Sun, 04 Mar 2012, 15:03 PM Sportsman Motorcycle Final, Round 5 Eliminations

By Larry Sullivan

BAYTOWN, Texas - Results of final, round 5 eliminations in Harley-Davidson Sportsman Motorcycle at the NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series, South Central Division, first event at Royal Purple Raceway:

Bike#-Rider-(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed----Bike#-Rider-(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
   51 Curtis Spracklin                       41 Lisa Bennett                 
E5   ****WINNER****  0.004  8.560 147.50                     0.040  8.039 153.96
        ETMX  Dial: 8.55 (+/-):  0.010            ETMX  Dial: 8.08 (+/-): -0.041
 Prior rounds:
E4                   0.022  8.533 -0.077      (P W Holeman ) 0.001  8.096 -0.014
E3    (R Sanders   ) 0.014  8.606  0.036      (B Kay       ) 0.035  8.139  0.139
E2    (C Theodoridi) 0.027  8.600  0.000      (B Gibson    ) 0.038  8.112  0.162
E1    (R Gentili   ) 0.057  8.702 -0.038      (B Bruner    ) 0.150  8.233  0.093
 Qualified:             #5 0.004                               #17 0.036        

1:58 p.m. Weather conditions: air temperature 73 degrees, relative humidity 21 percent, barometer 30.13 inches, adjusted altitude 1,000 feet, track temperature 99 degrees.

2011 Division 5 champion Spracklin made the tow down from Omaha, Nebraska and ends up in the final against the 2011 Division 4 champion in the final round.

Spracklin nailed the Division 4 champion to the tree and put together a winning 0.014 package to take the two-wheel honors.

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink