Sun, 16 Nov 2014, 16:03 PM Pro Stock Motorcycle Round 1 Eliminations

By David Gerard

POMONA, Calif. - Results of round 1 eliminations in Pro Stock Motorcycle at the NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series, 50th annual Auto Club NHRA Finals:

Bike#-Rider-(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed----Bike#-Rider-(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
  401 Jerry Savoie                           10 Adam Arana                   
E1                   0.104  6.853 194.80     ****WINNER****  0.004  6.889 195.51
 Qualified:             #7  6.924 193.27                       #10  6.936 193.24

12:43 p.m. Weather conditions: air temperature 71 degrees, relative humidity 41 percent, barometer 29.01 inches, adjusted altitude 2,354 feet, track temperature 93 degrees.

Savoie is 1 - 0 against Arana in prior events. This is Arana last race for a while, as he has joined the Coast Guard and will not be competing next year. Savoie won the only other first round match up.

Savoie is dead late and Arana nails the tree with a stout 0.004 light. Arana gets a easy hole shot win.

Adam Arana's incremental margins: 60ft(0.092), 330 ft(0.071), 660ft(0.067), 1,000ft(0.065). MOV: 0.0648 seconds (approximately 19 feet).

Jerry Savoie's incremental times: 60ft-1.051 sec., 330ft-2.842, 660ft-4.369/160.16 mph, 1,000ft-5.706.
Adam Arana's incremental times: 60ft-1.059 sec., 330ft-2.871, 660ft-4.402/160.08 mph, 1,000ft-5.741.

Bike#-Rider-(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed----Bike#-Rider-(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
  751 Steve Johnson                          77 Angie Smith                  
E1   ****WINNER****  0.066  6.874 193.32                     0.047  7.059 190.65
 Qualified:             #9  6.933 193.60                        #8  6.931 191.84

Smith is 3 - 2 against Johnson in prior events. Smith has defeated Johnson three out of the four first round match ups.

Johnson finds some power after qualifying and drives on by Smith before the sixty foot lights to get the decisive win.

Steve Johnson's incremental margins: 60ft(0.052), 330 ft(0.094), 660ft(0.120), 1,000ft(0.144). MOV: 0.1662 seconds (approximately 46 feet).

Steve Johnson's incremental times: 60ft-1.063 sec., 330ft-2.853, 660ft-4.379/160.04 mph, 1,000ft-5.719.
Angie Smith's incremental times: 60ft-1.134 sec., 330ft-2.966, 660ft-4.518/157.43 mph, 1,000ft-5.882.

Bike#-Rider-(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed----Bike#-Rider-(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
  895 Elvira Karlsson                         5 Hector Arana                 
E1                  -0.002  7.104 174.66     ****WINNER****  0.094  6.886 195.90
 Qualified:            #11  6.937 190.73                        #6  6.888 194.13

This is the first time Karlsson and Arana have faced each other in eliminations. Arana has already won one hundred and twelve times in round one.

Karlsson challenges the tree and misses the green by just -0.002. Arana makes his best pass of the weekend for the easy win.

Hector Arana's incremental times: 60ft-1.069 sec., 330ft-2.873, 660ft-4.403/160.08 mph, 1,000ft-5.740.

Bike#-Rider-(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed----Bike#-Rider-(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
    3 Eddie Krawiec                           9 Shawn Gann                   
E1   ****WINNER****  0.068  6.848 194.24                     0.044  6.942 192.80
 Qualified:             #2  6.834 195.76                       #15  6.962 190.89

Krawiec is 14 - 1 against Gann in prior events. Krawiec has a ten and one win record in round one over Gann.

Krawiec stays in the hunt for the Championship with a strong win. Gann was away first and lead until right after the 330 foot lights, where the H-D drove on by. He will have lane choice over Adam Arana next round.

Eddie Krawiec's incremental margins (negative if behind): 60ft(-0.029), 330 ft(0.004), 660ft(0.033), 1,000ft(0.056). MOV: 0.0703 seconds (approximately 20 feet).

Eddie Krawiec's incremental times: 60ft-1.068 sec., 330ft-2.850, 660ft-4.367/161.23 mph, 1,000ft-5.699.
Shawn Gann's incremental times: 60ft-1.063 sec., 330ft-2.878, 660ft-4.424/158.00 mph, 1,000ft-5.779.

Bike#-Rider-(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed----Bike#-Rider-(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
  504 Andrew Hines                          745 Katie Sullivan               
E1   ****WINNER****  0.038  6.839 194.77                     0.004  7.054 193.38
 Qualified:             #3  6.842 195.28                       #14  6.952 191.05

Hines is 2 - 0 against Sullivan in prior events. This is their first time to race against each other in round one. Hines has a 90.6% win record in round one.

Sullivan goes for the upset with a stout 0.004 RT. She leads to just past the sixty foot light, where Hines secures the 2014 Pro Stock Bike Championship with the best Et of the session. For his efforts he will get to race Hector Arana next round.

Andrew Hines' incremental margins (negative if behind): 60ft(-0.019), 330 ft(0.073), 660ft(0.139), 1,000ft(0.169). MOV: 0.1816 seconds (approximately 52 feet).

Andrew Hines' incremental times: 60ft-1.050 sec., 330ft-2.839, 660ft-4.359/161.00 mph, 1,000ft-5.691.
Katie Sullivan's incremental times: 60ft-1.065 sec., 330ft-2.946, 660ft-4.532/155.92 mph, 1,000ft-5.894.

Bike#-Rider-(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed----Bike#-Rider-(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
    4 Hector Arana Jr                        32 Freddie Camarena             
E1   ****WINNER****  0.064  6.835 198.17                     0.070  6.971 195.99
 Qualified:             #1  6.832 197.62                       #16  6.974 194.63

This is the first time Arana Jr and Camarena have faced each other in eliminations.

Camarena runs close to his qualifying times, but is no match for the stronger Arana. He makes the quickest run of round one and will race Johnson in round two.

Hector Arana Jr's incremental margins: 60ft(0.025), 330 ft(0.070), 660ft(0.102), 1,000ft(0.126). MOV: 0.1423 seconds (approximately 41 feet).

Hector Arana Jr's incremental times: 60ft-1.080 sec., 330ft-2.869, 660ft-4.382/161.96 mph, 1,000ft-5.704.
Freddie Camarena's incremental times: 60ft-1.099 sec., 330ft-2.933, 660ft-4.478/158.54 mph, 1,000ft-5.824.

Bike#-Rider-(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed----Bike#-Rider-(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
  533 Jim Underdahl                         207 Chaz Kennedy                 
E1                   0.055  6.888 194.66     ****WINNER****  0.017  6.904 191.35
 Qualified:             #5  6.884 193.02                       #12  6.940 188.89

Underdahl is 1 - 0 against Kennedy in prior events. This is the first time these two have met in round one.

Great RT for Kennedy and he gets the hole shot win, upsetting the better qualified Underdahl.

Chaz Kennedy's incremental margins: 60ft(0.071), 330 ft(0.069), 660ft(0.055), 1,000ft(0.042). MOV: 0.0228 seconds (approximately 7 feet).

Jim Underdahl's incremental times: 60ft-1.083 sec., 330ft-2.881, 660ft-4.404/160.69 mph, 1,000ft-5.740.
Chaz Kennedy's incremental times: 60ft-1.050 sec., 330ft-2.850, 660ft-4.387/158.86 mph, 1,000ft-5.736.

Bike#-Rider-(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed----Bike#-Rider-(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
    6 Scotty Pollacheck                       1 Matt Smith                   
E1   ****WINNER****  0.024  6.893 192.11                     0.074  6.880 195.65
 Qualified:            #13  6.945 192.17                        #4  6.863 194.88

Smith is 4 - 0 against Pollacheck in prior events. Smith has won both of their prior first round races.

We get another upset, as Pollacheck gets the hole shot victory. He will have lane choice in the next round.

Scotty Pollacheck's incremental margins: 60ft(0.067), 330 ft(0.075), 660ft(0.066), 1,000ft(0.053). MOV: 0.0373 seconds (approximately 11 feet).

Scotty Pollacheck's incremental times: 60ft-1.046 sec., 330ft-2.847, 660ft-4.382/159.10 mph, 1,000ft-5.731.
Matt Smith's incremental times: 60ft-1.063 sec., 330ft-2.872, 660ft-4.398/160.27 mph, 1,000ft-5.734.

1:00 p.m.

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink



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