Sun, 01 Nov 2020, 16:56 PM Pro Stock Motorcycle Round 2 Eliminations

By Rick Green

LAS VEGAS - Results of round 2 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
 1550 Joey Gladstone                        751 Steve Johnson                
E2                   0.069  7.017 190.86     ****WINNER****  0.076  6.980 188.99
 Prior rounds:
E1    (F Camarena  ) 0.055  7.741 124.64      (K Clontz    ) 0.029  6.983 187.70
 Qualified:             #3  6.893 195.56                        #6  6.941 192.19

Weather conditions: air temperature 83 degrees, relative humidity 5 percent, barometer 30.14 inches, track temperature 102 degrees.

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

Gladstone with the slight starting line advantage, but Johnson had the lead by the time they went by the Christmas tree and never trailed from there on for the win.

Bike#-Rider-(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed----Bike#-Rider-(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
   11 Scotty Pollacheck                       8 Angie Smith                  
E2                   0.020  8.259 114.22     ****WINNER****  0.031  6.955 194.52
 Prior rounds:
E1    (D Barron    ) 0.060  7.020 191.62      (K Sullivan  ) 0.021  6.914 195.11
 Qualified:             #4  6.900 196.04                        #5  6.918 196.30

Pollacheck is 6 - 1 against Smith in prior events.

Pollacheck with the starting line advantage, but Smith has the lead by 330 feet and never trailed from there on for the win.

Pollacheck slowed early...

Bike#-Rider-(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed----Bike#-Rider-(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
    5 Eddie Krawiec                           6 Hector Arana Jr              
E2                   0.098  6.893 194.18     ****WINNER****  0.037  6.946 194.32
 Prior rounds:
E1    (C Reed      ) 0.058  6.903 196.10      (R Oehler    ) 0.014  6.957 192.19
 Qualified:             #1  6.818 198.12                        #8  6.947 194.44

Krawiec is 23 - 10 against Arana Jr in prior events.

Arana Jr, with the starting line advantage and the power to hold on for the hole shot win. Hector Arana Jr's MOV: 0.0081 seconds (approximately 2 feet). He will have lane choice over Angie Smith in the semifinal.

Krawiec's lost will hand Matt Smith the 2020 Pro Stock Motorcycle Championship trophy.

Bike#-Rider-(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed----Bike#-Rider-(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
    1 Andrew Hines                            3 Matt Smith                   
E2                   0.005  6.949 193.13     ****WINNER****  0.022  6.875 196.13
 Prior rounds:
E1    (C Bostick   ) 0.053  6.944 193.10      (A Sampey    ) 0.015  6.872 196.27
 Qualified:             #7  6.946 194.74                        #2  6.821 198.38

Hines is 36 - 15 against Smith in prior events.

Hines with a great light, but Smith had the lead by half track and never trailed from there on for the win. He runs low E.T. of the round for the win and lane choice over Johnson in the semifinal.

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink

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