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Sun, 28 Jul 2013, 15:56 PM

Pro Stock Motorcycle Round 1 Eliminations

By David Gerard

SONOMA, Calif. - Results of round 1 eliminations in Pro Stock Motorcycle at the NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series, 26th annual NHRA Sonoma Nationals:


Bike#-Rider-(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed----Bike#-Rider-(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
    1 Eddie Krawiec                           2 Andrew Hines                 
E1   ****WINNER****  0.057  6.824 195.56                     0.045  6.873 195.00
 Qualified:             #8  6.898 191.62                        #9  6.899 193.99

12:19 p.m. Weather conditions: air temperature 70 degrees, relative humidity 60 percent, barometer 29.83 inches, adjusted altitude 1,479 feet, track temperature 101 degrees.
Hines is 15 - 14 against Krawiec in prior events. He has a two to one first round advantage too.
Hines gets the advantage until near the sixty foot mark and then Krawiec drives by and runs the best ET of the event in the win
Eddie Krawiec's incremental margins: 60ft(0.005), 330 ft(0.019), 660ft(0.029), 1,000ft(0.034). MOV: 0.0375 seconds (approximately 11 feet).

Eddie Krawiec's incremental times: 60ft-1.048 sec., 330ft-2.829, 660ft-4.349/160.63 mph, 1,000ft-5.680.
Andrew Hines' incremental times: 60ft-1.065 sec., 330ft-2.860, 660ft-4.390/159.38 mph, 1,000ft-5.726.


Bike#-Rider-(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed----Bike#-Rider-(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
  301 Adam Arana                            401 Jerry Savoie                 
E1                   0.064  6.838 195.79     ****WINNER****  0.019  6.874 195.11
 Qualified:            #10  6.902 192.19                        #7  6.898 194.13

This is the first time Arana and Savoie have faced each other in eliminations.
Savoie nails the tree and Arana is late. At the finish line just a 0.009 difference in the hole shot win. That's three feet.
Jerry Savoie's incremental margins: 60ft(0.035), 330 ft(0.019), 660ft(0.013), 1,000ft(0.011). MOV: 0.0099 seconds (approximately 3 feet).

Adam Arana's incremental times: 60ft-1.047 sec., 330ft-2.839, 660ft-4.361/160.54 mph, 1,000ft-5.694.
Jerry Savoie's incremental times: 60ft-1.057 sec., 330ft-2.865, 660ft-4.393/160.16 mph, 1,000ft-5.728.


Bike#-Rider-(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed----Bike#-Rider-(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
   77 Angie Smith                           751 Steve Johnson                
E1   ****WINNER****  0.026  6.866 193.99                     0.066  6.830 195.51
 Qualified:             #6  6.893 191.54                       #11  6.908 192.93

Smith is 2 - 1 against Johnson in prior events.
She gets the hole shot win this time with just a 15 inch margin.
Angie Smith's incremental margins: 60ft(0.027), 330 ft(0.021), 660ft(0.024), 1,000ft(0.016). MOV: 0.0043 seconds (approximately 15 inches).

Angie Smith's incremental times: 60ft-1.067 sec., 330ft-2.856, 660ft-4.374/160.96 mph, 1,000ft-5.712.
Steve Johnson's incremental times: 60ft-1.054 sec., 330ft-2.837, 660ft-4.358/160.73 mph, 1,000ft-5.688.


Bike#-Rider-(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed----Bike#-Rider-(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
  745 Katie Sullivan                          8 Michael Ray                  
E1   ****WINNER****  0.049  6.871 191.08                     0.032  7.635 140.43
 Qualified:            #14  6.942 190.89                        #3  6.841 195.34

This is the first time Sullivan and Ray have faced each other in eliminations.
Ray bike struggles off the line and the number one qualifier is out of here. Sullivan just misses a careen bestET taking the upset win.
She gives up lane choice to Smith later today.
Katie Sullivan's incremental margins: 60ft(0.222), 330 ft(0.271), 660ft(0.286), 1,000ft(0.406). MOV: 0.7475 seconds (more than 100 feet).

Katie Sullivan's incremental times: 60ft-1.065 sec., 330ft-2.857, 660ft-4.381/160.42 mph, 1,000ft-5.716.
Michael Ray's incremental times: 60ft-1.304 sec., 330ft-3.145, 660ft-4.684/158.69 mph, 1,000ft-6.139.


Bike#-Rider-(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed----Bike#-Rider-(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
    5 Karen Stoffer                           9 LE Tonglet                   
E1                  -0.127  6.869 194.16     ****WINNER****  0.052  6.858 194.55
 Qualified:            #12  6.916 193.32                        #5  6.879 192.58

Tonglet is 4 - 3 against Stoffer in prior events.
Stoffer is too quick on the lights and gives the easy win to Tonglet.

LE Tonglet's incremental times: 60ft-1.059 sec., 330ft-2.851, 660ft-4.376/160.29 mph, 1,000ft-5.711.


Bike#-Rider-(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed----Bike#-Rider-(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
    7 Scotty Pollacheck                       3 Hector Arana Jr              
E1                   0.051  6.854 193.79     ****WINNER****  0.063  6.842 194.83
 Qualified:            #15  6.942 190.65                        #2  6.840 195.73

Arana Jr is 2 - 0 against Pollacheck in prior events.
Pollacheck finds some horse power and gives Arana a big problem right up to the finish line lights.
Check out the margin of victory:Hector Arana Jr's MOV: 0.0005 seconds (approximately 2 inches). He has lane choice over Savoie in round two
Hector Arana Jr's incremental margins (negative if behind): 60ft(0.002), 330 ft(-0.002), 660ft(-0.002), 1,000ft(-0.003). MOV: 0.0005 seconds (approximately 2 inches).

Scotty Pollacheck's incremental times: 60ft-1.054 sec., 330ft-2.838, 660ft-4.363/160.12 mph, 1,000ft-5.701.
Hector Arana Jr's incremental times: 60ft-1.040 sec., 330ft-2.828, 660ft-4.353/159.82 mph, 1,000ft-5.692.


Bike#-Rider-(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed----Bike#-Rider-(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
    4 Hector Arana                         1528 John Hall                    
E1   ****WINNER****  0.041  6.805 198.15                     0.001  6.884 192.82
 Qualified:             #4  6.865 195.05                       #13  6.925 191.87

Hall is almost perfect with a 0.001 RT and holds off Arana until near the 1000 foot lights. Arana power finally helps him drive on by for the victory.
He takes lane choice into round two over Tonglet.
Hector Arana's incremental margins (negative if behind): 60ft(-0.053), 330 ft(-0.032), 660ft(-0.011), 1,000ft(0.011). MOV: 0.0399 seconds (approximately 11 feet).

Hector Arana's incremental times: 60ft-1.060 sec., 330ft-2.844, 660ft-4.353/162.02 mph, 1,000ft-5.673.
John Hall's incremental times: 60ft-1.047 sec., 330ft-2.852, 660ft-4.382/159.36 mph, 1,000ft-5.724.


Bike#-Rider-(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed----Bike#-Rider-(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
    6 Matt Smith                             10 Shawn Gann                   
E1   ****WINNER****  0.059  6.826 196.44                     0.106  6.922 194.10
 Qualified:             #1  6.838 195.73                       #16  6.952 193.43

Smith is 8 - 2 against Gann in prior events.
Gann is dead late and gives up any chance he had to beat Smith. He makes his best run of the weekend to boot.
Smith makes his best run too and will have lane choice overKrawiec next round.
Matt Smith's incremental times: 60ft-1.047 sec., 330ft-2.837, 660ft-4.355/160.79 mph, 1,000ft-5.684.
Shawn Gann's incremental times: 60ft-1.085 sec., 330ft-2.890, 660ft-4.428/159.17 mph, 1,000ft-5.770.

12:33 p.m.

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink