Sat, 06 Oct 2018, 15:03 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, 33rd 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: Ryan Oehler Runs 7.040/191.95, Now #9; Best prior run: 6.938/189.84, Was #9
Right Lane: Anthony Vanetti Runs 7.549/183.97, Now #16; Best prior run: 7.855/182.85, Was #16

1:48 p.m. Weather conditions: air temperature 88 degrees, relative humidity 64 percent, barometer 29.36 inches, adjusted altitude 3,625 feet, track temperature 119 degrees.

Oehler slows from his earlier attempt and does not improve. Vanetti improves but not enough to get off of the bump spot.

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Left Lane: Joey Gladstone Runs 7.057/191.70, Now #10; Best prior run: 6.943/193.65, Was #10
Right Lane: Karen Stoffer No Time, Now #15; Best prior run: 7.066/188.07, Was #15

Stoffer started the engine, the engine died, then she was pushed off of the track. Gladstone spun a little right off the line and slowed from yesterday.

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Left Lane: Kelly Clontz Runs 7.041/190.70, Now #14; Best prior run: 6.982/191.95, Was #14
Right Lane: Hector Arana Runs 7.027/194.83, Now #11; Best prior run: 6.946/195.45, Was #11

Clontz makes a clean pass but doesn't improve. Arana spun a little off the line, drifted to the left, and he doesn't improve.

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Left Lane: Scotty Pollacheck Runs 7.025/190.14, Now #13; Best prior run: 6.950/193.93, Was #13
Right Lane: Jerry Savoie Runs 6.987/193.21, Now #7; Best prior run: 6.930/195.22, Was #7

Pollacheck makes a decent pass but doesn't improve. Savoie makes the quickest pass of the round so far but doesn't improve.

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Left Lane: Angie Smith Runs 6.942/190.89, Now #8; Best prior run: 6.938/193.02, Was #8
Right Lane: Steve Johnson Runs 10.783/77.19, Now #6; Best prior run: 6.922/194.41, Was #6

Smith makes the quickest pass of the round so far but doesn't improve. Johnson has problems and is off the throttle early.

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Left Lane: Andrew Hines Runs 6.990/191.78, Now #12; Best prior run: 6.950/194.97, Was #12
Right Lane: LE Tonglet Runs 6.988/193.38, Now #5; Best prior run: 6.915/194.83, Was #5

A good side-by-side, both right down the groove, but neither improve.

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Left Lane: Matt Smith Runs 6.887/195.28, Now #1; Best prior run: 6.876/197.65, Was #1
Right Lane: Hector Arana Jr Runs 6.961/197.33, Now #2; Best prior run: 6.882/195.45, Was #2

Smith makes an impressive pass for the conditions but he doesn't improve. Arana spun a little off the line and he slowed.

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Left Lane: Eddie Krawiec Runs 6.873/196.07, Now #1; Best prior run: 6.892/195.25, Was #3
Right Lane: Angelle Sampey Runs 6.933/192.58, Now #4; Best prior run: 6.906/194.86, Was #4

Krawiec goes right down the groove with an impressive pass and moves up to the top spot. Sampey makes a decent pass but doesn't improve.

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