Mon, 6 Sep 2010, 12:24 PM Pro Stock Motorcycle Round 1 Eliminations

By Larry Sullivan

CLERMONT, Ind. - Results of round 1 eliminations in Pro Stock Motorcycle at the NHRA Full Throttle Drag Racing Series, 56th annual Mac Tools U.S. Nationals presented by Lucas Oil:

Bike#-Rider-(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed----Bike#-Rider-(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
  751 Steve Johnson                           7 Karen Stoffer                
E1   ****WINNER****  0.029  6.991 187.76                    -0.007  7.098 184.90
 Qualified:             #8  6.946 192.44                        #9  6.957 192.17

12:08 p.m. Weather conditions: air temperature 81 degrees, relative humidity 34 percent, barometer 29.11 inches, adjusted altitude 2,893 feet, track temperature 101 degrees.

Stoffer is 9-6 against Johnson, but they are 6-6 in round one meetings and Johnson likes this place since he's won here a couple times.

Stoffer went red and "Stevie J" is on a roll here again.

Bike#-Rider-(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed----Bike#-Rider-(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
  200 Chip Ellis                              9 Craig Treble                 
E1   ****WINNER****  0.070  7.602 133.43                    -0.010  7.275  21.46
 Qualified:             #7  6.939 193.57                       #10  6.962 191.57

Ellis holds a 3-2 edge against Treble, all their faceoffs coming in round one matchups. Their last prior meeting was in '08, at Chicago.

Treble went red and Ellis had problems, having to get out of the throttle on the top end.

Bike#-Rider-(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed----Bike#-Rider-(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
    4 Matt Smith                              8 Shawn Gann                   
E1   ****WINNER****  0.020  6.955 189.90                    -0.006  7.013 188.73
 Qualified:             #6  6.938 192.03                       #11  6.976 189.20

Smith is 5-1 against Gann, 2-1 in round one.

Gann goes red, Smith makes a nice run, low ET so far.

Bike#-Rider-(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed----Bike#-Rider-(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
    6 Michael Phillips                      533 Jim Underdahl                
E1                   0.029  7.036 189.36     ****WINNER****  0.020  7.012 188.57
 Qualified:             #5  6.919 196.39                       #12  6.996 191.29

Phillips is 1-0 against Underdahl, that win coming in round one here last year.

This was a great race and Underdahl evens the score. Jim Underdahl's incremental margins: 60ft(0.009), 330 ft(0.021), 660ft(0.031), 1,000ft(0.034). MOV: 0.0334 seconds (approximately 9 feet).

Bike#-Rider-(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed----Bike#-Rider-(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
    1 Hector Arana                          457 Redell Harris                
E1   ****WINNER****  0.101  6.965 187.29                     0.058  7.017 186.33
 Qualified:             #4  6.874 192.91                       #13  6.999 191.67

Arana is 1-0 against Harris, their only other meeting coming in 2004, in round one at Columbus.

Arana was late, but had the muscle to make it up before the 330-foot mark. He will have lane choice against Underdahl next round.

Bike#-Rider-(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed----Bike#-Rider-(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
    2 Eddie Krawiec                           5 Douglas Horne                
E1   ****WINNER****  0.098  6.975 189.04                     0.021  7.106 185.18
 Qualified:             #3  6.867 194.94                       #14  7.016 187.76

Krawiec is 7-1 against Horne, but Horne's only win against Krawiec came in their only other round one pairing, last year at this event.

Horne tried to make it two years in a row with a big starting line advantage, but Krawiec caught him by half track and pulled away for the win. However, Krawiec won't have lane choice when he meets Matt Smith in round two.

Bike#-Rider-(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed----Bike#-Rider-(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
  310 Joe DeSantis                          473 LE Tonglet                   
E1                  -0.072 11.564  60.60     ****WINNER****  0.014  6.954 190.59
 Qualified:            #15  7.041 187.60                        #2  6.847 195.05

This is the first time Tonglet and DeSantis have faced each other. DeSantis is Tonglet's 14th different opponent, Tonglet is DeSantis' 30th.

DeSantis went way red, Tonglet made a nice run, and he will have lane choice against Ellis in round two.

Bike#-Rider-(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed----Bike#-Rider-(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
    3 Andrew Hines                          371 Wesley Wells                 
E1   ****WINNER****  0.071  6.921 191.21                    -0.036  7.166 180.74
 Qualified:             #1  6.815 195.17                       #16  7.054 191.24

Hines is 1-0 against Wells, their only other meeting coming at the '08 Carolina Nationals. Hines dominated qualifying, running low ET in each of the five qualifying sessions.

Wells squeezed the tree too hard, Hines once again ran low ET of the round, and he will have lane choice against Johnson in round two.

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink