Sun, 29 Sep 2019, 16:24 PM Pro Stock Motorcycle Round 3 Eliminations

By Dave Rowe

MADISON, Ill. - Results of round 3 eliminations in Pro Stock Motorcycle at the NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series, eighth annual AAA Insurance NHRA Midwest Nationals:

Bike#-Rider-(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed----Bike#-Rider-(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
    6 Andrew Hines                          751 Steve Johnson                
E3   ****WINNER****  0.015  6.916 195.42                     0.065  6.892 193.90
 Prior rounds:
E2    (A Smith     ) 0.005  6.895 195.17      (A Sampey    ) 0.056  6.914 194.07
E1    (M Ray       ) 0.021  6.872 195.22      (A Rawlings  ) 0.061  6.854 195.73
 Qualified:             #3  6.851 195.82                        #2  6.838 196.02

3:18 p.m. Weather conditions: air temperature 94 degrees, relative humidity 48 percent, barometer 29.56 inches, adjusted altitude 3,620 feet, track temperature 120 degrees.

Hines is 31 - 7 against Johnson in prior events.

Hines gets out of the gate first, Johnson starts reeling him in, but he runs out of race track. Hines hangs on and takes the holeshot win.

Hines is going to his 95th career final round and ninth this year.

Bike#-Rider-(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed----Bike#-Rider-(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
    2 Eddie Krawiec                         777 Karen Stoffer                
E3                   0.053  6.927 194.38     ****WINNER****  0.008  6.921 195.59
 Prior rounds:
E2    (H Arana Jr  ) 0.050  6.892 195.59      (M Smith     ) 0.005  6.916 196.30
E1    (K Clontz    ) 0.044  6.872 195.39      (R Oehler    ) 0.068  6.911 195.85
 Qualified:             #4  6.859 194.97                        #9  6.886 195.76

Krawiec is 25 - 10 against Stoffer in prior events.

Stoffer gets the advantage off the line, Krawiec starts to make up ground, then Stoffer is able to pull away and hang on for the win.

Karen Stoffer's incremental margins: 60ft(0.023), 330 ft(0.008), 660ft(0.028), 1,000ft(0.041). MOV: 0.0519 seconds (approximately 15 feet).

Stoffer will give up lane choice to Hines in the final round.

Stoffer is going to her 22nd career final round and her second this year.

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink



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