Sun, 30 Mar 2008, 02:42 PM Pro Stock Motorcycle Round 2 Eliminations

By Rick Green

BAYTOWN, Texas - Results of round 2 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
    2 Andrew Hines                            9 Steve Johnson                
E2   ****WINNER****  0.019  7.171 183.05                     0.015  7.392 177.21
 Prior rounds:
E1    (E Murphy    ) 0.054  7.107 184.72      (K Stoffer   ) 0.068  7.370 178.66
 Qualified:             #4  6.972 191.13                       #12  7.124 187.94

Weather conditions: air temperature 74 degrees, relative humidity 83 percent, barometer 29.98 inches, adjusted altitude 1,830 feet, track temperature 101 degrees.

Hines is 9 - 2 against Johnson in prior events. Hines with a nice pass for the win.

Bike#-Rider-(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed----Bike#-Rider-(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
    7 Eddie Krawiec                          25 Matt Guidera                 
E2                  -0.039 10.667  75.92     ****WINNER****  0.005  7.161 182.62
 Prior rounds:
E1    (M Phillips  ) 0.026  7.065 183.62      (C Treble    ) 0.030  7.131 184.17
 Qualified:             #3  6.971 191.16                        #6  6.988 190.43

Krawiec is 2 - 0 against Guidera in prior events. Krawiec turned on the red light and guidera remains unbeaten this year.

Bike#-Rider-(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed----Bike#-Rider-(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
    1 Matt Smith                              5 Angelle Sampey               
E2   ****WINNER****  0.039  7.059 185.66                     0.031  7.286 180.79
 Prior rounds:
E1    (J Pippin    ) 0.042  7.018 186.74      (S Gann      ) 0.021  7.282 178.73
 Qualified:             #1  6.929 191.38                        #9  7.042 189.92

Smith is 7 - 3 against Sampey in prior events. Smith with the quickest pass of the session to put an end to the dominance the women have had on this event, they had won it the last five years. Matt Smith's MOV: 0.2198 seconds (approximately 58 feet). Matt Smith's incremental times: 60ft-1.080 sec., 330ft-2.894, 660ft-4.462/155.17mph, 1,000ft-5.856 Smith will have lane choice over Hines in the next round.

Bike#-Rider-(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed----Bike#-Rider-(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
  235 Hector Arana                            3 Chip Ellis                   
E2                  -0.018  7.119 184.60     ****WINNER****  0.058  7.095 184.19
 Prior rounds:
E1    (C Rivas     ) 0.019 14.646  50.78      (A McBride   ) 0.066  6.995 187.86
 Qualified:             #7  7.003 190.06                        #2  6.970 190.57

Ellis is 2 - 1 against Arana in prior events. Arana turned on the red light and Ellis with a nice pass and he will have lane choice over Guidera in the next round. Chip Ellis' incremental times: 60ft-1.071 sec., 330ft-2.894, 660ft-4.476/154.40mph, 1,000ft-5.882

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink