Sun, 26 Jun 2011, 12:38 PM Pro Stock Motorcycle Round 1 Eliminations |
By Dave Rowe |
NORWALK, Ohio - Results of round 1 eliminations in Pro Stock Motorcycle at the NHRA Full Throttle Drag Racing Series, Fifth annual Summit Racing Equipment NHRA Nationals:
Bike#-Rider-(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed----Bike#-Rider-(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
2 Andrew Hines 10 David Hope
E1 0.047 7.164 187.00 ****WINNER**** 0.076 7.056 187.44
Qualified: #9 6.978 189.90 #8 6.965 190.19
12:23 p.m. Weather conditions: air temperature 78 degrees, relative humidity 51 percent, barometer 29.07 inches,
adjusted altitude 2,891 feet, track temperature 98 degrees.Hines is 4 - 0 against Hope in prior events.
Hines gets
off the line first but Hope quickly drives around him and pulls away for the win.
Bike#-Rider-(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed----Bike#-Rider-(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed 77 Angie Smith 5 Hector Arana E1 0.093 6.992 186.61 ****WINNER**** 0.049 6.952 192.60 Qualified: #10 6.983 189.18 #7 6.956 190.94Arana is 4 - 2 against Smith in prior events.
Arana won his first race here two years ago and went on to win the championship that year.
Arana gets out of the gate first and increases his lead at every marker.
Bike#-Rider-(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed----Bike#-Rider-(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
7 Michael Phillips 200 Chip Ellis
E1 ****WINNER**** 0.035 7.157 186.54 0.054 17.913 85.98
Qualified: #11 6.999 192.08 #6 6.944 191.70
Ellis is 6 - 1 against Phillips in prior events.Phillips gets the holeshot and starts to pull away. Ellis comes
off the line, has problems and backs off the throttle.
Bike#-Rider-(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed----Bike#-Rider-(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed 573 Mike Berry 3 Eddie Krawiec E1 0.039 7.055 187.63 ****WINNER**** 0.072 6.919 193.90 Qualified: #12 7.023 186.15 #5 6.934 191.19Krawiec is 4 - 2 against Berry in prior events.
Berry gets a big advantage off the line, hangs on to the lead for
about 300 feet, then Krawiec goes by and takes the win.
Bike#-Rider-(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed----Bike#-Rider-(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed 533 Jim Underdahl 8 Karen Stoffer E1 ****WINNER**** 0.063 7.136 175.23 No Time Qualified: #13 7.035 189.84 #4 6.922 193.85Stoffer is 2 - 1 against Underdahl in prior events. Stoffer is the current points leader.
Stoffer completes her burnout and the engine goes silent. They attempt to restart the engine but can't get it to hit. Underdahl gets the single and evens the record with Stoffer.
Underdahl will give up lane choice to Krawiec in the next round.
Bike#-Rider-(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed----Bike#-Rider-(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed 205 Shawn Gann 4 Matt Smith E1 0.022 7.099 186.64 ****WINNER**** 0.044 6.959 189.73 Qualified: #14 7.042 188.78 #3 6.917 191.27Smith is 6 - 1 against Gann in prior events.
Gann gets off the line first, stays out in front for the first sixty feet, then Smith drives around him and pulls away for the win.
Smith will have lane choice over Phillips in the next
round.
Bike#-Rider-(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed----Bike#-Rider-(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
6 Steve Johnson 401 Jerry Savoie
E1 ****WINNER**** 0.043 7.223 176.81 -0.002 6.947 189.02
Qualified: #15 7.063 190.03 #2 6.917 192.36
This is the first time Johnson and Savoie have faced each other in eliminations.Savoie just misses the tree and
turns on the red light. Johnson slows near the end of the run and will give up lane choice to Arana.
Bike#-Rider-(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed----Bike#-Rider-(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed 485 GT Tonglet 300 Hector Arana Jr E1 ****WINNER**** 0.026 7.023 188.02 0.103 15.041 49.14 Qualified: #16 7.077 187.81 #1 6.887 191.59This is the first time Tonglet and Arana Jr have faced each other in eliminations.
Arana is really late off the line, gets about 100 feet out and the bike goes silent, not sure why. Tonglet goes right down the groove to take the win.
Tonglet will have lane choice over Hope in round two.
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