CONCORD, N.C. - Results of round 1 eliminations in Pro Stock Motorcycle at the NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series, Seventh annual Pep Boys NHRA Carolina Nationals: Bike#-Rider-(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed----Bike#-Rider-(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed 533 Jim Underdahl 6 Scotty Pollacheck E1 No Time ****WINNER**** 0.021 6.980 189.92 Qualified: #8 6.952 191.78 #9 6.956 192.11Weather conditions: air temperature 90 degrees, relative humidity 52 percent, barometer 29.30 inches, adjusted altitude 3,657 feet, track temperature 109 degrees. Here we go a week later
round one...Underdahl is a no show. Pollacheck with a good looking pass on the single. Bike#-Rider-(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed----Bike#-Rider-(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed 10 Adam Arana 207 Chaz Kennedy E1 0.034 8.139 113.93 ****WINNER**** 0.023 6.992 191.24 Qualified: #10 6.956 190.86 #7 6.945 192.85Kennedy is out of the gate first and never trailed for the win. Arana slowed just past half track. Bike#-Rider-(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed----Bike#-Rider-(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed 77 Angie Smith 8 John Hall E1 ****WINNER**** 0.008 7.017 189.07 0.054 6.983 190.46 Qualified: #11 6.968 191.08 #6 6.940 192.44Smith with the starting line advantage and the power to hold on for the hole shot win. Angie Smith's MOV: 0.0121 seconds (approximately 3 feet). Bike#-Rider-(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed----Bike#-Rider-(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed 3005 Brian Pretzel 3 Eddie Krawiec E1 No Time ****WINNER**** 0.067 6.869 194.10 Qualified: #16 7.254 185.43 #1 6.849 194.30Pretzel didn't make the trip to Dallas and Krawiec with the freebie here. Krawiec with the quickest pass of the round and he will have lane choice over Pollacheck in the next round. Bike#-Rider-(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed----Bike#-Rider-(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed 751 Steve Johnson 2 Michael Ray E1 ****WINNER**** 0.073 6.919 192.80 0.053 7.137 186.02 Qualified: #3 6.893 193.77 #14 7.013 192.17Johnson and Ray have each won 1 times against the other in prior events. Ray with the starting line advantage, but Johnson has the lead y 100 feet and takes the win as Ray slows. Johnson will have lane choice over Angie Smith in round two.
Bike#-Rider-(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed----Bike#-Rider-(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
9 Shawn Gann 4 Hector Arana Jr
E1 0.102 7.066 187.13 ****WINNER**** 0.052 6.943 192.80
Qualified: #15 7.066 188.75 #2 6.876 195.48
Arana Jr is 7 - 1 against Gann in prior events. Arana Jr. with the starting line advantage and
never trailed for the win. He will have lane choice over Kennedy in the round.Bike#-Rider-(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed----Bike#-Rider-(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed 401 Jerry Savoie 504 Andrew Hines E1 0.057 7.063 186.67 ****WINNER**** 0.041 6.961 191.00 Qualified: #12 6.982 192.11 #5 6.937 192.38Andrew Hines has won this race in each of the last two years. Hines is 3 - 1 against Savoie in prior events. Hines is out of the gate first and never trailed for the win.
Bike#-Rider-(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed----Bike#-Rider-(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
5 Hector Arana 1 Matt Smith
E1 0.064 7.040 193.29 ****WINNER**** 0.056 6.993 191.76
Qualified: #13 6.996 192.60 #4 6.925 192.08
Smith is 14 - 10 against Arana in prior events. Smith with the starting line advantage and
never trailed for the win. Smith will give up lane choice to Hines in the next round.
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