Sun, 11 Apr 2010, 01:26 PM Pro Stock Motorcycle Round 1 Eliminations

By Rick Green

BAYTOWN, Texas - Results of round 1 eliminations in Pro Stock Motorcycle at the NHRA Full Throttle Drag Racing Series, 23rd annual O'Reilly NHRA Spring Nationals presented by Pennzoil:

Bike#-Rider-(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed----Bike#-Rider-(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
    5 Douglas Horne                         533 Jim Underdahl                
E1                   0.040  7.028 188.23     ****WINNER****  0.029  7.009 192.96
 Qualified:             #9  6.932 193.07                        #8  6.932 195.28

Weather conditions: air temperature 77 degrees, relative humidity 60 percent, barometer 30.19 inches, adjusted altitude 1,629 feet, track temperature 99 degrees.

This is the first time Horne and Underdahl have faced each other in eliminations. Underdahl is first out the gate, but then Horne has the lead as they go by the Christmas tree until just past 1000 feet where Underdahl is able to chase him down.

Bike#-Rider-(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed----Bike#-Rider-(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
  581 David Hope                              6 Michael Phillips             
E1                  -0.023  7.015 188.81     ****WINNER****  0.027  6.989 193.79
 Qualified:            #10  6.932 191.48                        #7  6.919 196.64

This is the first time Hope and Phillips have faced each other in eliminations. Hope goes red and Phillips moves into round two.

Bike#-Rider-(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed----Bike#-Rider-(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
  473 LE Tonglet                              7 Karen Stoffer                
E1                  -0.026  6.986 192.17     ****WINNER****  0.027  6.939 192.88
 Qualified:             #6  6.910 193.79                       #11  6.945 190.43

Stoffer is 1 - 0 against Tonglet in prior events. Tonglet turns on the red light and Stoffer runs her quickest pass of the weekend.

Bike#-Rider-(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed----Bike#-Rider-(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
    4 Matt Smith                             77 Angie Smith                  
E1   ****WINNER****  0.076  6.956 190.16                     0.042  7.057 180.91
 Qualified:             #5  6.881 193.65                       #12  6.964 188.46

This is the first time M. Smith and A. Smith have faced each other in eliminations. Angie has the starting line advantage and the lead until just past half track when Matt is able to ride around her.

Bike#-Rider-(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed----Bike#-Rider-(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
  573 Mike Berry                              9 Craig Treble                 
E1                   0.025  7.034 189.47     ****WINNER****  0.072  6.885 193.02
 Qualified:            #13  6.970 191.05                        #4  6.874 192.28

Treble is 15 - 1 against Berry in prior events. Berry with starting line advantage, but Treble has the lead by 330 feet and then runs low E.T. of the round for the win and lane choice over Matt Smith. Craig Treble's incremental times: 60ft-1.075 sec., 330ft-2.867, 660ft-4.390/161.69 mph, 1,000ft-5.732.

Bike#-Rider-(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed----Bike#-Rider-(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
  202 Junior Pippin                           3 Andrew Hines                 
E1                   0.050  6.988 188.60     ****WINNER****  0.063  6.940 193.35
 Qualified:            #14  7.010 193.32                        #3  6.870 196.93

Pippin and Hines have each won 2 times against the other in prior events. Pippin with the starting line advantage and the lead until just past half track when Hines rides around him for the win. Andrew Hines' MOV: 0.0357 seconds (approximately 10 feet). Hines will give up lane choice to Stoffer in round two.

Bike#-Rider-(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed----Bike#-Rider-(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
  457 Redell Harris                           2 Eddie Krawiec                
E1                  -0.081  7.107 185.43     ****WINNER****  0.081  6.944 194.58
 Qualified:            #15  7.028 187.26                        #2  6.863 195.93

Krawiec is 1 - 0 against Harris in prior events. Harris turns on the red light. Krawiec will have lane choice over Phillips in the next round.

Bike#-Rider-(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed----Bike#-Rider-(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
  751 Steve Johnson                           1 Hector Arana                 
E1                   0.025  7.088 190.00     ****WINNER****  0.048  6.871 194.52
 Qualified:            #16  7.068 194.63                        #1  6.856 193.49

Johnson and Arana have each won 9 times against the other in prior events. Johnson with the starting line advantage, but Arana has the difference made up by the time they go by the Christmas tree and then runs low E.T. of the round by a bunch for the win and lane choice over Underdahl in round two. Hector Arana's incremental times: 60ft-1.079 sec., 330ft-2.866, 660ft-4.385/161.73 mph, 1,000ft-5.723.

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink