Sun, 01 Oct 2017, 15:46 PM Pro Stock Motorcycle Round 3 Eliminations

By Dave Rowe

MADISON, Ill. - Results of round 3 eliminations in Pro Stock Motorcycle at the NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series, sixth annual AAA Insurance NHRA Midwest Nationals:

Bike#-Rider-(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed----Bike#-Rider-(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
    7 LE Tonglet                              6 Matt Smith                   
E3   ****WINNER****  0.055  6.811 196.85                     0.037  6.850 196.33
 Prior rounds:
E2    (E Krawiec   ) 0.001  6.825 196.53      (A Smith     ) 0.040  6.829 197.83
E1    (J Gladstone ) 0.029  6.829 196.19      (S Johnson   ) 0.094  6.834 196.42
 Qualified:             #7  6.831 195.62                        #3  6.792 197.22

2:40 p.m. Weather conditions: air temperature 78 degrees, relative humidity 39 percent, barometer 29.59 inches, adjusted altitude 2,163 feet, track temperature 111 degrees.

Smith gets out of the gate first and stays in front for about 300 feet. Tonglet goes around him there and pulls away for the win.

LE Tonglet's incremental margins (negative if behind): 60ft(-0.013), 330 ft(0.004), 660ft(0.017), 1,000ft(0.020). MOV: 0.0217 seconds (approximately 6 feet).

Bike#-Rider-(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed----Bike#-Rider-(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
  635 Scotty Pollacheck                       3 Andrew Hines                 
E3                   0.029  6.823 196.50     ****WINNER****  0.008  6.841 196.22
 Prior rounds:
E2    (J Savoie    ) 0.043  6.821 196.64      (K Stoffer   ) 0.021  6.809 196.99
E1    (R Oehler    ) 0.094  6.846 194.58      (A Rawlings  ) 0.046  6.960 197.42
 Qualified:             #4  6.809 196.42                        #1  6.781 196.19

Hines is 14 - 4 against Pollacheck in prior events.

Hines gets out of the gate first, Pollacheck starts reeling him in, but Hines hangs on and takes the holeshot win.

Tonglet will have lane choice over Hines in the final round.

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink



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