Sun, 27 Sep 2015, 13:31 PM Pro Stock Motorcycle Round 1 Eliminations

By Dave Rowe

MADISON, Ill. - Results of round 1 eliminations in Pro Stock Motorcycle at the NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series, Fourth annual AAA Insurance NHRA Midwest Nationals:

Bike#-Rider-(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed----Bike#-Rider-(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
    6 Scotty Pollacheck                     401 Jerry Savoie                 
E1                   0.050  7.136 185.64     ****WINNER****  0.081  6.980 193.82
 Qualified:            #16  7.028 191.32                        #1  6.832 196.50

12:15 p.m. Weather conditions: air temperature 76 degrees, relative humidity 68 percent, barometer 29.62 inches, adjusted altitude 2,282 feet, track temperature 90 degrees.

This is the 11th time in 12 races this year that Jerry Savoie has qualified in the top half of the field.It's the 10th time this year that Scotty Pollacheck has started from the bottom half of he field.

This is Savoie's first number one this year.

Pollacheck is 3 - 1 against Savoie in prior events.

Pollacheck gets out of the gate first, stays in front for the first 300 feet, then Savoie powers by and goes on through for the win.

Jerry Savoie's incremental margins (negative if behind): 60ft(-0.049), 330 ft(0.009), 660ft(0.048), 1,000ft(0.085). MOV: 0.1254 seconds (approximately 34 feet).

Bike#-Rider-(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed----Bike#-Rider-(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
  200 Chip Ellis                              9 Angie Smith                  
E1   ****WINNER****  0.022  6.897 193.54                    -0.007  7.033 189.71
 Qualified:             #4  6.856 194.69                       #13  6.953 189.20

Ellis is 5 - 0 against Smith in prior events.

Smith hits the throttle a little too soon and goes red. Ellis makes a clean pass and moves on to the next round.

Bike#-Rider-(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed----Bike#-Rider-(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
  301 Adam Arana                            777 Karen Stoffer                
E1                   0.083  7.009 191.59     ****WINNER****  0.090  6.919 194.41
 Qualified:            #11  6.929 193.40                        #6  6.868 196.44

This is the first time Arana and Stoffer have faced each other in eliminations.

Stoffer is a little behind off the line, makes up the difference before they reach the sixty foot mark and pulls away for the win.

Bike#-Rider-(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed----Bike#-Rider-(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
    7 Hector Arana                          573 Mike Berry                   
E1   ****WINNER****  0.014  6.907 194.38                     0.012  6.915 192.00
 Qualified:             #8  6.889 195.22                        #9  6.916 191.38

Arana is 7 - 1 against Berry in prior events.

Berry gets a great light but just barely beats Arana off the line. Berry stays out in front to the 1000 foot mark, then Arana gets around him and takes the win.

Hector Arana's incremental margins (negative if behind): 60ft(-0.014), 330 ft(-0.026), 660ft(-0.017), 1,000ft(-0.007). MOV: 0.0067 seconds (approximately 23 inches).

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

Bike#-Rider-(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed----Bike#-Rider-(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
 3005 Brian Pretzel                           1 Andrew Hines                 
E1                  -0.010  7.051 189.95     ****WINNER****  0.048  6.858 195.19
 Qualified:            #15  7.016 191.43                        #2  6.839 195.87

This is the first time Pretzel and Hines have faced each other in eliminations.

When Andrew Hines won in Charlotte it gave him 374 round wins for his career and that moved him past Angelle Sampey into first place in the history of the class.

Pretzel takes a shot at the tree and goes red, giving Hines the win. Hines makes the quickest pass of the round so far and takes the win.

Bike#-Rider-(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed----Bike#-Rider-(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
    5 Steve Johnson                           4 Matt Smith                   
E1   ****WINNER****  0.040  6.867 194.21                    -0.011  6.922 192.55
 Qualified:             #3  6.852 195.34                       #14  6.984 192.03

Steve Johnson won this race in 2004. This will be Steve's 564th round of racing and that is the most in the motorcycle class history.

Matt Smith won here in 2007.

Smith is 11 - 10 against Johnson in prior events.

This one is over quick as Smith misses the tree and goes red. Johnson makes a clean, straight pass and will have lane choice over Stoffer in the next round.

Bike#-Rider-(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed----Bike#-Rider-(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
    2 Eddie Krawiec                         207 Chaz Kennedy                 
E1                   0.071  6.938 193.99     ****WINNER****  0.025  6.974 191.89
 Qualified:             #5  6.861 195.65                       #12  6.950 192.41

Eddie Krawiec has 388 rounds of racing in the class and that is 7th most in motorcycle history.

Krawiec is 2 - 0 against Kennedy in prior events.

Kennedy straps a huge holeshot on Krawiec and takes the early lead. Krawiec starts making up ground quickly but runs out of room. Kennedy hangs on for the win and will give up lane choice to Ellis in the next round.

Chaz Kennedy's incremental margins: 60ft(0.070), 330 ft(0.051), 660ft(0.041), 1,000ft(0.023). MOV: 0.0102 seconds (approximately 3 feet).

Bike#-Rider-(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed----Bike#-Rider-(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
    3 Hector Arana Jr                       533 Jim Underdahl                
E1   ****WINNER****  0.096  6.870 196.42                     0.024  7.098 174.28
 Qualified:             #7  6.886 196.16                       #10  6.926 195.48

Arana Jr is 9 - 2 against Underdahl in prior events.

Underdahl gets a huge holeshot and gets out in front early. He stays in front for about 300 feet, then Arana powers around him and pulls away for the win.

Hector Arana Jr's incremental margins (negative if behind): 60ft(-0.027), 330 ft(0.024), 660ft(0.039), 1,000ft(0.068). MOV: 0.1567 seconds (approximately 40 feet).

Hines will have lane choice over Arana Jr. in the next round.

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink