Sun, 15 Oct 2017, 16:24 PM Pro Stock Motorcycle Round 3 Eliminations

By Dave Rowe

ENNIS, Texas - Results of round 3 eliminations in Pro Stock Motorcycle at the NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series, 32nd annual AAA Texas NHRA FallNationals:

Bike#-Rider-(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed----Bike#-Rider-(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
    1 Jerry Savoie                            6 Matt Smith                   
E3   ****WINNER****  0.042  6.860 195.28                     0.044 10.803  72.59
 Prior rounds:
E2    (J Gladstone ) 0.018  6.845 194.52      (A Hines     ) 0.025  6.862 193.77
E1    (G Courtney  ) 0.088  6.855 194.16      (M Surber    ) 0.062  6.900 193.43
 Qualified:             #2  6.873 194.35                        #6  6.887 194.94

3:17 p.m. Weather conditions: air temperature 77 degrees, relative humidity 34 percent, barometer 29.62 inches, adjusted altitude 2,024 feet, track temperature 109 degrees.

Smith leaves the line, gets about 300 feet out and the engine goes silent. Savoie goes right down the groove with a clean pass and pulls away for the win.

Bike#-Rider-(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed----Bike#-Rider-(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
    2 Eddie Krawiec                         635 Scotty Pollacheck            
E3   ****WINNER****  0.072  6.853 195.87                     0.059  6.907 191.76
 Prior rounds:
E2    (K Stoffer   ) 0.058  6.785 196.50      (A Smith     ) 0.040  6.895 189.50
E1    (D Hope      ) 0.032  6.885 194.44      (S Johnson   ) 0.037  6.944 190.73
 Qualified:             #1  6.860 196.53                        #4  6.879 195.53

Krawiec is 14 - 1 against Pollacheck in prior events.

Pollacheck gets out of the gate first and starts to pull away. Krawiec starts gaining ground and reels him in just before the 1000 foot mark and goes around for the win.

Eddie Krawiec's incremental margins (negative if behind): 60ft(-0.068), 330 ft(-0.041), 660ft(-0.007), 1,000ft(0.017). MOV: 0.0419 seconds (approximately 12 feet).

Krawiec will have lane choice over Savoie in the final round.

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink