Fri, 11 Jun 2010, 08:14 PM Pro Stock Motorcycle Qualifying Notes, Session #2

By Jim Samuel

ENGLISHTOWN, N.J. - Notes from round 2 qualifying in Pro Stock Motorcycle at the NHRA Full Throttle Drag Racing Series, 41st annual NHRA SuperNationals 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: David Hope Runs 7.009/188.25, Now #7; Best prior run: 8.151/163.83, Was #18

Hope had a nice ride to move into the middle of the qualifying order.

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Left Lane: Thomas Miceli Runs 7.086/184.04, Now #12; Best prior run: 7.308/176.01, Was #16
Right Lane: Craig Treble No Time, Now #19; No Prior Run

Treble did not get off the starting line in the first session. This time, Treble's motorcycle once again shut down as soon as he launched. Miceli was on the bump spot when he staged for this run. In the first session, Miceli went into the sand at the end of the ride. He did the same thing again this time, but it was after a better run that moved him up four spots in the order.

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Left Lane: Joe DeSantis No Time, Now #15; Best prior run: 7.211/185.51, Was #15
Right Lane: Jack Baldwin Runs 8.752/149.73, Now #18; Best prior run: 8.021/166.76, Was #18

Baldwin was not in the field before this run, DeSantis was far down the order. He left before the tree was activated, so he will not be able to improve on his first session ET. Baldwin was slower than his first session time, so he is still outside, looking in.

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Left Lane: Redell Harris Runs 7.132/184.75, Now #15; Best prior run: 7.129/185.97, Was #14
Right Lane: Angie Smith Runs 6.998/182.75, Now #6; Best prior run: 7.582/127.19, Was #17

Smith was outside, looking in but moved into the top half of the order for now with a nice ride down the groove. Harris had a nice looking run but it was not quick enough to change his place in the order.

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Left Lane: Hector Arana Runs 6.869/194.83, Now #1; Best prior run: 7.099/188.75, Was #14
Right Lane: Mike Berry Runs 7.169/182.58, Now #16; Best prior run: 7.290/181.28, Was #17

Arana made a big jump into th top spot for now with a nice ride. Berry was outside looking in, but managed to eke out a spot in the order and is now on the bump spot.

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Left Lane: Jim Underdahl Runs 6.981/190.78, Now #6; Best prior run: 7.036/189.90, Was #12
Right Lane: Wesley Wells Runs 7.107/190.73, Now #13; Best prior run: 7.072/191.05, Was #13

Underdahl moved up six spots in the order, while Wells stayed where he was with a good pair of runs.

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Left Lane: Matt Smith Runs 6.901/192.60, Now #2; Best prior run: 7.021/185.31, Was #12
Right Lane: Eddie Krawiec Runs 6.988/193.07, Now #9; Best prior run: 7.019/191.89, Was #11

Both riders had better runs than in the first session. Smith moved up 10 spots, into the number two spot for now. Krawiec rode down the groove to move into the nine spot.

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Left Lane: Shawn Gann Runs 6.968/191.51, Now #7; Best prior run: 7.005/189.12, Was #11
Right Lane: Andrew Hines Runs 6.907/192.66, Now #4; Best prior run: 6.982/192.96, Was #8

Both Gann and Hines moved up four spots with a pair of good runs.

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Left Lane: Steve Johnson Runs 6.893/196.27, Now #2; Best prior run: 6.940/194.63, Was #6
Right Lane: LE Tonglet Runs 6.912/191.62, Now #7; Best prior run: 6.973/190.97, Was #8

Johnson took over the number two spot in the order with a clean ride down the groove. It was his career best speed on a motorcycle. Tonglet also had a nice ride to move up one spot.

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Left Lane: Michael Phillips Runs 6.855/197.16, Now #1; Best prior run: 6.908/196.07, Was #6
Right Lane: Karen Stoffer Runs 6.958/189.28, Now #5; Best prior run: 6.901/191.70, Was #4

Phillips moved into the top spot in the qualifying order to end this session. It was his career best ride for ET and speed, and the third quickest run ever in NHRA competition. Stoffer also had a nice run but got pushed down one spot when Phillips jumped over her.

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