Sun, 26 Sep 2010, 02:12 PM Pro Stock Motorcycle Round 1 Eliminations

By Dave Rowe

ENNIS, Texas - Results of round 1 eliminations in Pro Stock Motorcycle at the NHRA Full Throttle Drag Racing Series, 25th annual O'Reilly Super Start Batteries NHRA Fall Nationals presented by Castrol Syntec:

Bike#-Rider-(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed----Bike#-Rider-(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
  581 David Hope                              1 Hector Arana                 
E1   ****WINNER****  0.054  7.128 179.42                     0.111  7.082 182.01
 Qualified:             #7  6.981 190.43                        #8  6.988 188.62

1:02 p.m. Weather conditions: air temperature 72 degrees, relative humidity 68 percent, barometer 29.44 inches, adjusted altitude 2,158 feet, track temperature 86 degrees.

Arana is 3 - 1 against Hope in prior events. Arana won this race last year but has not won a race this season.

Arana won't repeat, he is late off the line, starts to make up ground, but runs out of room.

Bike#-Rider-(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed----Bike#-Rider-(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
    6 Michael Phillips                      473 LE Tonglet                   
E1                   0.056  7.053 187.76     ****WINNER****  0.077  7.003 187.03
 Qualified:             #9  6.997 191.65                        #6  6.963 191.48

Phillips is 3 - 1 against Tonglet in prior events.

Phillips leaves first but Tonglet reels him in quickly and drives around him before they reach the sixty foot mark. Tonglet increases his lead through half track, then Phillips starts to make up ground. Phillips gets a little closer but quickly runs out of room.

LE Tonglet's incremental margins: 60ft(0.025), 330 ft(0.033), 660ft(0.036), 1,000ft(0.033). MOV: 0.0293 seconds (approximately 8 feet).

Bike#-Rider-(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed----Bike#-Rider-(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
  751 Steve Johnson                           9 Craig Treble                 
E1   ****WINNER****  0.112  7.067 186.25                     0.067  7.113 181.11
 Qualified:             #5  6.959 191.87                       #10  7.005 189.02

Treble is 12 - 8 against Johnson in prior events.

Johnson gives up a lot off the line but starts to gain ground and drives around Treble just before they cross the finish line.

Steve Johnson's incremental margins (negative if behind): 60ft(-0.059), 330 ft(-0.071), 660ft(-0.057), 1,000ft(-0.032). MOV: 0.0012 seconds (approximately 4 inches).

Bike#-Rider-(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed----Bike#-Rider-(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
    7 Karen Stoffer                         533 Jim Underdahl                
E1   ****WINNER****  0.064  7.039 182.95                     0.039  7.188 183.49
 Qualified:             #3  6.953 192.41                       #12  7.034 189.92

This is the first time Stoffer and Underdahl have faced each other in eliminations.

Underdahl gets the advantage off the line, then Stoffer drives around quickly to take the win.

Bike#-Rider-(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed----Bike#-Rider-(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
    3 Andrew Hines                           77 Angie Smith                  
E1   ****WINNER****  0.038  6.953 188.44                    -0.055  7.065 174.89
 Qualified:             #4  6.958 190.32                       #11  7.024 187.65

Hines is 2 - 0 against Smith in prior events.

Smith leaves too soon and gives the win to Hines. Hines goes right down Broadway and makes his quickest pass of the weekend.

Bike#-Rider-(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed----Bike#-Rider-(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
    2 Eddie Krawiec                         202 Junior Pippin                
E1   ****WINNER****  0.076  6.930 189.71                     0.002  7.327 156.61
 Qualified:             #2  6.924 192.47                       #13  7.100 188.57

Krawiec is 2 - 0 against Pippin in prior events.

Pippin does all he can, getting the best reaction time of the round, but Krawiec just has too much power as he makes the quickest pass of the round to take the win.

Bike#-Rider-(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed----Bike#-Rider-(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
  457 Redell Harris                           4 Matt Smith                   
E1                   0.043  7.100 185.18     ****WINNER****  0.155  6.972 187.26
 Qualified:            #14  7.242 185.51                        #1  6.923 190.89

Smith is 1 - 0 against Harris in prior events.

Harris stages quickly, turning on both lights before Smith pre-stages. Harris gets a huge advantage off the line, then Smith slowly reels him in and drives around to take the win.

Matt Smith's incremental margins (negative if behind): 60ft(-0.109), 330 ft(-0.065), 660ft(-0.027), 1,000ft(0.001). MOV: 0.0165 seconds (approximately 4 feet).

In the next round it will be Hines with lane choice over Johnson, Krawiec vs. Hope, Tonglet vs. Stoffer, and Smith will have a bye.

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