Sun, 17 Mar 2013, 12:42 PM Pro Stock Motorcycle Round 1 Eliminations |
By Michael L. Jex |
GAINESVILLE, Fla. - Results of round 1 eliminations in Pro Stock Motorcycle at the NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series, 44th annual Amalie Oil NHRA Gatornationals:
Bike#-Rider-(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed----Bike#-Rider-(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
7 Scotty Pollacheck 8 Michael Ray
E1 ****WINNER**** 0.008 6.896 193.07 -0.054 6.939 193.07
Qualified: #8 6.855 192.30 #9 6.868 195.08
12:36 p.m. Weather conditions: air temperature 72 degrees, relative humidity 40 percent, barometer
29.90 inches, adjusted altitude 1,397 feet, track temperature 94 degrees.
Pollacheck and Ray have
each won 1 times against the other in prior events. Ray's weekend ends on the starting line against his
teammate...
Bike#-Rider-(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed----Bike#-Rider-(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
1 Eddie Krawiec 573 Mike Berry
E1 ****WINNER**** 5.006 6.942 189.31 No Time
Qualified: #10 6.882 194.04 #7 6.844 195.42
This was wild - Krawiec's bike lost fire right on the line, so the crew had to scramble up to
refire it. When Krawiec staged, Berry left the starting line... The tree had not been activated, so
he got no time, no run, and Krawiec sat there for five seconds before heading down the track and into
the next round.Bike#-Rider-(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed----Bike#-Rider-(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed 10 Shawn Gann 1528 John Hall E1 0.046 6.895 193.63 ****WINNER**** 0.040 6.889 191.02 Qualified: #11 6.898 193.60 #6 6.840 195.51John Hall's MOV: 0.0123 seconds (approximately 3 feet).
Bike#-Rider-(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed----Bike#-Rider-(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed 301 Adam Arana 2 Andrew Hines E1 0.054 6.913 191.43 ****WINNER**** 0.016 6.886 192.69 Qualified: #12 6.900 194.16 #5 6.836 194.66Andrew Hines' MOV: 0.0654 seconds (approximately 18 feet).
Bike#-Rider-(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed----Bike#-Rider-(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed 533 Jim Underdahl 4 Hector Arana E1 0.020 6.926 191.35 ****WINNER**** 0.016 6.860 194.74 Qualified: #14 6.906 195.31 #3 6.805 196.39Hector Arana's incremental times: 60ft-1.049 sec., 330ft-2.831, 660ft-4.370/159.02 mph, 1,000ft-5.711. Arana will race Hall in round two, and Arana will have lane choice.
Bike#-Rider-(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed----Bike#-Rider-(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed 412 Michael Phillips 3 Hector Arana Jr E1 0.016 9.170 93.15 ****WINNER**** 0.037 6.829 195.00 Qualified: #15 6.910 195.48 #2 6.805 197.36That makes two of the Arana team still in the field - Hector Jr will race 2012 champion Eddie Krawiec in the next round and Arana will have lane choice.
Bike#-Rider-(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed----Bike#-Rider-(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
9 LE Tonglet 751 Steve Johnson
E1 -0.006 6.890 193.77 ****WINNER**** 0.043 6.881 194.32
Qualified: #13 6.903 194.55 #4 6.825 197.02
Something came off Steve's bike going downtrack, but it didn't seem to affect his performance.
Tonglet left too soon, and Johnson will face Andrew Hines in round two. by five thousandths of a
second Johnson will have lane choice.Bike#-Rider-(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed----Bike#-Rider-(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed 200 Chip Ellis 6 Matt Smith E1 ****WINNER**** 0.036 7.009 192.06 0.033 7.221 190.03 Qualified: #16 6.910 191.00 #1 6.804 197.28The last race of the session is a big upset - Smith slows more than Ellis, and the number one qualifier is gone! Ellis will face Pollacheck in the next round, and Pollacheck will have lane choice. 12:50 p.m.
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