Sun, 6 Jun 2010, 03:24 PM Pro Stock Motorcycle Round 2 Eliminations

By Larry Sullivan

JOLIET, Ill. - Results of round 2 eliminations in Pro Stock Motorcycle at the NHRA Full Throttle Drag Racing Series, 13th annual United Association Route 66 NHRA Nationals presented by Miller Welders:

Bike#-Rider-(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed----Bike#-Rider-(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
  457 Redell Harris                          77 Angie Smith                  
E2                  -0.100  7.133 182.62     ****WINNER****  0.033  7.030 185.64
 Prior rounds:
E1    (C Treble    ) 0.036  7.070 185.08      (E Krawiec   ) 0.001  6.961 188.31
 Qualified:            #16  7.166 183.62                        #8  6.982 185.84

2:14 p.m. Weather conditions: air temperature 77 degrees, relative humidity 50 percent, barometer 29.16 inches, adjusted altitude 2,715 feet, track temperature 109 degrees.

This is the first time Harris and Smith have faced each other in eliminations.

Harris went red and Angie Smith heads for the semifinals. She was fighting the wind a bit on the top end and that may account for the slower ET and speed this round.

Bike#-Rider-(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed----Bike#-Rider-(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
  581 David Hope                            473 LE Tonglet                   
E2                   0.036  6.997 187.94     ****WINNER****  0.021  6.963 191.92
 Prior rounds:
E1    (J Underdahl ) 0.023  6.940 188.04      (W Wells     ) 0.036  6.966 190.35
 Qualified:             #5  6.971 188.31                        #4  6.971 189.55

This is the first time Hope and Tonglet have faced each other in eliminations.

Tong;let was off the line first and was never headed enroute to a meeting with Angie Smith in the semifinals. he will have lane choice,

Bike#-Rider-(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed----Bike#-Rider-(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
    8 Shawn Gann                            751 Steve Johnson                
E2                   0.053  6.966 187.16     ****WINNER****  0.053  6.918 194.69
 Prior rounds:
E1    (M Berry     ) 0.032  6.966 188.52      (M Smith     ) 0.086  6.896 193.52
 Qualified:             #3  6.969 189.02                        #6  6.978 192.28

Gann is 13 - 6 against Johnson in prior events, 1 - 2 in round two.

They left right together, Gann taking the lead and holding it to half track. But Johnson had obviously found some horsepower and he took charge on the top end for the win. Steve Johnson's incremental margins (negative if behind): 60ft(-0.023), 330 ft(-0.019), 660ft(-0.008), 1,000ft(0.014). MOV: 0.0482 seconds (approximately 13 feet).

Bike#-Rider-(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed----Bike#-Rider-(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
    3 Andrew Hines                            1 Hector Arana                 
E2                   0.048  6.990 187.78     ****WINNER****  0.031  6.905 193.10
 Prior rounds:
E1    (M Phillips  ) 0.080  6.928 189.23      (K Stoffer   ) 0.044  6.894 192.60
 Qualified:             #7  6.980 189.20                        #2  6.948 192.30

Hines is 6 - 2 against Arana in prior events, 1 - 2 in round two.

Arana was never headed and once again ran low ET of the round. He will have lane chocie against Johnson in the semifinals.

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink