Sun, 12 Sep 2021, 12:42 PM Pro Stock Motorcycle Round 1 Eliminations

By Rick Green

MOHNTON, Pa. - Results of round 1 eliminations in Pro Stock Motorcycle at the NHRA Camping World Drag Racing Series, 36th annual Mopar Express Lane NHRA Nationals presented by Pennzoil:

Bike#-Rider-(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed----Bike#-Rider-(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
  777 Karen Stoffer                        1550 Joey Gladstone               
E1   ****WINNER****  0.060  6.972 192.63                     0.075  6.977 193.96
 Qualified:             #9  6.875 192.80                        #8  6.854 196.70

Weather conditions: air temperature 74 degrees, relative humidity 74 percent, barometer 30.12 inches, adjusted altitude 2,027 feet, track temperature 95 degrees.

Joey Gladstone is 6 - 2 in rd. 1 this year. Karen Stoffer is 4 - 2 against Gladstone and 2 - 1 against him this year.

Stoffer 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
    4 Andrew Hines                            5 Angie Smith                  
E1                  -0.001  6.929 196.93     ****WINNER****  0.024  8.428 110.82
 Qualified:            #11  6.920 196.67                        #6  6.817 199.23

This is the first time in his last 93 races that Andrew Hines has started from the bottom half of the field at back-to-back races.

Hines is 19 - 4 against Smith in prior events.

Hines is a tick too quick on the tree and turns on the red light to give Smith the win. She has problems and sits up on the bike.

Bike#-Rider-(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed----Bike#-Rider-(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
    8 Steve Johnson                         533 Jim Underdahl                
E1   ****WINNER****  0.067  6.825 197.19                     0.045  7.015 193.02
 Qualified:             #5  6.812 198.15                       #12  6.928 193.85

Steve Johnson's 693 rounds are the 2nd most in PSM class history (A. Hines, 778). This is the 127th start for Jim Underdahl.

Johnson is 3 - 2 against Underdahl in prior events.

Underdahl with the starting line advantage, but Johnson has the difference made up by the time they go by the Christmas tree.

Bike#-Rider-(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed----Bike#-Rider-(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
   17 Chris Bostick                           3 Scotty Pollacheck            
E1                   0.022 20.043  32.30     ****WINNER****  0.073  6.892 195.08
 Qualified:            #13  6.942 191.57                        #4  6.803 198.96

Scotty Pollacheck is 76 - 61 in rd. 1 races. Chris Bostick is making his 24th start.

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

Bostick with the starting line advantage, but the bike bogs right at the hit and he sits up.

Pollacheck is straight down the groove with the win. He will give up lane choice to Johnson in the next round.

Bike#-Rider-(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed----Bike#-Rider-(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
    2 Eddie Krawiec                        1981 Kelly Clontz                 
E1   ****WINNER****  0.042  6.858 198.58                     0.114 10.608  73.75
 Qualified:             #3  6.763 201.67                       #14  6.969 192.99

Eddie Krawiec's 456 rd. wins are 2nd most in PSM history. Kelly is making her 35th start.

Krawiec is 6 - 0 against Clontz in prior events.

Krawiec with the starting line advantage and never trailed for the win. 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
    1 Matt Smith                           1138 Ron Tornow                   
E1   ****WINNER****  0.063  6.882 201.07                     0.010  7.070 186.38
 Qualified:             #2  6.750 201.91                       #15  6.981 188.33

Matt Smith wins 70% of his rd. 1 races. This is the 9th start for Ron Tornow.

This is the first time Smith and Tornow have faced each other in eliminations.

Tornow with a great light and the lead until just past half track when Smith chases him down for the win.

Bike#-Rider-(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed----Bike#-Rider-(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
 7253 Jianna Salinas                          6 Angelle Sampey               
E1                   0.033  7.067 191.10     ****WINNER****  0.065  6.815 196.79
 Qualified:            #16  7.005 191.43                        #1  6.745 196.64

This is the 53rd #1 spot for Angelle Sampey and that is the most in the PSM class. She is 46 - 6 in rd. 1 when qualified #1

Sampey is 1 - 0 against Salinas in prior events.

Salinas with the starting line advantage, but Sampey has the difference made up by the time they go by the Christmas tree and never trailed from there on for the win. Sampey with the quickest pass of race day and will have lane choice over Stoffer in the next round.

Bike#-Rider-(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed----Bike#-Rider-(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
    7 Ryan Oehler                           574 Cory Reed                    
E1                   0.047  6.984 194.21     ****WINNER****  0.043  6.972 193.40
 Qualified:            #10  6.907 195.87                        #7  6.840 195.79

This is the 53rd start for Cory Reed but just the 12th from the top half of the field. Ryan Oehler is 2 - 0 against Reed.

Oehler is 2 - 0 against Reed in prior events.

Reed with a slight starting line advantage and never trailed for the win. He will give up lane choice to Matt smith in the next round.

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink

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