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Sun, 08 Nov 2026, 14:32 PM

Sportsman Motorcycle Round 2 Eliminations

By Dave Rowe

LAS VEGAS - Results of round 2 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
  788 Rick Newport                         M717 Kip McClain                  
E2   ****WINNER****  0.052  8.300 149.63                     0.087  9.987 127.75
         SMC  Dial: 8.19 (+/-):  0.110             SMC  Dial: 9.90 (+/-):  0.087
 Prior rounds:
E1                   0.000  8.444  0.444      (M Avila     ) 0.187  9.910  0.030
 Qualified:             #1 0.000                               #21 0.057

11:12 a.m. Weather conditions: air temperature 71 degrees, relative humidity 32 percent, barometer 30.11 inches, adjusted altitude 3,198 feet.

Newport with the starting line advantage and he goes around McClain for the win.


Bike#-Rider-(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed----Bike#-Rider-(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
   73 Mike Pinkston                          75 Paul Silvas                  
E2                   0.069 No Time           ****WINNER****  0.016  8.577 139.82
         SMC  Dial: 9.10 (+/-): 90.899             SMC  Dial: 8.54 (+/-):  0.037
 Prior rounds:
E1    (B Pangan Jr ) 0.065  9.112  0.032      (G Oaks      ) 0.007  8.546  0.046
 Qualified:            #27 -0.004                                #7 0.009

Silvas gets the holeshot and takes the win. Pinkston drifted to the right and took out the 1320 foot timing block.


Bike#-Rider-(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed----Bike#-Rider-(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 T764 Terry Turner                         7530 Kahea Woods                  
E2                  -0.012  8.858 141.40     ****WINNER****  0.046  8.282 154.76
         SMC  Dial: 8.86 (+/-): -0.002             SMC  Dial: 8.28 (+/-):  0.002
 Prior rounds:
E1    (L Woodruff  ) 0.003  8.899  0.089      (R Barrera Jr) 0.031  8.336  0.106
 Qualified:            #24 0.064                                #4 0.002

Turner leaves too soon and goes red giving the win to Woods.


Bike#-Rider-(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed----Bike#-Rider-(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
  727 Edwin Carballo                        747 Gary Stoffer                 
E2                   0.087  9.172 151.94     ****WINNER****  0.065  8.731 137.85
         SMC  Dial: 8.93 (+/-):  0.242             SMC  Dial: 8.65 (+/-):  0.081
 Prior rounds:
E1    (R Barrera   ) 0.176  9.010  0.080      (B Howey     ) 0.076  8.758  0.068
 Qualified:             #5 0.006                               #12 0.019

Stoffer gets the holeshot and takes the stripe for the win.


Bike#-Rider-(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed----Bike#-Rider-(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
  629 Stephen Damron                       621X Jacob Havens                 
E2                   0.591  7.999 171.03     ****WINNER****  0.040  8.930 149.95
         SMC  Dial: 8.04 (+/-): -0.041             SMC  Dial: 8.74 (+/-):  0.190
 Prior rounds:
E1    (C Howey     ) 0.027  8.037 -0.003      (M Hunter    ) 0.054  8.721  0.051
 Qualified:             #2 0.000                                #9 0.016

Havens gets the advantage off of the line;Damron breaks out.


Bike#-Rider-(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed----Bike#-Rider-(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
  770 Larry Mota                            771 Thomas Medlin                
E2   ****WINNER****  0.011  8.881 147.50                     0.046  8.285 160.21
         SMC  Dial: 8.85 (+/-):  0.031             SMC  Dial: 8.27 (+/-):  0.015
 Prior rounds:
E1    (C Cook      ) 0.012  8.882  0.062      (D Schneider ) 0.069  8.267  0.017
 Qualified:            #10 0.017                                #3 0.002

Mota with the starting line advantage and he takes the stripe for the win.


Bike#-Rider-(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed----Bike#-Rider-(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 613H Chad Hofert                           772 David Wheeler                
E2   ****WINNER****  0.009  8.899 146.85                     0.032  8.716 148.43
         SMC  Dial: 8.86 (+/-):  0.039             SMC  Dial: 8.65 (+/-):  0.066
 Prior rounds:
E1    (M Cragun    ) 0.008  8.888  0.048      (J Bates     ) 0.011  8.657  0.007
 Qualified:            #13 0.024                               #19 0.030

Hofert gets the holeshot and holds off Wheeler for the win.

In the next round it will be Newport vs. Stoffer, Mota vs. Hofert, Woods vs. Silvas, and Havens with a bye.

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink

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