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LAS VEGAS - Notes from round 2 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 this round, position in order following run, best prior elapsed time/speed, and position in order prior to run: Left Lane: Karen Stoffer Runs 11.714/68.04, Now #22; Best prior run: 8.130/117.21, Was #22 Right Lane: Maurice Allen Runs 7.230/184.50, Now #20; Best prior run: 7.273/183.19, Was #20 2:12 p.m. Weather conditions: air temperature 84 degrees, relative humidity 23 percent, barometer 27.95 inches, adjusted altitude 4,325 feet, track temperature 111 degrees. Stoffer has problems and is off the throttle early. Allen improves but is still well off the pace. Left Lane: Anthony Vanetti Runs 7.271/184.62, Now #21; Best prior run: 7.313/182.92, Was #21 Right Lane: Ron Tornow Runs 7.071/188.02, Now #18; Best prior run: 7.097/187.81, Was #18 Tornow improves but not enough to get in the field. Vanetti makes his quickest run so far but stays in the 21st spot. Left Lane: Cory Reed Runs 7.134/190.83, Now #19; Best prior run: 7.171/190.06, Was #19 Right Lane: Freddie Camarena Runs 7.098/190.16, Now #17; Best prior run: 7.040/191.57, Was #17 Reeds bike bogs a little right off the line, he improves, but stays in the 19th spot. Camarena slows from his earlier attempt. Left Lane: Katie Sullivan Runs 7.000/192.74, Now #15; Best prior run: 7.028/191.65, Was #15 Right Lane: Ryan Oehler Runs 6.990/194.27, Now #12; Best prior run: 7.032/191.78, Was #16 Oehler improves and gets off of the bump spot. Sullivan improves and stays in the 15th spot. Left Lane: Hector Arana Runs 6.882/196.24, Now #3; Best prior run: 7.002/188.89, Was #16 Right Lane: Jerry Savoie Runs 6.965/194.32, Now #11; Best prior run: 6.994/192.93, Was #14 Arana was just moved to the bump spot when Sullivan and Oehler improved. He doesn't stay there long, going right down the groove with a good pass to move all the way to the third spot for now. Savoie makes a good pass and moves up to the 11th spot. Left Lane: Kelly Clontz Runs 7.008/190.46, Now #13; Best prior run: 6.972/190.97, Was #13 Right Lane: Mark Paquette Runs 6.996/189.44, Now #15; Best prior run: 6.992/188.49, Was #15 Clontz slows and stays in the 13th spot. Paquette slows a little and will stay in the 15th spot. Left Lane: Angie Smith Runs 6.979/192.17, Now #9; Best prior run: 6.949/191.05, Was #9 Right Lane: Scotty Pollacheck Runs 6.970/191.13, Now #12; Best prior run: 6.969/190.11, Was #12 Smith makes a decent pass but slows from her earlier attempt. Pollacheck almost equals his earlier run and doesn't improve. Left Lane: Matt Smith Runs 6.954/195.05, Now #7; Best prior run: 6.936/195.34, Was #7 Right Lane: Angelle Sampey Runs 7.018/187.57, Now #10; Best prior run: 6.956/190.78, Was #10 Smith makes a decent pass but doesn't improve. Sampey slows from her earlier attempt. Left Lane: Steve Johnson Runs 6.940/190.70, Now #5; Best prior run: 6.926/189.39, Was #5 Right Lane: Chip Ellis Runs 6.957/192.80, Now #8; Best prior run: 6.937/193.24, Was #8 A good side-by-side, both right down the groove with decent runs but neither rider improves. Left Lane: Andrew Hines Runs 7.998/122.37, Now #4; Best prior run: 6.911/193.43, Was #4 Right Lane: LE Tonglet Runs 6.931/194.32, Now #6; Best prior run: 6.933/194.04, Was #6 Hines gets out of the groove early and drifts toward the centerline. he tries to get it back in the groove, then he backs off the throttle about 800 feet out. Tonglet improves a little but not enough to move up in the order. Left Lane: Eddie Krawiec Runs 6.859/195.65, Now #1; Best prior run: 6.877/194.55, Was #2 Right Lane: Hector Arana Jr Runs 6.966/195.65, Now #2; Best prior run: 6.863/195.93, Was #1 Krawiec goes right down the groove with a good pass and he takes the top spot and picks up three bonus points. Arana's bike was a little sluggish off the line and he slows from his earlier attempt.
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