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Sat, 29 Oct 2011, 06:26 PM

Pro Stock Motorcycle Qualifying Notes, Final Session

By Dave Rowe

LAS VEGAS - Notes from final, round 4 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: Karen Stoffer Runs 7.145/189.26, Now #16; No Prior Run
Right Lane: Joe DeSantis Runs 7.195/179.47, Now #19; Best prior run: 10.393/79.50, Was #25

2:44 p.m. Weather conditions: air temperature 81 degrees, relative humidity 17 percent, barometer 27.93 inches, adjusted altitude 4,089 feet, track temperature 106 degrees.

Stoffer goes right down the groove with her quickest pass of the weekend to get in the show on the bump. DeSantis bike leans to the left just before the lights and comes out from under him. He hits the pavement, rolls for about 300 feet and comes to a stop. The Safety Safari and medical staff rush to his aid and the latest information is he is alert and may have a broken wrist.

Left Lane: David Hope Runs 7.058/189.20, Now #15; Best prior run: 7.846/146.57, Was #25
Right Lane: Shawn Gann Runs 7.038/189.76, Now #14; Best prior run: 8.602/104.88, Was #26

A couple of decent runs, both get in the show bumping out Stoffer who has already made her final run.

Matt Guidera is on the bump spot at 7.067.

Left Lane: Michael Phillips Runs 7.138/190.19, Now #18; Best prior run: 7.392/155.19, Was #26
Right Lane: Katie Sullivan Runs 7.155/188.60, Now #20; Best prior run: 7.224/185.82, Was #24

A couple of clean runs but neither one was quick enough to get in the show.

Left Lane: Freddie Camarena Runs 7.251/186.05, Now #26; Best prior run: 7.246/187.03, Was #26
Right Lane: Wesley Wells Runs 7.141/186.67, Now #19; Best prior run: 7.192/184.50, Was #22

Left Lane: James Surber Runs 7.231/183.59, Now #25; Best prior run: 7.211/182.13, Was #25
Right Lane: Scotty Pollacheck Runs 7.204/182.75, Now #22; Best prior run: 7.173/182.70, Was #22

Left Lane: Redell Harris Runs 7.395/183.69, Now #24; Best prior run: 7.210/177.35, Was #24
Right Lane: Michael Ray No Time, Now #11; Best prior run: 7.014/189.10, Was #11

Ray has problems getting the bike to start and could not make a pass. Harris makes a clean run but doesn't get in the show.

Left Lane: Justin Finley Runs 7.084/191.16, Now #17; Best prior run: 7.127/190.16, Was #17
Right Lane: LE Tonglet Runs 7.077/187.36, Now #10; Best prior run: 7.005/188.67, Was #10

Finley makes his quickest pass of the weekend but comes up just a little short and doesn't make the show.

Left Lane: Matt Guidera Runs 7.124/187.55, Now #16; No Prior Run
Right Lane: Steve Johnson Runs 6.981/191.97, Now #7; No Prior Run

Johnson makes an impressive run for the conditions and moves up a spot in the order. Guidera stays on the bump.

Left Lane: Bailey Whitaker Runs 7.127/188.65, Now #13; Best prior run: 7.032/189.66, Was #13

Whitaker doesn't improve but is already in the show.

Left Lane: Jim Underdahl Runs 7.055/190.06, Now #12; Best prior run: 7.026/190.16, Was #12
Right Lane: Matt Smith Runs 6.944/191.81, Now #5; Best prior run: 6.964/191.02, Was #6

Smith makes a nice pass, the quickest of the round so far, and he moves up a spot to fifth.

Left Lane: Angie Smith Runs 7.031/189.95, Now #9; Best prior run: 7.000/189.66, Was #9
Right Lane: Andrew Hines Runs 6.902/194.97, Now #3; Best prior run: 6.940/191.84, Was #4

Hines makes an impressive pass here and moves up a spot to the third spot. Smith slows a little but is safely in the field.

Left Lane: Jerry Savoie Runs 6.986/191.92, Now #6; Best prior run: 6.956/190.03, Was #6
Right Lane: Hector Arana Runs 6.896/192.36, Now #3; Best prior run: 6.924/190.86, Was #4

Arana makes a great run for the conditions and goes back around Hines to get in the third spot.

Left Lane: Hector Arana Jr Runs 6.892/195.39, Now #1; Best prior run: 6.879/194.46, Was #1
Right Lane: Eddie Krawiec Runs 6.957/181.89, Now #2; Best prior run: 6.894/196.56, Was #2

Arana makes the quickest pass of the round and picks up three bonus points. Krawiec slows from his earlier attempts.

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