Sat, 13 Oct 2018, 15:41 PM Pro Stock Motorcycle Qualifying Notes, Final Session

By Bob Orme

CONCORD, N.C. - Notes from final, round 4 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:

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Left Lane: Maurice Allen Runs 7.189/185.21, Now #22; Best prior run: 7.110/188.04, Was #22
Right Lane: Anthony Vanetti Runs 7.279/181.40, Now #21; Best prior run: 7.101/185.92, Was #21

3:22 p.m. Weather conditions: air temperature 70 degrees, relative humidity 40 percent, barometer 29.26 inches, adjusted altitude 1,991 feet, track temperature 112 degrees.

Neither rider is able to improve.

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Left Lane: Kelly Clontz Runs 7.012/189.20, Now #18; Best prior run: 6.925/192.38, Was #18
Right Lane: Mark Paquette Runs 7.154/165.23, Now #20; Best prior run: 6.935/192.00, Was #20

Jim Underdahl is on the bump spot at 6.905.

Paquette was leaning hard to keep his bike going straight. Neither rider improves.

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Left Lane: Ron Tornow Runs 8.305/112.24, Now #17; Best prior run: 6.908/193.43, Was #17
Right Lane: John Hall Runs 6.970/190.83, Now #19; Best prior run: 6.929/194.16, Was #19

Tornow was off the throttle before the 1,000-foot mark. Neither rider improves.

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Left Lane: Joey Gladstone Runs 6.925/194.30, Now #15; Best prior run: 6.903/192.93, Was #15
Right Lane: Jim Underdahl Runs 6.943/193.68, Now #16; Best prior run: 6.905/195.11, Was #16

These two riders are safely in the field, but neither is able to improve.

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Left Lane: Steve Johnson Runs 6.899/193.71, Now #14; Best prior run: 6.891/194.27, Was #14
Right Lane: Scotty Pollacheck Runs 6.918/194.52, Now #12; Best prior run: 6.879/195.03, Was #12

No visible problems for either rider.

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Left Lane: Karen Stoffer Runs 6.978/192.93, Now #13; Best prior run: 6.884/194.30, Was #13
Right Lane: Ryan Oehler Runs 6.881/196.24, Now #10; Best prior run: 6.875/196.53, Was #10

Both riders run slower than their earlier best times.

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Left Lane: Hector Arana Runs 6.914/196.42, Now #11; Best prior run: 6.876/197.02, Was #11
Right Lane: Angie Smith Runs 7.112/159.72, Now #7; Best prior run: 6.852/194.32, Was #7

No help for either rider. Smith was off the throttle early.

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Left Lane: Angelle Sampey Runs 6.853/195.00, Now #8; Best prior run: 6.869/193.43, Was #9
Right Lane: Hector Arana Jr Runs 6.838/198.64, Now #4; Best prior run: 6.849/199.29, Was #5

Both riders move up one spot in the order.

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Left Lane: LE Tonglet Runs 6.856/195.90, Now #9; Best prior run: 6.867/196.33, Was #9
Right Lane: Andrew Hines Runs 6.848/196.70, Now #5; Best prior run: 6.842/196.64, Was #5

A decent pass by both riders, but neither improves their position.

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Left Lane: Jerry Savoie Runs 6.819/195.99, Now #3; Best prior run: 6.850/195.25, Was #6
Right Lane: Chip Ellis Runs 6.806/196.85, Now #2; Best prior run: 6.817/196.90, Was #2

Both riders improve and Savoie moves up three spots in the order.

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Left Lane: Matt Smith Runs 6.836/197.71, Now #4; Best prior run: 6.836/194.91, Was #4
Right Lane: Eddie Krawiec Runs 6.837/197.22, Now #1; Best prior run: 6.806/197.83, Was #1

Smith matches his earlier best ET, and Krawiec stays on top of the order.

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink



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