Sun, 02 Oct 2022, 17:12 PM Pro Stock Motorcycle Final, Round 4 Eliminations

By Dave Rowe

MADISON, Ill. - Results of final, round 4 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                            401 Jerry Savoie                 
E4   ****WINNER****  0.026  6.756 202.00                     0.028  6.819 197.77
 Prior rounds:
E3    (J Gladstone ) 0.019  6.752 201.76      (E Krawiec   ) 0.016  6.818 197.10
E2    (K Clontz    ) 0.100  6.783 200.56      (A Sampey    ) 0.037  6.786 198.82
E1                   0.038  6.776 202.03      (R Oehler    ) 0.062  6.772 198.32
 Qualified:             #1  6.709 202.82                        #7  6.791 197.42

4:00 p.m. Weather conditions: air temperature 76 degrees, relative humidity 35 percent, barometer 30.22 inches, adjusted altitude 1,570 feet, track temperature 107 degrees.

Smith is 3-1 in finals this year, 35-34 for his career. Savoie is 1-0 this year, 14-17 in his career.

Savoie is 12 - 11 against Smith in prior events and Smith is 1 - 0 against Savoie in prior final rounds.

A coin flip off of the line, they are together at the sixty foot mark. Smith starts pulling away after that and pulls away for the win.

Matt Smith's incremental margins: 60ft(0.000), 330 ft(0.006), 660ft(0.026), 1,000ft(0.042). MOV: 0.0657 seconds (approximately 19 feet).

This is Smith's 36th career victory.

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink

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