Fri, 2 May 2008, 07:10 PM Pro Stock Motorcycle Qualifying Notes, Session #2

By Rick Green

MADISON, Ill. - Notes from round 2 qualifying in Pro Stock Motorcycle at the NHRA POWERade Drag Racing Series, 12th annual O'Reilly NHRA Midwest Nationals presented by Castrol 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: Angie McBride Runs 9.939/83.74, Now #19; Best prior run: 9.806/80.48, Was #19

McBride is out of the groove and is trying to reel it in, before she finally shuts it off.

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Left Lane: Redell Harris Runs 7.246/182.03, Now #18; Best prior run: 7.440/181.40, Was #18
Right Lane: Junior Pippin Runs 7.065/186.51, Now #12; Best prior run: 7.325/185.46, Was #17

Weather conditions: air temperature 75 degrees, relative humidity 26 percent, barometer 29.09 inches, adjusted altitude 2,399 feet, track temperature 96 degrees.

Pippin with his career best E.T. here to get into the show for now...Junior Pippin's incremental times: 60ft-1.069 sec., 330ft-2.905, 660ft-4.478/155.06mph, 1,000ft-5.868

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Left Lane: Wes Wells Runs 7.260/183.57, Now #17; Best prior run: 7.227/180.62, Was #17
Right Lane: Joe DeSantis No Time, Now #15; Best prior run: 7.191/184.72, Was #15

DeSantis had problems as soon as he let the clutch out and coast to a stop on the track and was then pushed back.

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Left Lane: David Hope Runs 7.169/184.14, Now #15; Best prior run: 7.194/182.72, Was #16
Right Lane: Mike Berry Runs 7.079/188.12, Now #14; Best prior run: 7.163/185.15, Was #14

Hope improves, not enough to get in the show, but is making moves in the right direction. Berry with a nice pass, but not quick enough to get into the show.

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Left Lane: Shawn Gann Runs 7.021/187.76, Now #7; Best prior run: 7.063/189.50, Was #11
Right Lane: Craig Treble Runs 7.008/190.89, Now #3; Best prior run: 7.068/188.20, Was #13

Treble with a great pass, straight down the groove and to the number three spot. Treble bumps out Pippin. Craig Treble's incremental times: 60ft-1.073 sec., 330ft-2.907, 660ft-4.472/156.44mph, 1,000ft-5.839 Gann moves up to the number seventh spot...Shawn Gann's incremental times: 60ft-1.060 sec., 330ft-2.882, 660ft-4.451/155.78mph, 1,000ft-5.832

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Left Lane: Angelle Sampey Runs 6.982/187.86, Now #1; Best prior run: 7.050/185.21, Was #10
Right Lane: Steve Johnson Runs 7.067/187.31, Now #12; Best prior run: 7.058/186.56, Was #12

Sampey with her quickest pass on the Buell, and she goes to the number one spot. That is a track E.T. record...Angelle Sampey's incremental times: 60ft-1.069 sec., 330ft-2.877, 660ft-4.427/157.47mph, 1,000ft-5.793 No help for Johnson and he will be on the bump.

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Left Lane: Chris Rivas Runs 9.739/85.79, Now #6; Best prior run: 7.011/188.49, Was #6
Right Lane: Hector Arana Runs 7.044/186.82, Now #10; Best prior run: 7.051/188.38, Was #11

Hector Arana's incremental times: 60ft-1.109 sec., 330ft-2.926, 660ft-4.481/156.99mph, 1,000ft-5.852

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Left Lane: Karen Stoffer Runs 7.057/190.08, Now #6; Best prior run: 7.008/189.79, Was #5
Right Lane: Chip Ellis Runs 6.957/190.22, Now #1; Best prior run: 7.048/185.66, Was #11

Ellis with a great looking pass to go to the number one spot and track E.T. record...Chip Ellis' incremental times: 60ft-1.051 sec., 330ft-2.863, 660ft-4.416/157.15mph, 1,000ft-5.783

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Left Lane: Andrew Hines Runs 6.982/189.07, Now #2; Best prior run: 6.989/187.65, Was #4
Right Lane: Eddie Krawiec Runs 7.000/188.99, Now #5; Best prior run: 7.029/185.82, Was #10

Hines with another nice looking pass, and that is 10 straight runs in the six-second zone. Andrew Hines' incremental times: 60ft-1.074 sec., 330ft-2.881, 660ft-4.434/156.83mph, 1,000ft-5.801 Krawiec with a nice pass. Eddie Krawiec's incremental times: 60ft-1.086 sec., 330ft-2.899, 660ft-4.455/156.84mph, 1,000ft-5.821

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Left Lane: Matt Smith Runs 6.957/190.08, Now #2; Best prior run: 6.984/187.50, Was #4
Right Lane: Matt Guidera Runs 6.994/187.70, Now #5; Best prior run: 7.015/185.74, Was #9

Guidera dips into the six-second zone...Matt Guidera's incremental times: 60ft-1.060 sec., 330ft-2.872, 660ft-4.432/156.32mph, 1,000ft-5.807 Smith ties Ellis for the quickest E.T., but Ellis will get the top spot on speed by 0.014 mph. Matt Smith's incremental times: 60ft-1.058 sec., 330ft-2.865, 660ft-4.417/157.43mph, 1,000ft-5.782

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