Sun, 08 Nov 2026, 15:42 PM Sportsman Motorcycle Round 3 Eliminations

By Rick Green

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
 621X Jacob Havens                               Bye
E3   ****WINNER****  0.026  8.783 150.40     
         SMC  Dial: 8.78 (+/-):  0.003    
 Prior rounds:
E2    (S Damron    ) 0.040  8.930  0.190   
E1    (M Hunter    ) 0.054  8.721  0.051   
 Qualified:             #9 0.016                             Bye

Weather conditions: air temperature 71 degrees, relative humidity 30 percent, barometer 30.07 inches, adjusted altitude 3,272 feet.

Havens with the bye run.

Bike#-Rider-(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed----Bike#-Rider-(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
  788 Rick Newport                          747 Gary Stoffer                 
E3                   0.027  8.445 146.50     ****WINNER****  0.048  8.762 139.80
         SMC  Dial: 8.29 (+/-):  0.155             SMC  Dial: 8.72 (+/-):  0.042
 Prior rounds:
E2    (K Mcclain   ) 0.052  8.300  0.110      (E Carballo  ) 0.065  8.731  0.081
E1                   0.000  8.444  0.444      (B Howey     ) 0.076  8.758  0.068
 Qualified:             #1 0.000                               #12 0.019        

Newport with the starting line advantage, but Stoffer holds on for the win.

Bike#-Rider-(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed----Bike#-Rider-(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 7530 Kahea Woods                            75 Paul Silvas                  
E3                   0.013  9.536 138.24     ****WINNER****  0.027  8.826 117.81
         SMC  Dial: 8.32 (+/-):  1.216             SMC  Dial: 8.56 (+/-):  0.266
 Prior rounds:
E2    (T Turner    ) 0.046  8.282  0.002      (M Pinkston  ) 0.016  8.577  0.037
E1    (R Barrera Jr) 0.031  8.336  0.106      (G Oaks      ) 0.007  8.546  0.046
 Qualified:             #4 0.002                                #7 0.009        

Woods with the staring line advantage, but Silvas holds on for the win. He will face Havens in the semifinal.

Bike#-Rider-(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed----Bike#-Rider-(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 613H Chad Hofert                           770 Larry Mota                   
E3                  -0.015  8.942 144.49     ****WINNER****  0.021  8.945 143.32
         SMC  Dial: 8.90 (+/-):  0.042             SMC  Dial: 8.88 (+/-):  0.065
 Prior rounds:
E2    (D Wheeler   ) 0.009  8.899  0.039      (T Medlin    ) 0.011  8.881  0.031
E1    (M Cragun    ) 0.008  8.888  0.048      (C Cook      ) 0.012  8.882  0.062
 Qualified:            #13 0.024                               #10 0.017        

Hofert goes red to give Mota the win. He will face stoffer in the semifinal.

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink

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