Fri, 24 Oct 2003, 06:01 PM Pro Stock Bike Qualifying Notes, Session #1

By Dave Rowe

LAS VEGAS - Notes from round 1 qualifying in Pro Stock Bike at the NHRA POWERade Drag Racing Series, Third annual ACDelco Las Vegas NHRA Nationals listing lane, rider name, elapsed time, top speed, and position in order following run:

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Left Lane: Jay Matthews Runs 7.353/184.32, Now #1
Right Lane: Kenneth Martin Runs 7.741/170.56, Now #2

2:32 PM We start this session with a couple of clean runs, both down the groove.

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Left Lane: Jerry Jankanish Runs 7.674/170.47, Now #3
Right Lane: Josh Helvie Runs 7.475/177.23, Now #2

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Left Lane: Cary Phalen Runs 7.612/175.62, Now #3
Right Lane: Kurt Matte Runs 7.750/172.45, Now #6

Phalen was slow to the sixty-foot mark, then gets out of the groove and drifts toward the center-line.

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Left Lane: Ryan Schnitz Runs 7.463/178.68, Now #2
Right Lane: Sam Hurwitz Runs 7.591/180.36, Now #4

A couple of clean runs, though not that quick.

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Left Lane: Michael Lozano Runs 7.822/165.82, Now #9

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Left Lane: Redell Harris Runs 7.511/179.85, Now #5
Right Lane: Keith Freeman Runs 7.511/182.62, Now #4

Harris gets a little out of shape off the line but gets it under control quickly.

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Left Lane: Chris Reuter Runs 7.537/177.42, Now #7
Right Lane: Joe DeSantis Runs 7.392/177.51, Now #2

Current weather conditions: 88 degrees, 7 percent relative humidity, the barometer 30.02 inches.

It's a little warm here today and it seems to really be affecting these bikes. DeSantis has the quickest sixty-foot time so far this session with a 1.127 and he gets in the second spot for now.

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Left Lane: Fred Camarena Runs 7.431/178.68, Now #3
Right Lane: Sean Conner Runs 7.474/183.07, Now #5

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Left Lane: Blaine Hale Runs 7.469/178.17, Now #5
Right Lane: Steve Johnson Runs 7.470/182.01, Now #6

Hale wiggles around a little right off the line but hangs on for a decent run. Johnson with a decent run and he gets in the sixth spot for now.

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Left Lane: Michael Phillips Runs 7.371/185.33, Now #3
Right Lane: GT Tonglet Runs 7.364/185.05, Now #2

A good run for Tonglet and the Harley, he gets in the two spot for now. Phillips gets in just behind in the three spot.

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Left Lane: Karen Stoffer Runs 7.361/179.64, Now #3
Right Lane: Mike Berry Runs 7.356/180.89, Now #2

Stoffer has the quickest sixty-foot time of the round so far, a 1.103, and she gets in the third spot for now.

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Left Lane: Andrew Hines Runs 7.450/181.81, Now #9
Right Lane: Craig Treble Runs 7.329/182.53, Now #1

Treble with a slow sixty-foot time but he comes on strong in the middle of the run to take the pole for now.

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Left Lane: Fred Collis Runs 7.342/184.85, Now #2
Right Lane: Antron Brown Runs 7.383/175.39, Now #8

A couple of decent runs, both right down the groove. The bump in now 7.475.

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Left Lane: Reggie Showers Runs 7.372/181.25, Now #9
Right Lane: Angelle Savoie Runs 7.353/184.25, Now #4

Both bikes go right down the groove, Savoie gets in the fourth spot, Showers in ninth.

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Left Lane: Shawn Gann Runs 7.322/181.45, Now #2
Right Lane: Geno Scali Runs 7.312/181.13, Now #1

Scali shows why he is the points leader, a great pass for the conditions, right down the groove, and he takes the pole after this first session of qualifying. Gann makes a good pass and gets in right behind in the second spot.

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink