Fri, 24 Sep 2010, 07:10 PM Pro Stock Motorcycle Qualifying Notes, Session #2

By Dave Rowe

ENNIS, Texas - Notes from round 2 qualifying in Pro Stock Motorcycle at the NHRA Full Throttle Drag Racing Series, 25th annual O'Reilly Super Start Batteries NHRA Fall Nationals presented by Castrol Syntec 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: Junior Pippin Runs 7.264/185.95, Now #13; Best prior run: 7.146/190.48, Was #12
Right Lane: Angie Smith Runs 7.059/188.20, Now #7; No Prior Run

6:02 p.m. Weather conditions: air temperature 90 degrees, relative humidity 53 percent, barometer 29.46 inches, adjusted altitude 3,552 feet, track temperature 119 degrees.

Smith had problems in round one and did not make a pass. She makes a good run here and gets in the show in the seventh spot. Pippin slows from his first attempt and drops a notch.

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Left Lane: Jim Underdahl Runs 7.207/188.31, Now #10; Best prior run: 7.107/191.87, Was #10
Right Lane: Redell Harris No Time, Now #14; Best prior run: 7.312/186.77, Was #14

Harris had problems getting the bike to start and did not make a pass. Underdahl was a little sluggish off the line.

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Left Lane: Hector Arana Runs 7.205/184.60, Now #10; Best prior run: 7.074/188.12, Was #9
Right Lane: David Hope Runs 7.048/189.12, Now #7; Best prior run: 7.118/186.95, Was #12

Hope makes a clean run and moves up to the seventh spot. Arana slows from his earlier attempt and drops a notch to the tenth spot.

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Left Lane: Andrew Hines Runs 7.008/189.63, Now #4; Best prior run: 6.996/193.24, Was #4
Right Lane: Michael Phillips Runs 7.077/190.00, Now #11; Best prior run: 7.112/185.69, Was #12

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Left Lane: Steve Johnson Runs 7.007/189.87, Now #3; Best prior run: 6.959/191.87, Was #3
Right Lane: Matt Smith Runs 7.043/187.76, Now #7; Best prior run: 7.062/187.73, Was #9

Smith was ahead of Johnson early in the run but his bike seemed to slow a little near the end of the run.

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Left Lane: Eddie Krawiec Runs 7.020/191.97, Now #2; Best prior run: 6.955/195.03, Was #2
Right Lane: Craig Treble Runs 7.019/190.67, Now #6; Best prior run: 7.015/193.13, Was #6

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Left Lane: Karen Stoffer Runs 7.051/188.65, Now #1; Best prior run: 6.953/192.41, Was #1
Right Lane: LE Tonglet Runs 6.999/191.08, Now #5; Best prior run: 7.008/191.84, Was #5

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