Sun, 22 Sep 2013, 13:40 PM Pro Stock Motorcycle Round 1 Eliminations

By Dave Rowe

ENNIS, Texas - Results of round 1 eliminations in Pro Stock Motorcycle at the NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series, 28th annual AAA Texas NHRA Fall Nationals:

Bike#-Rider-(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed----Bike#-Rider-(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
  301 Adam Arana                              7 Scotty Pollacheck            
E1                   0.081  7.070 160.88     ****WINNER****  0.024  6.884 193.18
 Qualified:             #8  6.936 191.27                        #9  6.941 191.46

12:24 p.m. Weather conditions: air temperature 80 degrees, relative humidity 44 percent, barometer 29.36 inches, adjusted altitude 2,687 feet, track temperature 108 degrees.

This is the first time Arana and Pollacheck have faced each other in eliminations.

Arana is ninth in the points battle, Pollacheck is sixth so they both need this win to have any chance of winning the championship.

Pollacheck straps a big hole-shot on Arana and pulls ahead all the way through the run with his quickest pass of the weekend.

Bike#-Rider-(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed----Bike#-Rider-(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
 1528 John Hall                               9 LE Tonglet                   
E1                   0.066  6.913 188.23     ****WINNER****  0.005  6.928 192.38
 Qualified:             #7  6.933 190.22                       #10  6.955 190.78

Hall is 4 - 0 against Tonglet in prior events.

tonglet gets off the line with a big lead, then Hall starts to reel him in. Hall drifted to the left all the way through the run and slowed near the end. Tonglet made his quickest pass of the event and took the win.

Bike#-Rider-(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed----Bike#-Rider-(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
  401 Jerry Savoie                          533 Jim Underdahl                
E1   ****WINNER****  0.058  6.920 192.00                    -0.005  6.936 194.41
 Qualified:             #6  6.913 192.55                       #11  6.963 193.54

Savoie is 1 - 0 against Underdahl in prior events.

Underdahl leaves just a tick too soon and gives the win to Savoie.

Bike#-Rider-(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed----Bike#-Rider-(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
   77 Angie Smith                             8 Michael Ray                  
E1                   0.090  6.992 187.70     ****WINNER****  0.027  6.855 195.59
 Qualified:            #13  6.999 185.18                        #4  6.899 194.21

Smith and Ray have each won 1 times against the other in prior events.

Ray gets out of the gate first then runs his quickest of the event to pull away for the win.

Bike#-Rider-(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed----Bike#-Rider-(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
    1 Eddie Krawiec                           2 Andrew Hines                 
E1   ****WINNER****  0.149  6.892 191.54                     0.011  7.295 152.71
 Qualified:             #5  6.902 193.27                       #12  6.969 190.57

Krawiec and Hines have each won 15 times against the other in prior events.

Hines gets a huge holeshot, Krawiec starts to make up ground, then something happens to Hines bike near the end of the run. Krawiec drove around Hines before they reached the 1000 foot mark and pulled away for the win.

Bike#-Rider-(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed----Bike#-Rider-(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
    4 Hector Arana                          412 Michael Phillips             
E1   ****WINNER****  0.047  6.904 195.79                     0.018  7.034 190.43
 Qualified:             #1  6.846 195.42                       #16  7.071 189.28

Phillips is 9 - 4 against Arana in prior events.

Phillips gets off the line first, Arana starts to make up ground quickly, then goes ahead at the 330 foot mark and pulls away for the win.

Hector Arana's incremental margins (negative if behind): 60ft(-0.031), 330 ft(0.001), 660ft(0.039), 1,000ft(0.070). MOV: 0.1016 seconds (approximately 28 feet).

Bike#-Rider-(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed----Bike#-Rider-(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
    3 Hector Arana Jr                        10 Shawn Gann                   
E1   ****WINNER****  0.014  6.882 194.66                     0.046  7.056 190.51
 Qualified:             #3  6.897 194.66                       #14  7.005 190.75

Arana Jr is 5 - 1 against Gann in prior events.

Arana gets a big hole-shot and starts to pull away. Gann gets about 800 feet out and is out of power, not sure why.

Bike#-Rider-(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed----Bike#-Rider-(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
  573 Mike Berry                              6 Matt Smith                   
E1                   0.054 11.212  69.13     ****WINNER****  0.078  6.884 195.19
 Qualified:            #15  7.034 188.81                        #2  6.893 194.07

Berry gets out of the gate first, stays in front through the sixty foot mark, then smoke starts pouring from his engine and he loses power. Smith pulls ahead and takes the win with his quickest pass of the weekend.

Matt Smith's incremental margins (negative if behind): 60ft(-0.006), 330 ft(0.177), 660ft(1.051), 1,000ft(2.488). MOV: 4.3043 seconds (more than 100 feet).

In the next round it will be Pollacheck with lane choice over Arana, Ray vs. Krawiec, Smith vs. tonglet, and Arana, Jr. vs. Savoie.

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink