Sun, 18 Oct 2015, 15:00 PM Pro Stock Motorcycle Round 2 Eliminations

By Dave Rowe

ENNIS, Texas - Results of round 2 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
    4 Matt Smith                            401 Jerry Savoie                 
E2                   0.027  6.886 193.82     ****WINNER****  0.062  6.779 198.20
 Prior rounds:
E1    (L Tonglet   ) 0.044  6.817 194.97      (S Pollacheck) 0.061  6.785 197.94
 Qualified:             #8  6.849 192.47                        #1  6.765 197.74

1:48 p.m. Weather conditions: air temperature 80 degrees, relative humidity 27 percent, barometer 29.76 inches, adjusted altitude 1,995 feet, track temperature 106 degrees.

Smith is 7 - 3 against Savoie in prior events.

Smith does all he can, getting off the line first, but Savoie goes around him before they reach half track and pulls away for the win.

Jerry Savoie's incremental margins (negative if behind): 60ft(-0.032), 330 ft(-0.019), 660ft(0.014), 1,000ft(0.046). MOV: 0.0725 seconds (approximately 21 feet).

Bike#-Rider-(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed----Bike#-Rider-(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
    7 Hector Arana                          200 Chip Ellis                   
E2                   0.081  6.895 195.45     ****WINNER****  0.036  6.840 196.33
 Prior rounds:
E1    (A Hines     ) 0.014  6.904 195.34      (M Ray       ) 0.083  6.821 196.39
 Qualified:            #11  6.886 194.13                        #3  6.824 195.17

Arana is 5 - 3 against Ellis in prior events.

Ellis gets out of the gate first and extends his lead all the way through the run.

Bike#-Rider-(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed----Bike#-Rider-(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
    5 Steve Johnson                         777 Karen Stoffer                
E2                   0.064  6.888 194.55     ****WINNER****  0.030  6.820 196.82
 Prior rounds:
E1    (S Gann      ) 0.048  6.827 196.13      (J Underdahl ) 0.100  6.827 196.79
 Qualified:             #4  6.825 194.94                        #5  6.832 195.14

Stoffer is 12 - 8 against Johnson in prior events.

Stoffer gets a big holeshot and pulls away for the win.

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

Bike#-Rider-(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed----Bike#-Rider-(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
    3 Hector Arana Jr                         2 Eddie Krawiec                
E2                  -0.003 11.261  70.57     ****WINNER****  0.060  6.830 194.46
 Prior rounds:
E1    (M Berry     ) 0.255  6.919 196.70      (A Smith     ) 0.057  6.859 196.39
 Qualified:             #7  6.847 195.70                        #2  6.816 195.00

Krawiec is 9 - 5 against Arana Jr in prior events.

Krawiec is in second in the points and needs this to try to make up ground on Hines.

Arana just misses the tree on the wrong side and goes red giving the win to Krawiec. Krawiec goes right down the groove and will have lane choice over Ellis in the next round.

Krawiec is now 41 points behind Hines.

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink