Sun, 08 Nov 2026, 16:41 PM Sportsman Motorcycle Round 4 Eliminations

By Dave Rowe

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
 621X Jacob Havens                           75 Paul Silvas                  
E4                   0.026  8.824 147.76     ****WINNER****  0.021  8.574 148.97
         SMC  Dial: 8.78 (+/-):  0.044             SMC  Dial: 8.56 (+/-):  0.014
 Prior rounds:
E3                   0.026  8.783  0.003      (K Woods     ) 0.027  8.826  0.266
E2    (S Damron    ) 0.040  8.930  0.190      (M Pinkston  ) 0.016  8.577  0.037
E1    (M Hunter    ) 0.054  8.721  0.051      (G Oaks      ) 0.007  8.546  0.046
 Qualified:             #9 0.016                                #7 0.009        

1:33 p.m. Weather conditions: air temperature 71 degrees, relative humidity 30 percent, barometer 30.07 inches, adjusted altitude 3,272 feet.

Silvas gets the holeshot and goes around Havens to take the win.

Silvas is going to his third final round.

Bike#-Rider-(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed----Bike#-Rider-(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
  770 Larry Mota                            747 Gary Stoffer                 
E4                   0.023  8.903 149.86     ****WINNER****  0.028  8.735 142.49
         SMC  Dial: 8.89 (+/-):  0.013             SMC  Dial: 8.73 (+/-):  0.005
 Prior rounds:
E3    (C Hofert    ) 0.021  8.945  0.065      (R Newport   ) 0.048  8.762  0.042
E2    (T Medlin    ) 0.011  8.881  0.031      (E Carballo  ) 0.065  8.731  0.081
E1    (C Cook      ) 0.012  8.882  0.062      (B Howey     ) 0.076  8.758  0.068
 Qualified:            #10 0.017                               #12 0.019        

Mota gets the advantage off of the line but Stoffer takes the stripe and the win.

Gary Stoffer's MOV: 0.0036 seconds (approximately 9 inches).

Stoffer is going to his third final round where he will take on Silvas.

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink

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