Sun, 29 Sep 2013, 13:31 PM Pro Stock Motorcycle Round 1 Eliminations

By Dave Rowe

MADISON, Ill. - Results of round 1 eliminations in Pro Stock Motorcycle at the NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series, Second annual AAA Insurance NHRA Midwest Nationals:

Bike#-Rider-(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed----Bike#-Rider-(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
  301 Adam Arana                              9 LE Tonglet                   
E1                   0.059  6.860 194.41     ****WINNER****  0.040  6.872 193.68
 Qualified:             #8  6.876 195.25                        #9  6.885 195.70

12:13 p.m. Weather conditions: air temperature 74 degrees, relative humidity 48 percent, barometer 29.62 inches, adjusted altitude 1,966 feet, track temperature 95 degrees.

Arana is 2 - 1 against Tonglet in prior events.

Arana goes right down the groove with his quickest pass of the weekend but he was a little behind off the line. Tonglet gets the hole-shot, makes his quickest pass of the weekend and hangs on for the win.

Tonglet's incremental margins: 60ft(0.011), 330 ft(0.016), 660ft(0.012), 1,000ft(0.011). MOV: 0.0078 seconds (approximately 2 feet).

Bike#-Rider-(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed----Bike#-Rider-(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
    3 Hector Arana Jr                       401 Jerry Savoie                 
E1                   0.056  6.861 192.55     ****WINNER****  0.015  6.878 193.07
 Qualified:             #7  6.873 193.52                       #10  6.888 192.58

Savoie gets out of the gate first, makes his quickest pass of the weekend and takes out the points leader on a hole-shot.

Bike#-Rider-(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed----Bike#-Rider-(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
    1 Eddie Krawiec                         751 Steve Johnson                
E1   ****WINNER****  0.043  6.866 192.77                     0.036  6.924 192.63
 Qualified:             #6  6.872 195.45                       #11  6.899 194.38

Krawiec is 13 - 4 against Johnson in prior events.

Krawiec gives up a little off the line but makes the quickest pass of the round so far to take the win.

Bike#-Rider-(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed----Bike#-Rider-(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
  533 Jim Underdahl                           7 Scotty Pollacheck            
E1                   0.906  7.237 154.58     ****WINNER****  0.027  6.881 193.18
 Qualified:            #13  6.908 196.27                        #4  6.856 195.85

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

The tree comes down and Underdahl doesn't move. Pollacheck leaves on time and starts to pull away. Underdahl finally leaves, then backs off the throttle early.

Bike#-Rider-(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed----Bike#-Rider-(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
    8 Michael Ray                            10 Shawn Gann                   
E1   ****WINNER****  0.017  6.860 193.13                     0.037  6.939 192.55
 Qualified:             #2  6.830 196.99                       #15  6.926 194.13

Ray is 4 - 3 against Gann in prior events.

Ray gets off the line first, goes right down the groove and pulls away for the win.

Ray will have lane choice over Savoie in round two.

Bike#-Rider-(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed----Bike#-Rider-(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
    4 Hector Arana                          573 Mike Berry                   
E1   ****WINNER****  0.029  6.895 195.36                    -0.012  6.977 189.71
 Qualified:             #1  6.796 198.58                       #16  6.970 190.67

Arana is 6 - 1 against Berry in prior events.

Berry leaves a little too soon and gives the win to Arana. Arana runs the slowest winning time of the round and will give up lane choice to Tonglet in round two.

Bike#-Rider-(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed----Bike#-Rider-(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
    2 Andrew Hines                         1528 John Hall                    
E1                   0.031  6.932 191.84     ****WINNER****  0.052  6.851 192.71
 Qualified:            #12  6.901 193.29                        #5  6.864 195.82

Hines is 3 - 1 against Hall in prior events.

Hines gets off the line first but Hall goes around him quickly with the quickest pass of the round so far to take the win.

John Hall's incremental margins: 60ft(0.013), 330 ft(0.028), 660ft(0.043), 1,000ft(0.052). MOV: 0.0608 seconds (approximately 17 feet).

Hall will have lane choice over Pollacheck in round two.

Bike#-Rider-(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed----Bike#-Rider-(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
  310 Joe DeSantis                            6 Matt Smith                   
E1                   0.280  6.989 189.15     ****WINNER****  0.109  6.845 195.70
 Qualified:            #14  6.920 193.02                        #3  6.850 195.68

Joe DeSantis is making his 91st pro start. Joe and Matt Smith have only raced once and Joe won that race at Brainerd in 2010 and that was his last round win (he has only started 6 races since that time).

Smith is late off the line but not as late as DeSantis. Smith gets out in front early and extends his lead all the way through the run.

Smith will have lane choice over Krawiec in round two.

With the win Smith takes over the points lead.

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink