Fri, 10 Nov 2017, 18:14 PM Pro Stock Motorcycle Qualifying Notes, Session #2

By David Gerard

POMONA, Calif. - Notes from round 2 qualifying in Pro Stock Motorcycle at the NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series, 53rd annual Auto Club NHRA Finals 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: Hector Arana Jr Runs 6.953/194.94, Now #10; No Prior Run

2:52 p.m. Weather conditions: air temperature 72 degrees, relative humidity 50 percent, barometer 28.83 inches, adjusted altitude 2,728 feet, track temperature 92 degrees.

Anana's carnage in session one forced the team to actually switch bikes for the second session. He makes a good safe pass into the #10 position.

Hector Arana Jr's incremental times: 60ft-1.101 sec., 330ft-2.925, 660ft-4.465/159.23 mph, 1,000ft-5.806.

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Left Lane: Lance Bonham Runs 7.152/187.94, Now #15; Best prior run: 7.665/185.43, Was #16
Right Lane: Ryan Oehler Runs 10.634/77.26, Now #17; Best prior run: 8.168/113.09, Was #17

Lance Bonham is on the bump spot at 7.665.

Oehler is sitting up early and coasting.

Nice improvement for Bonham to move up off the bump and into the #15 spot.

Lance Bonham's incremental times: 60ft-1.129 sec., 330ft-2.995, 660ft-4.574/154.63 mph, 1,000ft-5.961.

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Left Lane: Freddie Camarena Runs 6.985/194.30, Now #12; Best prior run: 7.089/192.93, Was #14
Right Lane: Luke Crowley Runs 7.450/182.58, Now #16; Best prior run: 7.294/188.94, Was #16

Luke Crowley is on the bump spot at 7.294. His bike isn't happy and he slows from earlier.

Camarena finds some tune up and move up two spots on the ladder into the #12 position. A clean and straight pass.

Freddie Camarena's incremental times: 60ft-1.106 sec., 330ft-2.934, 660ft-4.480/158.48 mph, 1,000ft-5.830.

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Left Lane: Katie Sullivan Runs 6.967/191.02, Now #11; Best prior run: 7.020/189.82, Was #14
Right Lane: Karen Stoffer Runs 9.100/96.82, Now #9; Best prior run: 6.932/191.89, Was #9

Stoffer's bike heads towards the center line and she has to sit up.

Nice clean pass for an improving Sullivan to pick up three spot into #11.

Katie Sullivan's incremental times: 60ft-1.054 sec., 330ft-2.874, 660ft-4.430/157.23 mph, 1,000ft-5.795.

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Left Lane: Steve Johnson Runs 6.878/193.96, Now #6; Best prior run: 7.001/191.95, Was #14
Right Lane: Jerry Savoie Runs 9.959/85.82, Now #8; Best prior run: 6.925/192.63, Was #7

It's Savoie's turn to challenge the center line this time.

Great improvement for Johnson and an eight spot jump up the ladder into #6.

Steve Johnson's incremental times: 60ft-1.043 sec., 330ft-2.842, 660ft-4.379/159.23 mph, 1,000ft-5.724.

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Left Lane: Matt Smith Runs 6.974/195.73, Now #13; Best prior run: 6.970/195.31, Was #13
Right Lane: Joey Gladstone Runs 6.931/193.43, Now #7; Best prior run: 6.905/193.68, Was #7

Smith's bike is still a little lazy early and he runs close to his first pass to stay #13.

Clean pass for Gladstone, but he can't improve.

Matt Smith's incremental times: 60ft-1.141 sec., 330ft-2.963, 660ft-4.494/159.93 mph, 1,000ft-5.830.
Joey Gladstone's incremental times: 60ft-1.084 sec., 330ft-2.885, 660ft-4.424/158.73 mph, 1,000ft-5.773.

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Left Lane: Angie Smith Runs 10.208/82.84, Now #9; Best prior run: 6.927/193.60, Was #9
Right Lane: Scotty Pollacheck Runs 6.928/189.95, Now #5; Best prior run: 6.862/193.38, Was #5

Smith's bike hits the rev limiter hard after the leave and she is coasting early.

The right lane challenges another rider and Pollacheck has to give up a little to get back into the groove.

Scotty Pollacheck's incremental times: 60ft-1.041 sec., 330ft-2.846, 660ft-4.392/157.69 mph, 1,000ft-5.755.

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Left Lane: Eddie Krawiec Runs 6.836/195.87, Now #1; Best prior run: 6.847/197.77, Was #3
Right Lane: LE Tonglet Runs 6.862/195.90, Now #4; Best prior run: 6.861/195.96, Was #4

Krawiec just needs to be qualified at this time tomorrow to win the 2017 PSB Championship. He makes sure that will be the case, as he powers off the line and down the track into the new top spot.

Tonglet repeats his first session pass.

Eddie Krawiec's incremental times: 60ft-1.061 sec., 330ft-2.861, 660ft-4.374/161.73 mph, 1,000ft-5.697.
LE Tonglet's incremental times: 60ft-1.058 sec., 330ft-2.862, 660ft-4.386/160.67 mph, 1,000ft-5.718.

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Left Lane: Andrew Hines Runs 6.817/196.36, Now #2; Best prior run: 6.841/197.45, Was #3
Right Lane: Chip Ellis Runs 6.805/196.53, Now #1; Best prior run: 6.839/196.39, Was #2

Ellis' team starts to tune up the 2018 combination and he moves back out in front with ease on a strong and straight pass.

Hines isn't going to make it easy for Krawiec either, as he puts his H-D back up into the #2 spot.

Andrew Hines' incremental times: 60ft-1.056 sec., 330ft-2.838, 660ft-4.352/161.52 mph, 1,000ft-5.678.
Chip Ellis' incremental times: 60ft-1.049 sec., 330ft-2.827, 660ft-4.342/161.71 mph, 1,000ft-5.667.

3:08 p.m. Luke Crowley is on the bump spot at 7.294.

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink



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