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ENNIS, Texas - Notes from final, round 4 qualifying in Pro Stock Motorcycle at the NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series, 31st annual AAA Texas NHRA FallNationals 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: Left Lane: Joey Gladstone Runs 6.947/190.89, Now #15; Best prior run: 16.925/42.91, Was #21 Right Lane: David Hope Runs 7.113/183.79, Now #20; No Prior Run 4:00 p.m. Weather conditions: air temperature 87 degrees, relative humidity 52 percent, barometer 29.32 inches, adjusted altitude 3,190 feet, track temperature 113 degrees. Hope had his
last attempt disqualified at the scales. He makes a clean pass here but doesn't make the show.
Gladstone makes a career best pass here and gets in the show in the 15th spot for now. Left Lane: Lance Bonham Runs 7.355/177.30, Now #21; Best prior run: 7.222/183.49, Was #21 Right Lane: Gunner Courtney Runs 7.324/184.75, Now #22; Best prior run: 7.264/184.95, Was #22 Bonham slows from his earlier attempt and won't make the field. Courtney slows and wont be racing tomorrow. Left Lane: John Hall Runs 7.049/187.34, Now #18; Best prior run: 7.011/189.39, Was #17 Right Lane: Angie Smith Runs 6.986/190.11, Now #17; Best prior run: 7.045/189.39, Was #19 Smith improves but not enough to get in the field. Hall slows and can't get back in the show. Left Lane: Karen Stoffer Runs 6.989/192.30, Now #14; Best prior run: 6.935/194.35, Was #14 Right Lane: Mike Berry Runs 7.101/187.11, Now #19; Best prior run: 7.044/186.64, Was #19 Stoffer slows but is in the field in the 14th spot. Berry slows and doesn't make the field. Left Lane: Shawn Gann Runs 6.973/192.66, Now #13; Best prior run: 6.916/194.91, Was #13 Right Lane: Joe DeSantis Runs 6.997/190.59, Now #16; Best prior run: 6.961/192.69, Was #16 Neither rider improves but both are already in the show. Left Lane: Melissa Surber Runs 6.994/189.44, Now #12; Best prior run: 6.914/190.14, Was #12 Right Lane: Hector Arana Runs 6.926/194.72, Now #11; Best prior run: 6.905/193.40, Was #11 Arana makes a decent pass for the conditions but doesn't improve. Surber doesn't improve. Left Lane: Matt Smith Runs 6.971/190.78, Now #9; Best prior run: 6.879/193.46, Was #9 Right Lane: Steve Johnson Runs 6.916/193.88, Now #10; Best prior run: 6.889/193.99, Was #10 Johnson makes it back for this round of qualifying after missing the round earlier today. he makes a decent pass but doesn't improve. Smith slows from his earlier attempt and stays in the ninth spot. Left Lane: Cory Reed Runs 6.946/190.08, Now #8; Best prior run: 6.872/192.96, Was #8 Right Lane: LE Tonglet Runs 6.931/194.13, Now #7; Best prior run: 6.868/194.24, Was #7 No improvement for either rider. Left Lane: Angelle Sampey Runs 6.868/194.74, Now #4; Best prior run: 6.853/195.39, Was #4 Right Lane: Hector Arana Jr Runs 6.885/194.83, Now #6; Best prior run: 6.863/193.99, Was #6 Arana doesn't improve and will be racing his dad in round one tomorrow. Sampey makes the quickest pass of the round so far but doesn't improve. Left Lane: Andrew Hines Runs 6.856/193.85, Now #2; Best prior run: 6.811/195.90, Was #2 Right Lane: Chip Ellis Runs 9.912/51.77, Now #5; Best prior run: 6.863/194.60, Was #5 Hines makes the quickest pass of the weekend so far but doesn't improve. Ellis has problems late in the run and he comes to a stop just past the finish line. he gets off the bike, kicks it in frustration and walks away. Left Lane: Jerry Savoie Runs 6.857/196.64, Now #1; Best prior run: 6.805/197.31, Was #1 Right Lane: Eddie Krawiec Runs 6.859/195.42, Now #3; Best prior run: 6.821/195.42, Was #3 A good side-by-side, they were glued together all the way through the run. Savoie
doesn't improve but will start from the top spot tomorrow. he won this race last year starting from
the number one spot.
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