Fri, 9 Apr 2010, 07:04 PM Pro Stock Motorcycle Qualifying Notes, Session #2

By Rick Green

BAYTOWN, Texas - Notes from round 2 qualifying in Pro Stock Motorcycle at the NHRA Full Throttle Drag Racing Series, 23rd annual O'Reilly NHRA Spring Nationals presented by Pennzoil 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: Joe DeSantis Runs 7.369/190.16, Now #15; Best prior run: 7.283/183.49, Was #15

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Left Lane: Karen Stoffer Runs 7.212/168.43, Now #14; Best prior run: 7.210/160.96, Was #14

Weather conditions: air temperature 71 degrees, relative humidity 45 percent, barometer 30.07 inches, adjusted altitude 1,174 feet, track temperature 94 degrees.

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Left Lane: Douglas Horne Runs 6.932/193.07, Now #5; Best prior run: 7.014/190.00, Was #12

Horne with his quickest pass this season to get into the top half of the show. Douglas Horne's incremental times: 60ft-1.086 sec., 330ft-2.890, 660ft-4.422/160.38 mph, 1,000ft-5.772.

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Left Lane: Jim Underdahl Runs 6.932/195.28, Now #5; Best prior run: 6.997/193.79, Was #10
Right Lane: Redell Harris No Time, Now #13; Best prior run: 7.037/186.92, Was #13

Harris with problems on the burnout. Underdahl with a great pass, this his career fastest pass. Jim Underdahl's incremental times: 60ft-1.130 sec., 330ft-2.928, 660ft-4.449/161.61 mph, 1,000ft-5.785.

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Left Lane: LE Tonglet Runs 6.964/191.02, Now #9; Best prior run: 6.967/192.30, Was #10
Right Lane: Junior Pippin Runs 8.742/102.71, Now #12; Best prior run: 7.010/193.32, Was #12

Pippin with problems and shuts it off early...Tonglet with a nice pass to move up the ladder one spot. LE Tonglet's incremental times: 60ft-1.084 sec., 330ft-2.904, 660ft-4.449/158.80 mph, 1,000ft-5.799.

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Left Lane: Craig Treble Runs 6.982/192.91, Now #10; Best prior run: 6.965/191.43, Was #10
Right Lane: Mike Berry Runs 7.040/190.65, Now #11; Best prior run: 7.005/190.35, Was #11

Berry slows from his pass earlier today. No help here for Treble.

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Left Lane: Matt Smith Runs 6.881/193.65, Now #3; Best prior run: 6.940/192.14, Was #8
Right Lane: David Hope Runs 6.935/193.21, Now #8; Best prior run: 6.935/192.96, Was #7

Smith with a great looking to go to the number three spot...Matt Smith's incremental times: 60ft-1.073 sec., 330ft-2.859, 660ft-4.383/161.00 mph, 1,000ft-5.726. Hope matches his E.T. from earlier today. David Hope's incremental times: 60ft-1.102 sec., 330ft-2.910, 660ft-4.436/161.25 mph, 1,000ft-5.780.

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Left Lane: Hector Arana Runs 6.856/193.49, Now #1; Best prior run: 6.880/195.25, Was #2
Right Lane: Michael Phillips Runs 6.919/196.64, Now #5; Best prior run: 6.932/197.13, Was #5

Phillips with a good looking pass tying his career quickest pass. Michael Phillips' incremental times: 60ft-1.116 sec., 330ft-2.920, 660ft-4.446/161.56 mph, 1,000ft-5.781. Arana with a great looking pass as he ties for the fourth quickest pass in Pro Stock Motorcycle history. Hector Arana's incremental times: 60ft-1.073 sec., 330ft-2.852, 660ft-4.366/161.96 mph, 1,000ft-5.702.

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Left Lane: Andrew Hines Runs 6.979/196.47, Now #2; Best prior run: 6.870/196.93, Was #2
Right Lane: Eddie Krawiec Runs 6.875/196.96, Now #3; Best prior run: 6.889/197.10, Was #4

Hines with a lot tire spin right off the starting line. Krawiec improves and moves up the ladder one spot...Eddie Krawiec's incremental times: 60ft-1.101 sec., 330ft-2.909, 660ft-4.420/163.39 mph, 1,000ft-5.742.

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