Sun, 02 Nov 2014, 17:28 PM Pro Stock Motorcycle Round 2 Eliminations

By Dave Rowe

LAS VEGAS - Results of round 2 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
  745 Katie Sullivan                          2 Michael Ray                  
E2   ****WINNER****  0.030  7.017 188.94                           No Time      
 Prior rounds:
E1    (A Arana     ) 0.037  6.968 191.02      (J Underdahl ) 0.035  6.951 193.10
 Qualified:             #6  6.935 192.49                        #3  6.883 195.79

2:15 p.m. Weather conditions: air temperature 72 degrees, relative humidity 28 percent, barometer 27.75 inches, adjusted altitude 3,790 feet, track temperature 96 degrees.

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

Ray has problems in the water box and clicks it off, giving Sullivan the single.

Bike#-Rider-(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed----Bike#-Rider-(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
    5 Hector Arana                            1 Matt Smith                   
E2                   0.079  6.979 191.84     ****WINNER****  0.048  6.936 192.71
 Prior rounds:
E1    (S Johnson   ) 0.035  6.979 192.06      (S Pollacheck) 0.068  6.947 192.77
 Qualified:             #7  6.941 193.74                        #2  6.882 195.76

Smith is 15 - 10 against Arana in prior events.

Smith gets the advantage off the line and extends his lead all the way through the run. He will have lane choice over Sullivan in the next round.

Bike#-Rider-(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed----Bike#-Rider-(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
  207 Chaz Kennedy                          504 Andrew Hines                 
E2                   0.008  6.999 189.04     ****WINNER****  0.031  6.947 191.62
 Prior rounds:
E1    (A Smith     ) 0.062  6.970 190.70      (J Hall      ) 0.076  6.936 191.65
 Qualified:             #9  6.967 192.06                        #1  6.856 194.38

Hines is 2 - 0 against Kennedy in prior events.

Kennedy does his job, cutting a great light, but Hines has too much power for him. Hines reels him in just past the 660 foot mark and goes around for the win.

Andrew Hines' incremental margins (negative if behind): 60ft(-0.020), 330 ft(-0.010), 660ft(-0.002), 1,000ft(0.014). MOV: 0.0296 seconds (approximately 8 feet).

Bike#-Rider-(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed----Bike#-Rider-(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
  401 Jerry Savoie                            3 Eddie Krawiec                
E2   ****WINNER****  0.041  6.949 191.43                     0.039  6.965 190.40
 Prior rounds:
E1    (S Gann      ) 0.134  6.932 193.24      (H Arana Jr  ) 0.067  6.888 194.02
 Qualified:             #5  6.930 194.41                        #4  6.893 192.88

They come off the line together but Savoie has a great sixty foot time, a 1.048, and he pulls ahead quickly. Krawiec makes up a little ground by half track, then Savoie holds him off and hangs on for the win.

Jerry Savoie's incremental margins: 60ft(0.021), 330 ft(0.013), 660ft(0.008), 1,000ft(0.008). MOV: 0.0141 seconds (approximately 4 feet).

Jerry Savoie's incremental times: 60ft-1.048 sec., 330ft-2.864, 660ft-4.419/157.17 mph, 1,000ft-5.780.

Hines will have lane choice over Savoie in the next round.

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink