Fri, 2 May 2008, 04:30 PM Pro Stock Motorcycle Qualifying Notes, Session #1

By Rick Green

MADISON, Ill. - Notes from round 1 qualifying in Pro Stock Motorcycle at the NHRA POWERade Drag Racing Series, 12th annual O'Reilly NHRA Midwest Nationals presented by Castrol listing lane, rider name, elapsed time, top speed, and position in order following run:

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Right Lane: David Hope Runs 7.194/182.72, Now #1

Weather conditions: air temperature 75 degrees, relative humidity 60 percent, barometer 29.07 inches, adjusted altitude 2,720 feet, track temperature 99 degrees and strong head wind.

Hope with his first pass this season and it is a career best E.T. and mph. David Hope's incremental times: 60ft-1.113 sec., 330ft-2.982, 660ft-4.573/153.16mph, 1,000ft-5.976

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Left Lane: Joe DeSantis Runs 7.191/184.72, Now #1
Right Lane: Redell Harris Runs 7.440/181.40, Now #3

DeSantis with his first pass of the season. Joe DeSantis' incremental times: 60ft-1.102 sec., 330ft-2.985, 660ft-4.582/153.58mph, 1,000ft-5.983

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Left Lane: Mike Berry Runs 7.163/185.15, Now #1
Right Lane: Wes Wells Runs 7.227/180.62, Now #4

Both bikes make moves toward the centerline and they both reeled it back into the center of there lanes.

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Left Lane: Junior Pippin Runs 7.325/185.46, Now #5
Right Lane: Angie McBride Runs 9.806/80.48, Now #7

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Left Lane: Steve Johnson Runs 7.058/186.56, Now #2
Right Lane: Karen Stoffer Runs 7.008/189.79, Now #1

Stoffer with a real nice pass...Karen Stoffer's incremental times: 60ft-1.068 sec., 330ft-2.902, 660ft-4.464/156.63mph, 1,000ft-5.832 Johnson with a good pass to start the weekend...Steve Johnson's incremental times: 60ft-1.104 sec., 330ft-2.929, 660ft-4.492/156.55mph, 1,000ft-5.866

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Left Lane: Craig Treble Runs 7.068/188.20, Now #4
Right Lane: Shawn Gann Runs 7.063/189.50, Now #3

These two are side by side all the way down the track...Craig Treble's incremental times: 60ft-1.087 sec., 330ft-2.926, 660ft-4.500/155.61mph, 1,000ft-5.879
Shawn Gann's incremental times: 60ft-1.075 sec., 330ft-2.925, 660ft-4.501/154.97mph, 1,000ft-5.881

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Left Lane: Hector Arana Runs 7.051/188.38, Now #3
Right Lane: Chris Rivas Runs 7.011/188.49, Now #2

Rivas with a nice pass to go to the number two spot...Chris Rivas' incremental times: 60ft-1.078 sec., 330ft-2.903, 660ft-4.460/157.17mph, 1,000ft-5.829 Arana up to the number three spot...Hector Arana's incremental times: 60ft-1.101 sec., 330ft-2.927, 660ft-4.491/156.32mph, 1,000ft-5.864

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Left Lane: Eddie Krawiec Runs 7.029/185.82, Now #3
Right Lane: Angelle Sampey Runs 7.050/185.21, Now #4

Krawiec in at the number three spot...Eddie Krawiec's incremental times: 60ft-1.078 sec., 330ft-2.893, 660ft-4.456/156.37mph, 1,000ft-5.832 Sampey with the third 7.05 of the session...Angelle Sampey's incremental times: 60ft-1.085 sec., 330ft-2.922, 660ft-4.475/157.17mph, 1,000ft-5.850

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Left Lane: Chip Ellis Runs 7.048/185.66, Now #5
Right Lane: Matt Smith Runs 6.984/187.50, Now #1

Smith with a great pass to go to the number one spot...Matt Smith's incremental times: 60ft-1.057 sec., 330ft-2.871, 660ft-4.426/156.86mph, 1,000ft-5.798 Ellis with a nice pass to start the weekend...Chip Ellis' incremental times: 60ft-1.073 sec., 330ft-2.907, 660ft-4.472/156.34mph, 1,000ft-5.849

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Left Lane: Matt Guidera Runs 7.015/185.74, Now #5
Right Lane: Andrew Hines Runs 6.989/187.65, Now #2

Hines with nice pass to go to the number two spot...Andrew Hines' incremental times: 60ft-1.078 sec., 330ft-2.889, 660ft-4.438/157.23mph, 1,000ft-5.803

Matt Guidera's incremental times: 60ft-1.058 sec., 330ft-2.877, 660ft-4.441/156.44mph, 1,000ft-5.817

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink



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