Sun, 10 Oct 2010, 01:18 PM Pro Stock Motorcycle Round 1 Eliminations

By Jim Samuel

MOHNTON, Pa. - Results of round 1 eliminations in Pro Stock Motorcycle at the NHRA Full Throttle Drag Racing Series, 26th annual Toyo Tires NHRA Nationals:

Bike#-Rider-(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed----Bike#-Rider-(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
    7 Karen Stoffer                         473 LE Tonglet                   
E1                  -0.015  7.498 123.17     ****WINNER****  0.032  6.860 193.02
 Qualified:             #9  6.912 190.51                        #8  6.907 191.62

1:03 p.m. - Weather conditions: air temperature 70 degrees, relative humidity 27 percent, barometer 29.37 inches, adjusted altitude 1,708 feet, track temperature 89 degrees.

Stoffer and Tonglet raced each other four times before this with each winning two. Stoffer won here in 2006 and was runner up in 2002.

This time out, Stoffer left the starting lien too soon, giving Tonglet an easy win.

Bike#-Rider-(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed----Bike#-Rider-(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
    8 Shawn Gann                              6 Michael Phillips             
E1   ****WINNER****  0.186  6.967 192.44                     0.065  8.532 104.64
 Qualified:            #10  6.933 194.18                        #7  6.898 195.73

Phillips won here in 2003 and was runner up last year. He and Gann had a five and five record against each other coming into today's eliminations.

Phillips got out of the gate first and led this race to 330 feet. After that, Gann raced by him and went on to take the win.

Bike#-Rider-(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed----Bike#-Rider-(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
    9 Craig Treble                           77 Angie Smith                  
E1                   0.073 12.493  63.83     ****WINNER****  0.003  6.979 186.69
 Qualified:             #6  6.883 193.52                       #11  6.975 187.68

This is Treble's twelfth start here a maple Grove. He has never won after round two.

Smith was quicker off the starting line and led this race from start to finish. Treble had some problems in the left lane and had to back off the throttle.

Bike#-Rider-(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed----Bike#-Rider-(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
  751 Steve Johnson                         533 Jim Underdahl                
E1                   0.052  7.115 185.87     ****WINNER****  0.029  6.972 192.47
 Qualified:            #12  7.002 188.33                        #5  6.883 195.87

Johnson and Underdahl had never raced each other before this. Johnson was runner up here in 1995 and 2001.

Underdahl was quicker off the starting line and led this race from start to finish.

Bike#-Rider-(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed----Bike#-Rider-(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
  371 Wesley Wells                            4 Matt Smith                   
E1                  -0.167  7.468 174.12     ****WINNER****  0.130  6.910 190.94
 Qualified:            #13  7.065 189.50                        #4  6.875 192.47

Smith won both of his previous races against Smith. They had not raced each other since 2008 before today.

Wells went red giving Smith the win. He'll race Underdahl the next time around.

Bike#-Rider-(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed----Bike#-Rider-(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
    3 Andrew Hines                          148 Neil Jacobs                  
E1   ****WINNER****  0.052  6.850 193.07                     0.090  7.658 139.00
 Qualified:             #3  6.859 196.56                       #14  7.433 178.80

Hines has four national event wins this year with his most recent coming at Brainerd. This was the first time that he and Jacobs have raced each other.

Hines got off the starting line first and never looked back. He'll race Angie Smith in round two.

Bike#-Rider-(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed----Bike#-Rider-(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
    2 Eddie Krawiec                         310 Joe DeSantis                 
E1   ****WINNER****  0.077  6.870 193.60                    -0.030  7.120 186.87
 Qualified:             #2  6.855 195.85                       #15  7.464 184.35

Krawiec won here last year and beat deSantis the only previous time they raced each other. This time, DeSantis left the starting line too soon so Krawiec picked up the win. He'll race Gann in the second round.

Bike#-Rider-(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed----Bike#-Rider-(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
    1 Hector Arana                          101 Connie Cohen                 
E1   ****WINNER****  0.189  6.861 192.99                     0.037  7.249 173.12
 Qualified:             #1  6.828 196.16                       #16  7.542 141.34

Arana was the number one qualifier here. Cohen is making her first start since she raced here in 2008. She's back this year with a new motorcycle based on a Kosman chassis. Arana got the win and will face off against Tonglet in round two.

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink