Sun, 13 Nov 2011, 17:17 PM Pro Stock Motorcycle Round 2 Eliminations

By Larry Sullivan

POMONA, Calif. - Results of round 2 eliminations in Pro Stock Motorcycle at the NHRA Full Throttle Drag Racing Series, 47th annual Automobile Club of Southern California NHRA Finals:

Bike#-Rider-(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed----Bike#-Rider-(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
    5 Hector Arana                            6 Steve Johnson                
E2   ****WINNER****  0.017  6.876 193.46                     0.073  7.000 192.41
 Prior rounds:
E1    (J Underdahl ) 0.008  6.905 193.38      (S Gann      )       No Time      
 Qualified:             #4  6.871 194.91                       #12  6.905 192.22

2:05 p.m. Weather conditions: air temperature 73 degrees, relative humidity 42 percent, barometer 28.76 inches, adjusted altitude 2,752 feet, track temperature 87 degrees.

Arana is 12 - 10 against Johnson in prior events.

Arana had a good light, then ran away from Johnson for an easy win.

Bike#-Rider-(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed----Bike#-Rider-(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
   77 Angie Smith                             2 Andrew Hines                 
E2                   0.097  6.955 191.54     ****WINNER****  0.057  6.854 196.87
 Prior rounds:
E1    (M Ray       ) 0.041  6.961 191.54      (M Phillips  ) 0.069  6.865 196.79
 Qualified:             #9  6.902 194.21                        #1  6.820 197.54

Hines is 9 - 2 against Smith in prior events.

Smith was late and Hines ran away for the win. He will have lane choice against Arana in the semifinals.

Bike#-Rider-(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed----Bike#-Rider-(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
    1 LE Tonglet                              3 Eddie Krawiec                
E2                   0.041  6.937 191.27     ****WINNER****  0.069  6.853 196.67
 Prior rounds:
E1    (G Savoie    ) 0.058  6.942 191.05      (K Stoffer   ) 0.024  6.873 196.22
 Qualified:             #6  6.894 192.28                        #3  6.850 196.87

Krawiec is 5 - 3 against Tonglet in prior events.

Krawiec spotted the current champion a couple hundredths at the start, then sailed by to clinch the 2011 championship.

Eddie Krawiec's incremental margins (negative if behind): 60ft(-0.034), 330 ft(-0.012), 660ft(0.007), 1,000ft(0.029). MOV: 0.0567 seconds (approximately 16 feet).

Bike#-Rider-(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed----Bike#-Rider-(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
  300 Hector Arana Jr                         4 Matt Smith                   
E2   ****WINNER****  0.038  6.847 196.44                     0.046  7.357 142.79
 Prior rounds:
E1    (J Finley    ) 0.084  6.836 195.28      (C Ellis     ) 0.082  6.944 191.48
 Qualified:             #2  6.832 194.04                        #7  6.896 193.46

Jr.'s championship chances just went away.

Arana Jr is 3 - 0 against Smith in prior events.

Arana Jr. left first and ran low ET of the round to earn lane choice against the new champion in the semifinals, so in the semifinals it will be two Harleys and two Buells as the Arana family tries to set up an all-Buell final round and the Vance & Hines team tries to make it an all-Harley affair.

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink



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