Sun, 13 Jun 2010, 12:42 PM Pro Stock Motorcycle Round 1 Eliminations

By Jim Samuel

ENGLISHTOWN, N.J. - Results of round 1 eliminations in Pro Stock Motorcycle at the NHRA Full Throttle Drag Racing Series, 41st annual NHRA SuperNationals:

Bike#-Rider-(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed----Bike#-Rider-(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
    8 Shawn Gann                              2 Eddie Krawiec                
E1   ****WINNER****  0.038  6.998 190.03                     0.075  6.978 191.02
 Qualified:             #9  6.968 191.51                        #8  6.962 190.75

12:26 p.m. - Weather conditions: air temperature 83 degrees, relative humidity 61 percent, barometer 29.77 inches, adjusted altitude 2,635 feet, track temperature 112 degrees.

Gann and Krawiec have raced each other four times, with Krawiec winning every time. Krawiec, who used to work as track manager here at Old Bridge Township Raceway Park, was the Pro Stock Motorcycle champion in 2008.

Gann got this one on a hole shot. He was first out of the gate and stayed out in front the whole way down the track, though Krawiec was closing in.

Bike#-Rider-(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed----Bike#-Rider-(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
  473 LE Tonglet                              9 Craig Treble                 
E1   ****WINNER****  0.044  7.002 190.62                     0.045  7.113 188.75
 Qualified:             #7  6.912 191.62                       #10  6.979 192.19

Treble and Tonglet have never raced each other before this. Treble won here in 2007 and 2009.

Tonglet won last week in Chicago and kept his streak alive with a win here today.

Bike#-Rider-(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed----Bike#-Rider-(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
  533 Jim Underdahl                           3 Andrew Hines                 
E1                   0.069  7.122 184.17     ****WINNER****  0.020  7.001 189.98
 Qualified:            #11  6.981 190.78                        #6  6.907 192.66

Hines was runner up here in 2007, and has won both of the prior two times he has raced Underdahl.

Hines got out of the gate first and stayed out in front for the win.

Bike#-Rider-(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed----Bike#-Rider-(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
    7 Karen Stoffer                          77 Angie Smith                  
E1   ****WINNER****  0.050  6.942 188.75                     0.012  7.028 186.12
 Qualified:             #5  6.901 191.70                       #12  6.998 182.75

Stoffer was runner up at Englishtown in 2005 and 2006. She has three wins and no losses in her previous races against Smith, with the most recent race before this coming in Atlanta last month.

Smith was a lot quicker off the starting line and led to 330 feet. After that, it was Stoffer all the way.

Bike#-Rider-(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed----Bike#-Rider-(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
    4 Matt Smith                            581 David Hope                   
E1   ****WINNER****  0.036  6.957 190.48                     0.048  7.031 185.26
 Qualified:             #4  6.901 192.60                       #13  7.004 186.69

This was the fourth time Smith and Hope have raced each other. Smith, who won the event here in 2006, won in their three prior meetings.

Smith was quicker at the tree and on the track so he'll move on to the next round. He gave up lane choice to Stoffer next time out.

Bike#-Rider-(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed----Bike#-Rider-(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
  751 Steve Johnson                         457 Redell Harris                
E1   ****WINNER****  0.299  7.056 193.49                     0.121  7.313 153.91
 Qualified:             #3  6.893 196.27                       #14  7.134 184.45

Johnson was late leaving the starting line and was trailing at 1,000 feet. Harris's motorcycle shut down in the lane, letting Johnson slip by for the win. Johnson gave up lane choice to Hines in round two. Steve Johnson's incremental margins (negative if behind): 60ft(-0.246), 330 ft(-0.217), 660ft(-0.174), 1,000ft(-0.125). MOV: 0.0796 seconds (approximately 18 feet).

Bike#-Rider-(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed----Bike#-Rider-(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
    1 Hector Arana                          371 Wesley Wells                 
E1   ****WINNER****  0.038  6.928 192.60                     0.055  7.239 182.38
 Qualified:             #2  6.869 194.83                       #15  7.146 183.44

Arana was the winner in the three times these two have raced each other before this. The last time Arana has made it past the first round here came in 1995.

Arana was first off the starting line and first at the finish. He'll have lane choice over Tonglet in round two.

Bike#-Rider-(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed----Bike#-Rider-(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
    6 Michael Phillips                      911 Thomas Miceli                
E1   ****WINNER****  0.070  6.983 192.93                     0.033  7.291 178.90
 Qualified:             #1  6.855 197.16                       #16  7.212 169.72

Phillips and Miceli have never raced each other in NHRA national events. Miceli's last round win came at Brainerd in 2002.

Miceli was quicker off the starting line but slower on the track, so he won't be moving on. Phillips will have lane choice over Gann in the second round.

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink