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CLERMONT, Ind. - Notes from round 2 qualifying in Pro Stock Motorcycle at the NHRA Full Throttle Drag Racing Series, 56th annual Mac Tools U.S. Nationals presented by Lucas Oil 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: Right Lane: Chip Ellis Runs 7.107/185.84, Now #8; No Prior Run 3:00 p.m. We've just finished the ceremony honoring Angelle Sampey, which is serving as an official send off into here retirement. Angelle and here husband have been here all weekend, and she looks pretty happy to be married and 3 months pregnant. For a true champion who often received microscopic criticism no matter what she did, it's the least that should have been done. Her old sponsor the U.S. Army is driving here past the stands in a camo Hummer as we listen to Queen's "We are the Champions". It's a nice gesture that not everyone who deserved it got. Weather conditions: air temperature 74 degrees, relative humidity 36 percent, barometer 29.06 inches, adjusted altitude 2,456 feet, track temperature 106 degrees.
Left Lane: Joe DeSantis Runs 7.171/187.91, Now #12; Best prior run: 28.000/0.00, Was #20 Right Lane: Karen Stoffer Runs 10.287/81.13, Now #20; No Prior Run More traction troubles as both riders hit the limiter in first and are hanging off their bikes. That's the kiss of death for a quick PSM ET, as they require an absolutely motionless driver for the lowest ET. Karen has a more of a handful than Joe and she gives up since there's no sense in abusing the bike on a busted run. DeSantis moves into the bump spot. Left Lane: Mike Berry Runs 7.139/185.92, Now #13; Best prior run: 12.278/63.89, Was #21 Right Lane: Angie Smith Runs 7.082/183.34, Now #8; Best prior run: 7.966/134.93, Was #19 Not much traction problems for the twin cylinders here, as their bass grunt stays pretty steady without the spikes we were hearing in the Suzukis. Angie gets fairly deep into the field though there are still a lot of bikes left to fight for the 12 spots today. Left Lane: Katie Sullivan Runs 7.412/182.95, Now #19; Best prior run: 7.535/173.43, Was #20 Right Lane: Wesley Wells Runs 7.285/182.80, Now #17; Best prior run: 7.333/175.05, Was #18 Katie looked like a sidecar passenger as she was way off the left side of her bike. Left Lane: David Hope Runs 8.426/128.01, Now #20; Best prior run: 7.533/158.78, Was #20 Right Lane: Junior Pippin Runs 7.093/186.02, Now #9; Best prior run: 7.302/179.42, Was #18 Pippin lays down one of the better runs of the session. Hope has some shake going on as I can see the wheelie bar slapping the track most of the way to 330. Left Lane: Redell Harris Runs 7.286/156.48, Now #17; Best prior run: 7.257/179.90, Was #17 Right Lane: Douglas Horne Runs 7.035/185.23, Now #5; Best prior run: 7.251/181.94, Was #16 Nice pass for Horne. Left Lane: Craig Treble Runs 7.044/189.60, Now #7; Best prior run: 7.125/184.17, Was #13 Right Lane: Jim Underdahl Runs 6.996/191.29, Now #3; Best prior run: 7.135/185.84, Was #14 Treble had trouble in first and hit the limiter, while Underdahl kept things under control in the right lane. That's the first six of the session with big speed to boot. Left Lane: Shawn Gann Runs 7.027/186.85, Now #7; Best prior run: 7.069/185.18, Was #10 Right Lane: Steve Johnson Runs 6.946/192.44, Now #1; Best prior run: 7.113/178.14, Was #14 Steve! Steve! Steve! Looks like he put his good Vance & Hines engine in as he's absoutely a white streak. He goes to the the top of the list by a bunch on a textbook run. Shawn Gann's incremental times: 60ft-1.075 sec., 330ft-2.917, 660ft-4.479/156.63 mph, 1,000ft-5.843. Steve Johnson's incremental times: 60ft-1.102 sec., 330ft-2.908, 660ft-4.440/159.34 mph, 1,000ft-5.787. Left Lane: Hector Arana Runs 6.900/192.66, Now #1; Best prior run: 7.052/185.23, Was #11 Right Lane: Michael Phillips Runs 6.958/194.52, Now #3; Best prior run: 7.046/189.04, Was #10 Phillips has spin in first gear but everybody's watching Hector get small REAL fast. The track record USED to be 6.918 (Smith) 193.85 (Hines) Hector Arana's incremental times: 60ft-1.077 sec., 330ft-2.874, 660ft-4.400/159.95 mph, 1,000ft-5.741. Michael Phillips' incremental times: 60ft-1.119 sec., 330ft-2.934, 660ft-4.471/159.53 mph, 1,000ft-5.810. Left Lane: Eddie Krawiec Runs 6.867/194.94, Now #1; Best prior run: 7.011/184.19, Was #8 Right Lane: LE Tonglet Runs 6.907/192.08, Now #3; Best prior run: 6.985/187.26, Was #5 This is getting good. It's like one of those wonderland sessions at Houston or Englishtown. Obviously, another track record. Left Lane: Matt Smith Runs 6.938/192.03, Now #5; Best prior run: 7.003/185.18, Was #8 Right Lane: Andrew Hines Runs 6.815/195.17, Now #1; Best prior run: 6.974/185.69, Was #6 The fun continues. Hines blasts the quickest pass in Pro Stock Bike history on a laser-straight run. That was one happy twin cylinder engine, as it sounded like it couldn't wait to get into the next gear. If Hines can run a 6.883 for a back up, Harley Davidson will get the record back from Suzuki. Lots of action to come, and we're just getting warmed up. Angie Smith is on the #12 bump at 7.082.
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