Sun, 03 Nov 2019, 16:55 PM Pro Stock Motorcycle Round 2 Eliminations

By Dave Rowe

LAS VEGAS - Results of round 2 eliminations in Pro Stock Motorcycle at the NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series, 19th annual Dodge NHRA Nationals presented by Pennzoil:

Bike#-Rider-(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed----Bike#-Rider-(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
    2 Eddie Krawiec                          10 Scotty Pollacheck            
E2                   0.016  6.960 192.82     ****WINNER****  0.030  6.926 194.21
 Prior rounds:
E1    (K Clontz    ) 0.076  6.902 195.19      (H Arana     ) 0.050  6.917 194.46
 Qualified:             #3  6.864 195.11                        #6  6.877 194.44

1:44 p.m. Weather conditions: air temperature 78 degrees, relative humidity 11 percent, barometer 27.84 inches, adjusted altitude 3,919 feet, track temperature 97 degrees.

Krawiec is 19 - 1 against Pollacheck in prior events.

Krawiec gets the advantage off of the line, stays in front to half track, then Pollacheck is able to get around him and pull away for the win.

Scotty Pollacheck's incremental margins (negative if behind): 60ft(-0.007), 330 ft(-0.011), 660ft(0.001), 1,000ft(0.012). MOV: 0.0206 seconds (approximately 6 feet).

Bike#-Rider-(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed----Bike#-Rider-(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
    1 Matt Smith                              8 Angie Smith                  
E2   ****WINNER****  0.024  6.903 195.85                     0.110  6.970 192.91
 Prior rounds:
E1    (K Sullivan  ) 0.135  6.897 196.99      (K Stoffer   ) 0.100  6.994 191.92
 Qualified:             #1  6.840 196.93                        #9  6.929 192.77

Matt gets a big holeshot and extends his lead all the way through the run. Angie improves on her round one time but was falling behind all the way through the run.

Bike#-Rider-(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed----Bike#-Rider-(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
  751 Steve Johnson                           7 Angelle Sampey               
E2   ****WINNER****  0.085  6.888 189.92                    -0.022  6.937 193.32
 Prior rounds:
E1    (R Tornow    ) 0.022  6.860 192.55      (H Arana Jr  ) 0.075  6.915 192.22
 Qualified:             #2  6.848 194.18                        #7  6.877 193.90

Sampey is 22 - 7 against Johnson in prior events.

Sampey is a little too quick off of the line and goes red giving the win to Johnson.

Johnson will have lane choice over Pollacheck in the next round.

Bike#-Rider-(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed----Bike#-Rider-(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
    5 Jerry Savoie                            6 Andrew Hines                 
E2                   0.082  6.901 194.58     ****WINNER****  0.020  6.937 193.54
 Prior rounds:
E1    (R Oehler    ) 0.036  6.875 195.05      (M Surber    ) 0.049  6.910 193.79
 Qualified:             #5  6.870 193.93                        #4  6.866 194.63

Hines is 15 - 11 against Savoie in prior events.

Hines stages lighting both bulbs on Savoie. Savoie stages, Hines leaves first and starts to pull away. Savoie starts making up ground but Hines is able to hang on and take the holeshot win.

Andrew Hines' incremental margins: 60ft(0.041), 330 ft(0.049), 660ft(0.039), 1,000ft(0.033). MOV: 0.0262 seconds (approximately 7 feet).

Matt Smith will have lane choice over Hines in the next round.

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink