Sun, 20 Aug 2017, 13:47 PM Pro Stock Motorcycle Round 1 Eliminations

By Bob Orme

BRAINERD, Minn. - Results of round 1 eliminations in Pro Stock Motorcycle at the NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series, 36th annual Lucas Oil NHRA Nationals:

Bike#-Rider-(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed----Bike#-Rider-(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
    1 Jerry Savoie                          573 Mike Berry                   
E1   ****WINNER****  0.073  6.881 192.85                     0.019  7.026 190.48
 Qualified:             #2  6.882 193.57                       #15  7.058 188.96

12:29 p.m. Weather conditions: air temperature 74 degrees, relative humidity 61 percent, barometer 28.62 inches, adjusted altitude 3,252 feet, track temperature 96 degrees.

Savoie is 4 - 0 against Berry in prior events.

Berry had the advantage at the line but Savoie caught and passed him before the 330-foot mark.

Bike#-Rider-(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed----Bike#-Rider-(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
    3 Andrew Hines                          491 Angelle Sampey               
E1   ****WINNER****  0.021  6.929 195.90                     0.040  8.326 107.91
 Qualified:             #8  6.946 195.00                        #9  6.959 191.78

Andrew Hines won this race in 2007, 2010 & 2016. His brother, Matt, and the late Dave Schultz are the only motorcycle riders to win in Brainerd in back-to-back years. Sampey is 14 - 9 against Hines in prior events.

Sampey was to the right of the groove early and she lifted. Hines makes his best pass of the weekend to move on to round two.

Bike#-Rider-(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed----Bike#-Rider-(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
    7 LE Tonglet                            751 Steve Johnson                
E1   ****WINNER****  0.137  6.864 194.66                           No Time      
 Qualified:             #5  6.912 193.68                       #12  6.975 191.32

L.E. Tonglet won in Brainerd 2011. Tonglet is 11 - 4 against Johnson in prior events.

Johnson rolled through the beams before the tree was activated. A good looking pass by Tonglet.

Bike#-Rider-(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed----Bike#-Rider-(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
   77 Angie Smith                           777 Karen Stoffer                
E1   ****WINNER****  0.032  6.935 193.29                     0.087  6.942 192.58
 Qualified:             #7  6.944 192.25                       #10  6.959 190.92

Stoffer is 8 - 1 against Smith in prior events.

Smith has the advantage at the tree and she gets the win by about 18 feet.

Bike#-Rider-(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed----Bike#-Rider-(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
    2 Eddie Krawiec                        1550 Joey Gladstone               
E1   ****WINNER****  0.014  6.883 194.91                     0.001  6.939 193.60
 Qualified:             #6  6.920 194.55                       #11  6.965 192.85

Eddie Krawiec won here in 2012 & 2015. Krawiec is 3 - 1 against Gladstone in prior events.

Gladstone was almost perfect at the tree but Krawiec was able to chase him down for the win. Eddie Krawiec's incremental margins (negative if behind): 60ft(-0.023), 330 ft(-0.014), 660ft(0.009), 1,000ft(0.031). MOV: 0.0435 seconds (approximately 12 feet).

Bike#-Rider-(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed----Bike#-Rider-(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
  574 Cory Reed                             635 Scotty Pollacheck            
E1   ****WINNER****  0.045  6.944 190.03                     0.067  6.960 191.54
 Qualified:            #13  6.978 187.18                        #4  6.908 193.54

Reed is 1 - 0 against Pollacheck in prior events.

Pollacheck was off his usual pace and Reed gets the win. Cory Reed's incremental margins: 60ft(0.029), 330 ft(0.045), 660ft(0.049), 1,000ft(0.046). MOV: 0.0387 seconds (approximately 11 feet).

Bike#-Rider-(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed----Bike#-Rider-(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
    6 Matt Smith                             32 Freddie Camarena             
E1   ****WINNER****  0.085  6.859 194.55                     0.001  7.104 189.98
 Qualified:             #3  6.884 195.22                       #14  7.056 191.81

Matt Smith was the 2008 winner here. Smith is 1 - 0 against Camarena in prior events.

A strong pass by Smith and he moves on to round two where he'll have lane choice over Krawiec.

Bike#-Rider-(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed----Bike#-Rider-(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
    8 Hector Arana Jr                       533 Jim Underdahl                
E1   ****WINNER****  0.058  6.893 194.49                     0.002  7.079 190.46
 Qualified:             #1  6.879 194.24                       #16  7.091 189.02

Arana Jr is 12 - 2 against Underdahl in prior events.

Arana has the better machine here and he'll have lane choice over Hines in round two.

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink