Sun, 18 Oct 2015, 13:38 PM Pro Stock Motorcycle Round 1 Eliminations

By Dave Rowe

ENNIS, Texas - Results of round 1 eliminations in Pro Stock Motorcycle at the NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series, 30th annual AAA Texas NHRA FallNationals:

Bike#-Rider-(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed----Bike#-Rider-(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
    6 Scotty Pollacheck                     401 Jerry Savoie                 
E1                   0.035  6.852 195.62     ****WINNER****  0.061  6.785 197.94
 Qualified:            #16  6.985 192.30                        #1  6.765 197.74

12:18 p.m. Weather conditions: air temperature 74 degrees, relative humidity 31 percent, barometer 29.80 inches, adjusted altitude 1,567 feet, track temperature 95 degrees.

Pollacheck is 3 - 2 against Savoie in prior events.

Pollacheck gets out of the gate first, starts drifting to the right, then Savoie starts making up ground. Savoie pulls even at half track, then pulls away and takes the win.

Jerry Savoie's incremental margins (negative if behind): 60ft(-0.027), 330 ft(-0.014), 660ft(0.003), 1,000ft(0.025). MOV: 0.0414 seconds (approximately 12 feet).

Bike#-Rider-(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed----Bike#-Rider-(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
   10 Michael Ray                           200 Chip Ellis                   
E1                   0.024  6.892 192.82     ****WINNER****  0.083  6.821 196.39
 Qualified:            #14  6.958 189.23                        #3  6.824 195.17

Ellis is 1 - 0 against Ray in prior events.

Ray gets a big holeshot, stays in front to the 1000 foot mark, then Ellis pulls even and goes around him for the win.

Chip Ellis' incremental margins (negative if behind): 60ft(-0.050), 330 ft(-0.033), 660ft(-0.021), 1,000ft(-0.006). MOV: 0.0128 seconds (approximately 4 feet).

Bike#-Rider-(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed----Bike#-Rider-(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
  533 Jim Underdahl                         777 Karen Stoffer                
E1                   0.074  6.896 195.73     ****WINNER****  0.100  6.827 196.79
 Qualified:            #12  6.910 195.48                        #5  6.832 195.14

Stoffer is 5 - 2 against Underdahl in prior events.

Underdahl gets the advantage off the line but Stoffer reels him in quickly. She goes right down the groove with her quickest pass of the weekend to take the win.

Karen Stoffer's incremental margins: 60ft(0.003), 330 ft(0.018), 660ft(0.026), 1,000ft(0.035). MOV: 0.0434 seconds (approximately 12 feet).

Bike#-Rider-(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed----Bike#-Rider-(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
  573 Mike Berry                              3 Hector Arana Jr              
E1                   0.160 No Time           ****WINNER****  0.255  6.919 196.70
 Qualified:            #10  6.870 191.95                        #7  6.847 195.70

Arana Jr is 4 - 1 against Berry in prior events.

Berry gets a big holeshot, moves about 20 feet and the engine goes dead, not sure why. Arana goes right down the groove and takes the win.

Bike#-Rider-(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed----Bike#-Rider-(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
    7 Hector Arana                            1 Andrew Hines                 
E1   ****WINNER****  0.014  6.904 195.34                     0.041  7.378 138.76
 Qualified:            #11  6.886 194.13                        #6  6.841 194.80

Andrew Hines is the defending event champion. No Pro Stock Motorcycle rider has won this race in consecutive years. This will be the 201st consecutive race for which Andrew has qualified and that is a record in the motorcycle class.

Arana won this race in 2009.

Hines is 20 - 6 against Arana in prior events.

Arana gets out of the gate with the advantage but Hines reels him in quickly and starts to pull away. Hines gets about 700 feet out, a puff of smoke comes from his engine, then the chain comes off and he is a sitting duck. Arana reels him in quickly and goes around for the win.

Hector Arana's incremental margins (negative if behind): 60ft(-0.011), 330 ft(-0.052), 660ft(-0.065), 1,000ft(0.116). MOV: 0.5011 seconds (more than 100 feet).

Bike#-Rider-(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed----Bike#-Rider-(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
  205 Shawn Gann                              5 Steve Johnson                
E1                   0.000  6.925 186.77     ****WINNER****  0.048  6.827 196.13
 Qualified:            #13  6.925 192.44                        #4  6.825 194.94

Gann is 16 - 10 against Johnson in prior events.

Gann gets a perfect light, stays in front to half track, then Johnson powers by and pulls away for the win.

Johnson equals Stoffer's run but Stoffer will have lane choice due to the faster MPH.

Bike#-Rider-(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed----Bike#-Rider-(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
    9 Angie Smith                             2 Eddie Krawiec                
E1                   0.024  7.010 185.74     ****WINNER****  0.057  6.859 196.39
 Qualified:            #15  6.967 190.46                        #2  6.816 195.00

Krawiec won this event in 2007.

Krawiec is 11 - 4 against Smith in prior events.

Smith gets out of the gate first and starts drifting to the right, She has to lean the bike over to get it back in the groove, something comes off the bike, not sure what, then Krawiec powers by and pulls away for the win.

Eddie Krawiec's incremental margins (negative if behind): 60ft(-0.032), 330 ft(-0.002), 660ft(0.032), 1,000ft(0.068). MOV: 0.1180 seconds (approximately 32 feet).

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

Bike#-Rider-(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed----Bike#-Rider-(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
  473 LE Tonglet                              4 Matt Smith                   
E1                   0.042  6.899 193.63     ****WINNER****  0.044  6.817 194.97
 Qualified:             #9  6.865 194.74                        #8  6.849 192.47

Tonglet won this race in 2010.

Tonglet is 8 - 7 against Smith in prior events.

They come off the line together and Smith Starts to pull away. Tonglet drifts to the right, has to fight to get the bike back in the groove, then Smith goes on for the win.

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

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink