Sun, 04 Oct 2015, 14:05 PM Pro Stock Motorcycle Round 2 Eliminations

By Jim Samuel

MOHNTON, Pa. - Results of round 2 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
    4 Matt Smith                            401 Jerry Savoie                 
E2   ****WINNER****  0.025  6.858 192.88                     0.007  6.889 195.11
 Prior rounds:
E1    (J Underdahl ) 0.033  6.836 193.82      (H Arana     ) 0.021  6.875 194.24
 Qualified:             #3  6.877 193.24                        #6  6.944 193.16

1:55 p.m. - Weather conditions: air temperature 59 degrees, relative humidity 61 percent, barometer 29.67 inches, adjusted altitude 799 feet, track temperature 66 degrees.

Savoie was quicker off the line but could only hold the advantage to 60 feet. After that, Smith got by Savoie to take the win and move on to round three.

Bike#-Rider-(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed----Bike#-Rider-(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
    2 Eddie Krawiec                              Bye
E2   ****WINNER****  0.015  6.808 195.34     
 Prior rounds:
E1    (B Pretzel   ) 0.080  6.827 194.66   
 Qualified:             #1  6.802 193.60                     Bye

Krawiec had a bye into the third round.

Bike#-Rider-(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed----Bike#-Rider-(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
    3 Hector Arana Jr                       200 Chip Ellis                   
E2                  -0.168 12.471  60.70     ****WINNER****  0.009  7.932 129.12
 Prior rounds:
E1    (S Pollacheck) 0.076  6.822 196.90      (S Johnson   ) 0.072  6.787 195.59
 Qualified:            #11 11.707  68.38                       #10  7.885 121.57

Arana went red. Ellis got the win but gave up lane choice to Krawiec in the next round.

Bike#-Rider-(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed----Bike#-Rider-(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
    1 Andrew Hines                          777 Karen Stoffer                
E2   ****WINNER****  0.070  6.809 195.70                     0.183  7.047 163.73
 Prior rounds:
E1    (C Kennedy   ) 0.059  6.821 192.77      (A Smith     ) 0.094  6.924 194.74
 Qualified:             #2  6.816 193.16                        #7  6.971 193.27

Hines had this one from start to finish and will have lane choice over Smith in the next round.

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink