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Sun, 02 May 2021, 15:46 PM

Pro Stock Motorcycle Round 3 Eliminations

By Rick Green

COMMERCE, Ga. - Results of round 3 eliminations in Pro Stock Motorcycle at the NHRA Camping World Drag Racing Series, 40th annual Lucas Oil NHRA Southern Nationals:


Bike#-Rider-(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed----Bike#-Rider-(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
    3 Scotty Pollacheck                       6 Angelle Sampey               
E3   ****WINNER****  0.020  6.802 199.32                     0.008  6.916 196.85
 Prior rounds:
E2    (R Oehler    ) 0.062  6.808 199.40      (A Smith     ) 0.026  6.866 195.17
E1    (J Savoie    ) 0.163  6.869 195.62      (K Clontz    ) 0.070  6.887 176.72
 Qualified:             #1  6.779 199.20                        #5  6.815 191.65

Weather conditions: air temperature 80 degrees, relative humidity 52 percent, barometer 29.91 inches, adjusted altitude 2,807 feet, track temperature 115 degrees.
Pollacheck and Sampey have each won 7 times against the other in prior events.
Sampey with a great light, but then the bike makes a move toward the wall.

Pollacheck had the starting line difference made up by the time they go by the Christmas tree and never trailed for the win.


Bike#-Rider-(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed----Bike#-Rider-(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
    1 Matt Smith                              2 Eddie Krawiec                
E3   ****WINNER****  0.054  6.824 199.58                     0.072  6.815 200.47
 Prior rounds:
E2    (J Gladstone ) 0.028  6.812 199.94      (A Hines     ) 0.046  6.816 200.20
E1    (S Johnson   ) 0.060  6.860 200.71      (K Stoffer   ) 0.028  6.798 201.07
 Qualified:             #7  6.830 200.53                       #11  6.874 201.70

Krawiec is 26 - 17 against Smith in prior events.

Smith with the starting line advantage and the power to hold on for the hole shot win. Matt Smith's MOV: 0.0097 seconds (approximately 3 feet). Smith will give up lane choice to his teammate Pollacheck in the final.

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink

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