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Sun, 15 May 2016, 12:44 PM

Pro Stock Motorcycle Round 1 Eliminations

By Dave Rowe

COMMERCE, Ga. - Results of round 1 eliminations in Pro Stock Motorcycle at the NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series, 36th annual Summit Racing Equipment NHRA Southern Nationals:


Bike#-Rider-(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed----Bike#-Rider-(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
  412 Michael Phillips                        3 Jerry Savoie                 
E1                  -0.031  6.931 195.42     ****WINNER****  0.055  6.853 192.77
 Qualified:            #13  6.944 194.74                        #4  6.895 193.85

12:26 p.m. Weather conditions: air temperature 70 degrees, relative humidity 35 percent, barometer 29.32 inches, adjusted altitude 1,820 feet, track temperature 105 degrees.
Phillips is 1 - 0 against Savoie in prior events.
Phillips leaves a little too quick and goes red giving the win to Savoie.

Savoie goes right down the groove with the quickest pass of the weekend to take the win.


Bike#-Rider-(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed----Bike#-Rider-(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
    7 Karen Stoffer                         205 Shawn Gann                   
E1   ****WINNER****  0.079  6.860 193.77                    -0.016  8.713  88.36
 Qualified:             #6  6.907 193.82                       #11  6.933 192.69

Stoffer is 12 - 6 against Gann in prior events.
Stoffer won this race in 2007.

Gann leaves too quickly and turns on the red light giving the win to Stoffer. Stoffer makes her quickest pass of the weekend to take the win.


Bike#-Rider-(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed----Bike#-Rider-(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
  574 Cory Reed                               6 Chip Ellis                   
E1                   0.010  8.262 105.09     ****WINNER****  0.020  6.889 190.81
 Qualified:            #14  6.952 190.38                        #3  6.895 194.04

Reed is making his first ever start.
Redd gets out of the gate first, stays in front to the 330m foot mark, then Ellis powers by and pulls away for the win. Reed gets about 800 feet out and is out of power, not sure why.

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


Bike#-Rider-(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed----Bike#-Rider-(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
    1 Andrew Hines                           10 Scotty Pollacheck            
E1                   0.045  6.932 193.79     ****WINNER****  0.062  6.865 193.79
 Qualified:             #5  6.898 192.22                       #12  6.936 191.73

Hines won this race in 2008 and 2010.
Hines is 11 - 3 against Pollacheck in prior events.
Hines gets out of the gate first but Pollacheck pulls ahead quickly. Pollacheck continues to extend his lead and takes the win with his quickest pass of the weekend.

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


Bike#-Rider-(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed----Bike#-Rider-(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
  491 Angelle Sampey                        751 Steve Johnson                
E1   ****WINNER****  0.008  6.799 195.59                     0.040  6.952 192.11
 Qualified:             #1  6.865 193.32                       #16  6.973 190.14

Angelle Sampey's four wins is the second-most in the bike class at this event (Dave Schultz won 8 times). This is her 46th #1 qualifying spot which is the most in the bike class.
Sampey is 20 - 6 against Johnson in prior events.
Sampey gets a great light then pulls away with a career best pass to take the win.


Bike#-Rider-(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed----Bike#-Rider-(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
    2 Eddie Krawiec                           4 Matt Smith                   
E1   ****WINNER****  0.049  6.850 194.13                     0.026  6.877 193.05
 Qualified:             #2  6.880 193.71                       #15  6.962 190.54

Krawiec is 17 - 13 against Smith in prior events.
Krawiec has won this event three times
Smith gets a big holeshot on Krawiec, stays in front to the 1000 foot mark, then Krawiec is able to power by and pull away for the win.

Eddie Krawiec's incremental margins (negative if behind): 60ft(-0.035), 330 ft(-0.031), 660ft(-0.020), 1,000ft(-0.006). MOV: 0.0044 seconds (approximately 15 inches).


Bike#-Rider-(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed----Bike#-Rider-(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
 7119 Melissa Surber                        473 LE Tonglet                   
E1   ****WINNER****  0.036  6.863 193.27                     0.064  6.843 194.88
 Qualified:            #10  6.932 190.30                        #7  6.910 193.63

This is the first time Surber and Tonglet have faced each other in eliminations.
Surber gets out of the gate first, Tonglet starts to reel her in but runs out of race track. Surber hangs on for the holeshot win.
Krawiec will have lane choice over Surber in the next round.

Melissa Surber's incremental margins: 60ft(0.010), 330 ft(0.013), 660ft(0.017), 1,000ft(0.016). MOV: 0.0084 seconds (approximately 2 feet).


Bike#-Rider-(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed----Bike#-Rider-(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
    5 Hector Arana Jr                         8 Hector Arana                 
E1                   0.019  7.227 148.54     ****WINNER****  0.016  6.934 174.75
 Qualified:             #9  6.929 192.25                        #8  6.926 193.02

Hector Arana is the defending event champion. Only 2 riders have ever won here in back-to-back years (Sampey & Schultz).
Arana Jr and Arana have each won 8 times against the other in prior events.
Jr. is a little behind off the line, pulls even at the 330 foot mark, then has problems late in the run and Sr. pulls ahead for the win.
Hector Arana's incremental margins (negative if behind): 60ft(0.007), 330 ft(-0.002), 660ft(0.002), 1,000ft(0.086). MOV: 0.2967 seconds (approximately 65 feet).

Sampey will have lane choice over Arana in round two.

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink