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LAS VEGAS - Notes from round 2 qualifying in Pro Stock Motorcycle at the NHRA Full Throttle Drag Racing Series, 11th annual Big O Tires 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: Dawn Minturn Runs 7.363/161.88, Now #26; Best prior run: 9.163/105.84, Was #27 3:46 p.m. Weather conditions: air temperature 80 degrees, relative humidity 17 percent, barometer 27.96 inches, adjusted altitude 3,979 feet, track temperature 102 degrees. Minturn makes a move to the right quickly but
gets the bike straightened out for a decent pass. Left Lane: Katie Sullivan Runs 17.212/39.68, Now #25; Best prior run: 7.281/0.00, Was #24 Right Lane: Justin Finley Runs 7.105/186.69, Now #16; Best prior run: 7.387/146.51, Was #27 Sullivan had problems off the line and shut down quickly. Finley drifted to the left all the way through the run but still improved on his earlier pass. Left Lane: Scotty Pollacheck Runs 7.279/179.21, Now #24; Best prior run: 7.265/180.84, Was #24 Right Lane: Freddie Camarena Runs 7.324/170.62, Now #26; Best prior run: 7.307/183.22, Was #26 A couple of decent passes but neither rider improves. Left Lane: Wesley Wells Runs 7.306/177.44, Now #21; Best prior run: 7.244/0.00, Was #21 Right Lane: Redell Harris Runs 11.854/67.05, Now #23; Best prior run: 7.262/185.10, Was #23 Harris bike was bouncing up and down for the first 300 feet then he backed off the throttle. Wells made a clean run but didn't improve. Left Lane: Joe DeSantis Runs 7.130/184.62, Now #19; Best prior run: 7.231/183.19, Was #20 Right Lane: James Surber Runs 7.191/183.54, Now #21; Best prior run: 7.251/184.22, Was #22 Both riders improve but not enough to get in the show. Left Lane: Shawn Gann Runs 7.085/188.99, Now #15; Best prior run: 7.105/187.78, Was #15 Right Lane: Jim Underdahl Runs 7.065/189.79, Now #10; Best prior run: 7.153/189.20, Was #20 Underdahl improves and moves all the way to the tenth spot. Gann improves but stays in the 15th spot. Left Lane: Steve Johnson Runs 7.018/191.38, Now #7; Best prior run: 7.081/189.66, Was #14 Right Lane: Matt Guidera Runs 7.104/187.99, Now #17; Best prior run: 7.127/184.93, Was #19 Johnson makes a clean pass and moves all the way to the seventh spot. Guidera improves but can't get into the show. Left Lane: Michael Ray No Time, Now #12; Best prior run: 7.075/188.15, Was #12 Right Lane: Karen Stoffer Runs 11.047/73.88, Now #19; Best prior run: 7.121/180.16, Was #19 Ray came off the line and the engine went silent. Stoffer got about 500 feet out and the bike nosed over. Left Lane: Matt Smith Runs 7.186/186.61, Now #9; Best prior run: 7.031/187.50, Was #9 Right Lane: Bailey Whitaker Runs 7.076/188.78, Now #13; Best prior run: 7.103/187.55, Was #16 Left Lane: LE Tonglet Runs 7.035/188.28, Now #8; Best prior run: 7.019/188.15, Was #8 Right Lane: Michael Phillips Runs 7.127/189.23, Now #15; Best prior run: 7.079/190.43, Was #15 Phillips slows from his earlier attempt and will not be qualified. Tonglet makes another decent pass but doesn't improve. Left Lane: Mike Berry Runs 7.016/187.73, Now #6; Best prior run: 7.014/188.41, Was #6 Right Lane: David Hope Runs 7.078/187.44, Now #14; Best prior run: 7.077/188.62, Was #14 Berry almost equals his earlier attempt and stays in the sixth spot. Hope makes a decent pass. Left Lane: Andrew Hines Runs 6.940/191.84, Now #1; Best prior run: 6.996/191.59, Was #4 Right Lane: Angie Smith Runs 7.030/189.39, Now #9; Best prior run: 7.047/188.23, Was #10 Hines makes an impressive run and moves all the way to the top spot. Smith improves a little and moves up a spot. Left Lane: Hector Arana Runs 6.924/190.86, Now #1; Best prior run: 6.980/190.54, Was #4 Right Lane: Hector Arana Jr Runs 6.963/191.62, Now #4; Best prior run: 7.006/190.35, Was #5 Arana Sr. goes right down the groove with the quickest pass of the day to take the top spot. Arana Jr. improves and gets in the 6's. Left Lane: Eddie Krawiec Runs 6.948/192.74, Now #3; Best prior run: 6.952/193.93, Was #3 Right Lane: Jerry Savoie Runs 7.058/191.24, Now #5; Best prior run: 6.970/191.13, Was #5 Krawiec improves a little but not enough to move up in the order. Savoie slows from his earlier attempt.
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