Fri, 26 Oct 2012, 20:00 PM Pro Stock Motorcycle Qualifying Notes, Session #2

By Dave Rowe

LAS VEGAS - Notes from round 2 qualifying in Pro Stock Motorcycle at the NHRA Full Throttle Drag Racing Series, 12th 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:

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Left Lane: Karen Stoffer Runs 7.041/190.06, Now #7; No Prior Run

4:38 p.m. Weather conditions: air temperature 76 degrees, relative humidity 15 percent, barometer 28.00 inches, adjusted altitude 3,666 feet, track temperature 89 degrees.

Stoffer had problems in the first round and did not make a pass. She goes right down the groove on this one and gets in the seventh spot for now.

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Left Lane: Katie Sullivan Runs 7.351/159.49, Now #22; Best prior run: 16.734/27.44, Was #26
Right Lane: Andrew Hines Runs 7.001/191.65, Now #4; No Prior Run

Sullivan was close to the centerline all the way through the run and backed off the throttle late in the run. Hines made a good run here and gets in the fourth spot for now.

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Left Lane: Daryl Meadows Runs 7.910/139.80, Now #26; Best prior run: 7.651/163.45, Was #25
Right Lane: Jerry Savoie Runs 7.069/187.42, Now #12; Best prior run: 11.856/63.44, Was #27

Savoie clicked it off early on his first pass. He makes a full run this time and gets in on the provisional bump for now. Meadows has problems after half track and backs off the throttle.

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Left Lane: Charles Sullivan Runs 7.390/173.43, Now #24; Best prior run: 7.573/170.95, Was #25

Sullivan improves a little but is still well off the pace.

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Left Lane: Wesley Wells Runs 7.151/185.13, Now #19; Best prior run: 7.490/178.12, Was #25
Right Lane: Kieth Burley Runs 7.074/186.38, Now #13; Best prior run: 7.313/183.84, Was #22

Burley improves but not enough to get in the provisional field. Wells is able to make a full pass this time but still doesn't get in the show.

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Left Lane: Mike Berry Runs 7.140/185.23, Now #19; Best prior run: 7.248/177.81, Was #21
Right Lane: Redell Harris Runs 7.084/186.90, Now #15; Best prior run: 7.259/183.84, Was #23

Harris goes right down the groove but doesn't improve enough to get in the field. Berry makes a clean pass.

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Left Lane: Freddie Camarena Runs 7.243/187.13, Now #22; Best prior run: 7.188/186.28, Was #22
Right Lane: James Surber Runs 7.210/182.35, Now #23; Best prior run: 7.257/181.57, Was #23

Camarena slows from his first attempt and doesn't get in the field. Surber improves but not enough.

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Left Lane: Chip Ellis Runs 7.056/189.02, Now #11; Best prior run: 7.078/187.18, Was #14
Right Lane: Hector Arana Runs 7.076/190.83, Now #15; Best prior run: 7.146/189.15, Was #20

Arana drifts to the left early, stays on the throttle, but still doesn't make the show. Ellis improves and gets in the field for now.

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Left Lane: Jim Underdahl Runs 7.187/189.04, Now #12; Best prior run: 7.059/188.15, Was #12
Right Lane: GT Tonglet Runs 9.608/93.05, Now #19; Best prior run: 7.138/186.92, Was #19

Tonglet's bike was bouncing up and down at the hit and he backed off the throttle. Underdahl slows from his earlier attempt.

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Left Lane: John Hall No Time, Now #7; Best prior run: 7.038/189.28, Was #7
Right Lane: Matt Guidera Runs 7.136/182.92, Now #18; Best prior run: 7.127/182.13, Was #18

Hall's bike stumbled at the hit and he had to give up on the run. Guidera made a clean pass but did not improve.

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Left Lane: Scotty Pollacheck Runs 7.022/188.31, Now #5; Best prior run: 7.015/186.87, Was #5
Right Lane: Shawn Gann No Time, Now #17; Best prior run: 7.122/189.92, Was #17

Gann started drifting left early, gets past half track, then drifts into the left lane behind Pollacheck. Pollacheck doesn't improve but is in the field in the fifth spot.

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Left Lane: LE Tonglet Runs 7.030/189.63, Now #3; Best prior run: 6.998/190.30, Was #3
Right Lane: Steve Johnson Runs 7.308/150.31, Now #10; Best prior run: 7.042/188.04, Was #10

Tonglet makes a decent pass but doesn't improve. Johnson has problems late in the run and backs off the throttle.

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Left Lane: Hector Arana Jr Runs 6.968/191.51, Now #2; Best prior run: 6.995/189.60, Was #2
Right Lane: Michael Ray Runs 7.011/188.07, Now #5; Best prior run: 7.041/186.92, Was #9

Arana improves but not enough to take the pole from Krawiec. Ray improves and moves up to the fifth spot.

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Left Lane: Eddie Krawiec Runs 6.956/191.95, Now #1; Best prior run: 6.938/193.88, Was #1
Right Lane: Matt Smith Runs 6.981/190.19, Now #3; Best prior run: 7.019/189.55, Was #7

Krawiec doesn't improve but still makes the quickest pass of the round. Smith improves and moves up to the third spot.

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