Sun, 13 Nov 2016, 18:56 PM Pro Stock Motorcycle Final, Round 4 Eliminations

By David Gerard

POMONA, Calif. - Results of final, round 4 eliminations in Pro Stock Motorcycle at the NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series, 52nd annual Auto Club NHRA Finals:

Bike#-Rider-(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed----Bike#-Rider-(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
    4 Matt Smith                            491 Angelle Sampey               
E4   ****WINNER****  0.038  8.044 117.34                    -0.020  6.872 195.87
 Prior rounds:
E3    (H Arana Jr  ) 0.018  6.946 192.44      (J Savoie    ) 0.047  6.900 194.24
E2    (E Krawiec   ) 0.029  6.904 192.99      (A Hines     ) 0.031  6.879 193.93
E1    (H Arana     ) 0.031  6.916 193.35      (S Pollacheck) 0.059  6.882 195.42
 Qualified:            #10  6.889 193.93                        #5  6.859 195.45

3:38 p.m. Weather conditions: air temperature 86 degrees, relative humidity 22 percent, barometer 28.93 inches, adjusted altitude 3,291 feet, track temperature 100 degrees.

Smith is 12 - 6 against Sampey in prior events and Smith is 5 - 1 against Sampey in prior final rounds. Sampey already was won 42 times with thirty runner-ups. She has one win and two runner-ups this year. Smith has had a tough year and this is his first final round. He has seventeen wins and twenty-four runner-ups to date.

Sampey goes red and Smith with get his first win for Victory and add one more career win to his resume. He sits up early and enjoys the limelight!

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink