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Fri, 27 Jun 2003, 10:19 PM

Pro Stock Bike Qualifying Notes, Session #2

By Rick Green

MADISON, Ill. - Notes from round 2 qualifying in Pro Stock Bike at the NHRA POWERade Drag Racing Series, Seventh annual Sears Craftsman NHRA Nationals listing lane, rider name, elapsed time/top speed this round, position in order following run, best prior elapsed time/speed, and position in order prior to run:

Left Lane: Fred Collis Runs 7.161/185.66, Now #3; No Prior Run
Right Lane: Michael Phillips Runs 7.313/173.41, Now #18; No Prior Run

Current weather conditions: 79 degrees, 50 percent relative humidity, the barometer 29.98 inches, with a track temperature of 96 degrees.

The sun is set and we start the night session. Collis with a 1.071 second 60-foot time and into the number three spot.

Left Lane: Chris Reuter Runs 7.316/180.69, Now #19; No Prior Run
Right Lane: Wesley Wells Runs 7.406/178.50, Now #26; No Prior Run

Left Lane: Kurt Matte Runs 7.992/150.41, Now #31; Best prior run: 8.108/135.92, Was #32
Right Lane: Michael Lozano Runs 7.858/166.03, Now #30; Best prior run: 7.723/166.91, Was #30

Left Lane: Lloyd Straus Runs 7.407/180.50, Now #27; Best prior run: 8.043/125.95, Was #32
Right Lane: Gary Tonglet Runs 7.356/179.88, Now #22; Best prior run: 7.356/179.88, Was #22

Left Lane: Redell Harris No Time, Now #30; Best prior run: 7.495/181.52, Was #30
Right Lane: Cary Phalen Runs 7.408/175.87, Now #25; Best prior run: 7.388/180.07, Was #25

Harris broke right after the launch.

Left Lane: Keith Freeman Runs 7.940/173.78, Now #29; Best prior run: 7.416/183.54, Was #29
Right Lane: Brian DeLong Runs 7.528/179.66, Now #24; Best prior run: 7.366/184.90, Was #24

No help here.

Left Lane: Greg Underdahl Runs 7.410/182.43, Now #28; Best prior run: 7.413/182.75, Was #28
Right Lane: David Feazell Runs 7.298/171.58, Now #17; Best prior run: 7.339/181.40, Was #20

Feazell made a move in the right direction, but comes up a little short.

Left Lane: Joe DeSantis Runs 17.224/41.54, Now #23; Best prior run: 7.364/180.28, Was #23
Right Lane: Fred Camarena Runs 7.272/183.49, Now #14; Best prior run: 7.312/186.82, Was #18

Left Lane: Sam Hurwitz Runs 7.403/180.69, Now #21; Best prior run: 7.350/175.25, Was #21
Right Lane: Antron Brown Runs 7.253/184.45, Now #10; Best prior run: 7.298/183.82, Was #17

Brown goes from the outside of the show.

Left Lane: Craig Treble Runs 7.301/181.67, Now #14; Best prior run: 7.269/182.95, Was #14
Right Lane: Tommy Grimes Jr Runs 7.320/181.37, Now #17; Best prior run: 7.285/183.07, Was #17

Treble goes in the wrong direction, Grimes got real close to the centerline.

Left Lane: Sean Conner Runs 7.241/182.97, Now #9; Best prior run: 7.261/172.52, Was #12
Right Lane: Steve Johnson Runs 7.262/182.58, Now #13; Best prior run: 7.275/183.10, Was #16

Johnson did what he wanted to do get off the bubble, and Conner moved up the ladder a few spots.

Left Lane: Blaine Hale Runs 7.303/183.19, Now #13; Best prior run: 7.260/185.03, Was #12
Right Lane: Mike Berry Runs 7.217/178.66, Now #7; Best prior run: 7.264/183.42, Was #14

Berry made a move in the right direction to get into the top half of the show.

Left Lane: Karen Stoffer Runs 7.224/183.84, Now #9; Best prior run: 7.248/178.42, Was #11
Right Lane: John G. Smith Runs 7.237/184.22, Now #8; Best prior run: 7.219/185.56, Was #8

No help for Smith and Karen moves up a couple spots.

Left Lane: GT Tonglet Runs 13.951/53.06, Now #10; Best prior run: 7.237/183.49, Was #10
Right Lane: Reggie Showers Runs 7.243/178.12, Now #6; Best prior run: 7.208/187.31, Was #6

Tonglet had problems right off the starting line. No help for Showers.

Left Lane: Angelle Savoie Runs 7.163/185.13, Now #4; Best prior run: 7.175/186.10, Was #4
Right Lane: Andrew Hines Runs 7.259/183.79, Now #5; Best prior run: 7.203/182.97, Was #5

Angelle improved, but not enough to move up the ladder, Hines with tire spin right off the starting line.

Left Lane: Shawn Gann Runs 7.136/187.31, Now #1; Best prior run: 7.150/186.38, Was #2
Right Lane: Geno Scali Runs 7.192/181.67, Now #2; Best prior run: 7.149/187.57, Was #1

Gann with a nice looking pass to jump into the number one spot and move Scali back a spot.

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