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LAS VEGAS - Results of round 1 eliminations in Pro Stock Motorcycle at the NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series, 18th annual NHRA Toyota Nationals: Bike#-Rider-(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed----Bike#-Rider-(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed 491 Angelle Sampey 10 Angie Smith E1 ****WINNER**** 0.025 6.973 190.00 0.003 7.638 128.24 Qualified: #11 6.953 191.73 #6 6.921 191.1912:18 p.m. Weather conditions: air temperature 88 degrees, relative humidity 21 percent, barometer 27.93 inches, adjusted altitude 4,675 feet, track temperature 101 degrees. This is the 196th start for Angie Smith. Angelle Sampey took the title at this race in 2002. She starts the day with 602 rounds of racing and is only the 3rd Pro Stock Motorcycle racer to compete in 600 or more rounds (A. Hines, Steve Johnson). She is 9 - 1 in round 1 here. This is the 7th time these two have met and it's the 6th time it has happened in the first round. Smith gets out of the gate first and starts pulling away. She extends her lead to the 330 foot mark, then Sampey starts making up ground. Smith has problems late in the run and she sits up on the bike. Sampey goes around Smith and takes the stripe for the win. Angelle Sampey's incremental margins (negative if
behind): 60ft(-0.030), 330 ft(-0.033), 660ft(-0.020), 1,000ft(0.188). MOV: 0.6438 seconds
(more than 100 feet).
Bike#-Rider-(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed----Bike#-Rider-(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
3 LE Tonglet 6 Matt Smith
E1 0.019 6.926 193.24 ****WINNER**** 0.015 6.923 195.62
Qualified: #9 6.931 194.32 #8 6.931 195.17
Matt Smith was the 2013 winner in Las Vegas. His win in Charlotte was the 21st of his
career and that is 7th best in the Pro Stock Motorcycle class.L.E. Tonglet won here in 2010. This is the first time these two have met in the first round since Indy, 2016. Tonglet is 14 - 12 against Smith in prior events. Smith gets the holeshot but Tonglet goes around him by the time they reach the sixty foot mark. Tonglet stays in front past the 1000 foot mark, then Smith powers by and takes the stripe for the win. Matt
Smith's incremental margins (negative if behind): 60ft(-0.001), 330 ft(-0.004),
660ft(-0.009), 1,000ft(-0.005). MOV: 0.0073 seconds (approximately 2 feet). Bike#-Rider-(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed----Bike#-Rider-(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed 1981 Kelly Clontz 200 Chip Ellis E1 0.093 7.045 189.84 ****WINNER**** 0.076 6.918 191.97 Qualified: #13 6.972 190.97 #4 6.899 194.60Chip Ellis's win here came in 2004 & 2005. Kelly Clontz is making her 7th start. This is the first time Clontz and Ellis have faced each other in eliminations. Ellis gets the advantage off the line and extends his lead all the way through the
run. Bike#-Rider-(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed----Bike#-Rider-(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed 235 Hector Arana 3284 Ryan Oehler E1 ****WINNER**** 0.083 6.905 194.60 0.066 7.022 190.89 Qualified: #3 6.863 194.88 #14 6.980 193.49Hector Arana is 10 -4 in round 1 when starting from the #3 spot. Ryan Oehler is making his 16th start. Oehler is 1 - 0 against Arana in prior events. Oehler gets out of the gate first but Arana goes around him before they reach the sixty foot mark. Arana goes down the groove with a good pass and takes the win. Hector Arana's incremental margins: 60ft(0.013), 330 ft(0.038), 660ft(0.057), 1,000ft(0.079). MOV: 0.1003 seconds (approximately 28 feet). Arana will have lane choice over Sampey in the next
round.
Bike#-Rider-(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed----Bike#-Rider-(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
4 Scotty Pollacheck 2 Andrew Hines
E1 0.091 6.994 189.95 ****WINNER**** 0.049 6.950 191.92
Qualified: #12 6.963 190.89 #5 6.911 193.43
Andrew Hines has won this race 5 times.Hines is 20 - 5 against Pollacheck in prior events. Hines gets the holeshot and extends his lead all the way through the run. Ellis will have lane choice over Hines in the next round.
Bike#-Rider-(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed----Bike#-Rider-(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
7 Hector Arana Jr 3524 Mark Paquette
E1 ****WINNER**** 0.065 6.924 193.27 0.001 7.236 152.38
Qualified: #1 6.845 196.44 #16 6.990 189.52
This is the 22nd #1 spot for Hector Arana Jr. and his 3rd this year. He has won five
times when starting from the top spot.Mark Paquette is making his 11th start. Arana Jr is 1 - 0 against Paquette in prior events. Paquette gets a great light, stays in
front past half track, then he makes a move toward the centerline and has to back off the
throttle. Arana jr. goes around him a little before the 1000 foot mark and pulls away for
the win.Smith will have lane choice over Arana jr. in the next round. Bike#-Rider-(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed----Bike#-Rider-(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed 1138 Ron Tornow 1 Eddie Krawiec E1 0.052 7.003 188.67 ****WINNER**** 0.019 6.901 194.21 Qualified: #15 6.987 189.98 #2 6.859 195.65Eddie Krawiec won here in 2011, 2012 & 2017. This is just the 3rd start for Ron Tornow and he is the 52nd different driver to face Eddie in eliminations. Krawiec gets out of the gate first and makes the quickest pass of the round to pull away for the win. Tornow had a great sixty foot time, pulling even with krawiec at the sixty foot mark, but then fell back as krawiec pulled away. Eddie Krawiec's incremental margins
(negative if behind): 60ft(-0.001), 330 ft(0.033), 660ft(0.064), 1,000ft(0.100). MOV:
0.1351 seconds (approximately 37 feet).
Bike#-Rider-(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed----Bike#-Rider-(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
5 Jerry Savoie 751 Steve Johnson
E1 ****WINNER**** 0.004 6.943 192.85 0.066 6.966 190.48
Qualified: #10 6.953 191.87 #7 6.926 189.39
Steve Johnson has qualified in the top half of the field at 4 of the last 5
races.Jerry Savoie was the 2016 winner here and the runner-up in 2013 & 2015. Savoie is 12 - 5 against Johnson in prior events. Savoie gets the holeshot and starts pulling away. Johnson makes a clean pass but fell behind all the way through the run. Krawiec
will have lane choice over Savoie in the next round.
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