Fri, 18 Oct 2019, 20:18 PM Pro Stock Motorcycle Qualifying Notes, Session #2

By Dave Rowe

ENNIS, Texas - Notes from round 2 qualifying in Pro Stock Motorcycle at the NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series, 34th annual AAA Texas NHRA FallNationals 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: Michael Ray Runs 6.974/190.38, Now #11; Best prior run: 6.977/191.48, Was #12

7:02 p.m. Weather conditions: air temperature 77 degrees, relative humidity 35 percent, barometer 29.15 inches, adjusted altitude 2,594 feet, track temperature 92 degrees.

Ray has a great sixty foot time but lost some speed on the top end. He improves a little and moves up a spot in the order.

Michael Ray's incremental times: 60ft-1.054 sec., 330ft-2.867, 660ft-4.424/156.73 mph, 1,000ft-5.797.

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Left Lane: Kelly Clontz Runs 7.012/192.03, Now #12; Best prior run: 6.975/192.41, Was #12
Right Lane: Jianna Salinas Runs 7.006/188.36, Now #13; Best prior run: 16.256/45.02, Was #15

Salinas goes down the groove with a good pass to move up to the 13th spot. Clontz slows and will stay in the 12th spot for now.

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Left Lane: Eddie Krawiec Runs 6.857/194.44, Now #4; Best prior run: 6.908/195.59, Was #10
Right Lane: Karen Stoffer Runs 6.853/195.17, Now #3; Best prior run: 9.041/86.96, Was #15

Krawiec was a little slow at sixty feet but made up for it on the top end. he improves and moves up to the fourth spot. Stoffer makes a good pass and moves up to the third spot.

Eddie Krawiec's incremental times: 60ft-1.061 sec., 330ft-2.851, 660ft-4.371/160.58 mph, 1,000ft-5.708.

Karen Stoffer's incremental times: 60ft-1.053 sec., 330ft-2.842, 660ft-4.365/160.75 mph, 1,000ft-5.705.

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Left Lane: Scotty Pollacheck Runs 6.850/193.32, Now #2; Best prior run: 6.892/194.30, Was #11
Right Lane: Steve Johnson Runs 6.887/193.96, Now #12; Best prior run: 7.459/134.03, Was #15

Pollacheck has a good sixty foot time, a 1.050, and he makes a good pass to move up to the second spot for now. Johnson makes a full pass this time and moves up to the 12th spot.

Scotty Pollacheck's incremental times: 60ft-1.050 sec., 330ft-2.840, 660ft-4.362/161.13 mph, 1,000ft-5.697.

Steve Johnson's incremental times: 60ft-1.054 sec., 330ft-2.867, 660ft-4.395/160.21 mph, 1,000ft-5.734.

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Left Lane: Ryan Oehler Runs 6.866/195.34, Now #6; Best prior run: 6.880/196.02, Was #10
Right Lane: Hector Arana Runs 6.996/195.28, Now #11; Best prior run: 6.884/195.34, Was #11

Oehler goes down the groove with a decent pass and he moves up to the sixth spot. Arana was sluggish off the line, only a 1.125 sixty foot time, and he slows from his earlier attempt.

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Left Lane: Hector Arana Jr Runs 9.055/97.93, Now #10; Best prior run: 6.875/195.56, Was #9
Right Lane: Jerry Savoie Runs 6.790/196.13, Now #1; Best prior run: 6.878/192.77, Was #10

Arana gets about 200 feet out, sounds like he has problems at the gear change, then he sits up on the bike. Savoie goes down the groove with the quickest pass of the day so far and moves up to the top spot in the order.

Jerry Savoie's incremental times: 60ft-1.036 sec., 330ft-2.811, 660ft-4.322/161.81 mph, 1,000ft-5.649.

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Left Lane: Andrew Hines Runs 6.875/194.16, Now #5; Best prior run: 6.851/196.96, Was #4
Right Lane: Matt Smith Runs 6.776/200.26, Now #1; Best prior run: 6.873/197.83, Was #9

Matt goes down the groove with an impressive pass, sets the track MPH record, and takes over the top spot.

Matt Smith's incremental times: 60ft-1.058 sec., 330ft-2.835, 660ft-4.342/162.96 mph, 1,000ft-5.656.

Hines makes a decent pass but was falling back all the way through the run.

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Left Lane: Angelle Sampey Runs 6.854/194.04, Now #3; Best prior run: 6.847/194.74, Was #3
Right Lane: Angie Smith Runs 6.897/192.33, Now #9; Best prior run: 6.871/196.13, Was #9

Sampey makes a clean pass but doesn't improve. Smith slows a little from her earlier pass and stays in the ninth spot.

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