Sat, 25 Jun 2011, 12:06 PM Pro Stock Motorcycle Qualifying Notes, Session #1

By Dave Rowe

NORWALK, Ohio - Notes from round 1 qualifying in Pro Stock Motorcycle at the NHRA Full Throttle Drag Racing Series, Fifth annual Summit Racing Equipment NHRA Nationals listing lane, rider name, elapsed time, top speed, and position in order following run:

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Left Lane: Odolph Daniels Runs 10.603/95.58, Now #2
Right Lane: Dawn Minturn Runs 7.124/183.62, Now #1

11:53 a.m. Weather conditions: air temperature 67 degrees, relative humidity 64 percent, barometer 28.94 inches, adjusted altitude 2,311 feet, track temperature 74 degrees.

Daniels bounced the front wheel off the ground a couple of times before getting the bike to settle down. Minturn made a decent pass.

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Left Lane: Wesley Wells Runs 7.539/176.70, Now #3
Right Lane: Bailey Whitaker Runs 7.332/154.79, Now #2

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Left Lane: GT Tonglet Runs 7.111/186.41, Now #1
Right Lane: Joe DeSantis Runs 7.156/183.10, Now #3

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Left Lane: Junior Pippin Runs 7.081/184.27, Now #1
Right Lane: Justin Finley Runs 7.120/183.10, Now #3

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Left Lane: David Hope Runs 6.986/189.15, Now #1
Right Lane: Mike Berry Runs 19.717/28.51, Now #10

Berry gets about 100 feet out, the bike starts bucking up and down, then he backs off the throttle. Hope makes a nice pass to get in the top spot for now.

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Left Lane: Chip Ellis Runs 6.944/191.70, Now #1
Right Lane: Steve Johnson Runs 7.063/190.03, Now #3

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Left Lane: Angie Smith Runs 6.983/189.18, Now #2
Right Lane: Shawn Gann Runs 7.042/188.78, Now #4

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Left Lane: Hector Arana Jr Runs 6.887/191.59, Now #1
Right Lane: Jim Underdahl Runs 17.981/36.46, Now #15

Arana Jr. makes a nice pass and sets the track ET record.

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Left Lane: Michael Phillips Runs 7.050/190.78, Now #7
Right Lane: Jerry Savoie Runs 6.917/192.36, Now #2

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Left Lane: Hector Arana Runs 7.259/147.83, Now #15
Right Lane: Matt Smith Runs 6.917/191.27, Now #3

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Left Lane: LE Tonglet Runs 7.098/189.15, Now #12
Right Lane: Eddie Krawiec Runs 6.934/191.19, Now #4

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Left Lane: Andrew Hines Runs 7.374/191.84, Now #20
Right Lane: Karen Stoffer Runs 6.922/193.85, Now #4

Hine's bike stumbled off the line and he doesn't get in the field.

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink