Sat, 20 Sep 2014, 14:52 PM Pro Stock Motorcycle Round 2 Eliminations

By Rick Green

CONCORD, N.C. - Results of round 2 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
    1 Matt Smith                            504 Andrew Hines                 
E2                   0.040  6.974 191.57     ****WINNER****  0.021  6.976 191.24
 Prior rounds:
E1    (H Arana     ) 0.056  6.993 191.76      (J Savoie    ) 0.041  6.961 191.00
 Qualified:             #4  6.925 192.08                        #5  6.937 192.38

Hines is 23 - 9 against Smith in prior events. Hines with the starting line advantage and the power to hold on for the hole shot win. Andrew Hines' MOV: 0.0175 seconds (approximately 5 feet).

Bike#-Rider-(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed----Bike#-Rider-(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
  207 Chaz Kennedy                            4 Hector Arana Jr              
E2   ****WINNER****  0.013  6.951 192.22                     0.074  6.940 191.95
 Prior rounds:
E1    (A Arana     ) 0.023  6.992 191.24      (S Gann      ) 0.052  6.943 192.80
 Qualified:             #7  6.945 192.85                        #2  6.876 195.48

Kennedy with the starting line advantage and the power to hold on for the hole shot win. Arana Jr is 1 - 0 against Kennedy in prior events.

Bike#-Rider-(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed----Bike#-Rider-(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
   77 Angie Smith                           751 Steve Johnson                
E2                   0.021  6.990 190.73     ****WINNER****  0.032  6.907 193.32
 Prior rounds:
E1    (J Hall      ) 0.008  7.017 189.07      (M Ray       ) 0.073  6.919 192.80
 Qualified:            #11  6.968 191.08                        #3  6.893 193.77

Smith is 4 - 2 against Johnson in prior events. Smith with the starting line advantage, but Johnson has her chased down by 400 feet and takes the win by 0.0726 seconds (approximately 20 feet). He will have lane choice over Kennedy in the semifinal.

Bike#-Rider-(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed----Bike#-Rider-(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
    6 Scotty Pollacheck                       3 Eddie Krawiec                
E2                   0.047  6.991 189.42     ****WINNER****  0.086  6.841 194.83
 Prior rounds:
E1    (J Underdahl ) 0.021  6.980 189.92      (B Pretzel   ) 0.067  6.869 194.10
 Qualified:             #9  6.956 192.11                        #1  6.849 194.30

Krawiec is 6 - 1 against Pollacheck in prior events. Pollacheck is out of the gate first, but Krawiec has the difference made up by 150 feet and then runs low E.T. of the round for the win and he will have lane choice his temmate Hines in the semifinal.

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink