Sun, 13 Nov 2016, 18:00 PM Pro Stock Motorcycle Round 3 Eliminations

By David Gerard

POMONA, Calif. - Results of round 3 eliminations in Pro Stock Motorcycle at the NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series, 52nd annual Auto Club NHRA Finals:

Bike#-Rider-(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed----Bike#-Rider-(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
    4 Matt Smith                              5 Hector Arana Jr              
E3   ****WINNER****  0.018  6.946 192.44                     0.116  7.569 134.10
 Prior rounds:
E2    (E Krawiec   ) 0.029  6.904 192.99      (C Ellis     ) 0.039  6.945 191.59
E1    (H Arana     ) 0.031  6.916 193.35      (F Camarena  ) 0.051  6.899 194.86
 Qualified:            #10  6.889 193.93                        #3  6.856 195.51

2:45 p.m. Weather conditions: air temperature 86 degrees, relative humidity 22 percent, barometer 28.93 inches, adjusted altitude 3,291 feet, track temperature 109 degrees.

Arana Jr is 9 - 7 against Smith in prior events.

Arana is way late and sits up early to give the easy win to Smith. Smith had a great eighteen light to boot.

Bike#-Rider-(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed----Bike#-Rider-(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
    3 Jerry Savoie                          491 Angelle Sampey               
E3                   0.052  6.948 193.85     ****WINNER****  0.047  6.900 194.24
 Prior rounds:
E2    (S Johnson   ) 0.013  6.897 196.02      (A Hines     ) 0.031  6.879 193.93
E1    (A Smith     ) 0.061  6.879 194.88      (S Pollacheck) 0.059  6.882 195.42
 Qualified:             #1  6.825 194.97                        #5  6.859 195.45

Savoie is 6 - 2 against Sampey in prior events.

Just 0.005 difference in RT's and out 2016 Champion is out of here.

Sampey goes to the final round with a small head start and a better run.

Angelle Sampey's incremental margins: 60ft(0.010), 330 ft(0.004), 660ft(0.033), 1,000ft(0.049). MOV: 0.0535 seconds (approximately 15 feet).

Jerry Savoie's incremental times: 60ft-1.057 sec., 330ft-2.846, 660ft-4.424/155.40 mph, 1,000ft-5.789.
Angelle Sampey's incremental times: 60ft-1.052 sec., 330ft-2.847, 660ft-4.396/157.76 mph, 1,000ft-5.745.

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink