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SONOMA, Calif. - Notes from round 3 qualifying in Pro Stock Motorcycle at the NHRA Full Throttle Drag Racing Series, 23rd annual FRAM-Autolite 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: Karen Stoffer Runs 6.966/191.43, Now #8; Best prior run: 7.045/188.73, Was #12 Right Lane: Scotty Pollacheck Runs 9.635/88.60, Now #13; No Prior Run 11:51 a.m. Weather conditions: air temperature 74 degrees, relative humidity 55 percent, barometer 29.97 inches, adjusted altitude 1,588 feet, track temperature 109 degrees. We
start the session with Stoffer working to get up into the top half of the field and she does so
with a nice 1.080 sixtyfoot time. Left Lane: James Surber Runs 7.323/181.35, Now #14; No Prior Run Right Lane: Redell Harris Runs 7.174/184.83, Now #13; No Prior Run No joy for these two. Left Lane: Freddie Camarena Runs 7.049/191.10, Now #14; No Prior Run Right Lane: Shawn Gann Runs 6.967/188.20, Now #9; No Prior Run Gann makes a good pass, but it going to be a tough field to say in. Shawn Gann's incremental times: 60ft-1.059 sec., 330ft-2.871, 660ft-4.416/158.15 mph, 1,000ft-5.779. Left Lane: Chris MacLaurin No Time, Now #22; No Prior Run Right Lane: Andrew Hines Runs 6.921/190.54, Now #3; Best prior run: 6.994/189.82, Was #11 MacLaurin's problems continue, as the bike pulls continually towards the centerline and nails one of the 1000 foot reflectors. Hines gets a strong pass and moves well up into the top half of the field on a clean and straight pass. Chris MacLaurin's incremental times: 60ft-1.107 sec., 330ft-3.021, 660ft-4.639/150.63 mph, 1,000ft-99.999. Andrew Hines' incremental times: 60ft-1.084 sec., 330ft-2.888, 660ft-4.410/160.40 mph, 1,000ft-5.752. Left Lane: Larry Cook Runs 6.957/188.75, Now #8; No Prior Run Right Lane: GT Tonglet Runs 7.190/184.72, Now #17; No Prior Run James Surber is on the bump spot at 7.323. Tonglet's bike is still in the 'new bike blues' phase and won't get in this session. Cook cards a career best ET and MPH to jump into the current top half of the field on a huge pass for the team. Larry Cook's incremental times: 60ft-1.076 sec., 330ft-2.879, 660ft-4.418/158.61 mph, 1,000ft-5.776. GT Tonglet's incremental times: 60ft-1.160 sec., 330ft-3.030, 660ft-4.600/155.49 mph, 1,000ft-5.985. Left Lane: Mike Berry Runs 7.079/180.52, Now #16; No Prior Run Right Lane: Katie Sullivan Runs 17.987/38.51, Now #21; No Prior Run Redell Harris is on the bump spot at 7.174. Berry takes over the new bump, but Sullivan quickly slows after leaving the line. Mike Berry's incremental times: 60ft-1.096 sec., 330ft-2.907, 660ft-4.463/155.85 mph, 1,000ft-5.852. Left Lane: Angie Smith Runs 7.001/189.66, Now #13; Best prior run: 7.030/188.83, Was #14 Right Lane: Jim Underdahl Runs 6.949/191.78, Now #8; Best prior run: 6.965/191.70, Was #9 Mike Berry is on the bump spot at 7.079. Three bikes away from the quickest field ever! Underdahl improves again and takes over the favorable #8 spot. Smith gets a little ET improvement too and moves up one spot. Angie Smith's incremental times: 60ft-1.101 sec., 330ft-2.912, 660ft-4.459/157.30 mph, 1,000ft-5.824. Jim Underdahl's incremental times: 60ft-1.116 sec., 330ft-2.918, 660ft-4.444/160.02 mph, 1,000ft-5.787. Left Lane: LE Tonglet Runs 6.929/191.16, Now #7; Best prior run: 7.010/188.31, Was #14 Right Lane: Hector Arana Runs 6.876/190.54, Now #1; Best prior run: 6.936/192.69, Was #7 Arana flies off the line with a sets a track ET record on a beautiful pass into the new top spot. Nice! Tonglet is right behind him and moves into the top half of the field. LE Tonglet's incremental times: 60ft-1.061 sec., 330ft-2.865, 660ft-4.408/158.37 mph, 1,000ft-5.762. Hector Arana's incremental times: 60ft-1.049 sec., 330ft-2.837, 660ft-4.358/160.12 mph, 1,000ft-5.705. Left Lane: David Hope Runs 6.969/184.80, Now #13; Best prior run: 6.989/187.60, Was #13 Right Lane: Steve Johnson Runs 6.904/194.30, Now #2; Best prior run: 6.934/192.71, Was #8 Hope gets a little ET, but stays #13. Johnson makes another big improvement to reset the top speed of the meet and take the new #2 position. David Hope's incremental times: 60ft-1.065 sec., 330ft-2.866, 660ft-4.402/158.61 mph, 1,000ft-5.768. Steve Johnson's incremental times: 60ft-1.080 sec., 330ft-2.891, 660ft-4.419/160.23 mph, 1,000ft-5.755. Left Lane: Michael Phillips Runs 6.936/195.45, Now #6; Best prior run: 6.926/193.99, Was #6 Right Lane: Eddie Krawiec Runs 6.929/192.36, Now #7; Best prior run: 6.928/192.14, Was #7 It's Phillips turn for Top Speed, but he stays #6 for now. Krawiec slows by just 0.001 to stay #7 in the top half of the field. Michael Phillips' incremental times: 60ft-1.084 sec., 330ft-2.921, 660ft-4.456/159.68 mph, 1,000ft-5.792. Eddie Krawiec's incremental times: 60ft-1.100 sec., 330ft-2.902, 660ft-4.427/160.46 mph, 1,000ft-5.769. Left Lane: Matt Smith Runs 6.931/191.05, Now #3; Best prior run: 6.912/191.32, Was #3 Right Lane: Craig Treble Runs 6.950/191.97, Now #4; Best prior run: 6.919/192.58, Was #4 Good clean passes for both bikes, but neither one will improve their #3 and #4 positions on the ladder. One more try later today. Matt Smith's incremental times: 60ft-1.079 sec., 330ft-2.880, 660ft-4.416/158.95 mph, 1,000ft-5.765. Craig Treble's incremental times: 60ft-1.087 sec., 330ft-2.900, 660ft-4.438/158.80 mph, 1,000ft-5.787. 12:08 p.m. Hector Arana is on the top of the ladder at 6.876 and Mike Berry is on the bump spot at 7.079.
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