Sun, 15 Sep 2013, 14:18 PM Pro Stock Motorcycle Round 1 Eliminations

By Dave Rowe

CONCORD, N.C. - Results of round 1 eliminations in Pro Stock Motorcycle at the NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series, Sixth annual Carlyle Tools NHRA Carolina Nationals presented by NAPA Auto Parts:

Bike#-Rider-(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed----Bike#-Rider-(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
    2 Andrew Hines                         1528 John Hall                    
E1   ****WINNER****  0.034  6.931 191.76                    -0.006  6.978 188.75
 Qualified:             #9  6.924 191.81                        #8  6.898 190.40

2:04 p.m. Weather conditions: air temperature 80 degrees, relative humidity 55 percent, barometer 29.50 inches, adjusted altitude 2,655 feet, track temperature 107 degrees.

Hines is 2 - 1 against Hall in prior events.

Hall just misses the tree on the wrong side and gives the win to Hines.

Bike#-Rider-(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed----Bike#-Rider-(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
    3 Hector Arana Jr                       751 Steve Johnson                
E1   ****WINNER****  0.042  6.902 195.42                     0.059  6.943 192.14
 Qualified:            #10  6.925 191.65                        #7  6.896 193.71

Arana Jr is 5 - 0 against Johnson in prior events.

Arana gets out of the gate first, starts pulling away and extends hi lead at every marker.

Hector Arana Jr's incremental margins: 60ft(0.004), 330 ft(0.006), 660ft(0.021), 1,000ft(0.040). MOV: 0.0583 seconds (approximately 16 feet).

Bike#-Rider-(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed----Bike#-Rider-(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
  573 Mike Berry                              1 Eddie Krawiec                
E1                   0.038  6.957 192.22     ****WINNER****  0.046  6.892 191.59
 Qualified:            #11  6.933 191.59                        #6  6.893 193.35

Krawiec is 9 - 2 against Berry in prior events.

Krawiec makes his quickest pass of the weekend and pulls away for the win.

Bike#-Rider-(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed----Bike#-Rider-(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
    8 Michael Ray                           401 Jerry Savoie                 
E1   ****WINNER****  0.025  6.864 193.68                     0.018  6.955 192.44
 Qualified:             #2  6.871 194.38                       #15  6.980 192.03

Savoie is 1 - 0 against Ray in prior events.

Ray goes right down the groove with the quickest pass of the round so far and takes the win. He will have lane choice over Arana Jr. in the next round.

Bike#-Rider-(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed----Bike#-Rider-(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
    9 LE Tonglet                            301 Adam Arana                   
E1   ****WINNER****  0.030  6.930 188.94                     0.048  6.922 193.18
 Qualified:            #12  6.952 191.32                        #5  6.892 194.16

Arana is 2 - 0 against Tonglet in prior events.

Tonglet gets off the line first and starts to extend his lead. Arana makes a move just past the 660 foot mark but quickly runs out of racetrack. Tonglet gets the hole-shot win and moves on to the next round.

Bike#-Rider-(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed----Bike#-Rider-(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
   77 Angie Smith                             4 Hector Arana                 
E1                         No Time           ****WINNER****  0.784  6.955 194.55
 Qualified:            #14  6.959 192.25                        #3  6.891 194.77

Arana is 6 - 2 against Smith in prior events.

Smith's engine died, they had trouble getting it to re-fire, then the starter moved Arana into the beams. Arana makes a decent pass but will give up lane choice to Krawiec in the next round. Arana goes to fourth place in the points with this win.

Bike#-Rider-(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed----Bike#-Rider-(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
   10 Shawn Gann                              7 Scotty Pollacheck            
E1                   0.043  6.970 191.51     ****WINNER****  0.001  6.919 189.71
 Qualified:            #13  6.956 192.06                        #4  6.891 191.43

Pollacheck is 2 - 0 against Gann in prior events.

Pollacheck gets an almost perfect light and extends his lead all the way through the run. Pollacheck moves into the fifth spot with this win combined with Hall's loss. He will have lane choice over Tonglet in the next round.

Bike#-Rider-(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed----Bike#-Rider-(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
    6 Matt Smith                            533 Jim Underdahl                
E1   ****WINNER****  0.074  6.897 193.82                     0.079  6.958 192.06
 Qualified:             #1  6.854 194.97                       #16  6.984 190.78

Smith is 7 - 3 against Underdahl in prior events.Smith and Underdahl were almost even off the line but that is where it ended. Smith quickly starts pulling away and goes on for the win.

Smith will have lane choice over Hines in the next round.

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