Sat, 04 Oct 2014, 17:53 PM Pro Stock Motorcycle Qualifying Notes, Final Session

By Jim Samuel

MOHNTON, Pa. - Notes from final, round 4 qualifying in Pro Stock Motorcycle at the NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series, 30th annual Auto-Plus 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: Angelle Sampey Runs 6.868/191.65, Now #6; Best prior run: 7.019/190.86, Was #14

5:38 p.m. - Weather conditions: air temperature 63 degrees, relative humidity 59 percent, barometer 29.04 inches, adjusted altitude 1,859 feet, track temperature 80 degrees.

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Right Lane: Joe DeSantis Runs 7.286/156.34, Now #15; Best prior run: 7.074/185.79, Was #15

DeSantis was not quick enough to move up in the order.

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Left Lane: Matt Smith Runs 6.878/192.41, Now #7; Best prior run: 6.905/192.58, Was #9
Right Lane: John Hall Runs 8.088/114.86, Now #14; Best prior run: 6.939/190.24, Was #14

Hall's motorcycle did not get up to speed. Smith was quick enough to move up two spots in the order.

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Left Lane: Angie Smith Runs 6.900/191.21, Now #10; Best prior run: 6.904/192.44, Was #9
Right Lane: Adam Arana Runs 6.862/193.93, Now #4; Best prior run: 6.923/194.58, Was #12

Arana moved up eight spots in the order, into the fourth spot for now. That means that he pushed Angie Smith down to the number 109 spot for now.

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Left Lane: Hector Arana Jr Runs 6.796/197.22, Now #1; Best prior run: 6.888/195.76, Was #9
Right Lane: Steve Johnson No Time, Now #12; Best prior run: 6.922/193.65, Was #12

Johnson got about 60 feet out and then shut his motorcycle down. Arana moved up eight spots and took over the top spot in the order when he went straight down the groove.

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Left Lane: Chaz Kennedy Runs 6.882/191.92, Now #7; Best prior run: 6.866/190.24, Was #7
Right Lane: Scotty Pollacheck Runs 7.027/191.32, Now #11; Best prior run: 6.912/191.40, Was #11

Neither rider moved in the qualifying order after these rides.

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Left Lane: Hector Arana Runs 6.863/196.50, Now #6; Best prior run: 6.864/195.70, Was #6
Right Lane: Eddie Krawiec Runs 6.822/195.34, Now #3; Best prior run: 6.853/195.90, Was #4

Krawiec moved up one spot, Arana stayed where he was.

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Left Lane: Andrew Hines Runs 6.799/196.27, Now #2; Best prior run: 6.822/196.02, Was #2
Right Lane: Jerry Savoie Runs 6.821/195.62, Now #3; Best prior run: 6.834/195.62, Was #4

That's it for qualifying. Hector Arana, Jr. is in the top spot, followed by Andrew Hines and Jerry Savoie.

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