Sun, 05 Oct 2014, 12:32 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, 30th annual Auto-Plus NHRA Nationals:

Bike#-Rider-(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed----Bike#-Rider-(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
    8 John Hall                             401 Jerry Savoie                 
E1                   0.090  6.862 192.82     ****WINNER****  0.093  6.858 194.77
 Qualified:            #14  6.939 190.24                        #3  6.821 195.62

12:16 p.m. - Weather conditions: air temperature 58 degrees, relative humidity 44 percent, barometer 29.32 inches, adjusted altitude 1,016 feet, track temperature 83 degrees.

Savoie is 3 - 2 against Hall in prior events. Hall got off the starting line first and led this race to 1,000 feet. Savoie managed to get by Hall at the end of the track to take the win. Jerry Savoie's MOV: 0.0018 seconds (approximately 6 inches).

Bike#-Rider-(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed----Bike#-Rider-(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
  491 Angelle Sampey                          1 Matt Smith                   
E1                   0.060  7.129 174.64     ****WINNER****  0.027  6.886 192.99
 Qualified:             #8  6.868 191.65                        #9  6.878 192.41

Smith is 11 - 4 against Sampey in prior events. This race was Smith's from start to finish. He got off the starting line first and extended his lead on the track.

Bike#-Rider-(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed----Bike#-Rider-(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
  207 Chaz Kennedy                           77 Angie Smith                  
E1   ****WINNER****  0.046  6.834 192.82                     0.180  6.915 190.78
 Qualified:             #7  6.866 190.24                       #10  6.900 191.21

This was the first time Kennedy and Smith have faced each other in eliminations. Smith was late at the tree and Kennedy had a good ride to take the win

Bike#-Rider-(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed----Bike#-Rider-(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
  751 Steve Johnson                          10 Adam Arana                   
E1                  -0.045  6.866 193.60     ****WINNER****  0.045  6.857 194.91
 Qualified:            #12  6.922 193.65                        #5  6.862 193.93

A red-light start by Johnson gave the easy win to Arana.

Bike#-Rider-(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed----Bike#-Rider-(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
    3 Eddie Krawiec                           9 Shawn Gann                   
E1   ****WINNER****  0.013  6.806 197.59                     0.057  6.886 193.77
 Qualified:             #4  6.822 195.34                       #13  6.927 193.38

Krawiec was 13 - 1 against Gann in prior events. Make that 14-1, as he was quicker off the starting line and quicker on the track. Krawiec will have lane choice over Adam Arana in the next round.

Bike#-Rider-(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed----Bike#-Rider-(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
 3005 Brian Pretzel                           4 Hector Arana Jr              
E1                   0.017  7.172 183.79     ****WINNER****  0.114  6.816 197.48
 Qualified:            #16  7.309 182.21                        #1  6.796 197.22

This was the first time Pretzel and Arana Jr have faced each other in eliminations. Pretzel, who also races Pro Stock Snowmobile, was quicker out of the gate and led at 60 feet. From that point on, it was Arana the rest of the way as he got the win and will have lane choice over Matt Smith in round two.

Bike#-Rider-(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed----Bike#-Rider-(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
  504 Andrew Hines                          310 Joe DeSantis                 
E1   ****WINNER****  0.052  6.849 176.63                     0.116  7.024 188.83
 Qualified:             #2  6.799 196.27                       #15  7.074 185.79

Hines is 4 - 1 against DeSantis in prior events. This time, Hines led the race from start to finish. He got the win but gave up lane choice toi Kennedy in the next round.

Bike#-Rider-(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed----Bike#-Rider-(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
    6 Scotty Pollacheck                       5 Hector Arana                 
E1   ****WINNER****  0.012  6.978 191.70                     0.104  6.908 195.70
 Qualified:            #11  6.912 191.40                        #6  6.863 196.50

Pollacheck had a hole shot win here. He gave up lane choice top Savoie in the next round.

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink



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