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Sat, 29 Oct 2011, 02:32 PM

Pro Stock Motorcycle Qualifying Notes, Session #3

By Dave Rowe

LAS VEGAS - Notes from round 3 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: Michael Ray Runs 7.014/189.10, Now #6; Best prior run: 7.075/188.15, Was #12

11:09 a.m. Weather conditions: air temperature 68 degrees, relative humidity 21 percent, barometer 28.02 inches, adjusted altitude 3,008 feet, track temperature 96 degrees.

Left Lane: Katie Sullivan Runs 7.224/185.82, Now #14; No Prior Run
Right Lane: Redell Harris Runs 7.210/177.35, Now #13; No Prior Run

Harris makes a clean run and gets in the 13th spot for now. Sullivan falls in right behind in the 14th spot.

Left Lane: Dawn Minturn Runs 11.214/72.38, Now #15; No Prior Run
Right Lane: Karen Stoffer No Time, Now #26; No Prior Run

Stoffer hits the throttle and doesn't even reach the tree before the bike comes to a stop, not sure why. Minturn gets about 400 feet out and loses power, not sure why.

Left Lane: Wesley Wells Runs 7.192/184.50, Now #13; No Prior Run
Right Lane: Freddie Camarena Runs 7.246/187.03, Now #16; No Prior Run

Wells makes a decent pass to get in the show for now. Camarena gets in the show on the bump for now.

Left Lane: Scotty Pollacheck Runs 7.173/182.70, Now #13; No Prior Run
Right Lane: James Surber Runs 7.211/182.13, Now #16; No Prior Run

Pollacheck and Surber get in the show bumping out Sullivan and Camarena.

Left Lane: Matt Smith Runs 6.964/191.02, Now #5; Best prior run: 7.031/187.50, Was #11
Right Lane: Michael Phillips Runs 7.392/155.19, Now #19; No Prior Run

Smith is in the show, Phillips isn't.

Smith makes an impressive run here and moves all the way to the fifth spot. Phillips had trouble late in the run and slows.

Left Lane: Joe DeSantis Runs 10.393/79.50, Now #21; No Prior Run
Right Lane: Justin Finley Runs 7.127/190.16, Now #13; No Prior Run

DeSantis has problems about 300 feet out and sits up on the bike. Finley makes a decent pass and gets in the show for now. Redell Harris is on the bump spot at 7.210.

Left Lane: Shawn Gann Runs 8.602/104.88, Now #22; No Prior Run
Right Lane: Matt Guidera Runs 7.067/187.18, Now #13; No Prior Run

Gann has problems around half track and backs off the throttle. Guidera makes a good run and gets in the show for now.

Wesley Wells is on the bump spot at 7.192.

Left Lane: LE Tonglet Runs 7.005/188.67, Now #7; Best prior run: 7.019/188.15, Was #10
Right Lane: David Hope Runs 7.846/146.57, Now #22; No Prior Run

Hope has problems around half track and backs off the throttle. Tonglet makes his quickest pass of the weekend to move up to the seventh spot.

Left Lane: Steve Johnson Runs 6.997/191.62, Now #7; Best prior run: 7.018/191.38, Was #10
Right Lane: Bailey Whitaker Runs 7.032/189.66, Now #12; No Prior Run

Johnson makes his quickest pass of the weekend and moves up a few spots to seventh. Whitaker gets in the show in the 12th spot bumping out Wells.

Left Lane: Mike Berry Runs 6.991/189.31, Now #7; Best prior run: 7.014/188.41, Was #10
Right Lane: Jim Underdahl Runs 7.026/190.16, Now #11; Best prior run: 7.065/189.79, Was #13

Berry picks up a little from yesterday and moves up to the seventh spot. Underdahl improves and moves up a couple of notches.

Left Lane: Eddie Krawiec Runs 6.894/196.56, Now #1; Best prior run: 6.948/192.74, Was #3
Right Lane: Jerry Savoie Runs 6.956/190.03, Now #4; Best prior run: 6.970/191.13, Was #6

Krawiec makes an impressive run and sets both ends of the track record to take the top spot for now. Savoie makes his quickest pass of the weekend and moves up a couple of spots.

Left Lane: Andrew Hines No Time, Now #3; Best prior run: 6.940/191.84, Was #3
Right Lane: Angie Smith Runs 7.000/189.66, Now #9; Best prior run: 7.030/189.39, Was #12

Hines left before the tree was activated and received no time. Smith makes her quickest pass of the weekend to move into the ninth spot.

Left Lane: Hector Arana Runs 9.247/106.39, Now #3; Best prior run: 6.924/190.86, Was #2
Right Lane: Hector Arana Jr Runs 6.879/194.46, Now #1; Best prior run: 6.963/191.62, Was #5

Arana Sr.'s bike stumbles off the line and he clicks it off early. Arana Jr. goes right down the groove with the quickest pass of the weekend, sets the track ET record and moves into the top spot.

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink