Sun, 28 Oct 2018, 19:21 PM Pro Stock Motorcycle Final, Round 4 Eliminations

By Dave Rowe

LAS VEGAS - Results of final, round 4 eliminations in Pro Stock Motorcycle at the NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series, 18th annual NHRA Toyota Nationals:

Bike#-Rider-(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed----Bike#-Rider-(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
    7 Hector Arana Jr                         1 Eddie Krawiec                
E4   ****WINNER****  0.016  6.885 193.35                     0.037  6.911 195.05
 Prior rounds:
E3    (A Hines     ) 0.009  6.946 194.13      (H Arana     ) 0.049  6.924 194.83
E2    (M Smith     ) 0.019  6.942 193.88      (J Savoie    ) 0.051  6.933 194.97
E1    (M Paquette  ) 0.065  6.924 193.27      (R Tornow    ) 0.019  6.901 194.21
 Qualified:             #1  6.845 196.44                        #2  6.859 195.65

4:16 p.m. Weather conditions: air temperature 83 degrees, relative humidity 23 percent, barometer 27.84 inches, adjusted altitude 4,437 feet, track temperature 99 degrees.

Krawiec is 16 - 8 against Arana Jr in prior events and Krawiec is 4 - 2 against Arana Jr in prior final rounds.

Arana gets the advantage off the line and starts to pull away. Krawiec starts making up ground at the 330 foot mark but quickly runs out of room.

Hector Arana Jr's incremental margins: 60ft(0.071), 330 ft(0.070), 660ft(0.069), 1,000ft(0.058). MOV: 0.0471 seconds (approximately 13 feet).

Arana gets the win, the third this year and the 14th of his career.

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink