Sun, 05 Nov 2023, 16:15 PM Sportsman Motorcycle Round 3 Eliminations

By Dave Rowe

LAS VEGAS - Results of round 3 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
   61 Roy Barrera Jr.                        63 Roy Barrera                  
E3                   0.005  9.574 138.71     ****WINNER****  0.004  7.496 179.64
        ETMX  Dial: 9.58 (+/-): -0.006            ETMX  Dial: 7.50 (+/-): -0.004
 Prior rounds:
E2    (J Woolison  ) 0.012  9.649  0.079                     -0.020  7.512  0.022
E1    (R MacKay    ) 0.114  9.649  0.089      (P Silvas    ) 0.615 11.304  3.734
 Qualified:            #10 0.021                               #12 0.031        

1:08 p.m. Weather conditions: air temperature 75 degrees, relative humidity 15 percent, barometer 29.86 inches, adjusted altitude 3,613 feet.

A coin flip off of the line, Barrera Jr. takes the stripe but runs too quick and breaks out giving dad the win.

Bike#-Rider-(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed----Bike#-Rider-(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
   71 Jeremy Bates                          715 Tom Patterson                
E3                   0.059  9.446 141.92     ****WINNER****  0.028  8.977 146.02
        ETMX  Dial: 9.45 (+/-): -0.004            ETMX  Dial: 8.96 (+/-):  0.017
 Prior rounds:
E2    (S Conner    ) 0.024  9.500  0.030      (T Medlin    ) 0.052  8.955 -0.005
E1    (B Howey     ) 0.025  9.556  0.136      (T Turner    ) 0.043  8.955  0.025
 Qualified:             #6 0.010                                #8 0.017        

Patterson gets the advantage off of the line and Bates breaks out trying to hold him off.

Patterson will have a bye in the next round.

Bike#-Rider-(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed----Bike#-Rider-(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
   77 Dave Wheeler                         7002 Clayton Howey                
E3                   0.021  8.862 149.02     ****WINNER****  0.039  8.176 158.97
        ETMX  Dial: 8.87 (+/-): -0.008             SMC  Dial: 8.18 (+/-): -0.004
 Prior rounds:
E2    (A Manning   ) 0.012  8.918  0.058      (P Januik    ) 0.119  8.297  0.157
E1    (D LaMott    ) 0.028  8.993  0.153      (L Woodruff  ) 0.050  8.154  0.024
 Qualified:             #7 0.011                                #4 0.009        

Wheeler gets the hole shot but he runs too quick and breaks out giving the win to Howey.

Howey will take on barrera in the next round.

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink

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