Sat, 14 Oct 2017, 17:45 PM Pro Stock Motorcycle Qualifying Notes, Final Session

By Dave Rowe

ENNIS, Texas - Notes from final, round 4 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: David Hope Runs 7.166/185.18, Now #16; Best prior run: 7.180/182.72, Was #16
Right Lane: Lance Bonham Runs 7.196/187.76, Now #17; Best prior run: 7.202/186.28, Was #17

4:32 p.m. Weather conditions: air temperature 91 degrees, relative humidity 43 percent, barometer 29.36 inches, adjusted altitude 3,597 feet, track temperature 117 degrees.

Bonham makes his quickest pass of the weekend but just misses getting in the show. Hop improves and stays in the field on the bump spot.

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Left Lane: Mark Paquette Runs 7.192/185.15, Now #14; Best prior run: 7.086/186.67, Was #14
Right Lane: Gunner Courtney Runs 7.171/186.15, Now #15; Best prior run: 7.120/185.31, Was #15

Paquette and Courtney both make decent passes but neither improve.

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Left Lane: Mike Berry Runs 7.037/188.17, Now #12; Best prior run: 7.007/189.23, Was #12
Right Lane: Melissa Surber Runs 16.263/40.80, Now #11; Best prior run: 6.982/190.57, Was #11

Surber gets about 100 feet out and the bike shuts down, not sure why. Berry makes a decent pass but doesn't improve.

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Left Lane: Joey Gladstone Runs 6.978/191.89, Now #10; Best prior run: 6.957/190.67, Was #9
Right Lane: Angie Smith Runs 6.885/194.07, Now #4; Best prior run: 6.968/189.76, Was #10

Smith makes an impressive pass for the conditions, improves and moves up to the fourth spot. Gladstone slows from his previous attempts and drops a spot as Smith goes around him.

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Left Lane: Karen Stoffer Runs 6.943/192.99, Now #9; Best prior run: 6.914/193.02, Was #9
Right Lane: Matt Smith Runs 6.887/194.94, Now #5; Best prior run: 6.908/192.55, Was #8

Smith makes a good pass, improves and moves up to the fifth spot just behind Angie. Stoffer makes a clean pass but doesn't improve.

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Left Lane: Hector Arana Jr Runs 6.923/193.71, Now #8; Best prior run: 6.900/192.80, Was #7
Right Lane: Andrew Hines Runs 6.878/195.87, Now #3; Best prior run: 6.901/195.17, Was #8

Hines goes right down the groove with the quickest pass of the round so far and he moves up to the third spot. Arana doesn't improve and drops a spot as hines goes around him.

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Left Lane: LE Tonglet Runs 6.896/194.16, Now #7; Best prior run: 6.892/193.60, Was #7
Right Lane: Jerry Savoie Runs 6.923/194.18, Now #2; Best prior run: 6.873/194.35, Was #2

Tonglet makes a good pass but doesn't improve and he stays in the seventh spot. Savoie slows and stays in the second spot.

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Left Lane: Scotty Pollacheck Runs 6.912/192.49, Now #4; Best prior run: 6.879/195.53, Was #4
Right Lane: Eddie Krawiec Runs 6.876/194.41, Now #1; Best prior run: 6.860/196.53, Was #1

Krawiec goes right down the groove with the quickest pass of the round and he picks up another three points. Pollacheck makes a clean pass but doesn't improve.

Krawiec qualifies number one for the fourth time this year and the 37th of his career.

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink



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