Sun, 15 May 2016, 13:54 PM Pro Stock Motorcycle Round 2 Eliminations

By Dave Rowe

COMMERCE, Ga. - Results of round 2 eliminations in Pro Stock Motorcycle at the NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series, 36th annual Summit Racing Equipment NHRA Southern Nationals:

Bike#-Rider-(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed----Bike#-Rider-(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
   10 Scotty Pollacheck                       3 Jerry Savoie                 
E2                   0.053 10.299  80.08     ****WINNER****  0.090  6.843 196.73
 Prior rounds:
E1    (A Hines     ) 0.062  6.865 193.79      (M Phillips  ) 0.055  6.853 192.77
 Qualified:            #12  6.936 191.73                        #4  6.895 193.85

1:42 p.m. Weather conditions: air temperature 75 degrees, relative humidity 31 percent, barometer 29.29 inches, adjusted altitude 2,183 feet, track temperature 116 degrees.

Savoie is 4 - 3 against Pollacheck in prior events.

Pollacheck gets out of the gate first, gets about 300 feet out and the engine goes silent, not sure why. Savoie goes around him quickly and pulls away for the win.

Jerry Savoie's incremental margins (negative if behind): 60ft(-0.030), 330 ft(0.079), 660ft(0.765), 1,000ft(1.944). MOV: 3.4193 seconds (more than 100 feet).

Bike#-Rider-(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed----Bike#-Rider-(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
    7 Karen Stoffer                           6 Chip Ellis                   
E2   ****WINNER****  0.030  6.904 195.39                     0.028  6.935 192.17
 Prior rounds:
E1    (S Gann      ) 0.079  6.860 193.77      (C Reed      ) 0.020  6.889 190.81
 Qualified:             #6  6.907 193.82                        #3  6.895 194.04

Ellis is 7 - 5 against Stoffer in prior events.

They come off the line together, stay even to the sixty foot mark, then Stoffer starts pulling away and takes the win.

Karen Stoffer's incremental margins (negative if behind): 60ft(-0.001), 330 ft(0.007), 660ft(0.001), 1,000ft(0.011). MOV: 0.0292 seconds (approximately 8 feet).

Bike#-Rider-(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed----Bike#-Rider-(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
    2 Eddie Krawiec                        7119 Melissa Surber               
E2   ****WINNER****  0.038  6.874 196.47                     0.123  7.134 189.42
 Prior rounds:
E1    (M Smith     ) 0.049  6.850 194.13      (L Tonglet   ) 0.036  6.863 193.27
 Qualified:             #2  6.880 193.71                       #10  6.932 190.30

Krawiec gets a big holeshot and extends his lead all the way through the run.

Bike#-Rider-(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed----Bike#-Rider-(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
  491 Angelle Sampey                          8 Hector Arana                 
E2   ****WINNER****  0.056  6.870 195.39                     0.039  6.941 191.76
 Prior rounds:
E1    (S Johnson   ) 0.008  6.799 195.59      (H Arana Jr  ) 0.016  6.934 174.75
 Qualified:             #1  6.865 193.32                        #8  6.926 193.02

Sampey is 4 - 2 against Arana in prior events.

Arana gets out of the gate first, Sampey reels him in quickly and makes the quickest pass of the round to take the win.

Sampey will have lane choice over Savoie in round three.

Angelle Sampey's incremental margins: 60ft(0.002), 330 ft(0.004), 660ft(0.016), 1,000ft(0.034). MOV: 0.0543 seconds (approximately 15 feet).

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink



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