Sun, 04 Oct 2020, 16:57 PM Pro Stock Motorcycle Round 2 Eliminations

By Rick Green

MADISON, Ill. - Results of round 2 eliminations in Pro Stock Motorcycle at the NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series, ninth annual Mopar Express Lane NHRA Midwest Nationals presented by Pennzoil:

Bike#-Rider-(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed----Bike#-Rider-(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
   11 Scotty Pollacheck                       8 Angie Smith                  
E2   ****WINNER****  0.062  6.790 198.79                     0.026  6.837 196.44
 Prior rounds:
E1    (R Tornow    ) 0.134  6.788 198.79      (H Arana Jr  ) 0.044  6.849 192.99
 Qualified:             #2 327                                  #7 198          

Weather conditions: air temperature 59 degrees, relative humidity 39 percent, barometer 30.26 inches, track temperature 84 degrees.

Pollacheck is 5 - 1 against Smith in prior events.

Smith with the starting line advantage and the lead until right in the lights when Pollacheck chased her down for the win. Scotty Pollacheck's MOV: 0.0118 seconds (approximately 3 feet).

Bike#-Rider-(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed----Bike#-Rider-(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
    3 Matt Smith                                 Bye
E2   ****WINNER****  0.080  6.767 199.49     
 Prior rounds:
E1    (H Arana     ) 0.042  6.900 198.82   
 Qualified:             #1 348                               Bye

Smith on the bye and he launched hard and kept it hooked up. He runs low E.T. of the event.

Bike#-Rider-(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed----Bike#-Rider-(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
  751 Steve Johnson                        1981 Kelly Clontz                 
E2   ****WINNER****  0.077  7.026 165.99                     0.146 17.339  35.22
 Prior rounds:
E1    (E Krawiec   ) 0.080  6.939 191.57      (A Sampey    ) 0.097  7.171 189.87
 Qualified:            #10 169                                 #11 103          

Johnson is 2 - 0 against Clontz in prior events.

Johnson with the starting line advantage and never trailed for the win.

Johnson will give up lane choice to Matt smith in the semifinal.

Clontz with severe tire shake early and clicked it off.

Bike#-Rider-(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed----Bike#-Rider-(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
   17 Chris Bostick                           1 Andrew Hines                 
E2                   0.014 13.267  54.49     ****WINNER****  0.097  6.881 195.99
 Prior rounds:
E1    (R Oehler    ) 0.076  7.015 191.32      (D Barron    ) 0.111  6.842 195.93
 Qualified:             #9 181                                  #3 320          

This is the first time Bostick and Hines have faced each other in eliminations.

Bostick with the starting line advantage and made a quick move toward the wall before he clicked it off.

Hines will give up lane choice to Pollacheck in the semifinal.

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink

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