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Sun, 01 Nov 2015, 15:28 PM

Pro Stock Motorcycle Round 1 Eliminations

By Dave Rowe

LAS VEGAS - Results of round 1 eliminations in Pro Stock Motorcycle at the NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series, 15th annual NHRA Toyota Nationals:


Bike#-Rider-(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed----Bike#-Rider-(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
   32 Freddie Camarena                      401 Jerry Savoie                 
E1                   0.083  7.065 191.84     ****WINNER****  0.138  6.923 193.07
 Qualified:            #16  7.030 191.70                        #1  6.852 196.02

12:13 p.m. Weather conditions: air temperature 82 degrees, relative humidity 27 percent, barometer 27.86 inches, adjusted altitude 4,397 feet, track temperature 102 degrees.
This is the 4th time that Jerry Savoie has qualified #1 and three of those have come during the "Countdown" this year. He won in Dallas from the top spot.
This is the 48th start for Freddie Camarena.
Camarena gets out of the gate first, then Savoie goes around him at the sixty foot mark and pulls away for the win.

Jerry Savoie's incremental margins (negative if behind): 60ft(-0.001), 330 ft(0.039), 660ft(0.063), 1,000ft(0.078). MOV: 0.0872 seconds (approximately 25 feet).


Bike#-Rider-(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed----Bike#-Rider-(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
    7 Hector Arana                          777 Karen Stoffer                
E1   ****WINNER****  0.063  7.032 191.67                    -0.078  6.940 192.41
 Qualified:            #11  6.974 192.52                        #6  6.937 193.29

Arana is 8 - 3 against Stoffer in prior events.

Stoffer gets in a hurry off the line and goes red giving the win to Arana.


Bike#-Rider-(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed----Bike#-Rider-(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
  573 Mike Berry                             10 Michael Ray                  
E1   ****WINNER****  0.030  7.060 188.31                     0.048  7.092 184.55
 Qualified:            #14  6.981 191.02                        #3  6.913 193.63

Ray is 5 - 0 against Berry in prior events.
Berry gets out of the gate first, starts pulling away, and extends his lead all the way through the run. Ray makes his slowest pass of the weekend in the loss.

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


Bike#-Rider-(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed----Bike#-Rider-(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
  533 Jim Underdahl                           1 Andrew Hines                 
E1                   0.062  7.016 191.54     ****WINNER****  0.033  6.973 191.97
 Qualified:            #15  6.982 193.49                        #2  6.909 194.55

Andrew Hines is the defending champion. He has won this race four times, and that's the most in the motorcycle class..Jim Underdahl has lost to Andrew Hines 13 times and that's the most losses for Jim against any opponent that he has faced.

Hines gets the holeshot and extends his lead all the way through the run.


Bike#-Rider-(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed----Bike#-Rider-(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
  200 Chip Ellis                              5 Steve Johnson                
E1                   0.097  6.960 192.36     ****WINNER****  0.019  6.987 190.81
 Qualified:             #9  6.962 192.77                        #8  6.960 192.30

Chip Ellis has been to three final rounds here and he won this event in 2004 & 2005. It is the only track where he has multiple wins.
This is the 570th round for Steve Johnson and that is the most in Pro Stock Motorcycle history.
Ellis is 12 - 7 against Johnson in prior events.
Johnson gets a big holeshot and makes it count. Ellis was gaining all the way through the run but soon ran out of race track.
Savoie will have lane choice over Johnson in the next round.

Steve Johnson's incremental margins: 60ft(0.077), 330 ft(0.076), 660ft(0.065), 1,000ft(0.057). MOV: 0.0518 seconds (approximately 15 feet).


Bike#-Rider-(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed----Bike#-Rider-(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
    3 Hector Arana Jr                       473 LE Tonglet                   
E1                   0.048  6.970 193.21     ****WINNER****  0.033  6.945 192.96
 Qualified:            #12  6.976 192.74                        #5  6.930 193.35

Arana Jr is 6 - 5 against Tonglet in prior events.

tonglet gets out of the gate with the advantage and pulls away for the win.


Bike#-Rider-(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed----Bike#-Rider-(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
  205 Shawn Gann                              2 Eddie Krawiec                
E1                  -0.030 17.801  33.76     ****WINNER****  0.038  6.965 191.76
 Qualified:            #13  6.978 191.73                        #4  6.922 194.27

Eddie Krawiec has a pair of wins here (2011 & 2012).
Krawiec is 16 - 1 against Gann in prior events.
Gann leaves too soon and goes red giving the win to Krawiec.

Tonglet will have lane choice over Krawiec in the next round.


Bike#-Rider-(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed----Bike#-Rider-(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
    4 Matt Smith                              6 Scotty Pollacheck            
E1                   0.060  7.003 190.32     ****WINNER****  0.040  6.966 190.70
 Qualified:            #10  6.972 191.40                        #7  6.951 192.19

Smith is 4 - 1 against Pollacheck in prior events.
Pollacheck gets out of the gate first, starts pulling away, and extends his lead all the way through the run.

Pollacheck will have lane choice over Hines in the next round.

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink