Mon, 14 Oct 2019, 14:27 PM Pro Stock Motorcycle Round 3 Eliminations

By Rick Green

CONCORD, N.C. - Results of round 3 eliminations in Pro Stock Motorcycle at the NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series, 12th annual NTK NHRA Carolina Nationals:

Bike#-Rider-(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed----Bike#-Rider-(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
    3 Hector Arana Jr                         6 Andrew Hines                 
E3                  -0.041  6.859 196.76     ****WINNER****  0.048  6.831 198.90
 Prior rounds:
E2    (J Salinas   ) 0.004  6.984 172.96      (S Pollacheck) 0.030  6.815 198.82
E1    (A Smith     ) 0.037  6.815 198.12      (M Ray       ) 0.029  6.866 198.88
 Qualified:             #7  6.856 196.73                        #3  6.814 198.79

Weather conditions: air temperature 76 degrees, relative humidity 38 percent, barometer 29.36 inches, adjusted altitude 2,206 feet, track temperature 2206 degrees.

Hines is 19 - 11 against Arana Jr in prior events.

Arana Jr. goes red to Hines the win. Hines advances to his 10th final round this season and the 96th of his career.

Bike#-Rider-(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed----Bike#-Rider-(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
  751 Steve Johnson                         777 Karen Stoffer                
E3                   0.029  6.952 193.85     ****WINNER****  0.110  6.797 199.20
 Prior rounds:
E2    (R Oehler    ) 0.048  6.937 192.66      (E Krawiec   ) 0.030  6.809 199.05
E1    (A Rawlings  ) 0.057  6.867 194.69      (K Clontz    ) 0.025  6.793 198.96
 Qualified:             #1  6.786 196.70                        #5  6.819 197.97

Stoffer is 17 - 9 against Johnson in prior events.

Johnson with the starting line advantage, but Stoffer has the difference made up by 330 feet and never trails from there on for the win. She will have lane choice in the final. She is advancing to her third final round this season and the 23rd of her career.

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink