Sun, 02 Nov 2014, 15:57 PM Pro Stock Motorcycle Round 1 Eliminations

By Dave Rowe

LAS VEGAS - Results of round 1 eliminations in Pro Stock Motorcycle at the NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series, 14th annual NHRA Toyota Nationals:

Bike#-Rider-(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed----Bike#-Rider-(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
    9 Shawn Gann                            401 Jerry Savoie                 
E1                  -0.015  7.033 189.47     ****WINNER****  0.134  6.932 193.24
 Qualified:            #12  6.986 191.16                        #5  6.930 194.41

12:38 p.m. Weather conditions: air temperature 68 degrees, relative humidity 34 percent, barometer 27.79 inches, adjusted altitude 3,495 feet, track temperature 94 degrees.

Gann and Savoie have raced twice, each winning one.

Gann leaves a little too soon and goes red. Savoie goes right down the groove with a good pass to take the win.

Bike#-Rider-(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed----Bike#-Rider-(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
  207 Chaz Kennedy                           77 Angie Smith                  
E1   ****WINNER****  0.062  6.970 190.70                    -0.032  7.019 189.66
 Qualified:             #9  6.967 192.06                        #8  6.960 193.27

Kennedy is 1 - 0 against Smith in prior events.

Another red light, Smith leaves early and gives the win to Kennedy.

Bike#-Rider-(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed----Bike#-Rider-(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
   10 Adam Arana                            745 Katie Sullivan               
E1                   0.087  7.015 191.65     ****WINNER****  0.037  6.968 191.02
 Qualified:            #11  6.979 193.68                        #6  6.935 192.49

Arana and Sullivan have each won 1 times against the other in prior events.

Sullivan gets a big holeshot and pulls away all the way through the run.

Bike#-Rider-(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed----Bike#-Rider-(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
  533 Jim Underdahl                           2 Michael Ray                  
E1                   0.008  6.999 189.44     ****WINNER****  0.035  6.951 193.10
 Qualified:            #14  6.996 190.14                        #3  6.883 195.79

Ray is 2 - 1 against Underdahl in prior events.

Underdahl gets out of the gate first, stays in front to the 1000 foot mark, then Ray pulls ahead and takes the win.

Michael Ray's incremental margins (negative if behind): 60ft(-0.024), 330 ft(-0.028), 660ft(-0.020), 1,000ft(-0.001). MOV: 0.0217 seconds (approximately 6 feet).

Ray will have lane choice over Sullivan in round two.

Bike#-Rider-(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed----Bike#-Rider-(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
    3 Eddie Krawiec                           4 Hector Arana Jr              
E1   ****WINNER****  0.067  6.888 194.02                    -0.082  9.258  94.77
 Qualified:             #4  6.893 192.88                       #13  6.989 194.07

Krawiec is 7 - 4 against Arana Jr in prior events.

Arana leaves early and goes red. Krawiec goes right down the groove with his quickest pass of the weekend for the win.

Krawiec will have lane choice over Savoie in round two.

Bike#-Rider-(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed----Bike#-Rider-(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
  751 Steve Johnson                           5 Hector Arana                 
E1                   0.074  7.044 190.67     ****WINNER****  0.035  6.979 192.06
 Qualified:            #10  6.972 191.62                        #7  6.941 193.74

Arana is 17 - 10 against Johnson in prior events.

Arana gets out of the gate first and increases his lead all the way through the run.

Bike#-Rider-(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed----Bike#-Rider-(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
    8 John Hall                             504 Andrew Hines                 
E1                   0.011  7.003 190.08     ****WINNER****  0.076  6.936 191.65
 Qualified:            #16  7.036 190.92                        #1  6.856 194.38

Hines is 5 - 3 against Hall in prior events.

This is the first time Hines has qualified number one since 2012. The last five times he has qualified number one he has went on to win the race.

Hall gets a big holeshot on Hines, stays in front to the 1000 foot mark, then Hines goes around him for the win.

Hines will have lane choice over Kennedy in round two.

Bike#-Rider-(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed----Bike#-Rider-(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
    6 Scotty Pollacheck                       1 Matt Smith                   
E1                   0.037  7.002 189.23     ****WINNER****  0.068  6.947 192.77
 Qualified:            #15  7.027 189.68                        #2  6.882 195.76

Smith is 3 - 0 against Pollacheck in prior events.

Pollacheck gets off the line first, hangs on to the lead to half track, then smith pulls around and goes on for the win.

Smith will have lane choice over Arana in round two.

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