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Sun, 21 Sep 2014, 13:36 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, 29th annual AAA Texas NHRA FallNationals:


Bike#-Rider-(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed----Bike#-Rider-(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
   10 Adam Arana                              1 Matt Smith                   
E1                   0.210  7.169 189.73     ****WINNER****  0.003  6.920 194.02
 Qualified:             #9  6.964 190.62                        #8  6.960 193.27

12:20 p.m. Weather conditions: air temperature 88 degrees, relative humidity 48 percent, barometer 29.51 inches, adjusted altitude 3,233 feet, track temperature 124 degrees.
Arana and Smith have each won 2 times against the other in prior events.

Smith gets a great light and never looks back, making his quickest pass of the weekend. Arana had problems off the line, made a move to the right, and he was never able to recover.


Bike#-Rider-(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed----Bike#-Rider-(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
  207 Chaz Kennedy                            6 Scotty Pollacheck            
E1                   0.071  6.958 192.60     ****WINNER****  0.062  6.948 193.54
 Qualified:             #7  6.951 192.22                       #10  6.972 192.41

Pollacheck is 1 - 0 against Kennedy in prior events.
Pollacheck gets a small advantage off the line, Kennedy pulls even at the sixty foot mark, then Pollacheck is able to pull away for the win.

Scotty Pollacheck's incremental margins: 60ft(0.000), 330 ft(0.001), 660ft(0.011), 1,000ft(0.017). MOV: 0.0194 seconds (approximately 5 feet).


Bike#-Rider-(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed----Bike#-Rider-(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
   77 Angie Smith                           401 Jerry Savoie                 
E1                   0.022  6.996 190.35     ****WINNER****  0.038  6.928 193.24
 Qualified:            #11  6.983 189.47                        #6  6.941 192.85

Savoie is 3 - 0 against Smith in prior events.
Smith gets out of the gate first, Savoie pulls even at the sixty foot mark, then pulls away and takes the win
Jerry Savoie's incremental margins (negative if behind): 60ft(-0.002), 330 ft(0.009), 660ft(0.020), 1,000ft(0.037). MOV: 0.0526 seconds (approximately 15 feet).


Bike#-Rider-(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed----Bike#-Rider-(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
  491 Angelle Sampey                          8 John Hall                    
E1                   0.056  6.978 182.45     ****WINNER****  0.020  6.975 192.82
 Qualified:            #12  6.988 187.50                        #5  6.922 192.38

This is the first time Sampey and Hall have faced each other in eliminations.
Hall leaves the line first but Sampey reels him in and pulls even at the 330 foot mark. She pulls ahead, then has problems late in the run allowing Hall to go around for the win.

John Hall's incremental margins (negative if behind): 60ft(0.020), 330 ft(-0.001), 660ft(-0.009), 1,000ft(-0.002). MOV: 0.0398 seconds (approximately 11 feet).


Bike#-Rider-(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed----Bike#-Rider-(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
    7 LE Tonglet                            751 Steve Johnson                
E1                   0.037  7.007 182.16     ****WINNER****  0.043  6.929 192.88
 Qualified:            #13  6.993 190.62                        #4  6.907 193.32

Tonglet gets off the line first, starts pulling away, then Johnson starts to reel him in. Johnson powers by before they reach half track and pulls away for the win.
Steve Johnson's incremental margins (negative if behind): 60ft(-0.018), 330 ft(-0.011), 660ft(0.011), 1,000ft(0.037). MOV: 0.0723 seconds (approximately 19 feet).

Johnson will have lane choice over Hall 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   ****WINNER****  0.079  6.959 188.70                     0.039  7.550 135.14
 Qualified:            #15  7.054 188.12                        #2  6.855 194.63

Arana Jr is 8 - 1 against Gann in prior events.
Arana gets out of the gate first and starts to pull away. He extends his lead through half track, then has problems and sits up on the bike. Gann is able to go around and take the win.

Pollacheck will have lane choice over Gann in round two.


Bike#-Rider-(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed----Bike#-Rider-(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
   32 Freddie Camarena                        3 Eddie Krawiec                
E1   ****WINNER****  0.082  7.025 194.30                     0.270 22.232  32.59
 Qualified:            #16  7.086 191.10                        #1  6.841 194.83

Krawiec is 2 - 0 against Camarena in prior events.
Krawiec has problems off the line, makes a move to the centerline, and Camarena pulls away quickly to take the win
This is Camarena's first round win since 2003.

Matt Smith will have lane choice over Camarena in round two.


Bike#-Rider-(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed----Bike#-Rider-(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
    5 Hector Arana                          504 Andrew Hines                 
E1                   0.034  6.906 195.28     ****WINNER****  0.030  6.883 194.38
 Qualified:            #14  7.008 192.66                        #3  6.904 193.74

Hines is 18 - 5 against Arana in prior events.
Hines and Arana leave the line together. Hines gets a small lead at the sixty foot mark, Arana starts to make up ground at the 1000 foot mark, but runs out of room and Hines takes the win.
Andrew Hines' incremental margins: 60ft(0.031), 330 ft(0.037), 660ft(0.033), 1,000ft(0.032). MOV: 0.0279 seconds (approximately 8 feet).

Hines will have lane choice over Savoie in round two.

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink