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BROWNSBURG, Ind. - Results of round 1 eliminations in Pro Stock Motorcycle at the NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series, 65th annual Chevrolet Performance U.S. Nationals:
Bike#-Rider-(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed----Bike#-Rider-(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
5 Jerry Savoie 3284 Ryan Oehler
E1 ****WINNER**** 0.069 6.847 195.36 0.044 6.998 192.66
Qualified: #8 6.885 193.63 #9 6.891 195.73
12:53 p.m. Weather conditions: air temperature 77 degrees, relative humidity 62 percent,
barometer 29.18 inches, adjusted altitude 2,856 feet, track temperature 101 degrees.Jerry Savoie won this race in 2015 and was runner-up in 2011. This is the first time Savoie and Oehler have faced each other in eliminations. Oehler gets away first, but Savoie is out and front and quickly pulling away! Oehler bike has some smoke down track. Jerry Savoie's incremental times: 60ft-1.043 sec., 330ft-2.840, 660ft-4.365/160.35 mph,
1,000ft-5.700. Bike#-Rider-(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed----Bike#-Rider-(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed 777 Karen Stoffer 751 Steve Johnson E1 ****WINNER**** 0.034 6.908 194.44 0.061 6.924 191.67 Qualified: #7 6.880 195.11 #10 6.914 192.22This is Karen Stoffer's 17th trip to Indy and the 3rd time she has started from the top half of the field. This is Johnson's 32nd Indy, the most for any Pro Stock Motorcycle race. He won here in 2005 and 2008. Since 1987, the only year he missed here was 1989. Stoffer is 16 - 9 against Johnson in prior events. Stoffer has all of the numbers and takes the easy win. Karen Stoffer's incremental times: 60ft-1.074 sec., 330ft-2.881, 660ft-4.413/159.74
mph, 1,000ft-5.756.
Steve Johnson's incremental times: 60ft-1.063 sec., 330ft-2.862, 660ft-4.407/158.54 mph,
1,000ft-5.759.
Bike#-Rider-(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed----Bike#-Rider-(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
8 Angie Smith 10 Scotty Pollacheck
E1 0.020 8.065 122.43 ****WINNER**** 0.185 7.038 190.51
Qualified: #6 6.879 196.50 #11 6.924 193.96
This is Smith's 11th start and she DQ'ed here last year.
Pollacheck is making his 8TH Indy appearance. He went to the semi's in 2013 and lost to Matt Smith.
Pollacheck is 4 - 1 against Smith in prior events. Smith gets a huge starting line advantage,
but the bike lets her down. Pollacheck gets lucky and takes an easy win.
Bike#-Rider-(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed----Bike#-Rider-(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
2 Eddie Krawiec 235 Hector Arana
E1 ****WINNER**** 0.052 6.917 193.93 0.002 7.102 194.10
Qualified: #5 6.878 194.72 #12 6.926 194.97
Eddie Krawiec won this race in 2014 & 2017. In his career Eddie wins 85% of his first round
races but at this event he is just 8 -4 in round 1 (67%).
Hector Arana won Indy in 2009 this is just the 3rd time these two have met in the first round.
Krawiec is 20 - 10 against Arana in prior events. Arana nails the tree with a 0.002 light, but it's not enough to hold off a charging Krawiec. Eddie Krawiec's incremental times: 60ft-1.077
sec., 330ft-2.882, 660ft-4.418/159.16 mph, 1,000ft-5.763.
Hector Arana's incremental times: 60ft-1.167 sec., 330ft-3.036, 660ft-4.593/157.82 mph,
1,000ft-5.947.
Bike#-Rider-(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed----Bike#-Rider-(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
7 Angelle Sampey 1550 Joey Gladstone
E1 -0.004 6.895 193.13 ****WINNER**** 0.008 7.037 189.02
Qualified: #1 6.816 195.53 #16 7.032 189.34
This is Sampey's first #1 qualifier of the year and the 50th of her career. Angelle has been to
the final round 5 times in Indy and she won this race in 2001 & 2002 and in each of those races she
started from the #1 spot like she does today.
This is Gladstone's 3rd Indy race. Since 1987 the #16 qualifier in the motorcycle class has won 5
times in the first round at this event.
Sampey and Gladstone have each won 2 times against the other in prior events. UPSET! Sampey misses the tree by just -0.004 and gives the win to Gladstone. He cards a great eight light and will give up lane choice to Savoie next round. Angelle Sampey's incremental times: 60ft-1.053
sec., 330ft-2.856, 660ft-4.394/158.87 mph, 1,000ft-5.738.
Joey Gladstone's incremental times: 60ft-1.074 sec., 330ft-2.909, 660ft-4.479/155.81 mph,
1,000ft-5.854.
Bike#-Rider-(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed----Bike#-Rider-(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
3 Hector Arana Jr 574 Cory Reed
E1 ****WINNER**** 0.032 6.926 194.30 0.030 7.029 190.54
Qualified: #4 6.846 195.70 #13 6.970 191.29
Hector Arana Jr.'s win here came in 2011. He also has two runner-up finishes at this race.
Reed has been here two times before and made the semi's in 2016.
Arana Jr is 4 - 1 against Reed in prior events. Just 0.002 difference in RT's and Arana pulls steadily ahead for a twenty-eight foot win. He will have lane choice over Krawiec i round two. Hector Arana Jr's incremental times: 60ft-1.071 sec., 330ft-2.877, 660ft-4.422/158.02 mph,
1,000ft-5.773.
Cory Reed's incremental times: 60ft-1.087 sec., 330ft-2.926, 660ft-4.490/156.48 mph,
1,000ft-5.855.
Bike#-Rider-(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed----Bike#-Rider-(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
6 Andrew Hines 1981 Kelly Clontz
E1 ****WINNER**** 0.050 6.866 195.14 0.046 7.173 186.02
Qualified: #3 6.823 195.87 #14 6.974 191.40
Andrew Hines has a pair of wins here and a pair of runner-up finishes. He is 13 -4 in the first
round in Indy. Hines is making his eighteenth Indy appearance. He has 7 wins in 8 finals this year.
This is the first Indy start for Kelly Clontz.
Hines is 1 - 0 against Clontz in prior events. Just 0.004 difference in RT's this time. Hines is out in front before sixty feet and continues to open his lead down track. He will ave lane choice over Pollacheck next round. Andrew Hines' incremental times: 60ft-1.062 sec., 330ft-2.850,
660ft-4.382/159.63 mph, 1,000ft-5.719.
Kelly Clontz's incremental times: 60ft-1.094 sec., 330ft-2.914, 660ft-4.565/149.98 mph,
1,000ft-5.975.
Bike#-Rider-(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed----Bike#-Rider-(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
1 Matt Smith 17 Chris Bostick
E1 ****WINNER**** 0.093 6.892 196.59 0.085 7.043 185.59
Qualified: #2 6.820 197.25 #15 7.017 187.31
Matt Smith has been to the final round 4 times at this event and his win here came in 2006.
This is the first time Smith and Bostick have faced each other in eliminations. Two "Not So Good" lights, but still only 0.008 apart. Bostick stays in front until after the 6-0 foot lights, but can't match the pace of the stronger, Smith. Smith thunders on down the track on a clean pass and will keep lane choice over Stoffer in the next round. Matt Smith's incremental times: 60ft-1.078 sec., 330ft-2.878, 660ft-4.415/159.31 mph, 1,000ft-5.751. Chris Bostick's incremental times: 60ft-1.060 sec., 330ft-2.897, 660ft-4.466/156.05 mph, 1,000ft-5.843. 1:09 p.m.
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