Sun, 19 Apr 2009, 03:40 PM Pro Stock Motorcycle Round 1 Eliminations

By Rick Green

COMMERCE, Ga. - Results of round 1 eliminations in Pro Stock Motorcycle at the NHRA Full Throttle Drag Racing Series, 29th annual Summit Racing Equipment NHRA Southern Nationals:

Bike#-Rider-(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed----Bike#-Rider-(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
  202 Junior Pippin                         205 Shawn Gann                   
E1                   0.038  7.017 187.65     ****WINNER****  0.025  7.002 188.17
 Qualified:             #8  6.938 192.25                        #9  6.959 190.27

Weather conditions: air temperature 73 degrees, relative humidity 58 percent, barometer 29.20 inches, adjusted altitude 2,393 feet, track temperature 79 degrees.

This is the first time Pippin and Gann have faced each other in eliminations. Gann with the starting line advantage and takes the win by about eight feet.

Bike#-Rider-(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed----Bike#-Rider-(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
   25 Matt Guidera                            8 Craig Treble                 
E1   ****WINNER****  0.040  7.012 189.15                    -0.007  6.954 194.18
 Qualified:            #10  6.963 190.75                        #7  6.929 194.52

Guidera is 5 - 4 against Treble in prior events. Treble goes red and throws away 6.954 second pass. Matt Guidera's incremental times: 60ft-1.059 sec., 330ft-2.898, 660ft-4.459/156.94 mph, 1,000ft-5.830.

Bike#-Rider-(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed----Bike#-Rider-(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
  371 Wesley Wells                          235 Hector Arana                 
E1                   0.151  7.382 173.90     ****WINNER****  0.170  6.974 191.08
 Qualified:            #11  6.986 191.21                        #6  6.924 194.02

This is the first time Wells and Arana have faced each other in eliminations. Arana with a nice pass to take the win light. Hector Arana's incremental times: 60ft-1.080 sec., 330ft-2.898, 660ft-4.445/158.33 mph, 1,000ft-5.803.

Bike#-Rider-(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed----Bike#-Rider-(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
   77 Angie McBride                           9 Karen Stoffer                
E1                   0.080  6.955 188.70     ****WINNER****  0.090  6.944 191.89
 Qualified:            #13  6.992 188.44                        #4  6.912 192.60

Stoffer is 1 - 0 against McBride in prior events. This was a good drag race with McBride out of the gate first and Stoffer was able to chase here down until right before the finish line. Karen Stoffer's MOV: 0.0015 seconds (approximately 5 inches).

Bike#-Rider-(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed----Bike#-Rider-(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
  473 LE Tonglet                              1 Eddie Krawiec                
E1                         No Time           ****WINNER****  0.067  6.949 191.95
 Qualified:            #15  7.077 187.31                        #2  6.881 194.49

Tonglet is a no show...Eddie Krawiec's incremental times: 60ft-1.083 sec., 330ft-2.909, 660ft-4.441/160.50 mph, 1,000ft-5.785. He will have lane choice over Guidera in round two.

Bike#-Rider-(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed----Bike#-Rider-(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
   36 Douglas Horne                         412 Michael Phillips             
E1   ****WINNER****  0.029  6.934 192.30                     0.040  6.966 192.66
 Qualified:             #5  6.915 193.10                       #12  6.987 193.90

Horne with the starting line advantage and then runs low E.T. of the round for the win 0.0439 seconds (approximately 12 feet). Horne will have lane choice over Stoffer in the next round.

Bike#-Rider-(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed----Bike#-Rider-(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
  573 Mike Berry                              4 Andrew Hines                 
E1                   0.016  7.108 187.99     ****WINNER****  0.050  6.991 191.40
 Qualified:            #16  7.081 186.64                        #1  6.877 195.03

Berry with a starting line advantage, but Hines is able to chase him down around 500 feet and then rode away for the win. Hines will have lane choice over Gann in round two.

Bike#-Rider-(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed----Bike#-Rider-(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
    3 Matt Smith                              7 Steve Johnson                
E1   ****WINNER****  0.042  6.893 194.49                     0.072  7.021 189.87
 Qualified:             #3  6.890 194.63                       #14  7.003 189.71

Johnson has been to all 22 races here...Smith with the starting line advantage and then runs low E.t. of the round for the win light. He will have lane choice over Arana in the next round.

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink



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