Sun, 06 Oct 2013, 12:35 PM Pro Stock Motorcycle Round 1 Eliminations

By Jim Samuel

MOHNTON, Pa. - Results of round 1 eliminations in Pro Stock Motorcycle at the NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series, 29th annual Auto-Plus NHRA Nationals:

Bike#-Rider-(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed----Bike#-Rider-(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
    2 Andrew Hines                          751 Steve Johnson                
E1   ****WINNER****  0.034  6.960 189.20                     0.044  6.968 190.70
 Qualified:             #8  6.973 189.84                        #9  6.975 190.24

12:20 p.m. - Weather conditions: air temperature 79 degrees, relative humidity 65 percent, barometer 29.45 inches, adjusted altitude 2,697 feet, track temperature 99 degrees.

There are three matchups between top ten drivers in round one. Among them is the race between Eddie Krawiec and Adam Arana, a Rookie of the Year nominee.

Steve Johnson is making his 21st start at this race and that's the most by anyone in the Pro Stock Motorcycle class. He has never won here but was runner up in 1995 and 2001. Hines has a 19-7 career record over Johnson in prior competition.

Hines had this one from wire-to-wire and will move on to the next round.

Bike#-Rider-(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed----Bike#-Rider-(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
        Bye                                   8 Michael Ray                  
E1                                            ****WINNER****  0.060  6.881 192.36
 Qualified:                                                       #1  6.857 193.38

This is the third time Ray has started eliminations from the number one spot in the qualifying order. He did not win either of the previous two times he started as number 1. Ray had a bye into the next round and will have lane choice over Andrew Hines.

Bike#-Rider-(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed----Bike#-Rider-(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
    7 Scotty Pollacheck                       9 LE Tonglet                   
E1                  -0.002  8.714 101.05     ****WINNER****  0.047  6.988 190.54
 Qualified:            #10  6.980 189.79                        #7  6.957 190.30

Tonglet had a 3-2 record against Pollacheck before this race. A red light by Pollacheck made that record 4-2.

Bike#-Rider-(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed----Bike#-Rider-(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
  301 Adam Arana                              1 Eddie Krawiec                
E1                  -0.040  7.058 167.53     ****WINNER****  0.061  6.932 192.14
 Qualified:             #6  6.934 192.74                       #11  6.993 189.15

Krawiec won this race in 2009 and last year. Arana went red to Krawiec will move on to the next round.

Bike#-Rider-(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed----Bike#-Rider-(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
   10 Shawn Gann                           1528 John Hall                    
E1                   0.104  7.003 189.63     ****WINNER****  0.101  6.898 192.00
 Qualified:            #12  7.010 191.29                        #5  6.914 191.57

The only time these two raced each other before this was at Gainesville earlier this year. Hall won that race. Hall and Gann came off the starting line at almost the same time but Hall pulled away on the track to take the win.

Bike#-Rider-(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed----Bike#-Rider-(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
  371 Wesley Wells                            3 Hector Arana Jr              
E1                   0.053  7.474 139.54     ****WINNER****  0.062  6.893 192.80
 Qualified:            #15  7.139 183.84                        #2  6.862 194.55

Hector Arana Jr. won this race in 2011. Wesley Wells is making his first start since this race last year. Wells was quicker out of the gate but Arana Jr. got by him right away and rode away for the win. He'll have lane choice over LE Tonglet in the next round.

Bike#-Rider-(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed----Bike#-Rider-(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
  310 Joe DeSantis                            4 Hector Arana                 
E1                  -0.050  7.163 181.57     ****WINNER****  0.051  6.909 193.88
 Qualified:            #14  7.037 188.10                        #3  6.871 195.19

Joe DeSantis is making back-to-back starts for this first time since the Charlotte and Reading races in 2010. At 71 years old, he is coming off a career best qualifying effort in St. Louis. He won the 1974 Springnationals in Modified Eliminator.

This time, DeSantis went red. Arana will have lane choice over Krawiec in the next round.

Bike#-Rider-(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed----Bike#-Rider-(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
  207 Chaz Kennedy                            6 Matt Smith                   
E1                  -0.010  7.053 188.96     ****WINNER**** -0.009  6.900 193.10
 Qualified:            #13  7.015 177.58                        #4  6.889 193.10

Chaz Kennedy is the 186th different rider to qualify in the history of the Pro Stock Motorcycle class. Kennedy went red and gave the win to Smith. Smith got the win but gave up lane choice to Hall in the second round.

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink



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