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Sun, 23 Aug 2009, 06:14 PM

Pro Stock Motorcycle Round 2 Eliminations

By Jim Samuel

MOHNTON, Pa. - Results of round 2 eliminations in Pro Stock Motorcycle at the NHRA Full Throttle Drag Racing Series, 25th annual Toyo Tires NHRA Nationals:


Bike#-Rider-(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed----Bike#-Rider-(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
  202 Junior Pippin                          69 Bailey Whitaker              
E2                   0.085  7.116 185.31     ****WINNER****  0.048  7.129 183.54
 Prior rounds:
E1    (C Treble    ) 0.021  7.073 185.79      (K Stoffer   ) -0.052  7.203 178.80
 Qualified:             #6  7.053 188.02                       #14  7.240 172.08

6:06 p.m. - Weather conditions: air temperature 86 degrees, relative humidity 55 percent, barometer 29.31 inches, adjusted altitude 3,380 feet, track temperature 108 degrees.

Whitaker got this one on a holeshot and will move on to the next round.


Bike#-Rider-(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed----Bike#-Rider-(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
   36 Douglas Horne                         412 Michael Phillips             
E2                   0.030  7.085 187.76     ****WINNER****  0.014  7.065 191.08
 Prior rounds:
E1    (S Johnson   ) 0.054  7.033 190.14      (N Jacobs    ) 0.133  7.030 193.10
 Qualified:             #7  7.056 188.44                        #2  7.020 192.30

Phillips got out of the date first but Horne had taken the lead before they got to the 60-foot marker. Horne held the lead to mid track, when Phillips got by him for the win. Phillips will have lane choice over Whitaker in the next round. Michael Phillips' incremental margins (negative if behind): 60ft(-0.022), 330 ft(-0.021), 660ft(-0.007), 1,000ft(0.014). MOV: 0.0364 seconds (approximately 10 feet).


Bike#-Rider-(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed----Bike#-Rider-(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
  235 Hector Arana                            3 Matt Smith                   
E2   ****WINNER****  0.104  6.980 189.87                    -0.016  7.081 186.95
 Prior rounds:
E1    (G Godfrey   ) 0.051  7.004 188.89      (S Gann      ) 0.038  7.028 189.60
 Qualified:             #1  6.986 190.11                        #9  7.076 187.05

Smith went red, so Arana will be moving on to the semis.


Bike#-Rider-(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed----Bike#-Rider-(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
   25 Matt Guidera                            1 Eddie Krawiec                
E2                  -0.007  7.044 187.89     ****WINNER****  0.071  7.003 189.12
 Prior rounds:
E1    (A Hines     ) 0.016  7.048 187.91      (W Wells     ) 0.049  6.970 191.70
 Qualified:            #12  7.108 185.95                        #4  7.041 187.91

Guidera clinched a spot in the Countdown to One when he beat Andrew Hines in the first round. This time, Guidera went red, so Krawiec got the win. Krawiec will race Arana in the next round and Arana will have lane choice.

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink