Sat, 19 Aug 2017, 13:58 PM Pro Stock Motorcycle Qualifying Notes, Session #3

By Bob Orme

BRAINERD, Minn. - Notes from round 3 qualifying in Pro Stock Motorcycle at the NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series, 36th annual Lucas Oil NHRA 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: Cory Reed Runs 6.978/187.18, Now #11; Best prior run: 9.215/94.07, Was #16
Right Lane: Angelle Sampey Runs 6.959/191.78, Now #7; Best prior run: 7.492/167.68, Was #15

12:40 p.m. Weather conditions: air temperature 78 degrees, relative humidity 54 percent, barometer 28.59 inches, adjusted altitude 3,549 feet.

A decent pass by both riders.

Cory Reed's incremental times: 60ft-1.061 sec., 330ft-2.865, 660ft-4.414/157.63 mph, 1,000ft-5.787.
Angelle Sampey's incremental times: 60ft-1.085 sec., 330ft-2.893, 660ft-4.438/158.48 mph, 1,000ft-5.795.

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Left Lane: Freddie Camarena Runs 10.149/85.78, Now #13; Best prior run: 7.056/191.81, Was #13
Right Lane: Andie Rawlings Runs 8.217/160.37, Now #17; Best prior run: 13.377/58.68, Was #17

Rawlings was having a hard time keeping her bike in the groove. Camarena was off the throttle early, the reason not apparent from here.

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Left Lane: David Hope Runs 7.116/186.64, Now #16; Best prior run: 7.119/186.10, Was #15
Right Lane: Mike Berry Runs 7.058/188.96, Now #14; No Prior Run

No problems for either rider.

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Left Lane: LE Tonglet Runs 6.968/193.16, Now #10; Best prior run: 6.998/194.10, Was #12
Right Lane: Jim Underdahl Runs 7.091/189.02, Now #16; Best prior run: 7.184/183.10, Was #17

Both drivers improve and Underdahl bumps his way into the field for now.

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Left Lane: Steve Johnson Runs 6.992/191.29, Now #11; Best prior run: 6.975/191.32, Was #11
Right Lane: Angie Smith Runs 6.944/192.25, Now #5; Best prior run: 6.947/191.08, Was #6

Johnson slows a bit from yesterday's effort. Smith moves up a spot in the order.

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Left Lane: Karen Stoffer Runs 6.959/190.92, Now #8; Best prior run: 6.963/191.51, Was #8
Right Lane: Jerry Savoie Runs 6.973/191.62, Now #11; Best prior run: 7.061/189.52, Was #15

Both riders improve, Savoie by enough to move four spots up in the order.

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Left Lane: Andrew Hines Runs 6.996/194.69, Now #6; Best prior run: 6.946/195.00, Was #6
Right Lane: Joey Gladstone Runs 7.168/186.92, Now #9; Best prior run: 6.965/192.85, Was #9

Neither rider improves.

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Left Lane: Matt Smith Runs 6.893/193.21, Now #2; Best prior run: 6.884/195.22, Was #2
Right Lane: Eddie Krawiec Runs 7.374/147.62, Now #4; Best prior run: 6.939/195.56, Was #4

Krawiec was pressing the centerline on the top half of the track.

Matt Smith's incremental times: 60ft-1.061 sec., 330ft-2.862, 660ft-4.396/159.99 mph, 1,000ft-5.738.

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Left Lane: Hector Arana Jr Runs 7.276/191.10, Now #1; Best prior run: 6.879/194.24, Was #1
Right Lane: Scotty Pollacheck Runs 6.926/191.84, Now #3; Best prior run: 6.908/193.54, Was #3

Arana was sluggish off the line. No problems for Pollacheck.

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink



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