Sun, 1 Nov 2009, 06:44 PM Pro Stock Motorcycle Round 3 Eliminations

By Dave Rowe

LAS VEGAS - Results of round 3 eliminations in Pro Stock Motorcycle at the NHRA Full Throttle Drag Racing Series, Ninth annual NHRA Las Vegas Nationals:

Bike#-Rider-(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed----Bike#-Rider-(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
  235 Hector Arana                            1 Eddie Krawiec                
E3   ****WINNER****  0.016  7.039 190.89                     0.032  7.028 190.86
 Prior rounds:
E2    (D Hope      ) 0.053  7.021 190.75      (K Stoffer   ) 0.026  7.046 190.70
E1    (M Berry     ) 0.043  7.058 190.81      (J Underdahl ) 0.032  7.025 191.19
 Qualified:             #1  6.979 192.03                        #4  7.023 190.40

3:37 p.m. Weather conditions: air temperature 84 degrees, relative humidity 21 percent, barometer 27.90 inches, adjusted altitude 4,392 feet, track temperature 89 degrees.

This is a big race, Arana can put a gap between he and Krawiec, Krawiec could leave here with the points lead if he wins the race.

Arana gets the holeshot but Krawiec pulls ahead quickly. Arana starts to make up ground, pulling even just past half-track, then driving around to take the hole-shot win.

With this win Arana and Krawiec are the only two left that can win the championship. Arana now has a 54 point lead over Krawiec and could gain another 20 points with a win.

Hector Arana's incremental margins (negative if behind): 60ft(-0.016), 330 ft(-0.013), 660ft(-0.002), 1,000ft(0.005). MOV: 0.0051 seconds (approximately 17 inches).

Bike#-Rider-(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed----Bike#-Rider-(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
    3 Matt Smith                              4 Andrew Hines                 
E3                   0.017  7.044 189.90     ****WINNER****  0.010  6.992 191.62
 Prior rounds:
E2    (S Gann      ) 0.001  7.037 189.44      (D Horne     ) 0.005  7.001 191.76
E1    (L Cook      ) 0.080  7.073 189.04      (F Camarena  ) 0.033  7.081 192.11
 Qualified:             #3  7.000 190.48                        #2  6.990 192.25

Hines gets a slight advantage off the line, then extends his lead all the way through the run.

Arana will give lane choice to Hines in the final round.

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink