Sun, 29 Oct 2017, 17:49 PM Pro Stock Motorcycle Round 3 Eliminations

By Dave Rowe

LAS VEGAS - Results of round 3 eliminations in Pro Stock Motorcycle at the NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series, 17th annual NHRA Toyota Nationals:

Bike#-Rider-(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed----Bike#-Rider-(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
    8 Hector Arana Jr                         7 LE Tonglet                   
E3   ****WINNER****  0.057  7.061 191.10                     0.157  7.009 191.62
 Prior rounds:
E2    (M Berry     ) 0.058  6.966 192.99      (K Stoffer   ) 0.024  6.974 193.18
E1    (K Sullivan  ) 0.026  6.947 192.30      (M Surber    ) 0.049  6.987 191.00
 Qualified:             #2  6.940 191.87                        #3  6.953 192.36

2:42 p.m. Weather conditions: air temperature 84 degrees, relative humidity 22 percent, barometer 27.72 inches, adjusted altitude 4,645 feet, track temperature 117 degrees.

Tonglet is really late off the line, starts making up ground but quickly runs out of race track. Arana makes a clean pass and takes the stripe for the holeshot win.

Hector Arana Jr's incremental margins: 60ft(0.085), 330 ft(0.061), 660ft(0.062), 1,000ft(0.053). MOV: 0.0482 seconds (approximately 14 feet).

Bike#-Rider-(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed----Bike#-Rider-(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
  635 Scotty Pollacheck                       2 Eddie Krawiec                
E3                   0.101  6.974 190.89     ****WINNER****  0.036  6.932 194.24
 Prior rounds:
E2    (A Hines     ) 0.026  6.924 192.49      (A Sampey    ) 0.040 11.547  70.41
E1    (M Smith     ) 0.009  6.955 189.39      (J Hall      ) 0.032  6.939 192.85
 Qualified:             #5  6.958 189.66                        #1  6.936 191.76

Krawiec is 15 - 1 against Pollacheck in prior events.

Krawiec gets out of the gate first and starts pulling away. Pollacheck makes a decent pass but was falling behind all the way through the run.

Krawiec will have lane choice over Arana in the final round.

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink



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