Sat, 30 Oct 2010, 03:24 PM Pro Stock Motorcycle Qualifying Notes, Session #3

By Dave Rowe

LAS VEGAS - Notes from round 3 qualifying in Pro Stock Motorcycle at the NHRA Full Throttle Drag Racing Series, 10th annual NHRA Las Vegas 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: Katie Sullivan Runs 7.293/183.29, Now #13; No Prior Run

11:50 a.m. Weather conditions: air temperature 70 degrees, relative humidity 33 percent, barometer 27.76 inches, adjusted altitude 3,662 feet, track temperature 91 degrees.

Sullivan takes advantage of the tail wind and gets in the show for now.

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Left Lane: Rhett Lougheed Runs 7.248/183.99, Now #14; No Prior Run
Right Lane: Mike Berry Runs 7.188/183.12, Now #13; No Prior Run

Berry makes his quickest pass of the weekend and gets in at the 13th spot for now. Lougheed gets the advantage of the tail wind and gets in behind Berry for now.

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Left Lane: Freddie Camarena Runs 7.295/186.90, Now #17; No Prior Run
Right Lane: David Hope Runs 7.111/186.48, Now #11; No Prior Run

Camarena slows from yesterday and can't get in the field. Hope improves and gets in for now. Katie Sullivan is on the bump spot at 7.293.

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Right Lane: Dawn Matthews-Baugues Runs 7.791/170.45, Now #18; No Prior Run

Baugues improves a little from yesterday but doesn't get in the show.

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Left Lane: Scotty Pollacheck Runs 7.152/182.48, Now #15; No Prior Run
Right Lane: Steve Johnson Runs 7.122/190.81, Now #13; No Prior Run

Pollacheck runs a career best and gets in the show in the 15th spot. Johnson makes his quickest pass of the weekend to get in the field.

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Left Lane: Matt Guidera Runs 7.152/183.47, Now #15; No Prior Run
Right Lane: Chris MacLaurin Runs 7.342/166.39, Now #21; No Prior Run

Guidera doesn't improve but gets in the show for now. MacLaurin slows and doesn't get in the field.

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Left Lane: Michael Phillips Runs 9.962/91.43, Now #6; Best prior run: 7.030/190.92, Was #6
Right Lane: James Surber Runs 7.184/186.02, Now #17; No Prior Run

Phillips has trouble late in the run and backs off the throttle. Surber makes his quickest pass of the weekend but it isn't enough to get in the show.

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Left Lane: Craig Treble Runs 7.064/188.07, Now #7; Best prior run: 7.034/189.36, Was #7
Right Lane: Joe DeSantis Runs 7.181/184.27, Now #17; No Prior Run

DeSantis got out of the groove quickly and was trying to get it back to the center all the way through the run. Treble makes a decent pass but doesn't improve.

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Left Lane: Shawn Gann Runs 7.085/190.97, Now #9; Best prior run: 7.068/187.42, Was #9
Right Lane: LE Tonglet Runs 7.106/189.44, Now #11; Best prior run: 7.125/186.67, Was #14

Tonglet makes his quickest pass of the weekend and moves up a few spots. Gann slows and stays in the ninth spot.

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Left Lane: Jim Underdahl Runs 6.961/193.24, Now #2; Best prior run: 7.016/190.89, Was #5
Right Lane: Matt Smith Runs 6.985/190.67, Now #4; Best prior run: 7.113/184.22, Was #13

A couple of impressive runs, both right down the groove with their quickest passes of the weekend. Underdahl moves into the second spot, Smith into the fourth.

Smith has a little trouble stopping and goes into the sand at the end of the track. Word from the end of the track is he's okay.

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Left Lane: Andrew Hines Runs 6.986/194.21, Now #5; Best prior run: 7.002/192.19, Was #6
Right Lane: Angie Smith Runs 7.121/183.12, Now #9; Best prior run: 7.034/186.48, Was #9

Hines makes his quickest pass of the weekend and moves up a notch to fifth. No help for Smith.

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Left Lane: Eddie Krawiec Runs 6.985/191.10, Now #3; Best prior run: 6.963/194.13, Was #3
Right Lane: Bailey Whitaker Runs 7.048/187.42, Now #10; Best prior run: 7.068/186.18, Was #11

Krawiec slows a little from yesterday but stays in the third spot. Whitaker improves and moves up a notch.

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Left Lane: Hector Arana Runs 6.922/190.30, Now #1; Best prior run: 6.929/192.30, Was #1
Right Lane: Karen Stoffer Runs 6.956/192.22, Now #2; Best prior run: 7.001/190.46, Was #6

Arana makes his quickest pass of the weekend and improves on his number one qualifying number. Stoffer improves and moves all the way to the second spot.

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