Sun, 23 Aug 2009, 04:42 PM Pro Stock Motorcycle Round 1 Eliminations

By Jim Samuel

MOHNTON, Pa. - Results of round 1 eliminations in Pro Stock Motorcycle at the NHRA Full Throttle Drag Racing Series, 25th annual Toyo Tires NHRA Nationals:

Bike#-Rider-(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed----Bike#-Rider-(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
  205 Shawn Gann                              3 Matt Smith                   
E1                   0.057  7.091 187.44     ****WINNER****  0.038  7.028 189.60
 Qualified:             #8  7.059 188.10                        #9  7.076 187.05

4:29 p.m. - Weather conditions: air temperature 88 degrees, relative humidity 49 percent, barometer 29.31 inches, adjusted altitude 3,440 feet, track temperature 118 degrees.

These two have raced four times prior to this, with Smith winning three of them. Make that four wins in five meetings as Smith took this one wire-to-wire

Bike#-Rider-(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed----Bike#-Rider-(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
   36 Douglas Horne                           7 Steve Johnson                
E1   ****WINNER****  0.054  7.033 190.14                     0.047  7.114 188.89
 Qualified:             #7  7.056 188.44                       #10  7.080 187.36

This was Johnson's 17th start at Maple Grove. His first was in 1993. Johnson got off the starting line first but Horne caught him by the time they reached 60 feet. After that, the race was all Horne's as he pulled away for the win.

Bike#-Rider-(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed----Bike#-Rider-(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
  202 Junior Pippin                           8 Craig Treble                 
E1   ****WINNER****  0.021  7.073 185.79                     0.019  7.172 189.73
 Qualified:             #6  7.053 188.02                       #11  7.105 187.39

This was Treble's 162 start and his 11th start here at Maple Grove. Pippin was runner up at Brainerd. Pippin was second out of the gate but got by Treble right away to take the win and move on to the next round.

Bike#-Rider-(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed----Bike#-Rider-(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
    9 Karen Stoffer                          69 Bailey Whitaker              
E1                  -0.075  7.340 139.00     ****WINNER**** -0.052  7.203 178.80
 Qualified:             #3  7.023 188.65                       #14  7.240 172.08

This was Whitaker's sixth career start. Both riders left too soon but Stoffer left sooner so Whitaker got the win. It will be Pippin vs. Whitaker in the next round, with Pippin having lane choice.

Bike#-Rider-(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed----Bike#-Rider-(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
   25 Matt Guidera                            4 Andrew Hines                 
E1   ****WINNER****  0.016  7.048 187.91                     0.128  6.979 191.70
 Qualified:            #12  7.108 185.95                        #5  7.042 189.31

Guidera won here in 2007. He got the holeshot win here today, hanging on to reach the finish line first even though Hines ran the low ET of the session so far.

Bike#-Rider-(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed----Bike#-Rider-(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
  371 Wesley Wells                            1 Eddie Krawiec                
E1                   0.044  7.155 187.52     ****WINNER****  0.049  6.970 191.70
 Qualified:            #13  7.211 183.42                        #4  7.041 187.91

The only time these two have raced each other before this was at Englishtown in June, with Krawiec winning. Krawiec was second leaving the starting line and trailed at 60 feet, then pulled ahead to take the win. He'll have lane choice over Guidera in the next round.

Bike#-Rider-(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed----Bike#-Rider-(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
  235 Hector Arana                          209 Geoff Godfrey                
E1   ****WINNER****  0.051  7.004 188.89                    -0.357  7.957 167.07
 Qualified:             #1  6.986 190.11                       #16  7.685 166.09

This is Arana's fourth number one start. He won at Brainerd last week. Godfrey is at his second race and qualified for the first time this weekend, making him the 173rd rider to qualify for an NHRA national event. Arana got the easy win when Godfrey left the starting line way to early. Arana will have lane choice over Smith in the next round.

Bike#-Rider-(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed----Bike#-Rider-(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
  148 Neil Jacobs                           412 Michael Phillips             
E1                   0.059  7.715 170.67     ****WINNER****  0.133  7.030 193.10
 Qualified:            #15  7.627 171.95                        #2  7.020 192.30

Phillips started from the number two spot in the order, his best starting position ever. Jacobs had the quicker start but Phillips got by him for the win. He'll have lane choice over Horne the next time out.

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink