Fri, 8 Oct 2010, 06:30 PM Pro Stock Motorcycle Qualifying Notes, Session #2

By Rick Green

MOHNTON, Pa. - Notes from round 2 qualifying in Pro Stock Motorcycle at the NHRA Full Throttle Drag Racing Series, 26th annual Toyo Tires NHRA Nationals 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 Smith Runs 6.975/187.68, Now #4; No Prior Run
Right Lane: Jim Underdahl Runs 13.498/57.89, Now #15; Best prior run: 11.409/71.25, Was #14

Smith making her first pass of the weekend and she gets into the top half of the show. Angie Smith's incremental times: 60ft-1.078 sec., 330ft-2.882, 660ft-4.426/157.80 mph, 1,000ft-5.788. Underdahl with problems early...

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Left Lane: Steve Johnson Runs 7.381/181.54, Now #11; No Prior Run
Right Lane: Joe DeSantis No Time, Now #14; Best prior run: 7.724/165.60, Was #13

DeSantis left before the tree and then got real close to the centerline. Johnson is still having problems, but gets down the track.

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Left Lane: Connie Cohen No Time, Now #15; Best prior run: 8.048/115.33, Was #15
Right Lane: Karen Stoffer Runs 6.921/190.14, Now #3; Best prior run: 7.587/133.76, Was #13

Cohen didn't move when the light turned green...Stoffer with a great looking pass to go to the number three spot. Karen Stoffer's incremental times: 60ft-1.068 sec., 330ft-2.859, 660ft-4.386/159.64 mph, 1,000ft-5.745.

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Left Lane: Wesley Wells Runs 7.065/189.50, Now #10; Best prior run: 7.228/186.33, Was #11
Right Lane: Neil Jacobs Runs 7.427/176.53, Now #13; Best prior run: 7.407/177.49, Was #13

Wells with a good pass to move up the ladder one spot. Wesley Wells' incremental times: 60ft-1.101 sec., 330ft-2.955, 660ft-4.524/156.28 mph, 1,000ft-5.889. No help here for Jacobs.

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Left Lane: Hector Arana Runs 6.953/189.50, Now #4; Best prior run: 7.001/189.07, Was #7
Right Lane: Matt Smith Runs 6.993/191.24, Now #8; Best prior run: 7.087/186.07, Was #11

Arana with a great pass to go to the number four spot...Hector Arana's incremental times: 60ft-1.060 sec., 330ft-2.868, 660ft-4.405/158.35 mph, 1,000ft-5.773. Smith with his quickest pass of the day to go to the number eight spot. Matt Smith's incremental times: 60ft-1.059 sec., 330ft-2.893, 660ft-4.458/156.64 mph, 1,000ft-5.824.

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Left Lane: Craig Treble Runs 7.019/191.70, Now #8; Best prior run: 6.984/190.51, Was #7
Right Lane: LE Tonglet Runs 6.907/191.62, Now #2; Best prior run: 7.031/187.55, Was #10

No help here for Treble...Tonglet with a great looking pass to go to the number two spot. LE Tonglet's incremental times: 60ft-1.055 sec., 330ft-2.858, 660ft-4.394/158.95 mph, 1,000ft-5.743.

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Left Lane: Andrew Hines Runs 6.898/193.21, Now #2; Best prior run: 6.921/191.70, Was #3
Right Lane: Michael Phillips Runs 6.919/194.49, Now #4; Best prior run: 7.006/190.43, Was #10

Phillips with a great pass and made a move in the right direction...Michael Phillips' incremental times: 60ft-1.077 sec., 330ft-2.887, 660ft-4.424/159.17 mph, 1,000ft-5.768. Hines goes to the number two spot with a great pass. Andrew Hines' incremental times: 60ft-1.084 sec., 330ft-2.885, 660ft-4.408/160.37 mph, 1,000ft-5.744.

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Left Lane: Eddie Krawiec Runs 6.855/195.85, Now #1; Best prior run: 6.893/193.63, Was #1
Right Lane: Shawn Gann Runs 6.934/192.41, Now #6; Best prior run: 6.972/190.08, Was #7

Gann with another great pass to move up the ladder one spot. Shawn Gann's incremental times: 60ft-1.072 sec., 330ft-2.892, 660ft-4.431/159.14 mph, 1,000ft-5.776. Krawiec after having problems getting the bike to fire goes to the number one spot with a great pass. Eddie Krawiec's incremental times: 60ft-1.079 sec., 330ft-2.871, 660ft-4.389/161.09 mph, 1,000ft-5.714. Krawiec runs the seventh quickest E.T. in the history of the class. This is a career best E.T. and sets the track E.T record.

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink