Sat, 3 May 2008, 01:36 PM Pro Stock Motorcycle Qualifying Notes, Session #3

By Rick Green

MADISON, Ill. - Notes from round 3 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 this round, position in order following run, best prior elapsed time/speed, and position in order prior to run:

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Right Lane: Angie McBride Runs 11.799/66.74, Now #19; Best prior run: 9.806/80.48, Was #19

Weather conditions: air temperature 60 degrees, relative humidity 45 percent, barometer 29.42 inches, adjusted altitude 1,081 feet, track temperature 81 degrees.

The engine sounded like it bogged right off the starting line.

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Left Lane: Joe DeSantis Runs 7.029/187.60, Now #11; Best prior run: 7.191/184.72, Was #16
Right Lane: Chris Rivas Runs 7.027/185.18, Now #9; Best prior run: 7.011/188.49, Was #9

DeSantis with a career best E.T. here to go to the number 11 spot. Joe DeSantis' incremental times: 60ft-1.094 sec., 330ft-2.918, 660ft-4.474/157.15mph, 1,000ft-5.842

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Left Lane: Mike Berry Runs 7.007/188.54, Now #7; Best prior run: 7.079/188.12, Was #15
Right Lane: Wes Wells Runs 7.192/183.00, Now #17; Best prior run: 7.227/180.62, Was #17

Berry with a career best E.T, to get into the top half of the field. Mike Berry's incremental times: 60ft-1.087 sec., 330ft-2.897, 660ft-4.451/157.03mph, 1,000ft-5.822 Wells with his best pass of the weekend, but will not get into the show.

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Left Lane: Steve Johnson Runs 6.966/189.50, Now #3; Best prior run: 7.058/186.56, Was #14

Johnson with his career best E.T. pass here to go to the number three spot. Steve Johnson's incremental times: 60ft-1.090 sec., 330ft-2.899, 660ft-4.439/158.86mph, 1,000ft-5.792

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Left Lane: Junior Pippin Runs 7.133/183.97, Now #15; Best prior run: 7.065/186.51, Was #14
Right Lane: David Hope Runs 7.138/183.00, Now #16; Best prior run: 7.169/184.14, Was #16

these two fired and then the word from the top end was there wer a couple sprinkles so we were down for a couple minutes. Hope with another career best, but will stay on the bump.

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Left Lane: Hector Arana Runs 7.007/188.65, Now #8; Best prior run: 7.044/186.82, Was #14
Right Lane: Karen Stoffer Runs 14.480/46.69, Now #11; Best prior run: 7.008/189.79, Was #10

Stoffer made a quick move toward the centerline and clicked it off. Arana with his best pass this weekend to move into the top half of the show. Hector Arana's incremental times: 60ft-1.069 sec., 330ft-2.892, 660ft-4.453/156.81mph, 1,000ft-5.824

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Left Lane: Craig Treble Runs 6.989/192.38, Now #6; Best prior run: 7.008/190.89, Was #10
Right Lane: Shawn Gann Runs 7.008/190.24, Now #11; Best prior run: 7.021/187.76, Was #13

Gann with his best pass of the season, and moves up the ladder a couple spots. Treble with his quickest pass of the season and he moves into the top half of the field. Craig Treble's incremental times: 60ft-1.069 sec., 330ft-2.912, 660ft-4.467/157.76mph, 1,000ft-5.825

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Left Lane: Eddie Krawiec Runs 6.945/188.99, Now #1; Best prior run: 7.000/188.99, Was #8
Right Lane: Angelle Sampey Runs 7.054/181.86, Now #6; Best prior run: 6.982/187.86, Was #5

Sampey got out of the groove early and close to the centerline. Krawiec with a great pass, his career best E.T. to go to the number one spot. Eddie Krawiec's incremental times: 60ft-1.089 sec., 330ft-2.885, 660ft-4.422/159.12mph, 1,000ft-5.772

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Left Lane: Matt Guidera Runs 7.002/188.38, Now #8; Best prior run: 6.994/187.70, Was #8
Right Lane: Andrew Hines Runs 6.943/189.36, Now #1; Best prior run: 6.982/189.07, Was #5

Hines with a nice pass, his quickest of the season and he goes to the number one spot. The bike made a quick move toward the wall appears the wind blew him. Andrew Hines' incremental times: 60ft-1.091 sec., 330ft-2.884, 660ft-4.422/158.58mph, 1,000ft-5.771

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Left Lane: Chip Ellis Runs 6.907/191.62, Now #2; Best prior run: 6.957/190.22, Was #3
Right Lane: Matt Smith Runs 6.901/190.32, Now #1; Best prior run: 6.957/190.08, Was #4

This was a great drag race to wrap up a great session. Ellis with a career best E.T. to go to the number two spot. Chip Ellis' incremental times: 60ft-1.048 sec., 330ft-2.845, 660ft-4.388/158.67mph, 1,000ft-5.742 Smith ties his career best and track E.T. record to go to the number one spot. Matt Smith's incremental times: 60ft-1.060 sec., 330ft-2.841, 660ft-4.377/158.73mph, 1,000ft-5.732

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