Fri, 26 Oct 2018, 14:58 PM Pro Stock Motorcycle Qualifying Notes, Session #1

By Dave Rowe

LAS VEGAS - Notes from round 1 qualifying in Pro Stock Motorcycle at the NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series, 18th annual NHRA Toyota Nationals listing lane, rider name, elapsed time, top speed, and position in order following run:

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Left Lane: Maurice Allen Runs 7.273/183.19, Now #2
Right Lane: Katie Sullivan Runs 7.028/191.65, Now #1

11:39 a.m. Weather conditions: air temperature 79 degrees, relative humidity 26 percent, barometer 28.02 inches, adjusted altitude 3,847 feet, track temperature 104 degrees.

Allen's bike stumbled a little off the line. Sullivan made a clean pass.

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Left Lane: Freddie Camarena Runs 7.040/191.57, Now #2
Right Lane: Anthony Vanetti Runs 7.313/182.92, Now #4

Camarena makes a clean pass to get in the second spot for now. Vanetti was falling behind all the way through the run.

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Left Lane: Ron Tornow Runs 7.097/187.81, Now #4
Right Lane: Kelly Clontz Runs 6.972/190.97, Now #1

Clontz makes the first pass in the sixes and takes the top spot for now. Tornow makes a clean pass to gets in the fourth spot for now.

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Left Lane: Chip Ellis Runs 6.937/193.24, Now #1
Right Lane: Cory Reed Runs 7.171/190.06, Now #6

Ellis makes a good pass to take the pole for now. Reed makes a clean pass but is well off the pace.

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Left Lane: Mark Paquette Runs 6.992/188.49, Now #3
Right Lane: Karen Stoffer Runs 8.130/117.21, Now #10

Stoffer drifted to the left early, got close to the centerline around half track, then backed off the throttle. Paquette makes a decent pass and gets in the third spot for now.

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Left Lane: Ryan Oehler Runs 7.032/191.78, Now #6
Right Lane: Hector Arana Runs 7.002/188.89, Now #4

Arana drifted a little out of the groove and just misses getting in the sixes. Oehler makes a clean, straight pass and gets in the sixth spot for now.

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Left Lane: Scotty Pollacheck Runs 6.969/190.11, Now #3
Right Lane: Steve Johnson Runs 6.926/189.39, Now #1

Johnson goes right down the groove with a good pass to take the pole for now. Pollacheck makes a decent pass and he gets in the third spot for now.

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Left Lane: Angelle Sampey Runs 6.956/190.78, Now #4
Right Lane: Angie Smith Runs 6.949/191.05, Now #3

A good side-by-side, both right down the groove with good passes. Smith gets in the third spot for now, Sampey right behind in fourth.

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Left Lane: Hector Arana Jr Runs 6.863/195.93, Now #1
Right Lane: Andrew Hines Runs 6.911/193.43, Now #2

Arana makes an impressive pass here and takes the pole for now. Hines makes a decent pass to get in just behind Arana in the second spot.

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Left Lane: Jerry Savoie Runs 6.994/192.93, Now #11
Right Lane: Eddie Krawiec Runs 6.877/194.55, Now #2

Krawiec had a slow 60 foot time, 1.076, but he came on strong on the top end to get in the second spot for now. Savoie was really sluggish off the line and fell behind all the way through the run.

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Left Lane: LE Tonglet Runs 6.933/194.04, Now #5
Right Lane: Matt Smith Runs 6.936/195.34, Now #6

Tonglet makes a decent pass and gets in the fifth spot for now. Smith makes a decent pass to get in just behind in the sixth spot to end this session.

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink



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