Sun, 11 Nov 2018, 19:08 PM Pro Stock Motorcycle Final, Round 4 Eliminations

By David Gerard

POMONA, Calif. - Results of final, round 4 eliminations in Pro Stock Motorcycle at the NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series, 54th annual Auto Club NHRA Finals:

Bike#-Rider-(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed----Bike#-Rider-(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
    1 Eddie Krawiec                           6 Matt Smith                   
E4                   0.026  6.812 198.35     ****WINNER****  0.026  6.765 201.22
 Prior rounds:
E3    (H Arana Jr  ) 0.026  6.862 197.22      (L Tonglet   ) 0.070  6.766 200.02
E2    (J Savoie    ) 0.035  6.793 198.20      (H Arana     ) 0.032  6.795 200.29
E1    (K Stoffer   ) 0.022  6.802 197.54      (A Smith     ) 0.049  8.367 111.80
 Qualified:             #3  6.789 198.38                        #1  6.754 201.10

3:57 p.m. Weather conditions: air temperature 75 degrees, relative humidity 17 percent, barometer 28.93 inches, adjusted altitude 2,516 feet, track temperature 99 degrees.

Krawiec is 24 - 16 against Smith in prior events and Krawiec is 5 - 2 against Smith in prior final rounds.

They leave right together with identical RT's and Smith gets the early lead. They stay right together al the way to near the 1000 foot lights, where the Elite Power kicks in and Smith not only takes a big win, but runs the fastest bike speed ever. That resets his National Speed record too! Amazing.

Matt Smith is the Pro Stock Bike Champion!

Krawiec was right there all the way down the track and runs his best speed of the day, with the second quickest ET. He did all he could but to no avail!

Matt Smith's incremental margins: 60ft(0.018), 330 ft(0.014), 660ft(0.016), 1,000ft(0.030). MOV: 0.0471 seconds (approximately 14 feet).

Eddie Krawiec's incremental times: 60ft-1.089 sec., 330ft-2.867, 660ft-4.369/162.53 mph, 1,000ft-5.684.
Matt Smith's incremental times: 60ft-1.071 sec., 330ft-2.853, 660ft-4.353/163.83 mph, 1,000ft-5.654.

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink



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