Sun, 5 Jun 2011, 04:20 PM Pro Stock Motorcycle Final, Round 4 Eliminations

By Jim Samuel

ENGLISHTOWN, N.J. - Results of final, round 4 eliminations in Pro Stock Motorcycle at the NHRA Full Throttle Drag Racing Series, 42nd annual NHRA SuperNationals:

Bike#-Rider-(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed----Bike#-Rider-(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
    4 Matt Smith                              8 Karen Stoffer                
E4   ****WINNER****  0.023  6.900 191.73                     0.034  6.889 194.74
 Prior rounds:
E3    (A Hines     ) 0.039  6.902 191.84      (G Savoie    ) 0.036  6.907 194.32
E2    (E Krawiec   ) 0.040  6.920 188.02      (M Phillips  ) 0.075  6.899 193.57
E1    (A Smith     ) 0.072  6.861 192.93      (G Tonglet   ) 0.068  6.870 195.14
 Qualified:             #9  6.902 189.58                        #2  6.826 195.79

4:15 p.m. - Weather conditions: air temperature 75 degrees, relative humidity 54 percent, barometer 29.92 inches, adjusted altitude 1,689 feet, track temperature 98 degrees.

Smith is 7 - 5 against Stoffer in prior events and Stoffer is 2 - 1 against Smith in prior final rounds. Smith was 11 thousandths of a second quicker coming off the starting line. Stoffer made up most of the difference but fell just a bit short and lost a close race. Matt Smith's incremental margins: 60ft(0.025), 330 ft(0.033), 660ft(0.026), 1,000ft(0.014). MOV: 0.0002 seconds (approximately 1 inches).

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink