Sun, 1 Nov 2009, 05:16 PM Pro Stock Motorcycle Round 2 Eliminations

By Dave Rowe

LAS VEGAS - Results of round 2 eliminations in Pro Stock Motorcycle at the NHRA Full Throttle Drag Racing Series, Ninth annual NHRA Las Vegas Nationals:

Bike#-Rider-(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed----Bike#-Rider-(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
   36 Douglas Horne                           4 Andrew Hines                 
E2                   0.003  7.122 187.94     ****WINNER****  0.005  7.001 191.76
 Prior rounds:
E1    (M Phillips  ) 0.034  7.094 189.26      (F Camarena  ) 0.033  7.081 192.11
 Qualified:            #10  7.075 188.86                        #2  6.990 192.25

2:07 p.m. Weather conditions: air temperature 84 degrees, relative humidity 18 percent, barometer 27.91 inches, adjusted altitude 4,420 feet, track temperature 101 degrees.

Horne leaves the line first....but not by much. Hines gets out in front quickly and pulls away for the win.

Bike#-Rider-(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed----Bike#-Rider-(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
  205 Shawn Gann                              3 Matt Smith                   
E2                   0.032  7.110 186.87     ****WINNER****  0.001  7.037 189.44
 Prior rounds:
E1    (J Pippin    ) 0.070  7.116 187.23      (L Cook      ) 0.080  7.073 189.04
 Qualified:            #11  7.076 188.33                        #3  7.000 190.48

Smith gets a great light and then pulls away for the win

Bike#-Rider-(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed----Bike#-Rider-(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
  235 Hector Arana                          581 David Hope                   
E2   ****WINNER****  0.053  7.021 190.75                     0.084  7.113 186.18
 Prior rounds:
E1    (M Berry     ) 0.043  7.058 190.81      (C Treble    ) 0.050  7.081 185.18
 Qualified:             #1  6.979 192.03                        #8  7.061 188.78

Arana gets the hole shot and extends his lead all the way through the run.

Bike#-Rider-(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed----Bike#-Rider-(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
    9 Karen Stoffer                           1 Eddie Krawiec                
E2                   0.015  7.090 190.16     ****WINNER****  0.026  7.046 190.70
 Prior rounds:
E1    (S Johnson   ) 0.051  7.103 189.66      (J Underdahl ) 0.032  7.025 191.19
 Qualified:             #5  7.035 190.43                        #4  7.023 190.40

Stoffer gets the advantage off the line but doesn't have the horsepower to hold off Krawiec. Krawiec takes the win to keep pace with Arana.

In the next round it will be Arana with lane choice over Krawiec and Hines with lane choice over Smith.

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