Sun, 02 Oct 2022, 16:22 PM Pro Stock Motorcycle Round 3 Eliminations

By Dave Rowe

MADISON, Ill. - Results of round 3 eliminations in Pro Stock Motorcycle at the NHRA Camping World Drag Racing Series, 11th annual NHRA Midwest Nationals:

Bike#-Rider-(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed----Bike#-Rider-(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
    1 Matt Smith                           1550 Joey Gladstone               
E3   ****WINNER****  0.019  6.752 201.76                     0.023  6.782 198.15
 Prior rounds:
E2    (K Clontz    ) 0.100  6.783 200.56      (A Smith     ) 0.031  6.777 198.85
E1                   0.038  6.776 202.03      (K Stoffer   ) 0.045  6.754 200.26
 Qualified:             #1  6.709 202.82                        #5  6.777 199.58

3:14 p.m. Weather conditions: air temperature 75 degrees, relative humidity 37 percent, barometer 30.23 inches, adjusted altitude 1,494 feet, track temperature 111 degrees.

Smith is 6 - 2 against Gladstone in prior events.

Smith gets a small advantage off of the line but Gladstone goes around him quickly. Smith starts to reel him in just past the sixty foot mark, then gets around him and pulls away for the win.

Matt Smith's incremental margins (negative if behind): 60ft(-0.032), 330 ft(-0.028), 660ft(-0.006), 1,000ft(0.015). MOV: 0.0345 seconds (approximately 10 feet).

Bike#-Rider-(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed----Bike#-Rider-(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
  401 Jerry Savoie                            4 Eddie Krawiec                
E3   ****WINNER****  0.016  6.818 197.10                     0.062  6.777 198.82
 Prior rounds:
E2    (A Sampey    ) 0.037  6.786 198.82      (R Tornow    ) 0.641  6.748 200.29
E1    (R Oehler    ) 0.062  6.772 198.32      (J Evaristo  ) 0.044  6.821 199.61
 Qualified:             #7  6.791 197.42                        #3  6.745 199.88

Savoie gets the holeshot and starts pulling away. Krawiec starts making up ground but runs out of room.

Jerry Savoie's incremental margins: 60ft(0.027), 330 ft(0.030), 660ft(0.025), 1,000ft(0.017). MOV: 0.0051 seconds (approximately 18 inches).

Savoie will take on Matt Smith in the final round.

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink

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