Sun, 19 Sep 2010, 05:20 PM Pro Stock Motorcycle Round 3 Eliminations

By Rick Green

CONCORD, N.C. - Results of round 3 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
    6 Michael Phillips                      473 LE Tonglet                   
E3                   0.077  7.119 184.72     ****WINNER****  0.033  6.980 192.60
 Prior rounds:
E2    (S Johnson   ) 0.046  7.074 185.97      (M Smith     ) 0.030  6.944 190.38
E1    (K Stoffer   ) 0.002  7.090 185.64      (M Berry     ) 0.041  6.879 193.24
 Qualified:            #12  7.025 191.10                        #1  6.910 193.29

Weather conditions: air temperature 91 degrees, relative humidity 36 percent, barometer 29.36 inches, adjusted altitude 3,367 feet, track temperature 126 degrees.

Phillips is 3 - 0 against Tonglet in prior events. Tonglet with the big starting line advantage and was straight down the groove for the win.

Bike#-Rider-(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed----Bike#-Rider-(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
   77 Angie Smith                             3 Andrew Hines                 
E3                  -0.088  6.992 187.86     ****WINNER****  0.043  6.931 192.33
 Prior rounds:
E2    (E Krawiec   ) 0.026  7.016 186.56      (C Treble    ) 0.006  6.911 192.17
E1    (J Desantis  ) -0.005  7.014 186.28      (J Pippin    ) 0.046  6.946 190.24
 Qualified:             #6  6.961 188.99                        #2  6.913 192.25

Hines is 4 - 2 against Smith in prior events. Smith turns on the red light and it is going to be a rematch of the Indy final with Hines getting lane choice. Andrew Hines' incremental times: 60ft-1.072 sec., 330ft-2.874, 660ft-4.412/159.10 mph, 1,000ft-5.764.

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink