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Sat, 13 Oct 2018, 13:04 PM

Pro Stock Motorcycle Qualifying Notes, Session #3
By Bob Orme





CONCORD, N.C. - Notes from round 3 qualifying in Pro Stock Motorcycle at the NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series, 11th annual NHRA Carolina Nationals presented by WIX Filters 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: Jim Underdahl Runs 6.905/195.11, Now #13; Best prior run: 7.008/190.92, Was #18
Right Lane: Steve Johnson Runs 6.891/194.27, Now #11; Best prior run: 8.024/121.08, Was #21

12:41 p.m. Weather conditions: air temperature 70 degrees, relative humidity 46 percent, barometer 29.27 inches, adjusted altitude 1,968 feet, track temperature 100 degrees.

Both riders move up and into the field. Johnson finally gets a complete pass.

Left Lane: Angie Smith Runs 6.852/194.32, Now #5; Best prior run: 28.000/0.00, Was #22
Right Lane: LE Tonglet Runs 6.877/195.87, Now #7; Best prior run: 6.867/196.33, Was #6

Smith jumps up 17 spots in the order. Tonglet gets bumped down a spot.

Left Lane: Mark Paquette Runs 7.030/191.48, Now #18; Best prior run: 6.935/192.00, Was #18
Right Lane: Matt Smith Runs 6.836/194.91, Now #3; Best prior run: 6.895/195.99, Was #13

No help for Paquette. Smith moves up into the number three spot.

Left Lane: Anthony Vanetti Runs 7.114/184.40, Now #21; Best prior run: 7.101/185.92, Was #21
Right Lane: Maurice Allen Runs 7.160/186.48, Now #22; Best prior run: 7.110/188.04, Was #22

Neither rider improves.

Left Lane: Ryan Oehler Runs 6.875/196.53, Now #10; Best prior run: 6.958/194.38, Was #19
Right Lane: Joey Gladstone Runs 6.903/192.93, Now #15; Best prior run: 6.994/193.49, Was #20

Both riders move up and into the field for now.

Left Lane: John Hall Runs 6.938/192.22, Now #19; Best prior run: 6.929/194.16, Was #19
Right Lane: Ron Tornow Runs 7.032/188.60, Now #17; Best prior run: 6.908/193.43, Was #17

No help for either rider. Hall was to the left of the groove for much of this run.

Left Lane: Scotty Pollacheck Runs 6.921/191.97, Now #12; Best prior run: 6.879/195.03, Was #12
Right Lane: Kelly Clontz Runs 6.996/191.73, Now #18; Best prior run: 6.925/192.38, Was #18

Pollacheck was to the left of the groove for most of this pass. Clontz doesn't improve.

Left Lane: Andrew Hines Runs 6.843/195.51, Now #4; Best prior run: 6.842/196.64, Was #4
Right Lane: Karen Stoffer Runs 12.193/65.69, Now #13; Best prior run: 6.884/194.30, Was #13

Stoffer was sitting up on her bike at half track. Hines makes a good looking pass but he does not improve.

Left Lane: Hector Arana Jr Runs 6.906/198.38, Now #5; Best prior run: 6.849/199.29, Was #5
Right Lane: Hector Arana Runs 6.924/197.33, Now #11; Best prior run: 6.876/197.02, Was #11

Hector senior was to the left of the groove for most of this pass. Hector junior made a good looking pass but did not improve.

Left Lane: Chip Ellis Runs 6.817/196.90, Now #2; Best prior run: 6.830/195.22, Was #2
Right Lane: Angelle Sampey Runs 6.890/193.27, Now #9; Best prior run: 6.869/193.43, Was #9

Ellis makes his quickest pass of the weekend but doesn't improve his position. Sampey runs a little slower than her best effort yesterday.

Left Lane: Eddie Krawiec Runs 6.872/196.73, Now #1; Best prior run: 6.806/197.83, Was #1
Right Lane: Jerry Savoie Runs 6.850/195.25, Now #6; Best prior run: 6.854/194.86, Was #7

Krawiec slows from yesterday's best performance while Savoie moves up a spot in the order.

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink




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