Sun, 19 Sep 2010, 02:04 PM Pro Stock Motorcycle Round 1 Eliminations

By Rick Green

CONCORD, N.C. - Results of round 1 eliminations in Pro Stock Motorcycle at the NHRA Full Throttle Drag Racing Series, Third annual O'Reilly Auto Parts NHRA Nationals:

Bike#-Rider-(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed----Bike#-Rider-(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
  310 Joe DeSantis                           77 Angie Smith                  
E1                  -0.128  7.212 182.72     ****WINNER**** -0.005  7.014 186.28
 Qualified:            #11  7.015 191.38                        #6  6.961 188.99

Weather conditions: air temperature 87 degrees, relative humidity 41 percent, barometer 29.46 inches, adjusted altitude 3,093 feet, track temperature 124 degrees.

DeSantis is 1 - 0 against Smith in prior events. DeSantis turns on the red light and Smith gets the easy pass here.

Bike#-Rider-(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed----Bike#-Rider-(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
    1 Hector Arana                            4 Matt Smith                   
E1                   0.087  7.033 183.34     ****WINNER****  0.027  6.994 188.33
 Qualified:             #8  6.976 190.54                        #9  6.980 190.62

Arana and Smith have each won 6 times against the other in prior events. Smith with a big starting line advantage ad then runs a great pass for the win.

Bike#-Rider-(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed----Bike#-Rider-(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
  533 Jim Underdahl                           9 Craig Treble                 
E1                   0.020  7.115 186.05     ****WINNER****  0.034  6.959 190.00
 Qualified:            #10  6.994 191.95                        #7  6.970 192.99

Underdahl is 2 - 0 against Treble in prior events. Underdahl is out of the gate first, but Treble has the difference made up by the time they go by the Christmas tree. Treble with his quickest pass of the weekend for the win light.

Bike#-Rider-(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed----Bike#-Rider-(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
    7 Karen Stoffer                           6 Michael Phillips             
E1                   0.236  6.968 187.63     ****WINNER****  0.002  7.090 185.64
 Qualified:             #5  6.953 192.00                       #12  7.025 191.10

Phillips is 3 - 2 against Stoffer in prior events. Phillips with a near perfect light and then has the power to hold on for the hole shot win. Stoffer with problems on the starting line and then blast on through the quarter mile.

Bike#-Rider-(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed----Bike#-Rider-(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
    8 Shawn Gann                            751 Steve Johnson                
E1                   0.097  6.989 188.57     ****WINNER****  0.025  6.973 186.51
 Qualified:            #13  7.029 190.38                        #4  6.917 190.30

Gann is 13 - 7 against Johnson in prior events. Johnson with the starting line and never trails. Gann with his quickest pass of the weekend in the losing effort. Johnson will have lane choice over Phillips in the next round.

Bike#-Rider-(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed----Bike#-Rider-(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
    2 Eddie Krawiec                         581 David Hope                   
E1   ****WINNER****  0.073  6.958 190.67                     0.019  7.647 160.18
 Qualified:             #3  6.914 193.35                       #14  7.101 187.99

Krawiec and Hope have each won 1 times against the other in prior events. Hope with a big starting line advantage, but Krawiec has the difference made up by 150 feet. He runs the quickest pass of the round for the win and will have lane choice over Angie Smith in the next round.

Bike#-Rider-(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed----Bike#-Rider-(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
  573 Mike Berry                            473 LE Tonglet                   
E1                   0.046  7.287 177.49     ****WINNER****  0.041  6.879 193.24
 Qualified:            #16  7.114 185.74                        #1  6.910 193.29

Berry is 1 - 0 against Tonglet in prior events. Tonglet with a slight starting line advantage and runs low E.T. of the event for the win. LE Tonglet's incremental times: 60ft-1.083 sec., 330ft-2.870, 660ft-4.391/161.29 mph, 1,000ft-5.727.

Bike#-Rider-(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed----Bike#-Rider-(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
    3 Andrew Hines                          202 Junior Pippin                
E1   ****WINNER****  0.046  6.946 190.24                     0.063  7.180 181.94
 Qualified:             #2  6.913 192.25                       #15  7.103 188.12

Hines is 4 - 2 against Pippin in prior events. Hines with the starting line advantage and never trails for the win. He will have lane choice over Treble in the next round.

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink