Sat, 27 Jul 2013, 16:16 PM Pro Stock Motorcycle Qualifying Notes, Session #3

By David Gerard

SONOMA, Calif. - Notes from round 3 qualifying in Pro Stock Motorcycle at the NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series, 26th annual NHRA Sonoma 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: James Surber Runs 7.108/184.77, Now #13; No Prior Run
Right Lane: Karen Stoffer Runs 7.477/132.70, Now #14; No Prior Run

12:28 p.m. Weather conditions: air temperature 71 degrees, relative humidity 57 percent, barometer 29.95 inches, adjusted altitude 1,368 feet, track temperature 98 degrees.

Stoffer has problems down track and sits up early.

Surber pick up some ET, but not enough to get into the field.

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Left Lane: John Hall Runs 6.942/188.73, Now #7; Best prior run: 6.985/186.77, Was #11
Right Lane: Freddie Camarena Runs 7.106/187.26, Now #13; No Prior Run

Hall tunes up the Buell and moves up into the current top half of the field.

Camarena picks up from yesterday and move into the current #13 spot.

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Left Lane: Daryl Meadows Runs 7.184/182.65, Now #16; No Prior Run
Right Lane: Jim Underdahl Runs 7.031/189.50, Now #13; No Prior Run

Meadows moves from the bottom of the ladder to the new bump spot on a clean pass.

Underdahl gets a full pass too and moves on by him into the #13 spot.

Daryl Meadows' incremental times: 60ft-1.097 sec., 330ft-2.958, 660ft-4.555/152.35 mph, 1,000ft-5.963.
Jim Underdahl's incremental times: 60ft-1.110 sec., 330ft-2.932, 660ft-4.479/157.17 mph, 1,000ft-5.850.

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Left Lane: Angie Smith Runs 6.901/192.17, Now #2; No Prior Run
Right Lane: Scotty Pollacheck Runs 15.011/47.65, Now #19; No Prior Run

Smith pulls one out of her hat and flies all the way up to the new #2 spot on a great looking run.

Pollacheck will have to wait for the last round, as he slows.

Angie Smith's incremental times: 60ft-1.070 sec., 330ft-2.864, 660ft-4.394/159.68 mph, 1,000ft-5.738.

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Left Lane: Michael Ray Runs 6.843/194.07, Now #1; Best prior run: 6.960/186.64, Was #11
Right Lane: Shawn Gann Runs 6.952/193.43, Now #12; No Prior Run

Ray gets everyones attention with a big move up the ladder to the new top spot.

Gann runs into the sixes and the number twelve spot.

Michael Ray's incremental times: 60ft-1.054 sec., 330ft-2.841, 660ft-4.358/161.05 mph, 1,000ft-5.691.
Shawn Gann's incremental times: 60ft-1.089 sec., 330ft-2.907, 660ft-4.449/158.65 mph, 1,000ft-5.796.

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Left Lane: Eddie Krawiec Runs 6.898/191.62, Now #3; Best prior run: 6.945/191.62, Was #11
Right Lane: Andrew Hines Runs 6.907/190.06, Now #7; Best prior run: 7.003/188.44, Was #14

The Harleys have their acts together and both bikes move right on up to the top half of the field.

Eddie Krawiec's incremental times: 60ft-1.053 sec., 330ft-2.845, 660ft-4.382/158.65 mph, 1,000ft-5.732.
Andrew Hines' incremental times: 60ft-1.057 sec., 330ft-2.849, 660ft-4.383/158.69 mph, 1,000ft-5.734.

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Left Lane: Jerry Savoie Runs 6.922/192.47, Now #8; Best prior run: 6.942/187.39, Was #12
Right Lane: Katie Sullivan Runs 6.942/190.89, Now #12; Best prior run: 6.975/187.50, Was #14

Jerry Savoie is on the bump spot at 6.942 and picks up a bunch to move into the top half of the field.

Sullivan improves a little too and gets two positions on the ladder.

Jerry Savoie's incremental times: 60ft-1.064 sec., 330ft-2.868, 660ft-4.408/158.54 mph, 1,000ft-5.760.
Katie Sullivan's incremental times: 60ft-1.092 sec., 330ft-2.896, 660ft-4.433/158.74 mph, 1,000ft-5.780.

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Left Lane: Steve Johnson Runs 6.908/192.93, Now #9; Best prior run: 6.941/190.62, Was #11
Right Lane: Matt Smith Runs 6.875/193.18, Now #2; Best prior run: 6.927/189.55, Was #9

Smith shows Team Viper power, as he joins Angie near the top of the ladder on a strong pass.

Johnson runs quicker and faster and just misses the top half of the field.

Steve Johnson's incremental times: 60ft-1.046 sec., 330ft-2.846, 660ft-4.390/158.15 mph, 1,000ft-5.744.
Matt Smith's incremental times: 60ft-1.049 sec., 330ft-2.839, 660ft-4.372/158.87 mph, 1,000ft-5.717.

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Left Lane: LE Tonglet Runs 6.879/192.58, Now #4; Best prior run: 6.929/191.35, Was #11
Right Lane: Hector Arana Jr Runs 6.875/192.08, Now #3; Best prior run: 6.906/191.62, Was #7

...and the hits keep coming.

Arana and Tonglet run together down the track and slide into the #3 and #4 spots on a strong pass.

LE Tonglet's incremental times: 60ft-1.061 sec., 330ft-2.853, 660ft-4.377/160.18 mph, 1,000ft-5.720.
Hector Arana Jr's incremental times: 60ft-1.051 sec., 330ft-2.840, 660ft-4.362/159.83 mph, 1,000ft-5.711.

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Left Lane: Hector Arana Runs 6.879/195.87, Now #4; Best prior run: 6.894/190.86, Was #5
Right Lane: Adam Arana Runs 6.904/194.63, Now #8; Best prior run: 6.902/192.19, Was #8

Dad Arana runs the new top speed of the meet and one spot on the ladder. He leads son, Adam, who picks up a little speed and loses a little ET to stay #8.

Hector Arana's incremental times: 60ft-1.063 sec., 330ft-2.864, 660ft-4.394/159.53 mph, 1,000ft-5.733.
Adam Arana's incremental times: 60ft-1.081 sec., 330ft-2.889, 660ft-4.416/159.80 mph, 1,000ft-5.755.

12:43 p.m. Michael Ray is number one with a 6.843 and Katie Sullivan is on the bump spot at 6.942.

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink



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