Sun, 01 Nov 2020, 14:53 PM Pro Stock Motorcycle Round 1 Eliminations

By Rick Green

LAS VEGAS - Results of round 1 eliminations in Pro Stock Motorcycle at the NHRA Camping World Drag Racing Series, 20th annual Dodge NHRA Finals presented by Pennzoil:

Bike#-Rider-(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed----Bike#-Rider-(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
    6 Hector Arana Jr                         9 Ryan Oehler                  
E1   ****WINNER****  0.014  6.957 192.19                     0.041  6.981 192.11
 Qualified:             #8  6.947 194.44                        #9  6.955 193.35

Weather conditions: air temperature 78 degrees, relative humidity 6 percent, barometer 30.20 inches, track temperature 89 degrees.

Arana Jr is 6 - 1 against Oehler in prior events.

Arana Jr. with the starting line advantage and never trailed for the win.

Bike#-Rider-(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed----Bike#-Rider-(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
  745 Katie Sullivan                          8 Angie Smith                  
E1                   0.050  7.026 190.00     ****WINNER****  0.021  6.914 195.11
 Qualified:            #12  7.014 192.36                        #5  6.918 196.30

Katie Sullivan is 2 - 0 against Angie Smith.

Smith with the starting line advantage and never trailed for the win. She runs her quickest pass of the weekend for the win.

Bike#-Rider-(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed----Bike#-Rider-(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
 1550 Joey Gladstone                         32 Freddie Camarena             
E1   ****WINNER****  0.055  7.741 124.64                    -0.015  7.987 120.74
 Qualified:             #3  6.893 195.56                       #14  7.082 189.82

This is the 123rd race for Freddie Camarena and his first this year. His first race was Dallas in 1999.

This is the first time Gladstone and Camarena have faced each other in eliminations.

Camarena turns on the red light to give Gladstone the win. Gladstone clicked it off early.

Bike#-Rider-(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed----Bike#-Rider-(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
  402 David Barron                           11 Scotty Pollacheck            
E1                  -0.029  7.335 185.56     ****WINNER****  0.060  7.020 191.62
 Qualified:            #13  7.045 190.00                        #4  6.900 196.04

This is the first time Barron and Pollacheck have faced each other in eliminations.

Barron goes red to give Pollacheck the win. He will give up lane choice ti Angie Smith in the next round.

Bike#-Rider-(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed----Bike#-Rider-(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
 1981 Kelly Clontz                          751 Steve Johnson                
E1                   0.116  7.057 187.29     ****WINNER****  0.029  6.983 187.70
 Qualified:            #11  7.009 190.78                        #6  6.941 192.19

Johnson is 3 - 0 against Clontz in prior events.

Johnson with the starting line advantage and never trailed for the win. He will have lane choice over Gladstone in the next round.

Bike#-Rider-(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed----Bike#-Rider-(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
    7 Angelle Sampey                          3 Matt Smith                   
E1                   0.023  6.916 191.40     ****WINNER****  0.015  6.872 196.27
 Qualified:            #15  7.141 158.82                        #2  6.821 198.38

Matt Smith is 16 -3 in round 1 when qualified #2.

Angelle Sampey is 0 -4 in round 1 when qualified 15th.

They are 3 -3 against each other in round 1.

Smith is 18 - 7 against Sampey in prior events.

Smith with the starting line advantage and never trailed for the win. He runs low E.T. of race day.

Bike#-Rider-(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed----Bike#-Rider-(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
    5 Eddie Krawiec                         574 Cory Reed                    
E1   ****WINNER****  0.058  6.903 196.10                    -0.044  7.163 188.33
 Qualified:             #1  6.818 198.12                       #16  7.318 190.14

Eddie Krawiec is 45 -2 in round 1 when qualified #1. He has not won from the top spot in his last 9 tries.

This is the 50th race for Cory Reed.

Reed goes red to give Krawiec the win. He will have lane choice over Arana Jr. in the next round.

Bike#-Rider-(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed----Bike#-Rider-(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
    1 Andrew Hines                           17 Chris Bostick                
E1   ****WINNER****  0.053  6.944 193.10                     0.019  7.023 187.94
 Qualified:             #7  6.946 194.74                       #10  6.998 184.85

Andrew Hines wins 81% of his first round races. He is 46 - 4 in round 1 in his last 50 races.

He beat Chris Bostick in round 1 at Houston.

Hines is 2 - 0 against Bostick in prior events.

Bostick with the starting line advantage, but Hines chased him down just half track and took the win. Hines with his quickest pass of the weekend, but will give up lane choice to Matt Smith in the next round.

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink

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