Sun, 02 Nov 2014, 19:40 PM Pro Stock Motorcycle Final, Round 4 Eliminations

By Dave Rowe

LAS VEGAS - Results of final, round 4 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
    1 Matt Smith                            504 Andrew Hines                 
E4                   0.026  6.971 192.11     ****WINNER****  0.034  6.955 191.02
 Prior rounds:
E3    (K Sullivan  ) 0.038  6.977 191.43      (J Savoie    ) 0.004  6.955 191.24
E2    (H Arana     ) 0.048  6.936 192.71      (C Kennedy   ) 0.031  6.947 191.62
E1    (S Pollacheck) 0.068  6.947 192.77      (J Hall      ) 0.076  6.936 191.65
 Qualified:             #2  6.882 195.76                        #1  6.856 194.38

4:33 p.m. Weather conditions: air temperature 70 degrees, relative humidity 33 percent, barometer 27.79 inches, adjusted altitude 3,672 feet, track temperature 77 degrees.

Hines has 37 wins in his career, five this year. Smith has 17 career wins, none this year.

Hines is 24 - 9 against Smith in prior events and Hines is 3 - 0 against Smith in prior final rounds.

Smith gets out of the gate first, stays in front to half track, then Hines reels him in and goes around for the win.

Andrew Hines' incremental margins (negative if behind): 60ft(-0.027), 330 ft(-0.018), 660ft(-0.001), 1,000ft(0.009). MOV: 0.0088 seconds (approximately 2 feet).

With the win, Hines increases his lead to 92points over Krawiec.

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink