Mon, 14 Oct 2019, 13:06 PM Pro Stock Motorcycle Round 2 Eliminations

By Rick Green

CONCORD, N.C. - Results of round 2 eliminations in Pro Stock Motorcycle at the NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series, 12th annual NTK NHRA Carolina Nationals:

Bike#-Rider-(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed----Bike#-Rider-(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
  751 Steve Johnson                        3284 Ryan Oehler                  
E2   ****WINNER****  0.048  6.937 192.66                    -0.020  6.923 195.96
 Prior rounds:
E1    (A Rawlings  ) 0.057  6.867 194.69      (A Sampey    ) 0.071  6.860 198.15
 Qualified:             #1  6.786 196.70                        #9  6.863 198.03

Weather conditions: air temperature 76 degrees, relative humidity 42 percent, barometer 29.39 inches, adjusted altitude 2,316 feet, track temperature 97 degrees.

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

Oehler goes red to give Johnson the win.

Bike#-Rider-(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed----Bike#-Rider-(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
    6 Andrew Hines                           10 Scotty Pollacheck            
E2   ****WINNER****  0.030  6.815 198.82                     0.000  6.855 197.54
 Prior rounds:
E1    (M Ray       ) 0.029  6.866 198.88      (H Arana     ) 0.001  6.831 197.39
 Qualified:             #3  6.814 198.79                        #6  6.822 197.94

Hines is 23 - 5 against Pollacheck in prior events.

Pollacheck with a perfect light, but Hines chases him down at half track and takes the win in a close one. Andrew Hines' MOV: 0.0102 seconds (approximately 3 feet).

Bike#-Rider-(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed----Bike#-Rider-(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
 7253 Jianna Salinas                          3 Hector Arana Jr              
E2                   0.067  6.983 189.87     ****WINNER****  0.004  6.984 172.96
 Prior rounds:
E1    (J Savoie    ) 0.069  7.125 190.19      (A Smith     ) 0.037  6.815 198.12
 Qualified:            #15  7.043 190.11                        #7  6.856 196.73

Arana Jr is 1 - 0 against Salinas in prior events.

Arana Jr. with a great light and the hole shot win. Arana Jr. slows on the top end, but holds for the win. He will give up lane choice to Hines in the semifinal.

Salinas with her quickest pass of the weekend in the losing effort.

Bike#-Rider-(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed----Bike#-Rider-(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
    2 Eddie Krawiec                         777 Karen Stoffer                
E2                   0.025  6.855 197.48     ****WINNER****  0.030  6.809 199.05
 Prior rounds:
E1    (M Smith     ) 0.043  6.835 198.06      (K Clontz    ) 0.025  6.793 198.96
 Qualified:             #4  6.818 198.47                        #5  6.819 197.97

Krawiec is 25 - 11 against Stoffer in prior events.

Krawiec with the slight starting line advantage, but Stoffer has the lead by the time they go by the Christmas tree and never trails from there on for the win. Karen Stoffer's MOV: 0.0412 seconds (approximately 12 feet). She runs low E.T. of the round and will have lane choice over Johnson in the semifinal.

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink



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