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Mon, 07 Sep 2015, 14:28 PM

Pro Stock Motorcycle Round 2 Eliminations

By David Gerard

BROWNSBURG, Ind. - Results of round 2 eliminations in Pro Stock Motorcycle at the NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series, 61st annual Chevrolet Performance U.S. Nationals:


Bike#-Rider-(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed----Bike#-Rider-(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
  491 Angelle Sampey                          4 Matt Smith                   
E2   ****WINNER****  0.027  7.000 190.46                     0.108  6.960 190.03
 Prior rounds:
E1    (K Stoffer   ) 0.011  6.910 192.99      (S Gann      ) 0.065  6.915 192.85
 Qualified:             #4  6.899 193.65                        #5  6.900 191.67

2:17 p.m. Weather conditions: air temperature 91 degrees, relative humidity 48 percent, barometer 29.13 inches, adjusted altitude 3,908 feet, track temperature 118 degrees.
Smith is 12 - 4 against Sampey in prior events. Sampey has a 68% win ration is round two races. Smith has a 62% win ratio. Smith has won three of the four prior matchups.
Smith is late and Sampey holds him off for the hole shot win. She needs to win next round to get into the Countdown
Angelle Sampey's incremental margins: 60ft(0.063), 330 ft(0.055), 660ft(0.050), 1,000ft(0.042). MOV: 0.0414 seconds (approximately 12 feet).

Angelle Sampey's incremental times: 60ft-1.074 sec., 330ft-2.883, 660ft-4.445/155.90 mph, 1,000ft-5.823.
Matt Smith's incremental times: 60ft-1.056 sec., 330ft-2.857, 660ft-4.414/156.63 mph, 1,000ft-5.784.


Bike#-Rider-(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed----Bike#-Rider-(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
    5 Steve Johnson                         401 Jerry Savoie                 
E2                   0.047  6.945 192.30     ****WINNER****  0.047  6.896 194.30
 Prior rounds:
E1    (H Arana     ) 0.038  6.946 193.38      (C Kennedy   ) 0.027  6.877 194.46
 Qualified:            #11  6.915 193.02                        #3  6.896 194.35

Johnson and Savoie have each won 2 times against the other in prior events. Savoie has a 40% win ration is round two races. Johnson has a 33% win ratio. This is the first time these two have met in round two.
Identical RT's and Savoie gets a small lead by sixty feet. They run right together to the finish line and Savoie gets the win.
Jerry Savoie's incremental margins: 60ft(0.019), 330 ft(0.021), 660ft(0.026), 1,000ft(0.038). MOV: 0.0495 seconds (approximately 14 feet).

Steve Johnson's incremental times: 60ft-1.079 sec., 330ft-2.881, 660ft-4.425/157.91 mph, 1,000ft-5.782.
Jerry Savoie's incremental times: 60ft-1.060 sec., 330ft-2.860, 660ft-4.399/159.02 mph, 1,000ft-5.744.


Bike#-Rider-(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed----Bike#-Rider-(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
    1 Andrew Hines                            3 Hector Arana Jr              
E2                   0.029  6.952 192.93     ****WINNER****  0.026  6.953 194.07
 Prior rounds:
E1    (S Pollacheck) 0.058  6.916 193.82      (J Underdahl ) 0.055  6.904 195.36
 Qualified:             #2  6.879 193.29                        #7  6.903 194.13

Hines is 10 - 6 against Arana Jr in prior events. Hines has a 69% win ration is round two races. Arana has a 70% win ratio. Arana has won two of the three prior matchups.
Arana gets a 0.003 lead at the green and Hines switches the lead back and forth going down the track. Anana has the power and takes the narrow 0.0023 win.
Hector Arana Jr's incremental margins (negative if behind): 60ft(0.011), 330 ft(-0.004), 660ft(-0.009), 1,000ft(-0.005). MOV: 0.0023 seconds (approximately 8 inches).

Andrew Hines' incremental times: 60ft-1.093 sec., 330ft-2.896, 660ft-4.439/158.06 mph, 1,000ft-5.792.
Hector Arana Jr's incremental times: 60ft-1.085 sec., 330ft-2.903, 660ft-4.451/158.48 mph, 1,000ft-5.800.


Bike#-Rider-(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed----Bike#-Rider-(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
    2 Eddie Krawiec                         200 Chip Ellis                   
E2                   0.031  6.923 194.13     ****WINNER****  0.018  6.900 195.05
 Prior rounds:
E1    (L Tonglet   ) 0.046  6.873 193.96      (A Smith     ) 0.014  6.880 195.59
 Qualified:             #9  6.908 191.57                        #1  6.855 195.73

Ellis is 5 - 3 against Krawiec in prior events. Krawiec has a 69% win ration is round two races. Ellis has a 53% win ratio. Ellis has won five of the seven prior matchups.
Ellis gets the lead off the line and pulls slowly ahead going down the track for the close win.
Chip Ellis' incremental margins: 60ft(0.017), 330 ft(0.016), 660ft(0.025), 1,000ft(0.033). MOV: 0.0368 seconds (approximately 10 feet).
Eddie Krawiec's incremental times: 60ft-1.086 sec., 330ft-2.889, 660ft-4.429/158.93 mph, 1,000ft-5.773.
Chip Ellis' incremental times: 60ft-1.082 sec., 330ft-2.886, 660ft-4.417/159.93 mph, 1,000ft-5.753.

2:24 p.m.

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