Sun, 14 Nov 2021, 14:41 PM Pro Stock Motorcycle Round 1 Eliminations

By Dave Gerard

POMONA, Calif. - Results of round 1 eliminations in Pro Stock Motorcycle at the NHRA Camping World Drag Racing Series, 56th annual Auto Club NHRA Finals:

Bike#-Rider-(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed----Bike#-Rider-(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
    3 Scotty Pollacheck                       4 Andrew Hines                 
E1   ****WINNER****  0.039  6.857 197.80                     0.047  7.014 173.52
 Qualified:             #6  6.849 185.03                        #7  6.902 199.02

11:23 a.m. Weather conditions: air temperature 85 degrees, relative humidity 16 percent, barometer 30.08 inches, adjusted altitude 2,895 feet, track temperature 93 degrees.

Scotty Pollacheck is 80 - 62 in his career in round one and 9 - 5 this year in round one. Andrew Hines is 24 - 7 against Pollacheck and 10 - 3 against him in round one. Hines is 24 - 7 against Pollacheck in prior events.

Pollacheck is away first and pulls steadily ahead for the win. Hines slows from his prior best.

Scotty Pollacheck's incremental times: 60ft-1.079 sec., 330ft-2.881, 660ft-4.397/161.38 mph, 1,000ft-5.724.
Andrew Hines' incremental times: 60ft-1.102 sec., 330ft-2.927, 660ft-4.456/159.93 mph, 1,000ft-5.794.

Bike#-Rider-(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed----Bike#-Rider-(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
    5 Angie Smith                             6 Angelle Sampey               
E1                  -0.028  6.927 193.74     ****WINNER****  0.067  6.812 183.22
 Qualified:             #8  6.931 195.28                        #5  6.819 196.76

Angelle Sampey wins 83% of her round one races when she has lane choice. Angie Smith is 4 - 6 against Angelle overall and 2 -4 against her in round one. Sampey is 6 - 4 against Smith in prior events.

Smith goes red to give the free pass to round two to Sampey. She makes her best run of the weekend in the win.

Angelle Sampey's incremental times: 60ft-1.035 sec., 330ft-2.808, 660ft-4.322/161.73 mph, 1,000ft-5.643.

Bike#-Rider-(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed----Bike#-Rider-(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
    8 Steve Johnson                          32 Freddie Camarena             
E1   ****WINNER****  0.074  6.801 197.86                     0.038  6.969 195.39
 Qualified:             #4  6.811 197.39                        #9  6.935 195.28

For his career, Steve Johnson has won 42% of his round one races. This year he has won 79% of them. Freddie Camarena is 0 -3 against Johnson and they have all been in the first round. The last time they met was at this event in 2019. Johnson is 2 - 0 against Camarena in prior events.

Camarena gets a small starting line advantage, but Johnson is quickly out in front and never headed.

Steve Johnson's incremental times: 60ft-1.050 sec., 330ft-2.830, 660ft-4.343/161.90 mph, 1,000ft-5.667.
Freddie Camarena's incremental times: 60ft-1.113 sec., 330ft-2.926, 660ft-4.472/158.19 mph, 1,000ft-5.819.

Bike#-Rider-(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed----Bike#-Rider-(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
    2 Eddie Krawiec                          17 Chris Bostick                
E1   ****WINNER****  0.030  6.843 199.64                    -0.027  6.915 196.44
 Qualified:             #3  6.810 199.55                       #10  6.943 192.91

In his career, Eddie Krawiec has won 86% of his round one races. Eddie has faced 56 riders and there are just two he has never beaten. Geno Scali and Chris Bostick. Bostick is 1 - 0 against Krawiec in prior events.

Bostick goes red to give the win to Krawiec.

Eddie Krawiec's incremental times: 60ft-1.088 sec., 330ft-2.885, 660ft-4.400/161.57 mph, 1,000ft-5.719.
Chris Bostick's incremental times: 60ft-1.095 sec., 330ft-2.903, 660ft-4.438/159.64 mph, 1,000ft-5.774.

Bike#-Rider-(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed----Bike#-Rider-(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
    1 Matt Smith                              7 Ryan Oehler                  
E1   ****WINNER****  0.058  6.779 201.85                     0.046  7.030 194.07
 Qualified:             #2  6.778 201.25                       #11  6.985 194.16

For his career, Matt Smith is 188 - 82 in round one and in 2021 he is 13 - one. That one loss came against Ryan Oehler in Indianapolis. Smith is 5 - 3 against Oehler in prior events.

Oehler is in front for a few feet, but Smith power drives on by for the fastest pass of the weekend, just 0.001 off of his qualifying ET.

He Faces Sampey next round with lane choice.

Matt Smith's incremental times: 60ft-1.084 sec., 330ft-2.867, 660ft-4.367/163.81 mph, 1,000ft-5.669.
Ryan Oehler's incremental times: 60ft-1.122 sec., 330ft-2.962, 660ft-4.521/157.28 mph, 1,000ft-5.874.

Bike#-Rider-(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed----Bike#-Rider-(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
  777 Karen Stoffer                        1981 Kelly Clontz                 
E1   ****WINNER****  0.076  6.741 200.26                     0.079  9.257  95.50
 Qualified:             #1  6.751 199.11                       #12  7.013 192.22

Karen Stoffer is 3 - one in round one when qualified #1. Kelly Clontz is 0 - 4 against Stoffer and they have all been first round races. Stoffer is 4 - 0 against Clontz in prior events.

Just 0.003 difference in RT's and Stoffer gets the easy win, as Clontz was sitting up and coasting before the 330 foot light.

Stoffer makes her best pass of the weekend and finally runs over 00 MPH to keep lane choose over Pollacheck next round.

Karen Stoffer's incremental times: 60ft-1.050 sec., 330ft-2.820, 660ft-4.316/163.73 mph, 1,000ft-5.623.

11:38 a.m.

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