Fri, 21 Aug 2009, 06:10 PM Pro Stock Motorcycle Qualifying Notes, Session #1

By Jim Samuel

MOHNTON, Pa. - Notes from round 1 qualifying in Pro Stock Motorcycle at the NHRA Full Throttle Drag Racing Series, 25th annual Toyo Tires NHRA Nationals listing lane, rider name, elapsed time, top speed, and position in order following run:

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Left Lane: Neil Jacobs Runs 7.687/172.76, Now #1
Right Lane: Geoff Godfrey Runs 8.833/101.17, Now #2

5:56 p.m. - Racing started again after a four-and-a-half hour rain delay. Both riders made straight runs but neither was particularly fast.

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Left Lane: Wesley Wells Runs 11.023/74.22, Now #4
Right Lane: Bailey Whitaker Runs 7.258/174.87, Now #1

Wells slowed at mid track. It looked like he missed a shift.

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Left Lane: Junior Pippin Runs 7.053/188.02, Now #2
Right Lane: Michael Phillips Runs 7.020/192.30, Now #1

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Left Lane: Karen Stoffer Runs 7.023/188.65, Now #2
Right Lane: Steve Johnson Runs 7.080/187.36, Now #4

Another pair of good rides. Stoffer is in the number two spot for now.

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Left Lane: Shawn Gann Runs 7.059/188.10, Now #4
Right Lane: Matt Guidera Runs 7.108/185.95, Now #6

Guidera's bike did not sound right and it ran off speed.

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Left Lane: Douglas Horne Runs 7.056/188.44, Now #4
Right Lane: Craig Treble Runs 7.105/187.39, Now #7

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Left Lane: Hector Arana Runs 6.986/190.11, Now #1
Right Lane: Matt Smith Runs 15.859/79.69, Now #14

Smith launched and his motorcycle barely moved. It looked as if he may have started in the wrong gear.

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Left Lane: Andrew Hines Runs 7.068/189.95, Now #8
Right Lane: Eddie Krawiec Runs 7.041/187.91, Now #4

These two riders had clean runs to make it into the top 12.

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink