Sun, 19 May 2019, 16:12 PM Pro Stock Motorcycle Round 3 Eliminations

By Rick Green

DINWIDDIE, Va. - Results of round 3 eliminations in Pro Stock Motorcycle at the NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series, Second annual Virginia NHRA Nationals:

Bike#-Rider-(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed----Bike#-Rider-(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
    2 Eddie Krawiec                           3 Hector Arana Jr              
E3   ****WINNER****  0.041  6.863 196.56                     0.027  6.902 195.39
 Prior rounds:
E2    (K Stoffer   ) 0.053  6.853 196.44      (J Gladstone ) 0.055  6.884 194.83
E1    (K Clontz    ) 0.069  6.855 196.82      (C Reed      ) 0.012  6.909 197.05
 Qualified:             #2  6.822 197.51                        #3  6.826 197.36

Weather conditions: air temperature 94 degrees, relative humidity 41 percent, barometer 29.73 inches, adjusted altitude 3,357 feet, track temperature 132 degrees.

Krawiec is 17 - 9 against Arana Jr in prior events.

Arana Jr. with the starting line advantage, but Krawiec chased him down by half track and never trailed from there on for the win. Eddie Krawiec's MOV: 0.0255 seconds (approximately 7 feet). Krawiec is advancing to his 81st final round..

Bike#-Rider-(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed----Bike#-Rider-(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
    1 Matt Smith                              6 Andrew Hines                 
E3                   0.057  6.856 196.67     ****WINNER****  0.025  6.837 196.62
 Prior rounds:
E2    (A Sampey    ) 0.050  6.836 198.50      (R Oehler    ) 0.041  6.871 195.90
E1    (S Pollacheck) 0.062  6.813 198.64      (J Salinas   ) 0.059  6.853 196.87
 Qualified:             #4  6.840 198.32                        #1  6.812 196.42

Hines is 30 - 12 against Smith in prior events.

Hines with the starting line advantage and never trailed for the win. Andrew Hines' MOV: 0.0512 seconds (approximately 15 feet). He will have lane choice over Krawiec in the final. Hines is advancing to his 90th final round.

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink