Sun, 28 Sep 2014, 13:59 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, Third annual AAA Insurance NHRA Midwest Nationals:

Bike#-Rider-(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed----Bike#-Rider-(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
    8 John Hall                             207 Chaz Kennedy                 
E1   ****WINNER****  0.006  6.972 178.59                     0.163  7.035 188.94
 Qualified:            #10  6.905 193.77                        #7  6.878 192.96

12:35 p.m. Weather conditions: air temperature 88 degrees, relative humidity 38 percent, barometer 29.67 inches, adjusted altitude 2,790 feet, track temperature 103 degrees.

Hall is 2 - 0 against Kennedy in prior events.

Kennedy is really late off the line, Hall is almost perfect. Hall was on a decent pass but slowed near the end of the run, not sure why.

Bike#-Rider-(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed----Bike#-Rider-(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
    1 Matt Smith                             10 Adam Arana                   
E1                   0.065  6.893 192.77     ****WINNER****  0.033  6.898 194.35
 Qualified:             #8  6.894 194.94                        #9  6.905 194.94

Smith is 3 - 2 against Arana in prior events.

Arana gets off the line first and hangs on for the win.

Bike#-Rider-(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed----Bike#-Rider-(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
    5 Hector Arana                          491 Angelle Sampey               
E1   ****WINNER****  0.056  6.923 195.62                    -0.001  6.926 191.32
 Qualified:             #6  6.874 196.42                       #11  6.931 191.67

Sampey is 4 - 1 against Arana in prior events.

In her 185 races this is just the 17th time that Angelle Sampey has started from the bottom half of the field.

Sampey is just a little too quick off the line and goes red.

Bike#-Rider-(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed----Bike#-Rider-(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
  751 Steve Johnson                           6 Scotty Pollacheck            
E1   ****WINNER****  0.016  6.895 194.69                     0.071  6.900 191.54
 Qualified:             #5  6.872 194.83                       #12  6.938 192.30

Johnson and Pollacheck have each won 3 times against the other in prior events.

Johnson is third in the points, Pollacheck is in sixth.

Johnson gets out of the gate first and extends his lead all the way through the run with the quickest pass of the round so far.

Bike#-Rider-(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed----Bike#-Rider-(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
  504 Andrew Hines                           77 Angie Smith                  
E1   ****WINNER****  0.045  6.837 195.25                    -0.040  6.933 192.93
 Qualified:             #4  6.863 195.22                       #13  6.948 191.48

Andrew Hines comes in as the point's leader.Angie Smith is 3-11 against Andrew and that is, by far, the most losses for her against any rider she has faced.

Smith takes a shot at the tree and loses. Hines goes right down the groove with his quickest pass of the weekend to take the win.

Bike#-Rider-(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed----Bike#-Rider-(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
  401 Jerry Savoie                          704 Craig Treble                 
E1   ****WINNER****  0.041  6.823 196.56                           No Time      
 Qualified:             #2  6.838 197.16                       #15  6.978 190.67

Jerry Savoie will be the 57th rider that Craig Treble has faced in is career.

Treble is unable to make the call to the line, giving the win to Savoie. Savoie goes right down the groove with an impressive run, the quickest of the round so far and his quickest of the weekend.

Bike#-Rider-(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed----Bike#-Rider-(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
    3 Eddie Krawiec                           9 Shawn Gann                   
E1   ****WINNER****  0.066  6.803 197.39                     0.075  7.016 191.81
 Qualified:             #1  6.810 194.60                       #16  7.006 192.52

This is Eddie Krawiec's 9th top spot of the year and that's his best ever in a single season. His previous best was 5 in 2012..This is the 13th time Shawn Gann has been the #16 qualifier and he is 4-8 in the opening round when starting from the last spot in the field.

Krawiec is 12 - 1 against Gann in prior events.

Gann was a little behind off the line and never had a chance. Krawiec goes right down the groove with the quickest pass of the weekend and pulls away for the win.

Krawiec will have lane choice over Adam Arana in the next round.

Bike#-Rider-(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed----Bike#-Rider-(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
    4 Hector Arana Jr                       533 Jim Underdahl                
E1   ****WINNER****  0.013  8.885  99.35                    -0.016  6.924 194.10
 Qualified:             #3  6.851 195.82                       #14  6.956 192.99

Arana Jr is 7 - 2 against Underdahl in prior events.

Underdahl is a little quick on the tree and goes red, giving Arana the win. Arana gets about 1000 feet down, backs off the throttle and sits up on the bike.

Arana Sr. will have lane choice over Arana Jr. in the next round.

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink