Fri, 18 Sep 2015, 15:56 PM Pro Stock Motorcycle Qualifying Notes, Session #1

By Dave Rowe

CONCORD, N.C. - Notes from round 1 qualifying in Pro Stock Motorcycle at the NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series, Eighth annual NHRA Carolina Nationals listing lane, rider name, elapsed time, top speed, and position in order following run:

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Left Lane: Andrew Patterson Runs 9.618/90.70, Now #2
Right Lane: Redell Harris Runs 6.959/191.65, Now #1

3:22 p.m. Weather conditions: air temperature 87 degrees, relative humidity 44 percent, barometer 29.27 inches, adjusted altitude 3,339 feet, track temperature 108 degrees.

This is Patterson's NHRA debut. He leaves the line, drifts toward the centerline, then has to back off the throttle before he reaches half track. Harris makes a career best pass to take the early pole.

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Left Lane: Lance Bonham Runs 7.369/183.62, Now #3
Right Lane: Mike Berry Runs 7.198/186.15, Now #2

Berry and Bonham both make clean straight passes but probably won't stay in the field.

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Left Lane: Shawn Gann Runs 7.048/189.52, Now #3
Right Lane: Chaz Kennedy Runs 6.972/191.08, Now #2

Kennedy makes a decent pass and gets in the second spot for now. Gann makes a clean pass but is a little off the pace.

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Left Lane: Angie Smith Runs 7.002/187.36, Now #4
Right Lane: Steve Johnson Runs 6.902/193.63, Now #1

Johnson makes a good pass to take the pole for now. Smith is a little off the pace but gets in the fourth spot for now.

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Left Lane: LE Tonglet Runs 7.287/186.77, Now #8
Right Lane: Angelle Sampey Runs 7.046/191.67, Now #5

Tonglet's bike is really sluggish off the line, a 1.213 sixty foot time compared to 1.0's from the leaders, and he gets in the eighth spot for now. Sampey is a little quicker but is well off the pace.

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Left Lane: Scotty Pollacheck Runs 6.974/190.92, Now #4
Right Lane: Hector Arana Runs 10.323/92.15, Now #12

Arana has problems right off the line and is off the throttle early. Pollacheck makes a decent pass and gets in the fourth spot for now.

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Left Lane: Chip Ellis Runs 6.917/193.57, Now #2
Right Lane: Jim Underdahl Runs 6.924/193.57, Now #3

A good side-by-side, both right down the groove with decent passes. Ellis gets in the show in the second spot for now, Underdahl right behind in third.

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Left Lane: Matt Smith Runs 7.001/190.97, Now #8
Right Lane: Karen Stoffer Runs 6.899/195.00, Now #1

Stoffer makes an impressive pass and goes all the way to the top spot for now. Smith makes a clean pass but is off the pace of the leaders.

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Left Lane: Jerry Savoie Runs 6.907/195.14, Now #3
Right Lane: Andrew Hines Runs 6.912/192.85, Now #4

Another good side-by-side, both right down the groove. Savoie gets in the third spot, Hines in the fourth for now.

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Left Lane: Hector Arana Jr Runs 6.943/192.93, Now #7
Right Lane: Eddie Krawiec Runs 7.064/188.38, Now #15

Arana makes a decent pass and gets in the seventh spot for now. Krawiec was struggling all the way through the run and ends up in the 15th spot to end this session.

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink



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