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Mon, 01 Sep 2014, 14:23 PM

Pro Stock Motorcycle Round 2 Eliminations

By David Gerard

BROWNSBURG, Ind. - Results of round 2 eliminations in Pro Stock Motorcycle at the NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series, 60th annual Chevrolet Performance U.S. Nationals:


Bike#-Rider-(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed----Bike#-Rider-(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
   77 Angie Smith                             1 Matt Smith                   
E2                   0.072  6.987 192.55     ****WINNER****  0.021  7.030 191.05
 Prior rounds:
E1    (H Arana     ) 0.029  6.970 191.87      (A Arana     ) 0.016  6.922 193.77
 Qualified:             #6  6.915 192.55                        #3  6.888 193.54

2:09 p.m. Weather conditions: air temperature 84 degrees, relative humidity 65 percent, barometer 28.95 inches, adjusted altitude 3,781 feet, track temperature 99 degrees.
M. Smith is 5 - 2 against A. Smith in prior events. They have never met in round two.
This is a replay of the final round at Epping, but this time Matt Smith gets the win... and it's on a hole shot!
Matt Smith's incremental margins: 60ft(0.061), 330 ft(0.032), 660ft(0.018), 1,000ft(0.013). MOV: 0.0088 seconds (approximately 2 feet).

Angie Smith's incremental times: 60ft-1.077 sec., 330ft-2.897, 660ft-4.460/156.25 mph, 1,000ft-5.823.
Matt Smith's incremental times: 60ft-1.067 sec., 330ft-2.916, 660ft-4.493/155.51 mph, 1,000ft-5.861.


Bike#-Rider-(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed----Bike#-Rider-(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
    3 Eddie Krawiec                         504 Andrew Hines                 
E2   ****WINNER****  0.031  6.898 194.60                     0.030  6.987 191.76
 Prior rounds:
E1    (S Gann      ) 0.053  6.907 194.41      (L Tonglet   ) 0.006  6.947 193.60
 Qualified:             #1  6.829 196.56                        #9  6.926 193.65

Krawiec is 18 - 16 against Hines in prior events. They are three and three in round two.
Just 0.001 difference at the green and Hines can only stay in front until just after the sixty foot lights. Krawiec drives on by for the easy win.
Eddie Krawiec's incremental margins (negative if behind): 60ft(-0.003), 330 ft(0.009), 660ft(0.039), 1,000ft(0.069). MOV: 0.0882 seconds (approximately 25 feet).

Eddie Krawiec's incremental times: 60ft-1.074 sec., 330ft-2.875, 660ft-4.411/159.32 mph, 1,000ft-5.749.
Andrew Hines' incremental times: 60ft-1.072 sec., 330ft-2.885, 660ft-4.451/155.99 mph, 1,000ft-5.819.


Bike#-Rider-(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed----Bike#-Rider-(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
    8 John Hall                             401 Jerry Savoie                 
E2                   0.027  7.125 192.66     ****WINNER****  0.010  6.923 193.63
 Prior rounds:
E1    (S Johnson   ) 0.032  6.922   NS        (C Kennedy   ) 0.059  6.904 194.41
 Qualified:             #7  6.919 193.82                        #2  6.878 194.18

Hall is 2 - 1 against Savoie in prior events. These two have never met in round two.
Hall's bike is very unhappy off the line and that costs him the race.
Savoie has all of the numbers for the easy win. He will have lane choice over Matt Smith in round three.
Jerry Savoie's incremental margins: 60ft(0.103), 330 ft(0.187), 660ft(0.194), 1,000ft(0.207). MOV: 0.2194 seconds (approximately 62 feet).

John Hall's incremental times: 60ft-1.158 sec., 330ft-3.055, 660ft-4.604/157.48 mph, 1,000ft-5.962.
Jerry Savoie's incremental times: 60ft-1.072 sec., 330ft-2.885, 660ft-4.427/158.54 mph, 1,000ft-5.772.


Bike#-Rider-(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed----Bike#-Rider-(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
  533 Jim Underdahl                           4 Hector Arana Jr              
E2                   0.023  6.954 192.69     ****WINNER****  0.040  6.935 193.40
 Prior rounds:
E1    (M Ray       ) 0.023  6.994 192.36      (S Pollacheck) 0.024  6.896 194.72
 Qualified:            #13  6.944 191.54                        #5  6.906 194.27

Arana Jr is 6 - 2 against Underdahl in prior events. Underdahl won their only prior meeting in round two.
Arana leads Underdahl until right before the 660 lights and has to watch the back of his bike until just getting back in front at the last minute, Close race.
He gives up lane choice to Krawiec in the next round.
Hector Arana Jr's incremental margins (negative if behind): 60ft(0.014), 330 ft(0.006), 660ft(-0.004), 1,000ft(-0.004). MOV: 0.0023 seconds (approximately 8 inches).
Jim Underdahl's incremental times: 60ft-1.088 sec., 330ft-2.894, 660ft-4.439/158.24 mph, 1,000ft-5.792.
Hector Arana Jr's incremental times: 60ft-1.057 sec., 330ft-2.871, 660ft-4.426/157.59 mph, 1,000ft-5.779.

2:18 p.m.

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink