Mon, 5 Sep 2011, 01:06 PM Pro Stock Motorcycle Round 1 Eliminations

By David Gerard

CLERMONT, Ind. - Results of round 1 eliminations in Pro Stock Motorcycle at the NHRA Full Throttle Drag Racing Series, 57th annual Mac Tools U.S. Nationals presented by Lucas Oil:

Bike#-Rider-(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed----Bike#-Rider-(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
    7 Michael Phillips                      200 Chip Ellis                   
E1                   0.041  6.959 192.55     ****WINNER****  0.038  6.962 190.24
 Qualified:             #9  6.985 192.66                        #8  6.962 190.92

12:45 p.m. Weather conditions: air temperature 66 degrees, relative humidity 46 percent, barometer 29.09 inches, adjusted altitude 1,922 feet, track temperature 81 degrees.

Ellis is 6 - 3 against Phillips in prior events. The two middle of the pack qualifiers.

Staging duel! Close RT's and a close finish, as the 0.003 starting line advantage is enough to get the hole shot win by just three inches.

Chip Ellis' incremental margins: 60ft(0.015), 330 ft(0.015), 660ft(0.015), 1,000ft(0.011). MOV: 0.0008 seconds (approximately 3 inches).

Michael Phillips' incremental times: 60ft-1.079 sec., 330ft-2.891, 660ft-4.440/157.59 mph, 1,000ft-5.796.
Chip Ellis' incremental times: 60ft-1.067 sec., 330ft-2.879, 660ft-4.428/158.06 mph, 1,000ft-5.788.

Bike#-Rider-(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed----Bike#-Rider-(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
    5 Hector Arana                          573 Mike Berry                   
E1   ****WINNER****  0.084  6.985 188.46                           No Time      
 Qualified:             #7  6.961 192.55                       #10  6.985 188.44

Arana is 4 - 0 against Berry in prior events. Arana was the winner in 2009.

Berry engine breaks before he stages and Arana gets a free pass to round two.

Hector Arana's incremental times: 60ft-1.081 sec., 330ft-2.896, 660ft-4.437/158.56 mph, 1,000ft-5.801.

Bike#-Rider-(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed----Bike#-Rider-(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
    3 Eddie Krawiec                          10 David Hope                   
E1   ****WINNER****  0.077  6.974 190.14                     0.038  7.031 182.33
 Qualified:             #6  6.953 192.28                       #11  6.987 190.30

Krawiec is 4 - 1 against Hope in prior events.

Oh, man! Hope wins everything but the finish line. He is still out in front at the 1000 foot lights, but the bike is moving hard towards the center line and he has to lift. Krawiec just gets by for the close win.

Eddie Krawiec's incremental margins (negative if behind): 60ft(-0.054), 330 ft(-0.049), 660ft(-0.037), 1,000ft(-0.019). MOV: 0.0184 seconds (approximately 5 feet).

Eddie Krawiec's incremental times: 60ft-1.098 sec., 330ft-2.900, 660ft-4.440/158.35 mph, 1,000ft-5.798.
David Hope's incremental times: 60ft-1.083 sec., 330ft-2.890, 660ft-4.442/156.94 mph, 1,000ft-5.818.

Bike#-Rider-(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed----Bike#-Rider-(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
  300 Hector Arana Jr                        77 Angie Smith                  
E1   ****WINNER****  0.045  6.929 190.35                     0.009  6.967 189.18
 Qualified:             #5  6.950 192.22                       #12  7.012 189.87

This is the first time Arana Jr and Smith have faced each other in eliminations.

A great ol' drag race and a super close finish.

Hector Arana Jr's incremental margins (negative if behind): 60ft(0.007), 330 ft(0.004), 660ft(0.000), 1,000ft(-0.003). MOV: 0.0027 seconds (approximately 9 inches).

Hector Arana Jr's incremental times: 60ft-1.058 sec., 330ft-2.854, 660ft-4.395/157.89 mph, 1,000ft-5.756.
Angie Smith's incremental times: 60ft-1.101 sec., 330ft-2.894, 660ft-4.431/158.39 mph, 1,000ft-5.789.

Bike#-Rider-(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed----Bike#-Rider-(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
  205 Shawn Gann                              2 Andrew Hines                 
E1   ****WINNER****  0.056  6.984 189.12                           No Time      
 Qualified:            #16  7.047 188.31                        #1  6.909 193.90

Hines is 6 - 5 against Gann in prior events. Hines was runner-up here in 2008 and 2010. Gann has been runner-up four times.

Hines bike is locked up and the crew can't get it free.

Gann makes a single and gives up lane choice to Ellis.

Shawn Gann's incremental times: 60ft-1.056 sec., 330ft-2.874, 660ft-4.438/156.55 mph, 1,000ft-5.805.

Bike#-Rider-(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed----Bike#-Rider-(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
    1 LE Tonglet                              6 Steve Johnson                
E1   ****WINNER****  0.020  6.925 189.44                     0.001  7.252 162.90
 Qualified:             #4  6.947 190.38                       #13  7.022 190.14

Tonglet is 3 - 2 against Johnson in prior events. Tonglet is the defending Champion. Johnson won here in both 2005 and 2008.

Johnson nails the tree with a 0.001 light, but has problems down track.

Tonglet makes another strong pass and will get lane choice next round over Arana Jr.by just 0.004.

LE Tonglet's incremental times: 60ft-1.058 sec., 330ft-2.849, 660ft-4.389/157.80 mph, 1,000ft-5.749.

Bike#-Rider-(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed----Bike#-Rider-(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
    8 Karen Stoffer                         401 Jerry Savoie                 
E1                   0.094  6.914 192.66     ****WINNER****  0.036  6.940 187.36
 Qualified:             #3  6.940 192.11                       #14  7.024 190.75

Stoffer is 3 - 0 against Savoie in prior events.

Savoie is away first and it really counts, as he takes the hole shot win of Stoffer's best pass of the session. Savoie will have lane choice over Krawiec later.

Jerry Savoie's incremental margins: 60ft(0.065), 330 ft(0.061), 660ft(0.062), 1,000ft(0.056). MOV: 0.0323 seconds (approximately 9 feet).

Karen Stoffer's incremental times: 60ft-1.074 sec., 330ft-2.860, 660ft-4.400/158.41 mph, 1,000ft-5.752.
Jerry Savoie's incremental times: 60ft-1.067 sec., 330ft-2.857, 660ft-4.396/158.63 mph, 1,000ft-5.754.

Bike#-Rider-(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed----Bike#-Rider-(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
    4 Matt Smith                            533 Jim Underdahl                
E1                   0.020  7.346 160.61     ****WINNER****  0.072  7.004 188.15
 Qualified:             #2  6.936 190.86                       #15  7.041 190.35

Smith is 4 - 1 against Underdahl in prior events. Smith was the winner here in 2006 and was runner-up in 2005 and 2007.

Smith is away first and then sits up down track and slows.

Underdahl gets the upset win and gives up lane choice to Arana in the next round.

1:02 p.m.

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink



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