Sun, 17 Nov 2019, 18:24 PM Pro Stock Motorcycle Round 3 Eliminations

By David Gerard

POMONA, Calif. - Results of round 3 eliminations in Pro Stock Motorcycle at the NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series, 55th annual Auto Club NHRA Finals:

Bike#-Rider-(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed----Bike#-Rider-(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
    1 Matt Smith                           7253 Jianna Salinas               
E3                   0.084  8.969  97.85     ****WINNER****  0.033  7.024 186.85
 Prior rounds:
E2    (R Oehler    ) 0.019  6.893 195.90      (S Johnson   ) 0.022  7.062 184.55
E1    (K Sullivan  ) 0.091  6.885 196.70      (A Hines     ) 0.116  6.987 187.29
 Qualified:             #1  6.815 197.33                       #13  6.972 186.74

3:15 p.m. Weather conditions: air temperature 87 degrees, relative humidity 16 percent, barometer 28.82 inches, adjusted altitude 3,445 feet, track temperature 110 degrees.

Smith is 2 - 0 against Salinas in prior events. Both pair have a contender for the Championship!

MAJOR UPSET!

Salinas gets a big starting line advantage and is pulling away, when near mid-track Smith's engine expires Big Time.

This will be Salinas' first trip to a final round!

Jianna Salinas' incremental times: 60ft-1.078 sec., 330ft-2.892, 660ft-4.445/157.26 mph, 1,000ft-5.825.

Bike#-Rider-(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed----Bike#-Rider-(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
    5 Jerry Savoie                          777 Karen Stoffer                
E3   ****WINNER****  0.022  6.855 195.79                    -0.004  6.912 195.08
 Prior rounds:
E2    (H Arana Jr  ) 0.017  6.860 194.21      (A Sampey    ) 0.020  6.894 195.51
E1    (A Smith     ) 0.047  6.912 191.87      (K Clontz    ) 0.041  6.888 195.05
 Qualified:             #3  6.837 193.35                        #2  6.834 195.00

Savoie is 8 - 7 against Stoffer in prior events.

Stoffer goes red by just -0.004 and gives Savoie the easy win. He will have to win next round to capture the Championship. He will have lane choice over Salinas.

Savoie already has five finals this year and twenty-ninth in his career.

Jerry Savoie's incremental times: 60ft-1.065 sec., 330ft-2.859, 660ft-4.381/161.07 mph, 1,000ft-5.712.

3:21 p.m.

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink



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