Sat, 31 May 2003, 04:55 PM Pro Stock Bike Qualifying Notes, Final Session

By Bob Orme

JOLIET, Ill. - Notes from final, round 4 qualifying in Pro Stock Bike at the NHRA POWERade Drag Racing Series, Sixth annual Lucas Oil NHRA Route 66 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:

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Left Lane: Mike Kovacevich Runs 7.663/139.34, Now #32; Best prior run: 7.575/174.21, Was #32
Right Lane: Michael Lozano No Time, Now #34; Best prior run: 7.786/163.16, Was #34

3:26 PM Current weather conditions: 58 degrees, 68 percent relative humidity, the barometer 29.96 inches, with a track temperature of 81 degrees.

Lozano broke on the burnout.

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Left Lane: Redell Harris Runs 7.722/179.16, Now #27; Best prior run: 7.424/178.05, Was #27
Right Lane: Cary Phalen Runs 7.481/173.87, Now #30; Best prior run: 7.448/175.39, Was #30

Phalen moved toward the centerline at 100 feet and stayed there through half track. Then it was Harris' turn as he pressed the centerline from 800 feet through the finish.

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Left Lane: Blaine Hale Runs 7.293/186.59, Now #19; Best prior run: 7.401/176.51, Was #26
Right Lane: Hector Arana Runs 7.339/182.55, Now #24; Best prior run: 7.448/181.37, Was #29

A game effort by both riders, but it isn't good enough.

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Left Lane: Gary Tonglet Runs 7.309/180.38, Now #20; Best prior run: 7.390/179.73, Was #27
Right Lane: Keith Freeman Runs 7.366/179.47, Now #28; Best prior run: 7.429/180.45, Was #29

No apparent problems for either rider.

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Left Lane: Chris Reuter Runs 7.277/183.44, Now #18; Best prior run: 7.366/180.55, Was #27
Right Lane: Lloyd Straus Runs 7.320/180.94, Now #22; Best prior run: 7.332/178.33, Was #23

Not enough for either rider.

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Left Lane: Wesley Wells Runs 7.355/179.66, Now #27; Best prior run: 7.363/176.19, Was #27
Right Lane: Tommy Grimes Jr Runs 7.397/179.83, Now #24; Best prior run: 7.326/180.74, Was #24

Grimes fought to keep the bike off the centerline from 300 feet through 1000 feet.

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Left Lane: Greg Underdahl Runs 7.346/179.37, Now #25; Best prior run: 7.336/180.81, Was #25
Right Lane: John Smith Runs 7.267/183.77, Now #15; Best prior run: 7.272/182.72, Was #17

Smith moves into the show, bumping Stoffer.

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Left Lane: Paul Gast Runs 7.363/180.79, Now #23; Best prior run: 7.320/177.30, Was #23
Right Lane: Karen Stoffer Runs 7.688/131.20, Now #17; Best prior run: 7.270/178.80, Was #17

Stoffer was off the throttle near the finish, the reason not apparent from here.

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Left Lane: Steve Johnson Runs 7.301/181.06, Now #19; Best prior run: 7.284/181.08, Was #19
Right Lane: Fred Camarena Runs 7.253/182.28, Now #13; Best prior run: 7.270/182.95, Was #16

A good run for Camarena, even though most of it was done right next to the centerline.

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Left Lane: Joe DeSantis Runs 8.319/112.91, Now #15; Best prior run: 7.262/179.68, Was #15
Right Lane: Andrew Hines Runs 7.365/152.07, Now #14; Best prior run: 7.259/179.66, Was #14

It sounded like DeSantis blew the engine at about 1000 feet.

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Left Lane: Mike Berry No Time, Now #8; Best prior run: 7.196/181.84, Was #8
Right Lane: David Feazell Runs 7.420/170.88, Now #12; Best prior run: 7.239/182.21, Was #12

Berry broke on the line.

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Left Lane: Craig Treble Runs 7.143/185.79, Now #2; Best prior run: 7.191/181.67, Was #7
Right Lane: Antron Brown Runs 7.262/172.76, Now #11; Best prior run: 7.227/185.15, Was #11

A stout pass for Treble, moving him into the number two spot for now.

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Left Lane: GT Tonglet Runs 7.209/184.72, Now #7; Best prior run: 7.182/184.80, Was #7
Right Lane: Sean Conner Runs 7.658/144.88, Now #10; Best prior run: 7.220/184.98, Was #10

Conner was moving his body up with each transmission shift.

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Left Lane: Angelle Savoie Runs 7.195/182.80, Now #5; Best prior run: 7.175/182.28, Was #5
Right Lane: Michael Phillips No Time, Now #9; Best prior run: 7.213/184.42, Was #9

Phillips broke in the hit, the bike only moved a couple feet.

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Left Lane: Geno Scali Runs 7.139/186.36, Now #1; Best prior run: 7.166/185.87, Was #4
Right Lane: Reggie Showers Runs 7.200/184.04, Now #6; Best prior run: 7.180/185.51, Was #6

A good looking pass for both riders.

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Left Lane: Fred Collis Runs 7.150/185.38, Now #4; Best prior run: 7.144/185.77, Was #4
Right Lane: Shawn Gann Runs 7.469/144.92, Now #2; Best prior run: 7.141/183.12, Was #2

Gann was slowing on the top end, the reason not apparent from here.

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink



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