Sat, 1 Oct 2011, 03:38 PM Pro Stock Motorcycle Qualifying Notes, Final Session

By Jim Samuel

MOHNTON, Pa. - Notes from final, round 4 qualifying in Pro Stock Motorcycle at the NHRA Full Throttle Drag Racing Series, 27th annual Auto-Plus 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: Joe DeSantis Runs 7.093/186.20, Now #19; Best prior run: 14.881/49.29, Was #21
Right Lane: Stephen Terkowski Runs 7.203/182.92, Now #20; Best prior run: 7.143/183.24, Was #19

3:20 p.m. - Weather conditions: air temperature 62 degrees, relative humidity 63 percent, barometer 29.14 inches, adjusted altitude 1,671 feet, track temperature 76 degrees.

DeSantis moved up two spots but not enough to make the field for eliminations. Terkowski dropped down a spot and will also be watching when eliminations begin. Matt Guidera is on the bump spot at 6.962.

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Left Lane: Matt Guidera Runs 6.944/188.20, Now #13; Best prior run: 6.962/187.26, Was #16
Right Lane: Wesley Wells Runs 18.529/48.88, Now #18; Best prior run: 7.072/186.61, Was #18

Guidera had a 1.044 60-foot time on this run, which moved him up three spots in the order and off the bump spot. Wells launched, his motorcycle lurched to the left and came off the starting line oddly. Justin Finley is on the bump spot at 6.955.

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Left Lane: Justin Finley Runs 6.984/191.21, Now #17; Best prior run: 6.955/193.10, Was #16
Right Lane: Bailey Whitaker Runs 6.946/191.24, Now #15; Best prior run: 6.963/191.13, Was #17

Whitaker had his quickest ride of the weekend and pushed himself into the field. That pushed Finley out, who was not as quick as yesterday.

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Left Lane: Michael Phillips Runs 6.952/192.52, Now #11; Best prior run: 6.932/192.80, Was #11
Right Lane: LE Tonglet Runs 6.933/192.58, Now #12; Best prior run: 6.950/189.98, Was #16

Tonglet got himself off the bump spot by going quick enough to move up four spots. Bailey Whitaker is on the bump spot at 6.946.

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Left Lane: Chip Ellis Runs 6.893/192.17, Now #9; Best prior run: 6.915/192.77, Was #10
Right Lane: Shawn Gann Runs 7.011/190.06, Now #15; Best prior run: 6.946/191.51, Was #15

Both riders had clean runs down the groove. Ellis moved up one spot, Gann stayed where he was.

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Left Lane: Andrew Hines Runs 6.845/193.54, Now #4; Best prior run: 6.871/193.88, Was #7
Right Lane: Jim Underdahl Runs 6.913/194.63, Now #11; Best prior run: 6.942/193.54, Was #13

Two good runs and both riders moved up in the order.

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Left Lane: Angie Smith Runs 6.933/193.77, Now #6; Best prior run: 6.866/193.88, Was #6
Right Lane: Jerry Savoie Runs 6.996/188.89, Now #10; Best prior run: 6.900/193.13, Was #10

Neither Smith nor Savoie moved up in the order after these rides.

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Left Lane: Hector Arana Runs 6.831/195.03, Now #3; Best prior run: 6.837/195.28, Was #3
Right Lane: Matt Smith Runs 6.862/194.52, Now #6; Best prior run: 6.880/192.93, Was #8

Smith moved up two spots, Arana stayed where he was in the order.

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Left Lane: Eddie Krawiec Runs 6.828/195.34, Now #2; Best prior run: 6.826/197.97, Was #2
Right Lane: Karen Stoffer Runs 8.264/112.30, Now #8; Best prior run: 6.867/194.58, Was #8

Both riders stayed were they were in the order.

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Left Lane: Hector Arana Jr Runs 6.831/194.07, Now #1; Best prior run: 6.824/195.48, Was #1
Right Lane: Steve Johnson No Time, Now #5; Best prior run: 6.858/194.21, Was #5

Johnson launched and broke.

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