Fri, 05 Oct 2018, 15:25 PM Pro Stock Motorcycle Qualifying Notes, Session #1

By Dave Rowe

ENNIS, Texas - Notes from round 1 qualifying in Pro Stock Motorcycle at the NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series, 33rd annual AAA Texas NHRA FallNationals listing lane, rider name, elapsed time, top speed, and position in order following run:

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Left Lane: Anthony Vanetti Runs 7.855/182.85, Now #2
Right Lane: Kelly Clontz Runs 6.982/191.95, Now #1

2:09 p.m. Weather conditions: air temperature 89 degrees, relative humidity 54 percent, barometer 29.35 inches, adjusted altitude 3,580 feet, track temperature 126 degrees.

Clontz makes a clean pass to set the early pace. Vanetti slows at the end of the run.

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Left Lane: Karen Stoffer Runs 7.066/188.07, Now #3
Right Lane: Ryan Oehler Runs 6.938/189.84, Now #1

Oehler makes a clean pass to take the early pole. Stoffer is off the pace.

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Left Lane: Hector Arana Runs 6.948/194.16, Now #3
Right Lane: Joey Gladstone Runs 6.943/193.65, Now #2

Arana drifts a little to the right early but makes a decent pass. Gladstone makes a clean run to get in the second spot for now.

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Left Lane: Angelle Sampey Runs 6.913/193.24, Now #1
Right Lane: Scotty Pollacheck Runs 6.950/193.93, Now #5

Sampey makes the quickest pass so far and takes the top spot for now. Pollacheck makes a straight pass and gets in the fifth spot for now.

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Left Lane: Steve Johnson Runs 6.922/194.41, Now #2
Right Lane: Angie Smith Runs 6.938/193.02, Now #3

Smith has the quickest 60 foot time so far but loses a little time in the early part of the run. Johnson makes a good pass to get in the second spot for now.

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Left Lane: Jerry Savoie Runs 7.348/145.59, Now #11
Right Lane: Andrew Hines Runs 6.950/194.97, Now #7

Savoie gets out of the groove, drifts to the left, then is off the throttle early. Hines makes a decent pass to get in the seventh spot for now.

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Left Lane: Hector Arana Jr Runs 6.882/195.45, Now #1
Right Lane: Eddie Krawiec Runs 6.898/195.93, Now #2

Arana makes the quickest pass so far and takes the top spot for now. Krawiec gets in just behind in the second spot for now.

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Left Lane: LE Tonglet Runs 6.915/194.83, Now #5
Right Lane: Matt Smith Runs 6.876/197.65, Now #1

Smith makes a good pass and goes to the top spot. Tonglet makes a clean pass to get in the fifth spot.

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink



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