Sun, 29 Sep 2019, 13:39 PM Pro Stock Motorcycle Round 1 Eliminations

By Dave Rowe

MADISON, Ill. - Results of round 1 eliminations in Pro Stock Motorcycle at the NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series, eighth annual AAA Insurance NHRA Midwest Nationals:

Bike#-Rider-(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed----Bike#-Rider-(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
 3284 Ryan Oehler                           777 Karen Stoffer                
E1                   0.045  7.037 193.52     ****WINNER****  0.068  6.911 195.85
 Qualified:             #8  6.886 196.44                        #9  6.886 195.76

12:20 p.m. Weather conditions: air temperature 86 degrees, relative humidity 64 percent, barometer 29.61 inches, adjusted altitude 3,079 feet, track temperature 103 degrees.

Oehler and Stoffer have each won 1 times against the other in prior events.

Oehler had issues the first time he started the engine and had to re-start. he gets out of the gate first, stays in front to the sixty foot mark, then Stoffer is able to go around him and pull away for the win.

Bike#-Rider-(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed----Bike#-Rider-(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
    3 Hector Arana Jr                         5 Jerry Savoie                 
E1   ****WINNER****  0.043  6.935 194.77                     0.017  6.971 195.31
 Qualified:            #12  6.939 194.94                        #5  6.869 196.13

Arana Jr is 9 - 7 against Savoie in prior events.

Jerry Savoie comes in as the point's leader. He has won this race twice, 2014 & 2016. Hector Arana Jr. won this race in 2015.

Savoie gets the holeshot, starts pulling away, then his bike slows and Arana is able to reel him in and pull away for the win.

Hector Arana Jr's incremental margins (negative if behind): 60ft(-0.023), 330 ft(0.021), 660ft(0.018), 1,000ft(0.014). MOV: 0.0104 seconds (approximately 3 feet).

Bike#-Rider-(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed----Bike#-Rider-(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
    8 Angie Smith                           235 Hector Arana                 
E1   ****WINNER****  0.058  6.934 195.03                     0.041  6.951 194.02
 Qualified:             #6  6.874 196.96                       #11  6.937 195.36

Arana is 9 - 4 against Smith in prior events.

Arana gets the advantage off the line but starts drifting toward the centerline. Smith reels him in and goes around Arana before they reach the 330 foot mark. Smith continues to pull away and takes the stripe for the win.

Angie Smith's incremental margins (negative if behind): 60ft(-0.012), 330 ft(0.004), 660ft(0.003), 1,000ft(0.000). MOV: 0.0003 seconds (approximately 1 inches).

Bike#-Rider-(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed----Bike#-Rider-(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
    2 Eddie Krawiec                        1981 Kelly Clontz                 
E1   ****WINNER****  0.044  6.872 195.39                     0.114  6.967 191.84
 Qualified:             #4  6.859 194.97                       #13  6.941 192.96

Krawiec is 4 - 0 against Clontz in prior events.

Eddie Krawiec won here in 2012.

Krawiec gets a big holeshot and extends his lead all the way through the run with the quickest pass of the round so far.

Eddie Krawiec's incremental times: 60ft-1.066 sec., 330ft-2.856, 660ft-4.391/159.78 mph, 1,000ft-5.727.

Krawiec will have lane choice over Arana jr. in the next round.

Bike#-Rider-(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed----Bike#-Rider-(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
    6 Andrew Hines                          413 Michael Ray                  
E1   ****WINNER****  0.021  6.872 195.22                     0.038  7.018 190.54
 Qualified:             #3  6.851 195.82                       #14  6.993 191.51

Hines is 6 - 4 against Ray in prior events.

Ray does his burnout, starts moving toward the staging beams and the engine dies. he is able to get the engine re-started and moves into the staging beams. Hines gets out of the gate first and goes right down the groove, tying Krawiec for the quickest pass so far, and goes on for the win.

Andrew Hines' incremental times: 60ft-1.068 sec., 330ft-2.859, 660ft-4.391/159.99 mph, 1,000ft-5.726.

Hines will have lane choice over Angie Smith in the next round.

Bike#-Rider-(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed----Bike#-Rider-(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
  751 Steve Johnson                         206 Andie Rawlings               
E1   ****WINNER****  0.061  6.854 195.73                     0.120  7.121 185.87
 Qualified:             #2  6.838 196.02                       #15  7.140 185.05

This is the first time Johnson and Rawlings have faced each other in eliminations.

It's been 90 races since Steve Johnson qualified as high as #2 in the field. He is coming off his runner-up performance in Reading. Andie Rawlings is the 93rd different rider to face Steve in eliminations. She is making her 4th start.

Johnson gets the holeshot and goes down the groove with an impressive pass to take the win.

Steve Johnson's incremental times: 60ft-1.075 sec., 330ft-2.871, 660ft-4.390/161.13 mph, 1,000ft-5.715.

Bike#-Rider-(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed----Bike#-Rider-(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
    1 Matt Smith                           7253 Jianna Salinas               
E1   ****WINNER****  0.073  6.902 197.77                     0.050 11.986  67.85
 Qualified:             #1  6.801 198.93                       #16  7.160 186.23

Smith is 1 - 0 against Salinas in prior events.

Matt Smith is 27 -7 in round 1 after qualifying first in the field. In his last 17 starts from the top spot he has only gone on to win the race once. He is the defending event champion. Jianna Salinas in making her 5th start.

Salinas gets the holeshot but Smith reels her in quickly and goes around before they reach the sixty foot mark. Salinas gets about 400 feet out and sits up on the bike. Smith goes down the groove with a good pass to take the win.

Matt Smith will have lane choice over Stoffer in the next round.

Bike#-Rider-(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed----Bike#-Rider-(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
    7 Angelle Sampey                         10 Scotty Pollacheck            
E1   ****WINNER****  0.030  6.907 194.83                     0.121  9.873  86.58
 Qualified:             #7  6.874 192.77                       #10  6.890 195.14

Pollacheck is 5 - 4 against Sampey in prior events.

Sampey gets a big holeshot and starts to pull away. Pollacheck gets about 300 feet out and is out of power, not sure why. Sampey goes on with a clean, straight pass to take the win.

Johnson will have lane choice over Sampey in the next round.

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