Sat, 06 Oct 2018, 17:33 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, 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: Anthony Vanetti Runs 7.162/187.83, Now #16; Best prior run: 7.549/183.97, Was #16
Right Lane: Kelly Clontz Runs 7.050/191.27, Now #14; Best prior run: 6.982/191.95, Was #14

4:18 p.m. Weather conditions: air temperature 91 degrees, relative humidity 55 percent, barometer 29.31 inches, adjusted altitude 3,789 feet, track temperature 115 degrees.

Vanetti makes his quickest pass of the weekend but he stays in the 16th spot. Clontz slows and stays in the 14th spot.

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Left Lane: Karen Stoffer Runs 7.015/190.38, Now #15; Best prior run: 7.066/188.07, Was #15
Right Lane: Scotty Pollacheck Runs 7.011/192.38, Now #13; Best prior run: 6.950/193.93, Was #13

Stoffer makes her quickest pass of the weekend but she stays in the 15th spot. Pollacheck slows and stays in the 13th spot.

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Left Lane: Hector Arana Runs 6.957/194.46, Now #11; Best prior run: 6.946/195.45, Was #11
Right Lane: Andrew Hines Runs 6.994/194.41, Now #12; Best prior run: 6.950/194.97, Was #12

Arana and Hines both make decent passes but neither improve.

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Left Lane: Jerry Savoie Runs 6.943/194.16, Now #7; Best prior run: 6.930/195.22, Was #7
Right Lane: Joey Gladstone Runs 7.038/192.41, Now #10; Best prior run: 6.943/193.65, Was #10

Savoie makes the quickest pass of the round so far but he doesn't improve. Gladstone sounded like he hit the rev limiter between gear changes and slowed.

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Left Lane: Steve Johnson Runs 6.932/192.58, Now #6; Best prior run: 6.922/194.41, Was #6
Right Lane: Ryan Oehler Runs 6.999/193.85, Now #9; Best prior run: 6.938/189.84, Was #9

Johnson drifted a little to the right early but he stayed on the throttle and made a decent pass. Oehler makes a decent pass but doens't improve.

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Left Lane: LE Tonglet Runs 6.951/193.54, Now #5; Best prior run: 6.915/194.83, Was #5
Right Lane: Angie Smith Runs 6.933/192.60, Now #8; Best prior run: 6.938/193.02, Was #8

Smith makes her quickest pass of the weekend but she stays in the eighth spot. Tonglet makes a decent pass but doesn't improve.

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Left Lane: Angelle Sampey Runs 6.950/192.19, Now #4; Best prior run: 6.906/194.86, Was #4
Right Lane: Matt Smith Runs 6.881/195.70, Now #2; Best prior run: 6.876/197.65, Was #2

Smith makes an impressive pass, the quickest of the round so far, but he doesn't improve. Sampey slows from her earlier attempt.

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Left Lane: Hector Arana Jr Runs 6.967/194.97, Now #3; Best prior run: 6.882/195.45, Was #3
Right Lane: Eddie Krawiec Runs 6.889/196.13, Now #1; Best prior run: 6.873/196.07, Was #1

Arana had a slow short time and he doesn't improve. Krawiec makes a good pass and he will start from the top spot tomorrow for the 42nd time in his career.

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