Sun, 5 Jun 2011, 12:34 PM Pro Stock Motorcycle Round 1 Eliminations

By Jim Samuel

ENGLISHTOWN, N.J. - Results of round 1 eliminations in Pro Stock Motorcycle at the NHRA Full Throttle Drag Racing Series, 42nd annual NHRA SuperNationals:

Bike#-Rider-(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed----Bike#-Rider-(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
    4 Matt Smith                             77 Angie Smith                  
E1   ****WINNER****  0.072  6.861 192.93                     0.061  6.896 190.19
 Qualified:             #9  6.902 189.58                        #8  6.898 186.90

12:16 p.m. - Weather conditions: air temperature 75 degrees, relative humidity 51 percent, barometer 29.99 inches, adjusted altitude 1,631 feet, track temperature 99 degrees.

Matt Smith won here in 2006. He and his wife, Angie, have raced each other five times with Matt winning four of those races. Angie got off the starting line first and was ahead at 660 feet. After that, Matt pulled way with his career best ET to take the win.

Bike#-Rider-(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed----Bike#-Rider-(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
    7 Michael Phillips                        1 LE Tonglet                   
E1   ****WINNER****  0.044  6.903 197.36                     0.026  6.994 188.99
 Qualified:            #10  6.913 195.99                        #7  6.893 190.83

Phillips won here last year and had a 3-2 record against Tonglet in prior competition. Tonglet was first off the starting line but his motorcycle slowed at mid track, letting Phillips get by for the win.

Bike#-Rider-(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed----Bike#-Rider-(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
 1680 Justin Finley                         200 Chip Ellis                   
E1   ****WINNER****  0.022  6.976 192.33                     0.086  6.957 191.05
 Qualified:            #11  6.928 191.05                        #6  6.889 192.80

Ellis and Finley had never raced each other prior to this event. Finley had this one from start to finish.

Bike#-Rider-(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed----Bike#-Rider-(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
  300 Hector Arana Jr                         2 Andrew Hines                 
E1                   0.074  6.963 190.30     ****WINNER****  0.068  6.965 191.02
 Qualified:            #12  6.930 190.75                        #5  6.885 193.49

Hines won here in 2004. He got the win here.

Bike#-Rider-(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed----Bike#-Rider-(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
  533 Jim Underdahl                           5 Hector Arana                 
E1   ****WINNER****  0.046  6.925 192.91                     0.116  7.040 190.48
 Qualified:            #13  6.937 191.46                        #4  6.850 193.13

Underdahl's father, Greg, went to the final round here in 1998 and 1999. Arana has a 3-2 record against Underdahl in prior competition. He will have lane choice over Andrew Hines in the next round.

Bike#-Rider-(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed----Bike#-Rider-(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
  485 GT Tonglet                              8 Karen Stoffer                
E1                   0.093  6.929 191.24     ****WINNER****  0.068  6.870 195.14
 Qualified:            #15  6.951 191.19                        #2  6.826 195.79

Stoffer was runner up here in 2005 and 2006, Tonglet was runner up in 2001. Stoffer has four wins and two losses in prior competition against Tonglet. This race was Stoffer's from start to finish. She'll have lane choice over Phillips in round two.

Bike#-Rider-(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed----Bike#-Rider-(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
  202 Junior Pippin                           3 Eddie Krawiec                
E1                   0.038  7.223 180.84     ****WINNER****  0.181  6.954 195.65
 Qualified:            #16  6.987 187.86                        #1  6.819 195.62

Krawiec was runner up here in 2009 and had a 3-0 record against Pippin in previous races. Pippin was first off the starting line by 15 hundredths, and led the race at 660 feet. Krawiec got by him after that for the win. Krawiec will race Matt Smith in the next round and Smith will have lane choice.

Bike#-Rider-(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed----Bike#-Rider-(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
  573 Mike Berry                            401 Jerry Savoie                 
E1                   0.058  6.968 188.96     ****WINNER****  0.054  6.898 192.74
 Qualified:            #14  6.942 189.71                        #3  6.836 192.74

The only time these two have raced each other before this was at Gainesville earlier this year. Savoie, an alligator farmer, won that race. He got the win here and will have lane choice over Finley in the next round.

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink



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