Fri, 04 Oct 2013, 16:35 PM Pro Stock Motorcycle Qualifying Notes, Session #2

By Jim Samuel

MOHNTON, Pa. - Notes from round 2 qualifying in Pro Stock Motorcycle at the NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series, 29th 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: Eddie Krawiec Runs 7.031/188.81, Now #9; Best prior run: 7.070/188.07, Was #13

4:23 p.m. - Weather conditions: air temperature 88 degrees, relative humidity 49 percent, barometer 29.46 inches, adjusted altitude 3,250 feet, track temperature 107 degrees.

Krawiec went down the groove but was only quick enough to move up four spots in the order into the ninth qualifying position.

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Left Lane: Chaz Kennedy Runs 7.015/177.58, Now #9; Best prior run: 7.068/178.76, Was #13
Right Lane: Steve Johnson Runs 7.184/191.54, Now #15; Best prior run: 7.267/189.50, Was #15

Both riders were quicker than they were in the first session. Kennedy moved up four spots, Johnson stayed in the number 15 spots.

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Left Lane: Andrew Hines Runs 6.973/189.84, Now #7; Best prior run: 7.044/189.90, Was #12
Right Lane: Wesley Wells Runs 7.141/187.89, Now #14; Best prior run: 7.117/184.50, Was #14

Hines picked up 0.071 seconds and it was enough to move him up five spots in the qualifying order.

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Left Lane: Scotty Pollacheck Runs 6.980/189.79, Now #8; Best prior run: 7.003/189.04, Was #9
Right Lane: LE Tonglet Runs 7.142/158.45, Now #9; Best prior run: 6.984/190.54, Was #8

Both riders had clean looking runs. Pollacheck was a little bit quicker that the first session, Tonglet was slower. That means that they traded places in the qualifying order.

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Left Lane: Adam Arana Runs 6.956/192.99, Now #6; Best prior run: 6.955/192.06, Was #5
Right Lane: Michael Ray Runs 6.857/193.38, Now #1; Best prior run: 6.955/188.07, Was #6

Ray knocked nearly a tenth of a second off his first session ET with a good ride down the quarter mile. He moved into the number one spot and pushed Arana down a spot.

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Left Lane: Matt Smith Runs 6.941/191.65, Now #4; Best prior run: 6.912/193.49, Was #4
Right Lane: John Hall Runs 6.914/191.57, Now #5; Best prior run: 6.949/190.65, Was #5

Both riders looked okay on the track but there was no change in the qualifying order.

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Left Lane: Hector Arana Runs 6.923/195.08, Now #3; Best prior run: 6.886/195.14, Was #2
Right Lane: Hector Arana Jr Runs 6.886/195.19, Now #2; Best prior run: 6.903/192.91, Was #3

Junior was quicker than the first session, Senior was slower. They swapped places in the order.

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink