Sun, 29 Sep 2019, 15:14 PM Pro Stock Motorcycle Round 2 Eliminations

By Dave Rowe

MADISON, Ill. - Results of round 2 eliminations in Pro Stock Motorcycle at the NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series, eighth annual AAA Insurance NHRA Midwest Nationals:

Bike#-Rider-(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed----Bike#-Rider-(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
    1 Matt Smith                            777 Karen Stoffer                
E2                  -0.002  6.907 196.22     ****WINNER****  0.005  6.916 196.30
 Prior rounds:
E1    (J Salinas   ) 0.073  6.902 197.77      (R Oehler    ) 0.068  6.911 195.85
 Qualified:             #1  6.801 198.93                        #9  6.886 195.76

2:04 p.m. Weather conditions: air temperature 95 degrees, relative humidity 48 percent, barometer 29.59 inches, adjusted altitude 3,685 feet, track temperature 117 degrees.

Smith is 18 - 12 against Stoffer in prior events.

Smith just misses the tree and goes red giving the win to Stoffer. Stoffer's bike kicked the rear a little sideways at the hit but she went on through with a good run for the conditions.

Bike#-Rider-(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed----Bike#-Rider-(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
    6 Andrew Hines                            8 Angie Smith                  
E2   ****WINNER****  0.005  6.895 195.17                     0.083  6.926 193.88
 Prior rounds:
E1    (M Ray       ) 0.021  6.872 195.22      (H Arana     ) 0.058  6.934 195.03
 Qualified:             #3  6.851 195.82                        #6  6.874 196.96

Hines gets a big ho9leshot and starts pulling away. Smith starts to make up a little ground after half track but Hines hangs on and takes the win.

Andrew Hines' incremental margins: 60ft(0.101), 330 ft(0.117), 660ft(0.108), 1,000ft(0.104). MOV: 0.1098 seconds (approximately 31 feet).

Andrew Hines' incremental times: 60ft-1.070 sec., 330ft-2.865, 660ft-4.404/159.16 mph, 1,000ft-5.746.

Bike#-Rider-(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed----Bike#-Rider-(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
  751 Steve Johnson                           7 Angelle Sampey               
E2   ****WINNER****  0.056  6.914 194.07                    -0.007  6.956 192.88
 Prior rounds:
E1    (A Rawlings  ) 0.061  6.854 195.73      (S Pollacheck) 0.030  6.907 194.83
 Qualified:             #2  6.838 196.02                        #7  6.874 192.77

Sampey is 22 - 6 against Johnson in prior events.

Sampey leaves too soon and goes red giving the win to Johnson. Johnson makes a clean pass but will give up lane choice to Hines in the next round.

Bike#-Rider-(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed----Bike#-Rider-(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
    2 Eddie Krawiec                           3 Hector Arana Jr              
E2   ****WINNER****  0.050  6.892 195.59                     0.042  7.011 193.63
 Prior rounds:
E1    (K Clontz    ) 0.044  6.872 195.39      (J Savoie    ) 0.043  6.935 194.77
 Qualified:             #4  6.859 194.97                       #12  6.939 194.94

Arana gets out of the gate first but Krawiec drove around him before they reached the sixty foot mark. Krawiec goes by and pulls away for the win.

Eddie Krawiec's incremental margins: 60ft(0.025), 330 ft(0.055), 660ft(0.075), 1,000ft(0.098). MOV: 0.1111 seconds (approximately 32 feet).Krawiec is 20 - 9 against Arana Jr in prior events.

Krawiec will have lane choice over Stoffer in the next round.

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink