Sun, 28 Apr 2013, 13:56 PM Pro Stock Motorcycle Round 1 Eliminations

By Larry Sullivan

BAYTOWN, Texas - Results of round 1 eliminations in Pro Stock Motorcycle at the NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series, 26th annual O'Reilly NHRA Spring Nationals presented by Super Start Batteries:

Bike#-Rider-(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed----Bike#-Rider-(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
  751 Steve Johnson                           4 Hector Arana                 
E1                  -0.020  7.802 125.44     ****WINNER****  0.000  6.942 192.69
 Qualified:             #9  6.929 194.30                        #8  6.926 193.07

12:41 p.m. Weather conditions: air temperature 79 degrees, relative humidity 47 percent, barometer 29.94 inches, adjusted altitude 1,975 feet, track temperature 110 degrees.

Arana is 16 - 10 against Johnson in prior events.

Johnson went red, Arana was trip-zip at the green.

Bike#-Rider-(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed----Bike#-Rider-(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
   77 Angie Smith                           301 Adam Arana                   
E1   ****WINNER****  0.058  6.990 190.48                    -0.030  6.897 193.60
 Qualified:            #10  6.929 191.16                        #7  6.919 194.24

This is the first time Smith and Arana have faced each other in eliminations, Adam in his rookie season.

Arana wasted a good run and Smith advances.

Bike#-Rider-(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed----Bike#-Rider-(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
    6 Matt Smith                              9 LE Tonglet                   
E1                   0.073  7.259 154.81     ****WINNER****  0.044  6.885 194.13
 Qualified:            #12  6.936 192.41                        #5  6.911 193.24

Tonglet is 7 - 2 against Smith in prior events.

Tonglet left first and ran low ET so far for the easy win.

Bike#-Rider-(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed----Bike#-Rider-(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
 1528 John Hall                             745 Katie Sullivan               
E1   ****WINNER****  0.016  6.894 192.69                     0.019 16.098  46.54
 Qualified:             #4  6.906 191.16                       #13  6.938 194.16

This is the first time Hall and Sullivan have faced each other in eliminations.

Just three thousandths apart at the start, but Sullivan slowed and sat up in the first 300 feet.

Hall will not have lane choice when he faces Tonglet in round two.

Bike#-Rider-(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed----Bike#-Rider-(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
    7 Scotty Pollacheck                     200 Chip Ellis                   
E1   ****WINNER****  0.047  6.894 193.43                    -0.005  6.953 193.07
 Qualified:             #2  6.896 191.67                       #15  6.952 191.27

Pollacheck is 2 - 0 against Ellis in prior events, the current Star Racing rider facing the previous Star Racing rider.

Ellis went red by five thousandths and Pollacheck got a free win. He will have lane choice against Angie Smith in round two.

Bike#-Rider-(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed----Bike#-Rider-(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
   10 Shawn Gann                              3 Hector Arana Jr              
E1                  -0.019  6.949 192.58     ****WINNER****  0.008  6.907 193.40
 Qualified:            #16  6.960 192.63                        #1  6.876 195.39

Gann went red and Jr. advances to face Sr. next round - but Sr. will have lane choice.

Bike#-Rider-(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed----Bike#-Rider-(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
    1 Eddie Krawiec                           2 Andrew Hines                 
E1                   0.026  6.983 191.87     ****WINNER****  0.022  6.913 192.49
 Qualified:            #14  6.947 191.21                        #3  6.904 193.49

Andrew Hines' MOV: 0.0742 seconds (approximately 21 feet).

Bike#-Rider-(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed----Bike#-Rider-(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
    8 Michael Ray                           533 Jim Underdahl                
E1   ****WINNER****  0.039  6.876 194.18                    -0.009  6.996 191.00
 Qualified:             #6  6.913 193.60                       #11  6.934 193.71

Ray is 1 - 0 against Underdahl in prior events.

Underdahl went red and Ray posted low ET of the round. He will have lane choice against Hines in round two.

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink



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