Fri, 19 Sep 2014, 20:33 PM Pro Stock Motorcycle Round 1 Eliminations

By Rick Green

CONCORD, N.C. - Results of round 1 eliminations in Pro Stock Motorcycle at the NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series, Seventh annual Pep Boys NHRA Carolina Nationals:

Bike#-Rider-(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed----Bike#-Rider-(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
  533 Jim Underdahl                           6 Scotty Pollacheck            
E1                         No Time           ****WINNER****  0.021  6.980 189.92
 Qualified:             #8  6.952 191.78                        #9  6.956 192.11

Weather conditions: air temperature 90 degrees, relative humidity 52 percent, barometer 29.30 inches, adjusted altitude 3,657 feet, track temperature 109 degrees.

Here we go a week later round one...Underdahl is a no show. Pollacheck with a good looking pass on the single.

Bike#-Rider-(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed----Bike#-Rider-(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
   10 Adam Arana                            207 Chaz Kennedy                 
E1                   0.034  8.139 113.93     ****WINNER****  0.023  6.992 191.24
 Qualified:            #10  6.956 190.86                        #7  6.945 192.85

Kennedy is out of the gate first and never trailed for the win. Arana slowed just past half track.

Bike#-Rider-(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed----Bike#-Rider-(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
   77 Angie Smith                             8 John Hall                    
E1   ****WINNER****  0.008  7.017 189.07                     0.054  6.983 190.46
 Qualified:            #11  6.968 191.08                        #6  6.940 192.44

Smith with the starting line advantage and the power to hold on for the hole shot win. Angie Smith's MOV: 0.0121 seconds (approximately 3 feet).

Bike#-Rider-(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed----Bike#-Rider-(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
 3005 Brian Pretzel                           3 Eddie Krawiec                
E1                         No Time           ****WINNER****  0.067  6.869 194.10
 Qualified:            #16  7.254 185.43                        #1  6.849 194.30

Pretzel didn't make the trip to Dallas and Krawiec with the freebie here. Krawiec with the quickest pass of the round and he will have lane choice over Pollacheck in the next round.

Bike#-Rider-(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed----Bike#-Rider-(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
  751 Steve Johnson                           2 Michael Ray                  
E1   ****WINNER****  0.073  6.919 192.80                     0.053  7.137 186.02
 Qualified:             #3  6.893 193.77                       #14  7.013 192.17

Johnson and Ray have each won 1 times against the other in prior events. Ray with the starting line advantage, but Johnson has the lead y 100 feet and takes the win as Ray slows. Johnson will have lane choice over Angie Smith in round two.

Bike#-Rider-(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed----Bike#-Rider-(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
    9 Shawn Gann                              4 Hector Arana Jr              
E1                   0.102  7.066 187.13     ****WINNER****  0.052  6.943 192.80
 Qualified:            #15  7.066 188.75                        #2  6.876 195.48

Arana Jr is 7 - 1 against Gann in prior events. Arana Jr. with the starting line advantage and never trailed for the win. He will have lane choice over Kennedy in the round.

Bike#-Rider-(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed----Bike#-Rider-(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
  401 Jerry Savoie                          504 Andrew Hines                 
E1                   0.057  7.063 186.67     ****WINNER****  0.041  6.961 191.00
 Qualified:            #12  6.982 192.11                        #5  6.937 192.38

Andrew Hines has won this race in each of the last two years. Hines is 3 - 1 against Savoie in prior events. Hines is out of the gate first and never trailed for the win.

Bike#-Rider-(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed----Bike#-Rider-(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
    5 Hector Arana                            1 Matt Smith                   
E1                   0.064  7.040 193.29     ****WINNER****  0.056  6.993 191.76
 Qualified:            #13  6.996 192.60                        #4  6.925 192.08

Smith is 14 - 10 against Arana in prior events. Smith with the starting line advantage and never trailed for the win. Smith will give up lane choice to Hines in the next round.

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink



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