Sun, 12 Nov 2017, 19:07 PM Pro Stock Motorcycle Final, Round 4 Eliminations

By David Gerard

POMONA, Calif. - Results of final, round 4 eliminations in Pro Stock Motorcycle at the NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series, 53rd annual Auto Club NHRA Finals:

Bike#-Rider-(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed----Bike#-Rider-(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
    2 Eddie Krawiec                           3 Andrew Hines                 
E4                   0.005  6.930 177.58     ****WINNER****  0.031  6.856 196.02
 Prior rounds:
E3    (M Smith     ) 0.025  6.803 196.56      (L Tonglet   ) 0.023  6.817 196.02
E2    (J Savoie    ) 0.024  6.828 196.42      (J Gladstone ) 0.059  6.824 196.47
E1    (L Bonham    ) 0.052  6.871 197.25      (R Oehler    ) 0.069  6.820 197.42
 Qualified:             #1  6.781 197.68                        #2  6.799 197.13

4:01 p.m. Weather conditions: air temperature 70 degrees, relative humidity 54 percent, barometer 28.91 inches, adjusted altitude 2,539 feet, track temperature 80 degrees.

Krawiec has five wins in six countdown races and is 28 - 19 against Hines in prior events and Krawiec is 12 - 8 against Hines in prior final rounds.

Krawiec nails the tree with a great 0.005 light and Hines can't catch him until after half track.

Hines starts a steady pull to the finish line and just gets on by after the 1000 foot lights for the win.

Andrew Hines' incremental margins (negative if behind): 60ft(-0.044), 330 ft(-0.044), 660ft(-0.047), 1,000ft(-0.021). MOV: 0.0482 seconds (approximately 13 feet).

Eddie Krawiec's incremental times: 60ft-1.078 sec., 330ft-2.857, 660ft-4.368/161.50 mph, 1,000ft-5.720.
Andrew Hines' incremental times: 60ft-1.096 sec., 330ft-2.875, 660ft-4.389/161.09 mph, 1,000ft-5.715.

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink