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Pro Stock Bike Qualifying Notes, Session #3
Sat, 2 Aug 2003, 01:45 PM
Notes from round 3 qualifying in Pro Stock Bike at the NHRA POWERade Drag Racing Series, 16th
annual FRAM-Autolite NHRA 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: Matt Guidera Runs 8.078/161.90, Now #24; Best prior run: 8.201/156.68,
Was #24
Right Lane: Sean Conner Runs 7.642/150.97, Now #11; Best prior run: 7.279/181.91,
Was #11
10:22 AM We were supposed to start this session at 10:00 AM but we're just a few
minutes late. It's 64 degrees and 72% humidity. The barometer is 30.07. Conner remains in the
field but Guidera will ned the final session to try and get his Buell in the show.
Left Lane: Steve Johnson Runs 7.131/187.42, Now #1; Best prior run: 7.470/175.16,
Was #19
Right Lane: Ryan Schnitz Runs 7.442/182.70, Now #20; Best prior run: 7.483/175.52,
Was #21
Steve Johnson goes from outside the show to the top if the field. Treble is pushed
down to #2. Schnitz is still outside.
Left Lane: Angelle Savoie Runs 7.110/188.23, Now #1; Best prior run: 7.891/125.31,
Was #23
Right Lane: Jay Matthews No Time, Now #18; Best prior run: 7.356/180.02, Was #17
Angelle repeats the performance and goes from outside to the top of the field.
Johnson is pushed to the second spot. Matthews sat up early and didn't complete the
run.
Left Lane: Michael Lozano Runs 7.588/172.45, Now #23; Best prior run: 7.781/163.37,
Was #23
Right Lane: Redell Harris Runs 7.281/182.77, Now #15; Best prior run: 7.431/177.09,
Was #20
Harris is in but he can't feel real safe with the weather being this good.
Left Lane: Jerry Jankanish Runs 7.249/180.62, Now #11; Best prior run:
7.479/171.82, Was #22
Right Lane: Chris Reuter Runs 7.226/187.31, Now #8; Best prior run: 7.340/180.52,
Was #18
Mid twenties are cheap and they won't get you in the show. Ask this pair.
Left Lane: Lloyd Straus Runs 7.544/181.94, Now #21; Best prior run: 7.405/174.62,
Was #21
Right Lane: GT Tonglet Runs 7.171/186.23, Now #3; Best prior run: 7.324/176.90, Was
#19
GT takes the Harley back into the show. Nice pass for the big twin. Straus misses
and will have to work the final round.
Left Lane: Craig Treble Runs 7.062/189.79, Now #1; Best prior run: 7.179/181.89,
Was #4
Right Lane: Karen Stoffer Runs 7.113/190.38, Now #3; Best prior run: 7.250/176.65,
Was #13
Big numbers for Treble. He sets the track record for bikes but it might not hold.
Stoffer almost had her run overlooked next to Treble.
Left Lane: Fred Camarena Runs 7.189/185.36, Now #7; Best prior run: 7.312/181.50,
Was #19
Right Lane: Michael Phillips Runs 7.177/187.55, Now #6; Best prior run:
7.239/183.52, Was #11
This pair puts Andrew Hines on the bump at 7.27.
Left Lane: Fred Collis Runs 7.131/186.79, Now #5; Best prior run: 7.241/179.04, Was
#13
Right Lane: Mike Berry Runs 7.161/184.77, Now #6; Best prior run: 7.207/183.52, Was
#11
This is going to be a brutal bike field. Lots of runs under 7.2.
Left Lane: Antron Brown Runs 7.168/187.50, Now #8; Best prior run: 7.280/182.45,
Was #18
Right Lane: Shawn Gann Runs 7.070/190.24, Now #2; Best prior run: 7.206/183.42, Was
#12
Gann proves that he's a player as he throws out his won 7.0.
Left Lane: Andrew Hines Runs 7.133/184.57, Now #8; Best prior run: 7.273/180.52,
Was #17
Right Lane: Geno Scali Runs 7.094/189.55, Now #3; Best prior run: 7.206/184.75, Was
#13
Hines had just been bumped but he puts the Harley back into the top half. Scali has
the third 7.0 of the session and is #3.
Left Lane: Blaine Hale Runs 7.244/186.30, Now #16; Best prior run: 7.266/181.76,
Was #17
Right Lane: Reggie Showers Runs 7.074/190.19, Now #3; Best prior run: 7.200/181.08,
Was #14
Showers throws a 7.0 and new he's the #3 qualifier. Hale makes the show on the bump
spot. That's all from the first Pro class of the morning. The PS Cars are next and they will be
followed by the alcohol cars. Nitro cars will run around noon.
Timing data courtesy of
CompuLink
By Darryl Jackman
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