Sat, 27 Sep 2014, 14:54 PM Pro Stock Motorcycle Qualifying Notes, Session #3

By Dave Rowe

MADISON, Ill. - Notes from round 3 qualifying in Pro Stock Motorcycle at the NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series, Third annual AAA Insurance NHRA Midwest 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: Shawn Gann Runs 7.006/192.52, Now #14; Best prior run: 6.973/193.52, Was #14

1:39 p.m. Weather conditions: air temperature 90 degrees, relative humidity 37 percent, barometer 29.71 inches, adjusted altitude 2,934 feet, track temperature 110 degrees.

Gann drifted to the right early in the run but was able to steer it back toward the center of the track. He slows

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Left Lane: Shawn Gann Runs 7.006/192.52, Now #13; No Prior Run

1:39 p.m. Weather conditions: air temperature 90 degrees, relative humidity 37 percent, barometer 29.71 inches, adjusted altitude 2,934 feet, track temperature 110 degrees.

Gann drifted to the right, then back to the left, and he doesn't improve. He gets in the 13th spot for now.

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Left Lane: Andrew Hines Runs 6.863/195.22, Now #3; Best prior run: 6.863/194.63, Was #3
Right Lane: Craig Treble Runs 6.978/190.67, Now #13; No Prior Run

Treble makes his quickest pass of the weekend and ges in the 13th spot for now. Hines makes a clean pass but does not improve.

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Left Lane: Mike Berry Runs 7.110/189.02, Now #16; No Prior Run
Right Lane: Scotty Pollacheck Runs 6.938/192.30, Now #10; No Prior Run

Berry doesn't improve from his time yesterday but gets in the field on the bump for now. Pollacheck makes his quickest pass of the weekend and gets in the show in the tenth spot for now.

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Left Lane: Steve Johnson Runs 6.933/193.90, Now #10; No Prior Run
Right Lane: Jim Underdahl Runs 6.978/192.85, Now #14; Best prior run: 6.956/192.99, Was #13

Johnson improves and gets in the tenth spot for now. Underdahl slows and drops a spot as Johnson goes around him in the order.

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Left Lane: John Hall Runs 6.925/193.40, Now #9; Best prior run: 6.905/193.77, Was #9
Right Lane: Adam Arana Runs 7.606/133.00, Now #8; Best prior run: 6.905/194.94, Was #8

Arana was drifting toward the centerline and had to back off the throttle late in the run. Hall makes a clean pass but doesn't improve.

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Left Lane: Angie Smith Runs 6.959/192.80, Now #12; Best prior run: 6.948/191.48, Was #12
Right Lane: Hector Arana Runs 6.904/195.14, Now #5; Best prior run: 6.876/190.59, Was #5

Arana drifted toward the centerline but was able to stay on the throttle all the way through the run. He slows from yesterday and stays in the fifth spot. Smith makes a clean pass but doesn't improve.

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Left Lane: Angelle Sampey Runs 6.931/191.67, Now #10; Best prior run: 6.953/191.29, Was #13
Right Lane: Hector Arana Jr Runs 6.851/195.82, Now #2; Best prior run: 6.865/195.00, Was #4

Arana makes the quickest pass of the round so far and moves up to the second spot for now. Sampey makes her quickest pass of the weekend and moves up to the tenth spot.

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Left Lane: Matt Smith Runs 6.897/194.27, Now #7; Best prior run: 6.894/194.94, Was #7
Right Lane: Eddie Krawiec Runs 6.810/194.60, Now #1; Best prior run: 6.824/196.44, Was #1

Krawiec makes the quickest pass of the weekend and improves on his number one qualifying time. Smith doesn't improve and stays in the seventh spot.

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Left Lane: Chaz Kennedy Runs 6.899/192.60, Now #6; Best prior run: 6.878/192.96, Was #6
Right Lane: Jerry Savoie Runs 6.851/195.34, Now #3; Best prior run: 6.852/196.19, Was #3

Savoie improves slightly but not enough to move up in the order. Kennedy slows and will stay in the sixth spot.

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