Sun, 18 Oct 2020, 13:23 PM Pro Stock Motorcycle Round 1 Eliminations

By Rick Green

ENNIS, Texas - Results of round 1 eliminations in Pro Stock Motorcycle at the NHRA Camping World Drag Racing Series, 35th annual AAA Texas NHRA FallNationals:

Bike#-Rider-(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed----Bike#-Rider-(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
 1550 Joey Gladstone                          6 Hector Arana Jr              
E1   ****WINNER****  0.032  6.987 190.03                    -0.008  6.905 196.13
 Qualified:             #8  6.895 195.17                        #9  6.901 196.30

Weather conditions: air temperature 82 degrees, relative humidity 64 percent, barometer 29.38 inches, adjusted altitude 3,054 feet, track temperature 90 degrees.

Arana Jr is 2 - 1 against Gladstone in prior events.

Arana Jr. goes red to give Gladstone the win.

Bike#-Rider-(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed----Bike#-Rider-(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
  574 Cory Reed                              11 Scotty Pollacheck            
E1   ****WINNER****  0.092  6.965 193.90                     0.062  7.002 197.88
 Qualified:            #11  6.920 195.36                        #6  6.864 197.05

Reed and Pollacheck have each won 2 times against the other in prior events.

Pollacheck with the starting line advantage, but Reed had the difference made up by the time they went by the Christmas tree. He holds on for the win. Cory Reed's MOV: 0.0073 seconds (approximately 2 feet).

Bike#-Rider-(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed----Bike#-Rider-(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
 1628 John Hall                               8 Angie Smith                  
E1                   0.012  6.924 193.40     ****WINNER****  0.015  6.868 199.35
 Qualified:            #15  6.974 193.38                        #2  6.809 200.89

This (No. 2) is the best starting spot for Angie Smith.

Smith is 2 - 1 against Hall in prior events.

Hall with a slight starting line advantage, but Smith had the lead just past half track and takes the win. Angie Smith's MOV: 0.0537 seconds (approximately 15 feet).

Bike#-Rider-(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed----Bike#-Rider-(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
  751 Steve Johnson                           5 Eddie Krawiec                
E1                   0.055  6.921 192.77     ****WINNER****  0.047  6.844 198.17
 Qualified:            #10  6.910 191.87                        #7  6.870 197.08

Eddie Krawiec is 11 - 1 against Steve Johnson in round 1. For his career Eddie wins 85% of his opening round matches.

Krawiec is 21 - 5 against Johnson in prior events.

Krawiec with the slight starting line advantage and never trailed for the win. He runs his quickest pass of the weekend. This is low E.T. of race day. He will have lane choice over Angie Smith in the next round.

Bike#-Rider-(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed----Bike#-Rider-(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
    2 Jerry Savoie                          370 Marc Ingwersen               
E1   ****WINNER****  0.066  6.917 191.40                     0.010  6.999 192.38
 Qualified:             #3  6.828 192.85                       #14  6.969 193.10

Jerry Savoie is 8 - 3 in the first round when qualified #3.

Savoie is 1 - 0 against Ingwersen in prior events.

Ingwersen with a great light, but Savoie had the lead by 330 feet and holds on for the win. Jerry Savoie's MOV: 0.0265 seconds (approximately 7 feet). He will have lane choice to reed in the next round.

Bike#-Rider-(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed----Bike#-Rider-(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
    1 Andrew Hines                            9 Ryan Oehler                  
E1   ****WINNER****  0.033  6.834 197.94                     0.034  6.980 195.90
 Qualified:            #12  6.949 197.51                        #5  6.854 197.77

This (No. 12) is the lowest starting spot for Andrew Hines since he qualified 12th at this race last year.

Hines is 6 - 0 against Oehler in prior events.

Hines with a tick advantage on the tree and never trailed for the win. He runs low E.T. of race day for the win.

Bike#-Rider-(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed----Bike#-Rider-(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
 1981 Kelly Clontz                            7 Angelle Sampey               
E1                   0.241  6.980 191.76     ****WINNER****  0.034  6.841 197.57
 Qualified:            #13  6.949 192.58                        #4  6.847 199.05

Kelly Clontz is the 82nd different rider to race Angelle Sampey. Angelle has a winning record against 74 of those she has faced.

Sampey with the starting line advantage and never trailed for the win. She 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
  412 Michael Phillips                        3 Matt Smith                   
E1   ****WINNER****  0.802  8.911  99.67                           No Time      
 Qualified:            #16  6.984 192.00                        #1  6.808 200.71

This is the first time Matt and Angie Smith have qualified Nos.1 & 2.

This is the 41st time Matt Smith has been No. 1 and that's the fifth most in Pro Stock Motorcycle history. He is 33 - 7 in round 1 when starting from the top spot and overall he is 10 -1 against Michael Phillips in round 1.

Smith is 13 - 6 against Phillips in prior events.

Smith can't get his bike to fire and he walks away from the bike. Phillips with problems on the run and clicks it off. He will give up lane choice to Gladstone in the next round.

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink

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