Fri, 28 Oct 2011, 03:42 PM Pro Stock Motorcycle Qualifying Notes, Session #1

By Dave Rowe

LAS VEGAS - Notes from round 1 qualifying in Pro Stock Motorcycle at the NHRA Full Throttle Drag Racing Series, 11th annual Big O Tires NHRA Nationals listing lane, rider name, elapsed time, top speed, and position in order following run:

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Right Lane: Scotty Pollacheck Runs 7.265/180.84, Now #1

12:20 p.m. Weather conditions: air temperature 73 degrees, relative humidity 15 percent, barometer 28.03 inches, adjusted altitude 3,420 feet, track temperature 101 degrees.

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Left Lane: Freddie Camarena Runs 7.307/183.22, Now #2
Right Lane: Dawn Minturn Runs 9.163/105.84, Now #3

Minturn drifted to the left all the way through the run then backed off the throttle about 900 feet out.

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Left Lane: Redell Harris Runs 7.262/185.10, Now #2
Right Lane: Wesley Wells Runs 7.244/0.00, Now #1

Wells makes the quickest pass of the round so far and moves into the top spot. An incorrect speed was recorded because of a problem with the timing system.

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Left Lane: James Surber Runs 7.251/184.22, Now #2
Right Lane: Katie Sullivan Runs 7.281/0.00, Now #5

A couple of decent passes for the conditions.

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Left Lane: Matt Guidera Runs 7.127/184.93, Now #1
Right Lane: Joe DeSantis Runs 7.231/183.19, Now #2

Guidera goes right down the groove with the quickest pass of the round so far.

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Left Lane: Bailey Whitaker Runs 7.103/187.55, Now #2
Right Lane: Michael Ray Runs 7.075/188.15, Now #1

Ray makes an impressive run to take the top spot for now. Whitaker goes right down the groove and gets in the second spot for now.

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Left Lane: Justin Finley Runs 7.387/146.51, Now #12
Right Lane: Shawn Gann Runs 7.105/187.78, Now #3

Finley drifted to the left, got close to the wall and had to back off the throttle. Gann makes a decent pass and gets in the third spot for now.

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Left Lane: David Hope Runs 7.077/188.62, Now #3
Right Lane: Mike Berry Runs 7.014/188.41, Now #1

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Left Lane: Angie Smith Runs 7.047/188.23, Now #2
Right Lane: Steve Johnson Runs 7.081/189.66, Now #5

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Left Lane: Jim Underdahl Runs 7.153/189.20, Now #10
Right Lane: Hector Arana Runs 6.980/190.54, Now #1

Arana makes the first pass in the 6's and takes the top spot for now.

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Left Lane: Michael Phillips Runs 7.079/190.43, Now #7
Right Lane: LE Tonglet Runs 7.019/188.15, Now #3

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Left Lane: Jerry Savoie Runs 6.970/191.13, Now #1
Right Lane: Andrew Hines Runs 6.996/191.59, Now #3

Savoie makes an impressive pass and moves into the top spot. Hines gets into the 6's and moves into the third spot for now.

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Left Lane: Karen Stoffer Runs 7.121/180.16, Now #14
Right Lane: Matt Smith Runs 7.031/187.50, Now #6

Stoffer slows near the end of the run and gets in the 14th spot for now. Smith makes a decent run and gets in the sixth spot.

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Left Lane: Hector Arana Jr Runs 7.006/190.35, Now #5
Right Lane: Eddie Krawiec Runs 6.952/193.93, Now #1

Arana drifts to the left, then gets it back in the groove and makes a decent pass. Krawiec goes right down the groove and will be in the top spot to end this round.

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink