Sun, 03 Nov 2019, 18:16 PM Pro Stock Motorcycle Round 3 Eliminations

By Dave Rowe

LAS VEGAS - Results of round 3 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
    1 Matt Smith                              6 Andrew Hines                 
E3   ****WINNER****  0.029  6.895 196.19                    -0.011  6.969 193.21
 Prior rounds:
E2    (A Smith     ) 0.024  6.903 195.85      (J Savoie    ) 0.020  6.937 193.54
E1    (K Sullivan  ) 0.135  6.897 196.99      (M Surber    ) 0.049  6.910 193.79
 Qualified:             #1  6.840 196.93                        #4  6.866 194.63

3:09 p.m. Weather conditions: air temperature 78 degrees, relative humidity 11 percent, barometer 27.82 inches, adjusted altitude 3,961 feet, track temperature 91 degrees.

Hines misses the tree on the wrong side and goes red giving the win to Smith.

Hines is going to his 54th final round, fourth this year, and the fourth at this event.

Bike#-Rider-(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed----Bike#-Rider-(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
  751 Steve Johnson                          10 Scotty Pollacheck            
E3   ****WINNER****  0.013  6.876 193.82                     0.019  6.953 194.83
 Prior rounds:
E2    (A Sampey    ) 0.085  6.888 189.92      (E Krawiec   ) 0.030  6.926 194.21
E1    (R Tornow    ) 0.022  6.860 192.55      (H Arana     ) 0.050  6.917 194.46
 Qualified:             #2  6.848 194.18                        #6  6.877 194.44

Johnson gets a little advantage off of the line and extends his lead all the way through the run.

Steve Johnson's incremental margins: 60ft(0.020), 330 ft(0.052), 660ft(0.075), 1,000ft(0.084). MOV: 0.0831 seconds (approximately 24 feet).

Johnson is going to his 22nd career final round, the second this year, and the first at this event.

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink