Mon, 5 Sep 2011, 05:48 PM Pro Stock Motorcycle Final, Round 4 Eliminations

By David Gerard

CLERMONT, Ind. - Results of final, round 4 eliminations in Pro Stock Motorcycle at the NHRA Full Throttle Drag Racing Series, 57th annual Mac Tools U.S. Nationals presented by Lucas Oil:

Bike#-Rider-(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed----Bike#-Rider-(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
  401 Jerry Savoie                          300 Hector Arana Jr              
E4                   0.006  7.005 189.36     ****WINNER****  0.023  6.867 192.60
 Prior rounds:
E3    (J Underdahl ) 0.023  7.005 188.23      (C Ellis     ) 0.014  6.929 192.82
E2    (E Krawiec   ) 0.018  6.931 190.16      (L Tonglet   ) 0.040  6.912 191.10
E1    (K Stoffer   ) 0.036  6.940 187.36      (A Smith     ) 0.045  6.929 190.35
 Qualified:            #14  7.024 190.75                        #5  6.950 192.22

5:29 p.m. Weather conditions: air temperature 68 degrees, relative humidity 46 percent, barometer 29.05 inches, adjusted altitude 2,140 feet, track temperature 89 degrees.

This is the first time the rookies, Savoie and Arana Jr., have faced each other in eliminations and they are in their first Indy final round to boot. The call goes out to start the engines in the first Professional Final Round.

Savoie gets an initial advantage with a 0.006 light and then slowed going down the track to give Arana the easy win.

Arana becomes the second in the family to win Pro Stock Motorcycle and does so in style with his best pass of the weekend.

Jerry Savoie's incremental times: 60ft-1.080 sec., 330ft-2.890, 660ft-4.460/155.90 mph, 1,000ft-5.829.
Hector Arana Jr's incremental times: 60ft-1.044 sec., 330ft-2.833, 660ft-4.363/159.55 mph, 1,000ft-5.708.

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink