Fri, 10 Nov 2023, 19:04 PM Pro Stock Motorcycle Qualifying Notes, Session #2

By Dave Gerard

POMONA, Calif. - Notes from round 2 qualifying in Pro Stock Motorcycle at the NHRA Camping World Drag Racing Series, 58th annual In-N-Out NHRA Finals 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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Right Lane: Katie Justice Runs 6.972/189.90, Now #12; Best prior run: 7.072/188.94, Was #13

3:34 p.m. Weather conditions: air temperature 73 degrees, relative humidity 14 percent, barometer 29.98 inches, adjusted altitude 2,205 feet.

Arana is number one 6.729 and Ryan Oehler is on the bump spot at 7.857.

A strong pass for Justice to move her up the ladder by one poasition. It's costly though, as there is a huge plume of smoke from the Suzuki right after the lights.

Lots of action on the top end doing cleanup.

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Left Lane: Angie Smith Runs 7.027/156.52, Now #14; No Prior Run
Right Lane: Blaine Hale No Time, Now #13; Best prior run: 7.007/191.40, Was #13

3:40 p.m. Back to qualifying.

She's back! Smith makes a strong leave and she runs straight and hard to about the 100 foot lights and clicks it off early.

Hale launches with an eighteen light and then suddenly slows. He coasts for a while and stops on the track before the finish line.

Angie Smith's incremental times: 60ft-1.094 sec., 330ft-2.875, 660ft-4.367/164.65 mph, 1,000ft-5.691.

Lance Bonham is on the bump spot at 7.392.

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Left Lane: Ryan Oehler Runs 6.941/194.38, Now #11; Best prior run: 7.857/123.80, Was #17
Right Lane: Chris Bostick Runs 7.006/194.72, Now #12; Best prior run: 6.952/193.96, Was #11

Oehler gets a full pull this time and it's good enough to move him up into the #11 position for now.

Bostick slows right before the light for no apparent reason.

Ryan Oehler's incremental times: 60ft-1.078 sec., 330ft-2.898, 660ft-4.438/158.99 mph, 1,000ft-5.787.

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Left Lane: Lance Bonham Runs 7.070/186.77, Now #16; Best prior run: 7.392/178.57, Was #17
Right Lane: Steve Johnson Runs 6.765/197.59, Now #3; Best prior run: 6.882/194.94, Was #9

Gaige Herrera is on the bump spot at 7.143.

Two strong passes and Johnson gets the best of it to move six positions up to #3 one a much better pass.

Bonham finds some power and just bumps into the current field.

Lance Bonham's incremental times: 60ft-1.112 sec., 330ft-2.947, 660ft-4.506/156.84 mph, 1,000ft-5.880.
Steve Johnson's incremental times: 60ft-1.045 sec., 330ft-2.811, 660ft-4.316/162.43 mph, 1,000ft-5.633.

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Left Lane: Gaige Herrera Runs 6.721/200.59, Now #1; Best prior run: 7.143/143.35, Was #17
Right Lane: John Hall Runs 6.825/196.87, Now #8; Best prior run: 6.867/197.13, Was #9

Herrera was just bumped out, but comes back big time with a clean and straight pass right up to the top of the field.

Hall runs hard and moves up into the top eight.

Gaige Herrera's incremental times: 60ft-1.044 sec., 330ft-2.802, 660ft-4.295/163.97 mph, 1,000ft-5.602.
John Hall's incremental times: 60ft-1.061 sec., 330ft-2.846, 660ft-4.361/161.98 mph, 1,000ft-5.687.

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Left Lane: Kelly Clontz Runs 6.751/200.26, Now #3; Best prior run: 6.905/196.30, Was #11
Right Lane: Jerry Savoie Runs 6.800/197.54, Now #8; Best prior run: 6.797/197.25, Was #7

And the hit continue, as Clontz finds a bunch of power and moves up eight positions to the current #3 spot.

That bumps Savoie down a spot to number on a little slower pass.

Kelly Clontz's incremental times: 60ft-1.062 sec., 330ft-2.829, 660ft-4.325/163.65 mph, 1,000ft-5.632.
Jerry Savoie's incremental times: 60ft-1.038 sec., 330ft-2.830, 660ft-4.346/161.83 mph, 1,000ft-5.667.

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Left Lane: LE Tonglet Runs 6.832/198.82, Now #11; Best prior run: 6.862/198.17, Was #11
Right Lane: Marc Ingwersen Runs 7.071/194.46, Now #7; Best prior run: 6.793/197.28, Was #7

Angie Smith is on the bump spot at 7.027.

Two clean passe but neither rider will improve.

LE Tonglet's incremental times: 60ft-1.065 sec., 330ft-2.876, 660ft-4.389/162.20 mph, 1,000ft-5.706.

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Left Lane: Matt Smith Runs 7.328/151.32, Now #10; Best prior run: 6.828/198.38, Was #10
Right Lane: Eddie Krawiec Runs 6.742/201.52, Now #3; Best prior run: 6.754/201.22, Was #4

Smith slows from session one, but Krawiec moves up a spot to #3.

Eddie Krawiec's incremental times: 60ft-1.063 sec., 330ft-2.832, 660ft-4.328/163.93 mph, 1,000ft-5.629.

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Left Lane: Jianna Evaristo Runs 6.784/197.77, Now #6; Best prior run: 6.784/197.71, Was #6
Right Lane: Hector Arana Jr Runs 6.754/200.62, Now #2; Best prior run: 6.729/201.28, Was #2

Almost identical pass to session one for Evaristo to stay #6.

Arauna is just a tad slower and will stay in the #2 spot with one session to go.

Jianna Evaristo's incremental times: 60ft-1.073 sec., 330ft-2.845, 660ft-4.343/163.47 mph, 1,000ft-5.655.
Hector Arana Jr's incremental times: 60ft-1.068 sec., 330ft-2.842, 660ft-4.334/164.19 mph, 1,000ft-5.637.

3:55 p.m. Herrera is number one with a 6.721 and Angie Smith is on the bump spot at 7.027.

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink

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