Sun, 04 Oct 2015, 12:43 PM Pro Stock Motorcycle Round 1 Eliminations

By Jim Samuel

MOHNTON, Pa. - Results of round 1 eliminations in Pro Stock Motorcycle at the NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series, 31st annual NHRA Keystone Nationals:

Bike#-Rider-(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed----Bike#-Rider-(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
  401 Jerry Savoie                            7 Hector Arana                 
E1   ****WINNER****  0.021  6.875 194.24                     0.014  6.954 179.21
 Qualified:             #6  6.944 193.16                        #9  7.088 166.83

12:28 p.m. Weather conditions: air temperature 62 degrees, relative humidity 57 percent, barometer 29.69 inches, adjusted altitude 955 feet, track temperature 64 degrees.

Arana was quicker getting out of the gate but Savoie passed him by the time they reached 330 feet and pulled away for the win.

Bike#-Rider-(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed----Bike#-Rider-(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
  777 Karen Stoffer                           9 Angie Smith                  
E1   ****WINNER****  0.094  6.924 194.74                     0.124  6.984 187.81
 Qualified:             #7  6.971 193.27                        #8  7.010 185.05

Stoffer had this race from wire-to-wire.

Bike#-Rider-(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed----Bike#-Rider-(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
    5 Steve Johnson                         200 Chip Ellis                   
E1                   0.040  6.854 194.77     ****WINNER****  0.072  6.787 195.59
 Qualified:             #5  6.907 192.47                       #10  7.885 121.57

Johnson was quicker at the tree and first to 60 feet but from then on, this race belonged to Ellis.

Bike#-Rider-(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed----Bike#-Rider-(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
    1 Andrew Hines                          207 Chaz Kennedy                 
E1   ****WINNER****  0.059  6.821 192.77                     0.082  9.068  94.57
 Qualified:             #2  6.816 193.16                       #13 16.461  39.97

Hines won here in 2010. Kennedy's motorcycle slowed in the second half of his ride and he got close to the wall. It didn't matter because Hines got off the starting line first and was way out in front. Hines will have lane choice over Stoffer in round two.

Bike#-Rider-(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed----Bike#-Rider-(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
    6 Scotty Pollacheck                       3 Hector Arana Jr              
E1                   0.043 16.865  38.00     ****WINNER****  0.076  6.822 196.90
 Qualified:             #4  6.883 194.21                       #11 11.707  68.38

Arana won here in 2011. Pollacheck launched and when he was about to shift into third gear, the motorcycle slowed and he sat up. Arana Jr. will race Ellis in the next round and Ellis will have lane choice.

Bike#-Rider-(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed----Bike#-Rider-(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
    2 Eddie Krawiec                        3005 Brian Pretzel                
E1   ****WINNER****  0.080  6.827 194.66                     0.121  7.215 184.32
 Qualified:             #1  6.802 193.60                       #14 No Time      

Krawiec has three wins here and is the defending event champion. He got an easy win here and will have a bye in the second round.

Bike#-Rider-(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed----Bike#-Rider-(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
    4 Matt Smith                            533 Jim Underdahl                
E1   ****WINNER****  0.033  6.836 193.82                     0.029  7.940 120.42
 Qualified:             #3  6.877 193.24                       #12 14.623  45.99

Matt Smith won this event in 2008 and 2013. He'll have another chance to defend that win now that he got the win over Underdahl and will race Savoie in the next round. Smith will have lane choice.

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink