Sun, 07 Nov 2021, 18:32 PM Sportsman Motorcycle Round 4 Eliminations

By Rick Green

LAS VEGAS - Results of round 4 eliminations in Sportsman Motorcycle at the NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series, Pacific Division, event at The Strip at Las Vegas Motor Speedway:

Bike#-Rider-(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed----Bike#-Rider-(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
  708 Ray Myers                             775 Leo Shaver                   
E4   ****WINNER****  0.030  8.611 155.76                     0.049  8.905 148.07
         SMC  Dial: 8.61 (+/-):  0.001             SMC  Dial: 8.91 (+/-): -0.005
 Prior rounds:
E3    (E Jaquith   ) 0.087  8.611  0.001      (G Oaks      ) 0.013  8.909 -0.001
E2    (B Drexler   ) 0.045  8.622  0.012                     0.071  8.903 -0.017
E1    (T Turner    ) 0.044  8.626  0.016      (A Vanetti   ) 0.020  8.930  0.020
 Qualified:            #29 0.056                               #18 0.029        

Weather conditions: air temperature 81 degrees, relative humidity 8 percent, barometer 29.81 inches, adjusted altitude 3,977 feet.

Meyers with the starting line advantage and runs dead-on with a one for the win.

Bike#-Rider-(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed----Bike#-Rider-(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
  788 Rick Newport                           53 Donnie Durenberger           
E4   ****WINNER****  0.051  8.265 162.53                    -0.002 10.146 119.01
         SMC  Dial: 8.16 (+/-):  0.105             SMC  Dial: 10.07 (+/-):  0.076
 Prior rounds:
E3    (T Medlin    ) 0.104  8.166  0.066                     0.020 10.081 -0.039
E2    (M Woolison  ) 0.028  8.161  0.061      (C Howey     ) 0.031 10.183  0.073
E1    (T Patterson ) 0.016  8.093 -0.027      (J Durfey    ) 0.011 10.141  0.001
 Qualified:            #10 0.012                                #3 0.003        

Durenberger is a couple ticks too quick on the tree and turns on the red light to give Newport the win. He will have the bye into the final.

Bike#-Rider-(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed----Bike#-Rider-(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
        Bye                                  77 Dave Wheeler                 
E4                                            ****WINNER****  0.023  8.892 148.46
                                                   SMC  Dial: 8.84 (+/-):  0.052
 Prior rounds:
E3                                           (G Stoffer   ) 0.057  8.821 -0.049
E2                                           (L Woodruff  ) -0.014  8.859 -0.031
E1                                           (L Mota      ) 0.088  8.880  0.000
 Qualified:                                                      #24 0.045        

Wheeler with the bye and he will face Myers in the semifinal.

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink

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