Fri, 31 Oct 2014, 16:25 PM Pro Stock Motorcycle Qualifying Notes, Session #1

By Dave Rowe

LAS VEGAS - Notes from round 1 qualifying in Pro Stock Motorcycle at the NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series, 14th annual NHRA Toyota Nationals listing lane, rider name, elapsed time, top speed, and position in order following run:

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Right Lane: Lance Bonham Runs 7.787/172.94, Now #1

1:04 p.m. Weather conditions: air temperature 83 degrees, relative humidity 25 percent, barometer 27.71 inches, adjusted altitude 4,529 feet, track temperature 105 degrees.

Bonham had a little trouble early in the run.

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Left Lane: Rhett Lougheed Runs 7.413/165.19, Now #1
Right Lane: Redell Harris Runs 7.460/182.45, Now #2

Lougheed drifts to the left, gets close to the wall, then backs off the throttle late in the run.

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Left Lane: Elvira Karlsson Runs 7.125/183.74, Now #1
Right Lane: Angelle Sampey Runs 7.127/187.05, Now #2

Karlsson goes right down the groove with a clean pass to take the top spot for now. Sampey is just a little behind and gets in the second spot for now.

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Left Lane: Katie Sullivan Runs 7.075/190.30, Now #1
Right Lane: Freddie Camarena Runs 7.125/191.27, Now #2

Camarena drifts to the left, gets close to the centerline, but stays on the throttle and makes a decent pass. Sullivan goes right down the groove and moves into the top spot for now.

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Left Lane: Mike Berry Runs 7.167/181.86, Now #6
Right Lane: Jim Underdahl Runs 7.070/189.10, Now #1

A couple of trouble free runs, both right down the groove. Underdahl the top spot for now, Berry gets in the sixth spot.

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Left Lane: Shawn Gann Runs 7.116/188.17, Now #4
Right Lane: Adam Arana Runs 7.057/190.89, Now #1

Arana makes a good pass and moves into the number one spot for now. Gann makes a decent pass and gets in the fourth spot for now.

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Left Lane: Chaz Kennedy Runs 7.063/188.70, Now #3
Right Lane: Jerry Savoie Runs 6.946/192.55, Now #1

Savoie makes an impressive pass, more than a tenth quicker than any other rider so far this round to take the top spot for now. Kennedy makes a decent pass to get in the third spot for now.

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Left Lane: Michael Ray Runs 11.127/71.74, Now #15
Right Lane: Angie Smith Runs 7.245/186.82, Now #11

Ray had problems early and was sitting up on the bike before he reached the 330 foot timing marker. Smith makes a clean pass and gets in the 11th spot for now.

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Left Lane: Hector Arana Runs 6.992/192.30, Now #2
Right Lane: John Hall Runs 7.090/189.42, Now #7

Arana is the second rider to get in the sixes but is still well behind Savoie. Hall makes a clean pass and gets in the seventh spot for now.

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Left Lane: Scotty Pollacheck Runs 7.154/187.44, Now #13
Right Lane: Matt Smith Runs 7.005/191.62, Now #3

Smith makes a clean pass and moves into the third spot for now. Pollacheck gets in the 13th spot for now.

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Left Lane: Steve Johnson Runs 7.140/187.57, Now #13
Right Lane: Hector Arana Jr Runs 7.215/192.33, Now #16

Johnson makes a clean pass but is well off the pace of the front runners. Arana's engine was a little sluggish early in the run.

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Left Lane: Eddie Krawiec Runs 7.010/189.98, Now #4
Right Lane: Andrew Hines No Time, Now #23

Hines was having problems and never fully staged. Krawiec makes a clean pass but is well behind Savoie.

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink



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