Sat, 26 Sep 2015, 15:06 PM Pro Stock Motorcycle Qualifying Notes, Session #3

By Dave Rowe

MADISON, Ill. - Notes from round 3 qualifying in Pro Stock Motorcycle at the NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series, Fourth annual AAA Insurance NHRA Midwest 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: Hector Arana Jr Runs 6.886/196.16, Now #3; Best prior run: 6.952/193.68, Was #9
Right Lane: Angie Smith Runs 6.953/189.20, Now #11; No Prior Run

1:53 p.m. Weather conditions: air temperature 75 degrees, relative humidity 59 percent, barometer 29.67 inches, adjusted altitude 2,059 feet, track temperature 94 degrees.

Smith hasn't made a clean pass this weekend. She changes that on this pass, drifting a little to the left early, then getting the bike going straight down the track and getting in the 11th spot for now. Arana makes his quickest pass of the weekend and moves up to the third spot for now.

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Left Lane: Chaz Kennedy Runs 6.950/192.41, Now #10; No Prior Run
Right Lane: Scotty Pollacheck Runs 7.028/191.32, Now #15; No Prior Run

Kennedy goes right down the groove with his quickest pass of the weekend and moves into the tenth spot for now. Pollacheck makes a clean pass and gets in the 12th spot for now.

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Left Lane: Brian Pretzel Runs 7.109/190.86, Now #16; No Prior Run
Right Lane: Matt Smith Runs 6.984/192.03, Now #14; Best prior run: 6.987/192.55, Was #14

Smith makes a clean pass, improves a little, but not enough to move up in the order. Pretzel slows from his quickest pass yesterday and he gets in the field in the 16th spot.

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Left Lane: Jim Underdahl Runs 6.970/189.28, Now #8; Best prior run: 6.926/195.48, Was #7
Right Lane: Eddie Krawiec Runs 6.878/194.88, Now #2; Best prior run: 6.935/190.11, Was #8

Krawiec makes a little move when he hits the throttle but he makes his quickest pass of the weekend and moves up to the second spot for now. Underdahl slows from his pass yesterday and drops a spot after Krawiec goes around him.

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Left Lane: Steve Johnson Runs 6.852/195.34, Now #2; Best prior run: 6.903/194.16, Was #7
Right Lane: Chip Ellis Runs 6.857/194.49, Now #3; Best prior run: 6.936/193.57, Was #9

Ellis drifts to the left early, hugs the centerline all the way through the run, but hangs on for his quickest pass of the weekend and move up to the third spot. Johnson makes a clean, straight pass and moves up to the second spot for now.

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Left Lane: Hector Arana Runs 6.889/195.22, Now #7; Best prior run: 6.902/194.35, Was #8
Right Lane: Adam Arana Runs 6.982/192.36, Now #13; Best prior run: 6.955/193.05, Was #13

Hector improves and moves up to the seventh spot for now. Adam slows from his attempt yesterday and stays in the 13th spot.

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Left Lane: Andrew Hines Runs 6.842/196.47, Now #2; Best prior run: 6.895/193.16, Was #8
Right Lane: Mike Berry Runs 6.955/192.71, Now #11; Best prior run: 6.953/191.54, Was #11

Hines makes a clean straight pass and moves up to the second spot. Berry slows and will stay in the 11th spot.

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Left Lane: Jerry Savoie Runs 6.895/195.48, Now #1; Best prior run: 6.832/196.50, Was #1
Right Lane: Karen Stoffer Runs 6.868/196.44, Now #5; Best prior run: 6.885/194.21, Was #6

Stoffer makes her quickest pass of the weekend and moves up to the fifth spot. Savoie slows from his great run yesterday but stays on the pole.

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