Sun, 15 Oct 2017, 15:04 PM Pro Stock Motorcycle Round 2 Eliminations

By Dave Rowe

ENNIS, Texas - Results of round 2 eliminations in Pro Stock Motorcycle at the NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series, 32nd annual AAA Texas NHRA FallNationals:

Bike#-Rider-(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed----Bike#-Rider-(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
    1 Jerry Savoie                         1550 Joey Gladstone               
E2   ****WINNER****  0.018  6.845 194.52                    -0.008  6.875 191.00
 Prior rounds:
E1    (G Courtney  ) 0.088  6.855 194.16      (L Tonglet   ) 0.028  6.916 192.28
 Qualified:             #2  6.873 194.35                       #10  6.957 190.67

1:54 p.m. Weather conditions: air temperature 75 degrees, relative humidity 40 percent, barometer 29.64 inches, adjusted altitude 1,907 feet, track temperature 107 degrees.

This is the first time Savoie and Gladstone have faced each other in eliminations.

Gladstone leaves a little too soon and goes red giving the win to Savoie. Savoie goes down the groove with the quickest pass of the weekend to take the win.

Bike#-Rider-(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed----Bike#-Rider-(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
   77 Angie Smith                           635 Scotty Pollacheck            
E2                   0.033  7.213 146.19     ****WINNER****  0.040  6.895 189.50
 Prior rounds:
E1    (M Berry     ) 0.070  6.889 189.66      (S Johnson   ) 0.037  6.944 190.73
 Qualified:             #5  6.885 194.07                        #4  6.879 195.53

Pollacheck is 2 - 1 against Smith in prior events.

Smith gets the advantage off the line but Pollacheck gets around him before they reach the sixty foot mark. Pollacheck goes by and pulls away for the win.

Bike#-Rider-(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed----Bike#-Rider-(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
    6 Matt Smith                              3 Andrew Hines                 
E2   ****WINNER****  0.025  6.862 193.77                     0.043  6.849 193.27
 Prior rounds:
E1    (M Surber    ) 0.062  6.900 193.43      (M Paquette  ) 0.066  6.935 193.21
 Qualified:             #6  6.887 194.94                        #3  6.878 195.87

Hines is 28 - 10 against Smith in prior events.

Smith gets the advantage off the line but Hines starts reeling him in quickly. hines continues to gain ground, drifts to the right, but he runs out of room. Smith hangs on and takes the holeshot win.

Matt Smith's incremental margins: 60ft(0.015), 330 ft(0.014), 660ft(0.010), 1,000ft(0.006). MOV: 0.0056 seconds (approximately 19 inches).

Savoie will have lane choice over Smith in the next round.

Bike#-Rider-(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed----Bike#-Rider-(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
    2 Eddie Krawiec                         777 Karen Stoffer                
E2   ****WINNER****  0.058  6.785 196.50                     0.043  6.897 191.32
 Prior rounds:
E1    (D Hope      ) 0.032  6.885 194.44      (H Arana Jr  ) 0.032  6.957 189.63
 Qualified:             #1  6.860 196.53                        #9  6.914 193.02

Krawiec is 19 - 7 against Stoffer in prior events.

Stoffer gets the holeshot, stays in front past the sixty foot mark, but Krawiec goes around her and makes the quickest pass of the weekend to pull away for the win.

Krawiec will have lane choice over Pollacheck in the next round.

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink



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