Sun, 05 Oct 2014, 14:24 PM Pro Stock Motorcycle Round 2 Eliminations

By Jim Samuel

MOHNTON, Pa. - Results of round 2 eliminations in Pro Stock Motorcycle at the NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series, 30th annual Auto-Plus NHRA Nationals:

Bike#-Rider-(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed----Bike#-Rider-(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
    6 Scotty Pollacheck                     401 Jerry Savoie                 
E2   ****WINNER****  0.002  7.034 190.30                     0.103  7.354 161.30
 Prior rounds:
E1    (H Arana     ) 0.012  6.978 191.70      (J Hall      ) 0.093  6.858 194.77
 Qualified:            #11  6.912 191.40                        #3  6.821 195.62

2:15 p.m. - Weather conditions: air temperature 61 degrees, relative humidity 42 percent, barometer 29.28 inches, adjusted altitude 1,264 feet, track temperature 94 degrees.

Pollacheck had a big edge at the starting line and took the win.

Bike#-Rider-(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed----Bike#-Rider-(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
  207 Chaz Kennedy                          504 Andrew Hines                 
E2                   0.026  6.862 192.25     ****WINNER****  0.027  6.770 197.71
 Prior rounds:
E1    (A Smith     ) 0.046  6.834 192.82      (J DeSantis  ) 0.052  6.849 176.63
 Qualified:             #7  6.866 190.24                        #2  6.799 196.27

Hines had his quickest ride of the weekend to take the win. He'll have lane choice over Pollacheck in the next round.

Bike#-Rider-(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed----Bike#-Rider-(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
    4 Hector Arana Jr                         1 Matt Smith                   
E2                  -0.026 11.974  67.56     ****WINNER****  0.034  7.564 131.43
 Prior rounds:
E1    (B Pretzel   ) 0.114  6.816 197.48      (A Sampey    ) 0.027  6.886 192.99
 Qualified:             #1  6.796 197.22                        #9  6.878 192.41

Arana took his time staging, then lit the red light.

Bike#-Rider-(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed----Bike#-Rider-(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
    3 Eddie Krawiec                          10 Adam Arana                   
E2   ****WINNER****  0.048  6.806 195.39                     0.063  6.935 194.49
 Prior rounds:
E1    (S Gann      ) 0.013  6.806 197.59      (S Johnson   ) 0.045  6.857 194.91
 Qualified:             #4  6.822 195.34                        #5  6.862 193.93

Krawiec will have lane choice over Matt SMith in the next round.

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink