Fri, 26 Oct 2007, 07:44 PM Pro Stock Motorcycle Qualifying Notes, Session #2

By Bob Orme

LAS VEGAS - Notes from round 2 qualifying in Pro Stock Motorcycle at the NHRA POWERade Drag Racing Series, Seventh annual ACDelco Las Vegas 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:

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Left Lane: Michael Phillips Runs 7.267/184.09, Now #14; Best prior run: 10.855/72.95, Was #19

4:23 p.m. A much better run for Phillips this round.

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Left Lane: Ryan Schnitz Runs 7.612/173.36, Now #18; Best prior run: 7.739/167.84, Was #18

Schnitz was leaning hard to keep the bike in the groove.

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Left Lane: Michael Ray Runs 7.354/178.33, Now #16; Best prior run: 7.304/178.52, Was #16
Right Lane: Mike Berry Runs 12.022/87.77, Now #20; No Prior Run

Berry left very slowly and it took a while for the bike to gain any speed.

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Left Lane: Shawn Gann Runs 7.215/182.85, Now #10; Best prior run: 7.269/181.67, Was #15

Gann was to the right of the groove from just before half track through the finish.

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Left Lane: Antron Brown Runs 7.181/182.97, Now #7; Best prior run: 7.234/181.40, Was #13
Right Lane: Matt Guidera Runs 7.277/178.31, Now #16; Best prior run: 7.392/178.83, Was #17

Guidera moved to the right of the groove at half track and he stayed there through the finish.

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Left Lane: Steve Johnson Runs 7.218/183.29, Now #14; Best prior run: 7.222/181.32, Was #13
Right Lane: Chris Rivas Runs 7.181/181.37, Now #8; Best prior run: 7.238/176.72, Was #14

No problems for either rider.

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Left Lane: Karen Stoffer Runs 7.195/183.67, Now #12; Best prior run: 7.202/183.17, Was #11
Right Lane: Matt Smith Runs 7.127/185.77, Now #3; Best prior run: 7.217/171.82, Was #13

Stoffer had to fight to keep it in the groove on the top end of the track.

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Left Lane: Hector Arana Runs 7.102/187.60, Now #1; Best prior run: 7.186/182.48, Was #10
Right Lane: Eddie Krawiec No Time, Now #11; Best prior run: 7.192/181.45, Was #11

Krawiec's bike went silent when the light turned green. A strong pass for Arana moves him to the top spot for now.

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Left Lane: Craig Treble No Time, Now #7; Best prior run: 7.167/187.52, Was #7
Right Lane: Geno Scali Runs 7.216/172.47, Now #8; Best prior run: 7.174/185.31, Was #8

Treble moved to the right of the groove shortly after the hit and he kept moving right. He crossed the centerline at about 500 feet.

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Left Lane: Andrew Hines Runs 7.102/187.60, Now #2; Best prior run: 7.108/187.11, Was #3
Right Lane: Angelle Sampey Runs 7.200/184.98, Now #6; Best prior run: 7.153/184.32, Was #6

Hines runs the same E.T. and speed as Arana, but Arana stays in the top spot because he ran it first.

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Left Lane: Chip Ellis Runs 7.045/188.96, Now #1; Best prior run: 7.104/185.56, Was #3
Right Lane: Peggy Llewellyn No Time, Now #5; Best prior run: 7.136/183.29, Was #5

Llewellyn broke before staging. A very strong pass for Ellis moves him into the top spot!

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink