Sun, 28 Sep 2014, 15:27 PM Pro Stock Motorcycle Round 2 Eliminations

By Dave Rowe

MADISON, Ill. - Results of round 2 eliminations in Pro Stock Motorcycle at the NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series, Third annual AAA Insurance NHRA Midwest Nationals:

Bike#-Rider-(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed----Bike#-Rider-(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
    5 Hector Arana                            4 Hector Arana Jr              
E2                   0.028  7.033 194.27     ****WINNER****  0.045  6.909 192.71
 Prior rounds:
E1    (A Sampey    ) 0.056  6.923 195.62      (J Underdahl ) 0.013  8.885  99.35
 Qualified:             #6  6.874 196.42                        #3  6.851 195.82

2:18 p.m. Weather conditions: air temperature 85 degrees, relative humidity 40 percent, barometer 29.63 inches, adjusted altitude 2,609 feet, track temperature 114 degrees.

Arana is 6 - 5 against Arana Jr in prior events.

Senior gets off the line first but Junior drove around him quickly and pulled away for the win.

Bike#-Rider-(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed----Bike#-Rider-(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
  504 Andrew Hines                          751 Steve Johnson                
E2   ****WINNER****  0.036  6.856 193.24                    -0.026  6.895 194.10
 Prior rounds:
E1    (A Smith     ) 0.045  6.837 195.25      (S Pollacheck) 0.016  6.895 194.69
 Qualified:             #4  6.863 195.22                        #5  6.872 194.83

Hines is 24 - 7 against Johnson in prior events.

One of those wins was last weekend in the final round in Dallas where Johnson wasn't able to make it to the line in time.

Johnson gets in a bit of a hurry, turning on the red light and giving the win to Hines.

Bike#-Rider-(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed----Bike#-Rider-(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
  401 Jerry Savoie                            8 John Hall                    
E2   ****WINNER****  0.026  6.865 196.19                    -0.003  6.930 192.17
 Prior rounds:
E1    (C Treble    ) 0.041  6.823 196.56      (C Kennedy   ) 0.006  6.972 178.59
 Qualified:             #2  6.838 197.16                       #10  6.905 193.77

Savoie and Hall have each won 2 times against the other in prior events.

Hall just misses the tree and gives the win to Savoie.

Savoie will have lane choice over Arana Jr. in the next round.

Bike#-Rider-(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed----Bike#-Rider-(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
    3 Eddie Krawiec                          10 Adam Arana                   
E2   ****WINNER****  0.053  6.856 194.66                     0.031  6.943 193.10
 Prior rounds:
E1    (S Gann      ) 0.066  6.803 197.39      (M Smith     ) 0.033  6.898 194.35
 Qualified:             #1  6.810 194.60                        #9  6.905 194.94

Krawiec is 2 - 1 against Arana in prior events.

Arana gets out of the gate first but can't hold off Krawiec.

Krawiec and Hines had the same ET but Krawiec will get the lane choice by virtue of his higher MPH.

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink



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