Sun, 13 Oct 2024, 16:07 PM Pro Stock Motorcycle Round 2 Eliminations

By Dave Rowe

ENNIS, Texas - Results of round 2 eliminations in Pro Stock Motorcycle at the NHRA Mission Foods Drag Racing Series, 39th annual Texas NHRA FallNationals:

Bike#-Rider-(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed----Bike#-Rider-(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
    8 Angie Smith                             3 Hector Arana Jr              
E2                   0.021  6.896 199.69     ****WINNER****  0.016  6.851 198.51
 Prior rounds:
E1    (C Bostick   ) 0.011  6.808 202.54      (R Oehler    ) 0.090  6.808 197.81
 Qualified:             #6  6.808 201.41                        #3  6.773 200.40

2:54 p.m. Weather conditions: air temperature 93 degrees, relative humidity 26 percent, barometer 29.97 inches, adjusted altitude 3,154 feet, track temperature 126 degrees.

Arana Jr is 23 - 7 against Smith in prior events.

Arana gets the advantage off of the line and extends his lead all the way through the run.

Hector Arana Jr's incremental margins: 60ft(0.034), 330 ft(0.040), 660ft(0.051), 1,000ft(0.053). MOV: 0.0500 seconds (approximately 15 feet).

Bike#-Rider-(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed----Bike#-Rider-(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
    4 Matt Smith                              7 Marc Ingwersen               
E2   ****WINNER****  0.074  6.788 201.57                     0.052  6.849 198.51
 Prior rounds:
E1    (M Phillips J) 0.107  6.776 202.48      (J Hall      ) 0.024  6.845 199.22
 Qualified:             #2  6.756 201.77                       #10  6.856 197.89

Smith is 8 - 1 against Ingwersen in prior events.

Ingwersen gets the holeshot but Smith is able to drive around him at the 330 foot mark and pull away for the win.

Matt Smith's incremental margins (negative if behind): 60ft(-0.011), 330 ft(0.004), 660ft(0.013), 1,000ft(0.026). MOV: 0.0390 seconds (approximately 11 feet).

Matt Smith will have lane choice over Arana in the next round.

Bike#-Rider-(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed----Bike#-Rider-(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
    5 Jianna Evaristo                         6 Steve Johnson                
E2   ****WINNER****  0.008  6.910 199.13                    -0.006  7.642 128.36
 Prior rounds:
E1    (R Tornow    ) 0.004  6.895 200.76      (G Scali     ) 0.025  6.774 196.88
 Qualified:             #4  6.778 201.81                        #5  6.780 196.99

Evaristo and Johnson have each won 5 times against the other in prior events.

Johnson leaves a little too early and goes red giving the win to Evaristo.

Bike#-Rider-(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed----Bike#-Rider-(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
    9 Chase Van Sant                          1 Gaige Herrera                
E2                  -0.005  6.815 200.06     ****WINNER****  0.091  6.818 199.53
 Prior rounds:
E1    (R Gadson    ) 0.007  6.808 199.96                     0.017  6.758 201.78
 Qualified:             #8  6.832 198.92                        #1  6.749 202.52

Van Sant just misses the tree and goes red giving Herrera the win.

Herrera will have lane choice over Evaristo in the next round.

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