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LAS VEGAS - Notes from final, round 4 qualifying in Pro Stock Motorcycle at the NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series, 17th annual NHRA Toyota 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: Left Lane: Mark Paquette No Time, Now #23; Best prior run: 7.175/182.77, Was #23 Right Lane: Andie Rawlings Runs 8.000/164.57, Now #26; Best prior run: 7.899/165.90, Was #26 4:26 p.m. Weather conditions: air temperature 87 degrees, relative humidity 19 percent, barometer 27.78 inches, adjusted altitude 4,700 feet, track temperature 102 degrees. Paquette completed his burnout, started to stage, then the bike started leaking fluid and he had to shut it down. Rawlings drifted out of the groove and lost time. Left Lane: David Hope No Time, Now #22; Best prior run: 7.149/181.64, Was #22 Right Lane: Lance Bonham Runs 7.265/184.90, Now #25; Best prior run: 7.190/185.69, Was #25 Hope's bike quits at the starting line and he does not make a pass. Bonham makes a clean pass but he doesn't improve. Left Lane: Hector Arana Runs 6.973/193.40, Now #6; Best prior run: 7.088/190.57, Was #18 Right Lane: Scott Bottorff Runs 20.070/31.53, Now #24; Best prior run: 7.183/184.77, Was #24 Bottorff gets about 200 feet out and the bike noses over, not sure why. Arana goes right down the groove with his quickest pass of the weekend and he moves all the way to the sixth spot in the order. Left Lane: John Hall Runs 7.039/187.91, Now #15; Best prior run: 7.084/186.69, Was #18 Right Lane: Cory Reed Runs 7.233/181.59, Now #21; Best prior run: 7.130/184.80, Was #21 Hall goes right down the groove with his quickest pass of the weekend and he gets in the show, bumping out Steve Johnson in the process. Reed doesn't improve and won't make the show. Left Lane: Freddie Camarena Runs 7.099/190.67, Now #18; Best prior run: 7.067/189.66, Was #18 Right Lane: Ron Tornow Runs 7.206/183.94, Now #20; Best prior run: 7.111/187.68, Was #20 Camarena makes a clean pass but doesn't improve and he wont be racing tomorrow. Tornow slows and does not make the field. Left Lane: Katie Sullivan Runs 7.038/189.76, Now #15; Best prior run: 7.043/189.71, Was #16 Right Lane: Charles Sullivan Runs 9.613/88.38, Now #19; Best prior run: 7.090/186.92, Was #19 Katie makes a move to the right early but is able to get the bike going straight and improves to get off the bump. Charles is off the throttle early. Left Lane: Matt Smith Runs 7.013/189.66, Now #12; Best prior run: 7.032/189.34, Was #14 Smith goes right down the groove with his quickest pass of the weekend and he moves up to the 12th spot. Left Lane: Joey Gladstone Runs 7.062/188.91, Now #13; Best prior run: 7.017/189.12, Was #13 Right Lane: Melissa Surber Runs 7.039/188.52, Now #14; Best prior run: 7.026/188.67, Was #14 Gladstone makes a decent pass but doesn't improve. Surber slows and stays in the 14th spot. Left Lane: Karen Stoffer Runs 7.068/187.55, Now #11; Best prior run: 7.002/189.12, Was #11 Right Lane: Angie Smith Runs 7.672/131.39, Now #5; Best prior run: 6.970/190.38, Was #5 Stoffer makes a decent pass but doesn't improve. Smith has problems and is off the throttle early. Left Lane: Mike Berry Runs 7.098/185.49, Now #10; Best prior run: 6.998/189.39, Was #10 Right Lane: Scotty Pollacheck Runs 6.964/191.00, Now #4; Best prior run: 6.958/189.66, Was #4 Pollacheck goes down the groove with the quickest pass of the round so far but he doesn't improve. Berry slows and will stay in the tenth spot. Left Lane: LE Tonglet Runs 6.953/192.36, Now #3; Best prior run: 6.986/191.00, Was #9 Right Lane: Andrew Hines Runs 6.960/192.60, Now #4; Best prior run: 6.955/193.82, Was #3 Tonglet makes an impressive pass and he moves up to the third spot in the order. Hines slows and drops a spot as Tonglet goes around him. Left Lane: Angelle Sampey Runs 7.001/189.66, Now #9; Best prior run: 6.977/188.52, Was #9 Right Lane: Hector Arana Jr Runs 6.953/192.19, Now #2; Best prior run: 6.940/191.87, Was #2 Arana makes a good pass, tying Tonglet for the quickest of the round, but he doesn't improve and stays in the second spot. Sampey doesn't improve and stays in the ninth spot. Left Lane: Jerry Savoie Runs 7.075/191.21, Now #8; Best prior run: 6.977/191.73, Was #8 Right Lane: Eddie Krawiec Runs 6.961/191.48, Now #1; Best prior run: 6.936/191.76, Was #1 Savoie slows from his earlier attempt and he stays in the eighth spot. Krawiec makes a good pass but doesn't improve.
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