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CONCORD, N.C. - Notes from round 3 qualifying in Pro Stock Motorcycle at the NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series, 12th annual NTK NHRA Carolina 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: Andie Rawlings Runs 7.478/175.46, Now #15; Best prior run: 7.214/182.26, Was #15 Right Lane: Michael Ray Runs 6.945/193.43, Now #11; Best prior run: 6.977/191.65, Was #12 1:41 p.m. Weather conditions: air temperature 86 degrees, relative humidity 38 percent, barometer 29.29 inches, adjusted altitude 3,102 feet, track temperature 110 degrees. Ray makes a good pass and moves up to the 11th spot. Rawlings was moving around early in the run and slowed. Left Lane: Matt Smith Runs 7.474/139.16, Now #14; Best prior run: 7.076/162.49, Was #14 Right Lane: Jerry Savoie Runs 6.787/197.94, Now #1; Best prior run: 6.801/196.85, Was #1 Smith was on a decent pass but he gets about 500 feet out and a puff of smoke comes from his engine. The bike slows from there and he will not improve. Savoie goes right down the groove with another good pass and he improves on his number one qualifying time. Jerry Savoie's incremental times: 60ft-1.060 sec., 330ft-2.841, 660ft-4.345/163.22 mph, 1,000ft-5.660. Left Lane: Jianna Salinas Runs 7.043/190.11, Now #14; Best prior run: 7.276/187.47, Was #16 Right Lane: Scotty Pollacheck Runs 6.822/197.94, Now #3; Best prior run: 6.892/195.62, Was #9 Salinas goes down the groove with a clean pass and she moves up to the 14th spot. Pollacheck goes down the groove with his quickest pass of the weekend and he moves up to the third spot. Scotty Pollacheck's incremental times: 60ft-1.052 sec., 330ft-2.850, 660ft-4.365/162.33 mph, 1,000ft-5.689. Left Lane: Steve Johnson Runs 6.786/196.70, Now #1; Best prior run: 6.883/194.52, Was #7 Right Lane: Kelly Clontz Runs 6.915/194.88, Now #11; Best prior run: 7.031/192.36, Was #13 Johnson goes down the groove with an impressive pass, a career best for him, and he takes the top spot away from Savoie. Steve Johnson's incremental times: 60ft-1.047 sec., 330ft-2.827, 660ft-4.335/163.14 mph, 1,000ft-5.653. Clontz improves and moves up a couple of spots to 11th. Left Lane: Angie Smith Runs 6.866/198.15, Now #9; Best prior run: 6.956/193.32, Was #13 Right Lane: Ryan Oehler Runs 6.863/198.03, Now #8; Best prior run: 6.897/194.74, Was #10 A lot of movement this round, both riders improve here. Smith makes her quickest pass of the weekend and moves up to the ninth spot. Oehler improves and moves into the top half of the field in the eighth spot for now. Left Lane: Hector Arana Jr Runs 6.896/197.31, Now #11; Best prior run: 6.886/197.13, Was #11 Right Lane: Eddie Krawiec Runs 6.847/198.03, Now #3; Best prior run: 6.818/198.47, Was #3 Krawiec spun a little at the hit but was able to make a decent pass. Arana makes a clean run but doesn't improve. Left Lane: Hector Arana Runs 6.910/196.64, Now #10; Best prior run: 6.886/197.22, Was #10 Right Lane: Angelle Sampey Runs 6.866/197.16, Now #7; Best prior run: 6.860/196.50, Was #7 Sampey makes a good pass but does not improve. Arana drifted a little to the right late in the run and he was unable to improve. Left Lane: Karen Stoffer Runs 6.844/197.77, Now #6; Best prior run: 6.842/196.64, Was #6 Right Lane: Andrew Hines Runs 6.814/198.79, Now #3; Best prior run: 6.837/198.41, Was #5 Stoffer makes a clean, straight pass but doesn't improve. Hines makes his quickest pass of the weekend and he moves up to the third spot to end this session. Andrew Hines' incremental times: 60ft-1.072 sec., 330ft-2.854, 660ft-4.367/162.27 mph, 1,000ft-5.687.
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