Sun, 17 Nov 2019, 17:13 PM Pro Stock Motorcycle Round 2 Eliminations

By David Gerard

POMONA, Calif. - Results of round 2 eliminations in Pro Stock Motorcycle at the NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series, 55th annual Auto Club NHRA Finals:

Bike#-Rider-(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed----Bike#-Rider-(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
    5 Jerry Savoie                            3 Hector Arana Jr              
E2   ****WINNER****  0.017  6.860 194.21                    -0.021  6.979 195.68
 Prior rounds:
E1    (A Smith     ) 0.047  6.912 191.87      (H Arana     ) 0.039  6.934 193.82
 Qualified:             #3  6.837 193.35                        #6  6.867 196.36

2:02 p.m. Weather conditions: air temperature 85 degrees, relative humidity 17 percent, barometer 28.82 inches, adjusted altitude 3,303 feet, track temperature 112 degrees.

Arana Jr is 10 - 7 against Savoie in prior events.

Arana goes red and gives the free pass to round three to Savoie.

Strong pass for Savoie with a good seventeen light.

Jerry Savoie's incremental times: 60ft-1.057 sec., 330ft-2.850, 660ft-4.379/160.48 mph, 1,000ft-5.715.

Bike#-Rider-(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed----Bike#-Rider-(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
  751 Steve Johnson                        7253 Jianna Salinas               
E2                   0.070 13.432  58.11     ****WINNER****  0.022  7.062 184.55
 Prior rounds:
E1    (F Camarena  ) 0.030  6.903 190.94      (A Hines     ) 0.116  6.987 187.29
 Qualified:             #5  6.850 194.86                       #13  6.972 186.74

This is the first time Johnson and Salinas have faced each other in eliminations.

UPSET! Salinas gets a big starting line advantage and then gets the easy win, when Johnson's engine goes silent before the 330 lights.

Jianna Salinas' incremental times: 60ft-1.077 sec., 330ft-2.898, 660ft-4.466/155.06 mph, 1,000ft-5.855.

Bike#-Rider-(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed----Bike#-Rider-(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
  777 Karen Stoffer                           7 Angelle Sampey               
E2   ****WINNER****  0.020  6.894 195.51                     0.010  6.907 193.96
 Prior rounds:
E1    (K Clontz    ) 0.041  6.888 195.05      (E Krawiec   ) 0.041  6.886 193.65
 Qualified:             #2  6.834 195.00                       #10  6.882 194.02

Sampey is 14 - 5 against Stoffer in prior events.

WOW! Really close race! Sampey gets a 0.010 advantage off the line and holds the lead going down the track until right after the 1000 foot lights. Stoffer's Suzuki has the top end power and rides on by in the lights for the one foot win!

Karen Stoffer's incremental margins (negative if behind): 60ft(-0.005), 330 ft(-0.004), 660ft(-0.008), 1,000ft(-0.005). MOV: 0.0034 seconds (approximately 12 inches).

Karen Stoffer's incremental times: 60ft-1.062 sec., 330ft-2.862, 660ft-4.405/158.89 mph, 1,000ft-5.747.
Angelle Sampey's incremental times: 60ft-1.067 sec., 330ft-2.868, 660ft-4.407/159.12 mph, 1,000ft-5.752.

Bike#-Rider-(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed----Bike#-Rider-(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
    1 Matt Smith                           3284 Ryan Oehler                  
E2   ****WINNER****  0.019  6.893 195.90                     0.017  6.944 194.55
 Prior rounds:
E1    (K Sullivan  ) 0.091  6.885 196.70      (S Pollacheck) 0.045  6.932 193.49
 Qualified:             #1  6.815 197.33                        #9  6.879 196.96

Smith is 2 - 0 against Oehler in prior events.

Just 0.002 difference in rT's and Smith is quickly out in front and pulling ahead. He will have lane choice over Salinas in round three.

Matt Smith's incremental times: 60ft-1.063 sec., 330ft-2.876, 660ft-4.412/159.76 mph, 1,000ft-5.749.
Ryan Oehler's incremental times: 60ft-1.078 sec., 330ft-2.899, 660ft-4.440/158.39 mph, 1,000ft-5.792.

2:10 p.m.

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink