINNER****  0.030  7.131 184.17                     0.044  7.275 178.92
 Qualified:             #6  6.988 190.43                       #11  7.073 192.06

Guidera is 4 - 3 against Treble in prior events. Guidera with the big starting line advantage and never looked back for the win.

Bike#-Rider-(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed----Bike#-Rider-(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
    2 Andrew Hines                          186 Edward Murphy                
E1   ****WINNER****  0.054  7.107 184.72                     0.001  7.229 179.64
 Qualified:             #4  6.972 191.13                       #13  7.128 187.23

This is the first time Hines and Murphy have faced each other in eliminations. Murphy with a near perfect light, but Hines has the difference made up just past the 330-foot mark. Hines with the quickest pass of the session.

Bike#-Rider-(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed----Bike#-Rider-(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
    9 Steve Johnson                           8 Karen Stoffer                
E1   ****WINNER****  0.068  7.370 178.66                    -0.016  9.044  99.17
 Qualified:            #12  7.124 187.94                        #5  6.985 190.92

Stoffer is 6 - 2 against Johnson in prior events. Stoffer turned on the red light and Johnson get the win light. Johnson will give up lane choice to Hines in the next round.

Bike#-Rider-(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed----Bike#-Rider-(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
   77 Angie McBride                           3 Chip Ellis                   
E1                   0.033  8.188 114.57     ****WINNER****  0.066  6.995 187.86
 Qualified:            #15  7.175 183.94                        #2  6.970 190.57

This is the first time McBride and Ellis have faced each other in eliminations. McBride with the starting line advantage, but Ellis with the quickest 60-foot time of the weekend (1.065 seconds) and has the difference made up by 200 feet. McBride got out of the groove and close to the centerline and lifted. Ellis with the quickest pass of the session and he will have lane choice over Johnson in the next round.

Bike#-Rider-(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed----Bike#-Rider-(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
    7 Eddie Krawiec                         412 Michael Phillips             
E1   ****WINNER****  0.026  7.065 183.62                     0.041  7.144 187.70
 Qualified:             #3  6.971 191.16                       #14  7.150 188.86

Krawiec is 1 - 0 against Phillips in prior events. Krawiec is out of the gate first and never looked back. He will have lane choice over Guidera in the next round.

Bike#-Rider-(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed----Bike#-Rider-(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
    1 Matt Smith                            202 Junior Pippin                
E1   ****WINNER****  0.042  7.018 186.74                     0.043  7.275 177.07
 Qualified:             #1  6.929 191.38                       #16  7.190 181.32

This is the first time Smith and Pippin have faced each other in eliminations. they left together, but then it is all Smith for the win. He will have lane choice over Sampey in the next round.

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink