Fri, 30 Apr 2010, 04:16 PM Pro Stock Motorcycle Qualifying Notes, Session #1

By Rick Green

MADISON, Ill. - Notes from round 1 qualifying in Pro Stock Motorcycle at the NHRA Full Throttle Drag Racing Series, 14th annual AAA Insurance NHRA Midwest Nationals listing lane, rider name, elapsed time, top speed, and position in order following run:

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Right Lane: Gary Moreno Runs 7.179/184.72, Now #1

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Left Lane: Wesley Wells Runs 7.156/189.34, Now #1
Right Lane: Joe DeSantis Runs 7.301/185.38, Now #3

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Left Lane: Douglas Horne Runs 7.090/191.70, Now #2
Right Lane: Angie Smith Runs 7.080/187.96, Now #1

A couple good looking passes here...Douglas Horne's incremental times: 60ft-1.149 sec., 330ft-3.001, 660ft-4.562/156.50 mph, 1,000ft-5.924.
Angie Smith's incremental times: 60ft-1.092 sec., 330ft-2.939, 660ft-4.513/154.55 mph, 1,000ft-5.894.

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Left Lane: Mike Berry Runs 14.842/51.79, Now #7
Right Lane: LE Tonglet Runs 7.036/189.31, Now #1

Berry with problems early and clicked it off...Tonglet with a great pass and goes to the number one spot. LE Tonglet's incremental times: 60ft-1.074 sec., 330ft-2.911, 660ft-4.480/155.33 mph, 1,000ft-5.857.

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Left Lane: Jim Underdahl No Time, Now #9
Right Lane: Junior Pippin Runs 7.051/190.00, Now #2

Underdahl gor out of the groove early and keep drifting toward the wall and finally brushed the wall around half track. Pippin with real nice pass to go to the number two spot. Junior Pippin's incremental times: 60ft-1.117 sec., 330ft-2.949, 660ft-4.508/156.41 mph, 1,000ft-5.875.

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Left Lane: Shawn Gann Runs 6.983/191.89, Now #1
Right Lane: David Hope Runs 8.557/120.55, Now #9

Hope with problems early and clicked it off. Gann with a great pass to go to the number one spot. Shawn Gann's incremental times: 60ft-1.074 sec., 330ft-2.902, 660ft-4.457/157.14 mph, 1,000ft-5.816.

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Left Lane: Michael Phillips Runs 12.879/41.53, Now #11
Right Lane: Steve Johnson Runs 7.290/184.42, Now #8

Phillips with problems early and pulls in the clutch. Johnson with clean pass...Steve Johnson's incremental times: 60ft-1.202 sec., 330ft-3.167, 660ft-4.747/155.24 mph, 1,000ft-6.111.

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Left Lane: Craig Treble Runs 6.920/194.63, Now #1
Right Lane: Karen Stoffer Runs 16.262/38.85, Now #14

Stoffer pulled the front end and made a quick move toward the centerline and clicked it off. Treble launched hard and was straight down the groove into the number one spot. Craig Treble's incremental times: 60ft-1.082 sec., 330ft-2.891, 660ft-4.429/158.91 mph, 1,000ft-5.772.

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Left Lane: Andrew Hines Runs 7.005/193.65, Now #4
Right Lane: Matt Smith Runs 6.946/192.91, Now #2

Hines bogged but still gets into the top half of the show. Smith with a real nice pass goes to the number two spot. Matt Smith's incremental times: 60ft-1.085 sec., 330ft-2.897, 660ft-4.438/157.96 mph, 1,000ft-5.788.

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Left Lane: Eddie Krawiec Runs 7.031/194.21, Now #6
Right Lane: Hector Arana Runs 6.965/194.38, Now #3

A couple good looking passes here for the number six spot and number three spots...Eddie Krawiec's incremental times: 60ft-1.094 sec., 330ft-2.965, 660ft-4.525/156.86 mph, 1,000ft-5.877.
Hector Arana's incremental times: 60ft-1.104 sec., 330ft-2.936, 660ft-4.474/158.65 mph, 1,000ft-5.816.

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink