Sat, 03 Oct 2015, 16:05 PM Pro Stock Motorcycle Qualifying Notes, Session #1

By Jim Samuel

MOHNTON, Pa. - Notes from round 1 qualifying in Pro Stock Motorcycle at the NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series, 31st annual NHRA Keystone Nationals listing lane, rider name, elapsed time, top speed, and position in order following run:

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Left Lane: Brian Pretzel No Time, Now #2
Right Lane: Angie Smith Runs 7.010/185.05, Now #1

3:50 p.m. - Weather conditions: air temperature 56 degrees, relative humidity 71 percent, barometer 29.63 inches, adjusted altitude 674 feet, track temperature 60 degrees.

Pretzel's motorcycle launched and jerked before he shut it off. He did not make it all the way down the track. Smith went straight down the track with just a bit of bouncing.

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Left Lane: Chaz Kennedy Runs 16.461/39.97, Now #3
Right Lane: Steve Johnson Runs 6.907/192.47, Now #1

Kennedy's bike bounced around after he launched and he clicked it off. Johnson had a good ride down the track.

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Left Lane: Scotty Pollacheck Runs 6.883/194.21, Now #1
Right Lane: Jim Underdahl Runs 14.623/45.99, Now #4

Underdahl's bike had some shaking and moving so he backed off the throttle. Pollacheck had a good run to move into the number one spot in the order for now.

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Left Lane: Chip Ellis Runs 7.885/121.57, Now #5
Right Lane: Hector Arana Runs 7.088/166.83, Now #4

Ellis had a good ride going but started to drift toward the center line and had to back off the throttle to keep from crossing over. Arana had a good ride but slowed a bit at the end.

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Left Lane: Karen Stoffer Runs 6.971/193.27, Now #4
Right Lane: Matt Smith Runs 6.877/193.24, Now #1

Two good rides that put Smith at the top of the order and Stoffer in the number four spot for now.

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Left Lane: Jerry Savoie Runs 6.944/193.16, Now #5
Right Lane: Eddie Krawiec Runs 6.802/193.60, Now #1

Krawiec took his motorcycle straight down the groove to take over the top spot in the order. Savoie's ride looked good and put him into the number five spot in the order.

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Left Lane: Hector Arana Jr Runs 11.707/68.38, Now #11
Right Lane: Andrew Hines Runs 6.816/193.16, Now #2

Arana's motorcycle spun the rear tire and he backed off the throttle before he hit mid track. Hines moved into the number two spot with a good, clean ride. That's it for the first qualifying session.

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink



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