Sun, 01 Nov 2015, 17:00 PM Pro Stock Motorcycle Round 2 Eliminations

By Dave Rowe

LAS VEGAS - Results of round 2 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
    5 Steve Johnson                         401 Jerry Savoie                 
E2                   0.036  7.011 190.08     ****WINNER****  0.028  6.939 193.60
 Prior rounds:
E1    (C Ellis     ) 0.019  6.987 190.81      (F Camarena  ) 0.138  6.923 193.07
 Qualified:             #8  6.960 192.30                        #1  6.852 196.02

1:43 p.m. Weather conditions: air temperature 81 degrees, relative humidity 29 percent, barometer 27.84 inches, adjusted altitude 4,292 feet, track temperature 106 degrees.

Savoie is 3 - 2 against Johnson in prior events.

Savoie is third in the points but is only 26 points behind the leader.

Savoie gets the holeshot but Johnson pulls even at the sixty foot mark. That was as close as Johnson would get, Savoie quickly starts pulling away again and takes the win.

Bike#-Rider-(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed----Bike#-Rider-(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
  573 Mike Berry                              7 Hector Arana                 
E2                   0.155 18.023  22.66     ****WINNER****  0.058  7.051 190.08
 Prior rounds:
E1    (M Ray       ) 0.030  7.060 188.31      (K Stoffer   ) 0.063  7.032 191.67
 Qualified:            #14  6.981 191.02                       #11  6.974 192.52

Arana is 8 - 1 against Berry in prior events.

Berry is late off the line, then the bike noses over about 100 feet out. Arana doesn't make a great pass but takes the win.

Bike#-Rider-(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed----Bike#-Rider-(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
    1 Andrew Hines                            6 Scotty Pollacheck            
E2   ****WINNER****  0.016  6.964 192.77                     0.009  7.007 190.70
 Prior rounds:
E1    (J Underdahl ) 0.033  6.973 191.97      (M Smith     ) 0.040  6.966 190.70
 Qualified:             #2  6.909 194.55                        #7  6.951 192.19

Hines is 10 - 3 against Pollacheck in prior events.

Hines gets a great light but Pollacheck's is even better. Pollacheck stays in front through the sixty foot mark, then Hines powers by and pulls away for the win.

Bike#-Rider-(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed----Bike#-Rider-(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
    2 Eddie Krawiec                         473 LE Tonglet                   
E2                   0.022  6.959 192.93     ****WINNER****  0.054  6.922 193.79
 Prior rounds:
E1    (S Gann      ) 0.038  6.965 191.76      (H Arana Jr  ) 0.033  6.945 192.96
 Qualified:             #4  6.922 194.27                        #5  6.930 193.35

Krawiec is 16 - 5 against Tonglet in prior events.

Krawiec gets the advantage off the line, stays in front all the way through the 1000 foot mark, then Tonglet goes around and pulls away for the upset win.

LE Tonglet's incremental margins (negative if behind): 60ft(-0.015), 330 ft(-0.013), 660ft(-0.006), 1,000ft(-0.001). MOV: 0.0056 seconds (approximately 19 inches).With the loss, Krawiec falls to third in the points, 17 behind Savoie and 43 behind the leader Hines.

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

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink