Sat, 27 Sep 2014, 17:53 PM Pro Stock Motorcycle Qualifying Notes, Final Session

By Dave Rowe

MADISON, Ill. - Notes from final, round 4 qualifying in Pro Stock Motorcycle at the NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series, Third annual AAA Insurance NHRA Midwest 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:

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Right Lane: Mike Berry Runs 7.041/189.23, Now #17; Best prior run: 7.110/189.02, Was #17

4:36 p.m. Weather conditions: air temperature 85 degrees, relative humidity 39 percent, barometer 29.63 inches, adjusted altitude 2,727 feet, track temperature 106 degrees.

Berry makes his quickest pass of the weekend but doesn't improve enough to get in the field.

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Left Lane: Craig Treble Runs 7.095/190.24, Now #15; Best prior run: 6.978/190.67, Was #15
Right Lane: Shawn Gann No Time, Now #16; Best prior run: 7.006/192.52, Was #16

Gann broke on the line and did not make a pass. Treble slowed from his earlier attempt.

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Left Lane: Jim Underdahl Runs 7.152/158.69, Now #14; Best prior run: 6.956/192.99, Was #14
Right Lane: Angie Smith Runs 6.953/194.30, Now #13; Best prior run: 6.948/191.48, Was #13

Underdahl slowed from his earlier attempts and stays in the 14th spot. Smith made a decent pass but did not improve.

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Left Lane: Scotty Pollacheck Runs 6.974/191.21, Now #12; Best prior run: 6.938/192.30, Was #12
Right Lane: Steve Johnson Runs 6.872/194.83, Now #5; Best prior run: 6.933/193.90, Was #11

Johnson makes an impressive pass, his quickest of the weekend, and he moves up to the fifth spot.

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Left Lane: Adam Arana Runs 6.933/194.38, Now #9; Best prior run: 6.905/194.94, Was #9
Right Lane: Angelle Sampey Runs 6.955/191.24, Now #11; Best prior run: 6.931/191.67, Was #11

Arana keeps it in the groove on this pass but doesn't improve and stays in the ninth spot. Sampey makes a decent pass but doesn't improve.

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Left Lane: Hector Arana Runs 6.874/196.42, Now #6; Best prior run: 6.876/190.59, Was #6
Right Lane: John Hall Runs 7.189/157.83, Now #10; Best prior run: 6.905/193.77, Was #10

Hall gets about 1200 feet out and a puff of smoke comes from his engine. Arana makes his quickest pass of the weekend but stays in the sixth spot.

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Left Lane: Jerry Savoie Runs 6.838/197.16, Now #2; Best prior run: 6.851/195.34, Was #3
Right Lane: Matt Smith Runs 6.928/194.35, Now #8; Best prior run: 6.894/194.94, Was #8

Savoie makes an impressive pass for the conditions and moves up a spot to number two. Smith makes a decent pass but doesn't improve.

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Left Lane: Hector Arana Jr Runs 6.894/197.68, Now #3; Best prior run: 6.851/195.82, Was #3
Right Lane: Chaz Kennedy Runs 6.919/191.97, Now #7; Best prior run: 6.878/192.96, Was #7

Arana was a little slow in the first sixty feet and he is unable to improve.

Hector Arana Jr's incremental times: 60ft-1.096 sec., 330ft-2.911, 660ft-4.432/161.15 mph, 1,000ft-5.759.

Kennedy had decent short numbers but slowed at the end of the run.

Chaz Kennedy's incremental times: 60ft-1.070 sec., 330ft-2.869, 660ft-4.406/158.78 mph, 1,000ft-5.757.

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Left Lane: Eddie Krawiec Runs 6.883/196.53, Now #1; Best prior run: 6.810/194.60, Was #1
Right Lane: Andrew Hines Runs 6.863/195.05, Now #4; Best prior run: 6.863/195.22, Was #4

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