Sat, 27 Oct 2007, 06:22 PM Pro Stock Motorcycle Qualifying Notes, Final Session

By Bob Orme

LAS VEGAS - Notes from final, round 4 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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Right Lane: Ryan Schnitz Runs 7.568/172.06, Now #19; Best prior run: 7.559/174.44, Was #19

3:03 p.m. Weather conditions: air temperature 86 degrees, relative humidity 16 percent, barometer 27.96 inches, adjusted altitude 4,169 feet, track temperature 104 degrees.

No visible problems for Schnitz, but he doesn't make the field.

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Right Lane: Michael Ray Runs 7.326/179.76, Now #18; Best prior run: 7.304/178.52, Was #18

Another rider who comes up a little short. Michael Phillips is on the bump spot at 7.235.

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Left Lane: Mike Berry Runs 7.320/179.85, Now #19; Best prior run: 7.805/169.49, Was #20
Right Lane: Michael Phillips Runs 7.276/183.92, Now #16; Best prior run: 7.235/185.66, Was #16

Phillips was to the left of the groove on the top half of the track. Berry's best pass of the weekend is not quite good enough.

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Left Lane: Joe DeSantis Runs 7.332/162.98, Now #17; Best prior run: 7.274/184.07, Was #17
Right Lane: Shawn Gann Runs 7.252/182.30, Now #15; Best prior run: 7.215/182.85, Was #15

DeSantis fails to make the field, so from here on, the only changes will be ladder positions.

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Left Lane: Matt Guidera Runs 7.158/183.39, Now #12; Best prior run: 7.164/183.27, Was #12
Right Lane: Steve Johnson Runs 7.201/183.84, Now #14; Best prior run: 7.171/185.56, Was #14

Johnson was slightly to the left of the groove for much of this pass. Guidera goes quicker, but he stays in the number twelve spot.

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Left Lane: Geno Scali Runs 7.204/187.81, Now #12; Best prior run: 7.157/187.76, Was #11
Right Lane: Craig Treble Runs 7.112/188.28, Now #8; Best prior run: 7.167/187.52, Was #13

Treble moves into the top half of the field for now.

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Left Lane: Eddie Krawiec Runs 7.070/186.20, Now #5; Best prior run: 7.139/184.40, Was #10
Right Lane: Antron Brown Runs 7.205/178.66, Now #11; Best prior run: 7.143/184.80, Was #11

Krawiec improves a bunch and he moves into the fifth spot for now.

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Left Lane: Angelle Sampey Runs 7.102/186.41, Now #8; Best prior run: 7.113/186.41, Was #10
Right Lane: Karen Stoffer Runs 7.242/185.56, Now #9; Best prior run: 7.110/186.38, Was #8

Stoffer was off her previous pace, the reason not apparent from here.

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Left Lane: Chris Rivas Runs 7.148/182.48, Now #7; Best prior run: 7.100/185.89, Was #7
Right Lane: Hector Arana Runs 7.091/187.42, Now #4; Best prior run: 7.055/189.20, Was #4

Arana was a little to the right of the groove for most of this pass.

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Left Lane: Peggy Llewellyn Runs 7.094/185.64, Now #6; Best prior run: 7.071/187.60, Was #6
Right Lane: Andrew Hines Runs 8.739/103.58, Now #2; Best prior run: 7.049/188.44, Was #2

Hines was off the throttle well before the finish.

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Left Lane: Matt Smith Runs 7.100/186.25, Now #3; Best prior run: 7.049/186.77, Was #3
Right Lane: Chip Ellis Runs 7.078/187.70, Now #1; Best prior run: 7.023/189.60, Was #1

That's it for Pro Stock Motorcycle qualifying.

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