Sun, 07 Oct 2018, 13:36 PM Pro Stock Motorcycle Round 1 Eliminations

By Dave Rowe

ENNIS, Texas - Results of round 1 eliminations in Pro Stock Motorcycle at the NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series, 33rd annual AAA Texas NHRA FallNationals:

Bike#-Rider-(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed----Bike#-Rider-(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
    9 Joey Gladstone                          5 Jerry Savoie                 
E1                   0.038  7.025 191.13     ****WINNER****  0.024  6.944 193.52
 Qualified:            #10  6.943 193.65                        #7  6.930 195.22

12:18 p.m. Weather conditions: air temperature 87 degrees, relative humidity 64 percent, barometer 29.38 inches, adjusted altitude 3,477 feet, track temperature 116 degrees.

Jerry Savoie won this race in 2015 and went to the finals in 2016 & 2017.

Savoie is 1 - 0 against Gladstone in prior events.

Savoie gets the holeshot and extends his lead all the way through the run.

Jerry Savoie's incremental margins: 60ft(0.046), 330 ft(0.052), 660ft(0.064), 1,000ft(0.080). MOV: 0.0954 seconds (approximately 27 feet).

Bike#-Rider-(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed----Bike#-Rider-(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
 3284 Ryan Oehler                            10 Angie Smith                  
E1                   0.025  7.021 191.70     ****WINNER****  0.018  6.937 191.67
 Qualified:             #9  6.938 189.84                        #8  6.933 192.60

This is the first time Oehler and Smith have faced each other in eliminations.

Smith gets a little holeshot and starts to pull away. Oehler made a little move off the line and fell behind at every marker.

Angie Smith's incremental margins: 60ft(0.056), 330 ft(0.085), 660ft(0.092), 1,000ft(0.093). MOV: 0.0911 seconds (approximately 26 feet).

Bike#-Rider-(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed----Bike#-Rider-(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
    3 LE Tonglet                              2 Andrew Hines                 
E1   ****WINNER****  0.017  6.896 195.36                     0.032  7.138 193.35
 Qualified:             #5  6.915 194.83                       #12  6.950 194.97

Andrew Hines' win came here in 2014. L.E. Tonglet was the winner here in 2010.

Tonglet is 17 - 13 against Hines in prior events.

Tonglet gets out of the gate first and starts pulling away. Hines bike bogged a little off the line, Tonglet makes his quickest pass of the weekend and pulls away for the win.

Bike#-Rider-(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed----Bike#-Rider-(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
  235 Hector Arana                          751 Steve Johnson                
E1                  -0.051  6.968 195.68     ****WINNER****  0.041  6.972 192.11
 Qualified:            #11  6.946 195.45                        #6  6.922 194.41

Hector Arana won this race in 2009.

Arana is 19 - 14 against Johnson in prior events.

Arana leaves a little too soon and goes red giving the win to Johnson.

Bike#-Rider-(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed----Bike#-Rider-(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
    4 Scotty Pollacheck                     491 Angelle Sampey               
E1                   0.060 No Time           ****WINNER****  0.051  6.915 194.38
 Qualified:            #13  6.950 193.93                        #4  6.906 194.86

Pollacheck is 4 - 1 against Sampey in prior events.

Pollacheck hits the throttle and the engine goes silent, not sure why. Sampey makes a clean pass and takes the win.

Tonglet will have lane choice over Sampey in the next round.

Bike#-Rider-(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed----Bike#-Rider-(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
    7 Hector Arana Jr                      1981 Kelly Clontz                 
E1                   0.611 11.191  73.65     ****WINNER****  0.101  7.194 189.47
 Qualified:             #3  6.882 195.45                       #14  6.982 191.95

Arana Jr is 2 - 0 against Clontz in prior events.

Arana hits the throttle, the bike makes a move toward the wall and he has to give up on the run. Clontz goes right down the groove with a clean pass to get her first career win.

Johnson will have lane choice over Clontz in the next round.

Bike#-Rider-(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed----Bike#-Rider-(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
  330 Anthony Vanetti                         1 Eddie Krawiec                
E1                   0.015  7.147 178.52     ****WINNER****  0.044  6.890 196.10
 Qualified:            #16  7.162 187.83                        #1  6.873 196.07

Eddie Krawiec is the only Pro Stock Motorcycle rider with multiple wins in Ennis (2013, 2016 & 2017). He has made the final round in four of the last five years here.

Vanetti gets the advantage off the line but Krawiec reels him in and goes around him before they reach the 60 foot mark.Krawiec goes right down the groove with the quickest pass of the round to take the win.

Krawiec will have lane choice over Angie Smith in the next round.

Bike#-Rider-(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed----Bike#-Rider-(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
    8 Karen Stoffer                           6 Matt Smith                   
E1   ****WINNER****  0.002  7.045 189.31                     0.101  6.960 195.14
 Qualified:            #15  7.015 190.38                        #2  6.876 197.65

With his win in St. Louis Matt Smith became just the 7th PSM rider to record 20 or more wins.

Smith is 15 - 10 against Stoffer in prior events.

Stoffer has an almost perfect light, Smith starts making up ground quickly, but he can't reel her in before they reach the finish line.

Stoffer gets the win and will give up lane choice to Savoie in the next round.

Karen Stoffer's incremental margins: 60ft(0.124), 330 ft(0.111), 660ft(0.084), 1,000ft(0.048). MOV: 0.0144 seconds (approximately 4 feet).

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink



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