Sat, 14 Oct 2017, 14:29 PM Pro Stock Motorcycle Qualifying Notes, Session #3

By Dave Rowe

ENNIS, Texas - Notes from round 3 qualifying in Pro Stock Motorcycle at the NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series, 32nd 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:

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Left Lane: Gunner Courtney Runs 7.164/182.75, Now #14; Best prior run: 7.120/185.31, Was #14

1:14 p.m. Weather conditions: air temperature 89 degrees, relative humidity 47 percent, barometer 29.44 inches, adjusted altitude 3,391 feet, track temperature 117 degrees.

Courtney makes a clean pass but doesn't improve.

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Left Lane: Jerry Savoie Runs 7.001/189.42, Now #2; Best prior run: 6.873/194.35, Was #2
Right Lane: Mark Paquette Runs 7.086/186.67, Now #14; No Prior Run

Savoie makes a clean pass but doesn't improve.

Paquette makes his first pass of the weekend and gets in the field in the 14th spot for now.

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Left Lane: Lance Bonham Runs 7.202/186.28, Now #17; Best prior run: 7.211/185.74, Was #17
Right Lane: David Hope Runs 7.180/182.72, Now #16; Best prior run: 7.207/185.43, Was #16

Bonham makes his quickest pass of the weekend but comes up a little short. Hope improves and stays in the field on the bump.

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Right Lane: Mike Berry Runs 7.050/187.65, Now #12; Best prior run: 7.007/189.23, Was #12

Berry slows from his previous attempts and stays in the 12th spot.

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Left Lane: Angie Smith Runs 6.968/189.76, Now #10; Best prior run: 6.999/190.38, Was #11
Right Lane: Karen Stoffer Runs 6.926/193.10, Now #7; Best prior run: 6.914/193.02, Was #7

Stoffer goes right down the groove with the quickest pass of the round so far but she doesn't improve. Smith improves a little and moves up a spot in the order.

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Right Lane: Joey Gladstone Runs 6.966/191.38, Now #9; Best prior run: 6.957/190.67, Was #9

Gladstone makes another good, consistent pass but doesn't improve.

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Left Lane: Matt Smith Runs 6.908/192.55, Now #7; Best prior run: 6.941/193.27, Was #8
Right Lane: Hector Arana Jr Runs 7.032/192.82, Now #4; Best prior run: 6.900/192.80, Was #4

Smith makes an impressive pass for the conditions and moves up a spot in the order. Arana slows from his earlier attempts.

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Left Lane: Andrew Hines Runs 6.936/193.96, Now #6; Best prior run: 6.901/195.17, Was #5
Right Lane: LE Tonglet Runs 6.892/193.60, Now #4; Best prior run: 6.901/193.54, Was #6

Hines makes a clean pass but doesn't improve. Tonglet makes the quickest pass of the round so far and he moves up a couple of spots in the order.

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Left Lane: Eddie Krawiec Runs 6.877/194.77, Now #1; Best prior run: 6.860/196.53, Was #1
Right Lane: Scotty Pollacheck Runs 6.924/193.27, Now #3; Best prior run: 6.879/195.53, Was #3

Krawiec makes the quickest pass of the round and picks up another three points. Pollacheck makes a decent pass but slows from his previous attempts.

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