Fri, 19 Sep 2014, 16:43 PM Pro Stock Motorcycle Qualifying Notes, Session #1

By Dave Rowe

ENNIS, Texas - Notes from round 1 qualifying in Pro Stock Motorcycle at the NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series, 29th annual AAA Texas NHRA FallNationals listing lane, rider name, elapsed time, top speed, and position in order following run:

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Left Lane: Angelle Sampey Runs 7.073/184.14, Now #1
Right Lane: David Barron No Time, Now #2

2:46 p.m. Weather conditions: air temperature 90 degrees, relative humidity 53 percent, barometer 29.35 inches, adjusted altitude 3,655 feet, track temperature 129 degrees.

This is Angelle's debut in her return to NHRA competition. She last raced in 2008.

Angelle makes a clean pass but the bike was a little sluggish early. Barron staged with the rear tire so received no time.

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Left Lane: Redell Harris Runs 7.332/158.15, Now #3
Right Lane: Freddie Camarena Runs 7.108/190.03, Now #2

Harris had problems late in the run and slowed. Camarena made a clean pass.

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Left Lane: LE Tonglet Runs 7.065/186.54, Now #1
Right Lane: Mike Berry Runs 7.170/181.54, Now #4

Tonglet makes a clean pass to get in the top spot for now. No problems for Berry and he gets in the fourth spot for now.

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Left Lane: Shawn Gann Runs 7.090/184.12, Now #3
Right Lane: Chaz Kennedy Runs 7.145/187.39, Now #5

Gann had the quickest sixty foot so far but slowed in the middle of the run. Kennedy made a clean pass and gets in the fifth spot for now.

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Left Lane: Adam Arana Runs 6.964/190.62, Now #1
Right Lane: Jerry Savoie Runs 7.020/188.41, Now #2

Arana goes right down the groove with a clean pass to take the pole for now. Savoie makes a decent run to get in the second spot for now.

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Left Lane: Steve Johnson Runs 6.953/191.81, Now #1
Right Lane: Angie Smith Runs 6.983/189.47, Now #3

Johnson was a little slow at sixty feet but really picked it up on the top end to get in the top spot for now. Smith makes a decent pass and moves into the third spot.

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Left Lane: Scotty Pollacheck Runs 6.975/188.96, Now #3
Right Lane: Michael Ray Runs 7.886/116.96, Now #13

Ray was drifting left all the way through the run, got close to the centerline, then had to back off the throttle early. Pollacheck made a clean pass and moves into the third spot for now.

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Left Lane: John Hall Runs 6.989/187.83, Now #5
Right Lane: Matt Smith Runs 8.234/116.87, Now #15

Smith gets about 200 feet out and what looks like his face shield comes flying off. He continues down the track, then backs off the throttle about 600 feet out. Hall made a clean pass and moved into the fifth spot for now.

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Left Lane: Hector Arana Runs 7.008/192.66, Now #7
Right Lane: Hector Arana Jr Runs 6.855/194.63, Now #1

Arana Jr. makes an impressive pass, right down the groove with the first run in the 80's. Arana Sr. makes a clean pass but was well behind Jr.

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Left Lane: Andrew Hines Runs 6.979/189.20, Now #6
Right Lane: Eddie Krawiec Runs 6.880/191.57, Now #2

Krawiec makes the second pass in the 80's and gets in the second spot to end this session. Hines made a clean run and gets in the sixth spot.

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink