Sat, 06 Jul 2013, 12:06 PM Pro Stock Motorcycle Qualifying Notes, Session #3

By Dave Rowe

NORWALK, Ohio - Notes from round 3 qualifying in Pro Stock Motorcycle at the NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series, Seventh annual Summit Racing Equipment 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: John Hall Runs 6.987/192.58, Now #3; Best prior run: 6.953/192.96, Was #3
Right Lane: Odolph Daniels Runs 7.707/141.08, Now #13; No Prior Run

11:53 a.m. Weather conditions: air temperature 82 degrees, relative humidity 65 percent, barometer 29.17 inches, adjusted altitude 3,309 feet.

Daniels gets in the field with this run but will have a tough time staying there. Hall makes a decent pass but doesn't improve.

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Left Lane: LE Tonglet Runs 6.987/193.02, Now #11; Best prior run: 6.992/192.91, Was #11
Right Lane: Joe DeSantis Runs 7.302/182.11, Now #13; No Prior Run

DeSantis' bike stumbles a little off the line but he runs quick enough to get in the field for now. Tonglet makes his quickest pass of the weekend but stays in the 11th spot.

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Left Lane: Wesley Wells Runs 7.261/183.99, Now #13; No Prior Run
Right Lane: Mike Berry Runs 7.155/186.72, Now #12; Best prior run: 6.995/192.55, Was #12

Berry slows from his earlier attempt and stays in the 12th spot. Wells slows from his earlier attempt but gets in the show for now.

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Left Lane: Michael Phillips Runs 7.010/192.06, Now #14; No Prior Run
Right Lane: Jim Underdahl Runs 7.000/193.43, Now #13; No Prior Run

Phillips slows from yesterday but is able to get in the show in the 14th spot for now. Underdahl improves from his best pass this weekend and gets in the field in the 13th spot for now.

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Left Lane: Dawn Minturn Runs 7.107/181.67, Now #16; No Prior Run
Right Lane: Shawn Gann Runs 7.055/191.27, Now #15; No Prior Run

Minturn gets in the field but she is on the bump spot. Gann gets in the show just in front of Minturn.

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Left Lane: Scotty Pollacheck Runs 6.987/191.35, Now #9; Best prior run: 6.967/191.38, Was #8
Right Lane: Adam Arana Runs 6.942/192.22, Now #3; No Prior Run

Arana makes his quickest pass of the weekend and gets deep in the field in the third spot. Pollacheck slows and drops a spot as Arana moves into the field ahead of him.

LE Tonglet is on the bump spot at 6.987.

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Left Lane: Eddie Krawiec Runs 6.999/191.32, Now #11; Best prior run: 6.986/190.40, Was #11
Right Lane: Matt Smith Runs 6.965/191.67, Now #8; Best prior run: 6.982/192.82, Was #10

Smith makes his quickest pass of the weekend and moves up a couple of spots to eighth. Krawiec slows and will stay in the 11th spot.

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Left Lane: Angie Smith Runs 6.994/191.95, Now #6; Best prior run: 6.960/192.00, Was #6
Right Lane: Hector Arana Runs 7.868/130.86, Now #9; Best prior run: 6.967/192.71, Was #9

Arana has problems late in the run and slows. Smith makes a clean pass but doesn't improve.

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Left Lane: Andrew Hines Runs 6.977/191.65, Now #7; Best prior run: 6.963/192.00, Was #7
Right Lane: Hector Arana Jr Runs 7.041/192.30, Now #5; Best prior run: 6.956/192.77, Was #5

No help for either rider.

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Left Lane: Michael Ray Runs 6.912/194.77, Now #1; Best prior run: 6.926/193.68, Was #1
Right Lane: Steve Johnson Runs 7.185/160.44, Now #2; Best prior run: 6.941/193.16, Was #2

Johnson gets about 1000 feet out and his engine starts to smoke. Ray goes right down the groove with the quickest pass of the weekend.

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