G Squared Motorsports: Ellis No. 3 and Smith No. 6 at Vegas
G SQUARED MOTORSPORTS OWNERS: GEORGE BRYCE & GEORGE SMITH NHRA POWERADE DRAG RACING SERIES PRO STOCK MOTORCYCLE: G SQUARED S&S BUELL RIDERS: CHIP ELLIS and MATT SMITH FIFTH ANNUAL NHRA ACDELCO LAS VEGAS NATIONALS THE STRIP AT LAS VEGAS MOTOR SPEEDWAY - LAS VEGAS OCTOBER 20-23, 2005 Chip Ellis: Session 1 Friday: 7.268 seconds at 183.89 mph (#4) Session 2 Friday: 7.330 seconds at 183.37 mph (# 4) Session 1 Saturday: 7.224 seconds at 183.89 mph (# 3) Session 2 Saturday: 7.257 seconds at 180.09 mph (# 3) Matt Smith: Session 1 Friday: 7.358 seconds at 181.50 mph (# 17) Session 2 Friday: 7.601 seconds at 139.67 mph (# 19) Session 1 Saturday: 7.240 seconds at 180.09 mph (# 6) Session 2 Saturday: 7.466 seconds at 146.43 mph (# 6) Ellis No. 3 and Smith No. 6 at Vegas LAS VEGAS (October 22, 2005) - Chip Ellis and Matt Smith, aboard their G Squared-prepared and owned, S&S-powered Pro Stock Buells, qualified No. 3 and No. 6 respectively at this weekend's fifth annual NHRA ACDelco Las Vegas Nationals at The Strip at Las Vegas Motor Speedway Ellis and Smith ended Friday's qualifying with Ellis, on the G Squared S&S Buell, in the No. 4 spot and Smith, riding the G2 Red line Oil/Skull Gear/Torco Race Fuels Buell, No. 19. In Saturday's first session, both drivers improved. Ellis ran an elapsed time of 7.224 seconds, moving the Americus, Ga., driver up one position to third. Smith, from King, N.C., moved into the field when he stopped the finish line lights at 7.240 seconds, good for No. 6. In the final qualifying session, Ellis ran the second quickest elapsed time of the session, a 7.257 seconds. Meanwhile, Smith was on a better pass but engine problems once again beset his bike. Ellis ended qualify in third, while Smith was No. 6. In the opening round tomorrow, Ellis will square off against Matt Guidera. Smith is matched against GT Tonglet. "This is a program that is still developing and we're learning something every round. George Smith and I are pleased with our progress thus far," said George Bryce, who is partners with George Smith in G Squared Motorsports. "As to Vegas, this is Chip Ellis' favorite track and we expect to do well here. We have good history here. Chip had one of the low times of the final session. Matt Smith has stepped up his program. Matt was running even better that last round until he broke something. We haven't found out what's wrong yet but we are putting in a new S&S engine for tomorrow. We're going to continue to go in the same direction tomorrow." ELIMINATIONS: Ellis, Smith and 14 other qualifiers begin their quest for the Pro Stock Motorcycle title on Sunday with eliminations for all classes starting at 11 a.m. Times are local Las Vegas time - Same as Pacific Time (PT) and subject to change at anytime. TELEVISION: Three hours of qualifying highlights for the Fifth annual NHRA ACDelco Las Vegas Nationals can be seen on ESPN2 late this evening, Saturday evening (Oct. 22) beginning at 11 p.m. ESPN2 will also air three hours of same-day television coverage of eliminations beginning at 8 p.m. on Sunday evening (Oct. 23). The elimination show repeats on ESPN2 early Tuesday morning, Oct. 25, from 3 until 5 a.m. Also, tune in to NHRA2Day on ESPN2, the weekly show that gives you the latest information about the NHRA POWERade Drag Racing Series. NHRA2Day can be seen on Sunday morning, Oct. 23 at 11:30 a.m. Television times are Eastern Time (ET) and subject to change at anytime. Check local listings. G SQUARED MOTORSPORTS: When Harley Davidson accelerated their effort in NHRA, S&S Cycle decided in 2002 to join the battle. Because of his vast R&D experience, coupled with his racing background, S&S asked George Smith to head their project to field a competitive S&S V-Twin bike on the NHRA circuit. Smith immediately asked George Bryce, who had been working with S&S Cycle on a similar project, to join the new endeavor and G Squared Motorsports was formed in 2003. Both Smith and Bryce knew if they collaborated on the project, joining the resources, knowledge and talents of S&S and Star Racing, they could produce a competitive bike to race in Pro Stock Motorcycle competition on the NHRA POWERade Drag Racing Series. The G Squared/S&S-powered V-Twin Buell debuted in 2004.