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Sat, 05 Sep 2015, 20:01 PM

Pro Stock Motorcycle Qualifying Notes, Session #3

By David Gerard

BROWNSBURG, Ind. - Notes from round 3 qualifying in Pro Stock Motorcycle at the NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series, 61st annual Chevrolet Performance U.S. 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:

Left Lane: Angie Smith Runs 7.144/187.34, Now #11; Best prior run: 9.551/89.22, Was #19

Weather conditions: air temperature 83 degrees, relative humidity 54 percent, barometer 29.14 inches, adjusted altitude 3,328 feet, track temperature 102 degrees.

Jerry Savoie is number one at 6.939 and Mike Berry is on the bump spot at 7.152.

NOTE FROM NHRA: DeSantis was checked and released by NHRA Emergency Services Officials Saturday after his Suzuki went out of control and crashed near the finish line during his first qualifying attempt of the weekend.

The bike bogs a little off the line, but has the power to bump into the #11 spot for now.

Angie Smith's incremental times: 60ft-1.113 sec., 330ft-2.992, 660ft-4.569/154.76 mph, 1,000ft-5.952.

Left Lane: Steve Johnson Runs 6.915/193.02, Now #2; Best prior run: 11.189/62.76, Was #20
Right Lane: Hector Arana Jr Runs 6.903/194.13, Now #1; Best prior run: 7.415/142.21, Was #17

These two are usually in the field at this point.

Looks like the improvement in the weather and a little tuning were good for both bikes, as they run together down the track and into the new top spots.

Steve Johnson's incremental times: 60ft-1.074 sec., 330ft-2.869, 660ft-4.409/158.87 mph, 1,000ft-5.757.
Hector Arana Jr's incremental times: 60ft-1.070 sec., 330ft-2.871, 660ft-4.406/159.59 mph, 1,000ft-5.749.

Left Lane: Lance Bonham Runs 7.239/185.15, Now #19; Best prior run: 7.517/178.97, Was #20
Right Lane: Hector Arana Runs 7.187/190.22, Now #17; Best prior run: 7.280/187.65, Was #18

Matt Smith is on the bump spot at 7.137.

Arana's bike is bouncing all over the track off the line and he can only one spot.

Bonham makes a career best pass to move up one spot to #19

Left Lane: Scotty Pollacheck Runs 7.083/188.28, Now #13; Best prior run: 7.159/188.33, Was #16
Right Lane: Redell Harris Runs 7.075/187.86, Now #12; Best prior run: 7.207/185.69, Was #18

They have similar low end numbers with identical 330 times. Harris gets the best of it and takes over the bump spot for now.

Scotty Pollacheck's incremental times: 60ft-1.113 sec., 330ft-2.961, 660ft-4.525/156.17 mph, 1,000ft-5.897.
Redell Harris' incremental times: 60ft-1.118 sec., 330ft-2.961, 660ft-4.519/156.88 mph, 1,000ft-5.889.

Left Lane: Mike Berry Runs 7.075/187.11, Now #13; Best prior run: 7.152/184.42, Was #17
Right Lane: Shawn Gann Runs 6.977/190.24, Now #6; Best prior run: 7.064/188.81, Was #11

Both bike improve a lot from session two, but Berry's speed keeps him out of the field, as he matches Harris' bump spot ET.

Gann moves into the top half of the field.

Mike Berry's incremental times: 60ft-1.078 sec., 330ft-2.920, 660ft-4.495/154.99 mph, 1,000ft-5.880.
Shawn Gann's incremental times: 60ft-1.061 sec., 330ft-2.878, 660ft-4.437/157.06 mph, 1,000ft-5.802.

Left Lane: Chip Ellis Runs 6.862/193.63, Now #1; Best prior run: 7.146/189.82, Was #17
Right Lane: Chaz Kennedy Runs 7.004/190.27, Now #10; Best prior run: 7.055/189.44, Was #11

Ellis moves from 17th to first on a great looking pass.

Kennedy finds a nickel and a spot on the ladder.

Chip Ellis' incremental times: 60ft-1.059 sec., 330ft-2.852, 660ft-4.375/160.33 mph, 1,000ft-5.709.
Chaz Kennedy's incremental times: 60ft-1.089 sec., 330ft-2.910, 660ft-4.462/157.12 mph, 1,000ft-5.829.

Left Lane: Matt Smith Runs 6.952/189.84, Now #6; Best prior run: 7.137/187.03, Was #16
Right Lane: LE Tonglet Runs 6.941/193.46, Now #5; Best prior run: 7.031/192.28, Was #12

LE Tonglet is on the bump spot at 7.031.

The left lane is hot and Smith moves way up from sixteen to six on a strong pass.

Tonglet has the power too and moves seven spots into the top eight.

Matt Smith's incremental times: 60ft-1.055 sec., 330ft-2.854, 660ft-4.409/156.72 mph, 1,000ft-5.774.
LE Tonglet's incremental times: 60ft-1.085 sec., 330ft-2.896, 660ft-4.438/158.76 mph, 1,000ft-5.786.

Left Lane: Jim Underdahl Runs 6.990/187.91, Now #11; Best prior run: 7.014/192.30, Was #13
Right Lane: Karen Stoffer Runs 6.990/190.92, Now #10; Best prior run: 7.000/190.78, Was #11

Eddie Krawiec is on the bump spot at 6.998.

Stoffer picks up a little ET and speed to get one spot on the ladder.

Underdahl bumps into the tough field.

Jim Underdahl's incremental times: 60ft-1.089 sec., 330ft-2.895, 660ft-4.441/158.02 mph, 1,000ft-5.801.
Karen Stoffer's incremental times: 60ft-1.081 sec., 330ft-2.901, 660ft-4.457/157.58 mph, 1,000ft-5.820.

Left Lane: Eddie Krawiec Runs 6.908/191.57, Now #3; Best prior run: 6.998/189.02, Was #12
Right Lane: Angelle Sampey Runs 6.973/191.43, Now #8; Best prior run: 6.958/190.54, Was #7

Sampey slows a little from earlier and gets pushed down a spot by Krawiec.

Krawiec moves well off the bump on a strong pass into the top four.

Eddie Krawiec's incremental times: 60ft-1.066 sec., 330ft-2.859, 660ft-4.391/159.29 mph, 1,000ft-5.742.
Angelle Sampey's incremental times: 60ft-1.088 sec., 330ft-2.902, 660ft-4.447/157.82 mph, 1,000ft-5.806.

Left Lane: Andrew Hines Runs 6.879/193.29, Now #2; Best prior run: 6.969/190.46, Was #9
Right Lane: Jerry Savoie Runs 6.896/194.35, Now #3; Best prior run: 6.939/192.28, Was #5

Savoie can't recapture number one, but he finds the tune up to move back up into the top four.

Hines did his homework and puts the H-D power to the track and moves seven spots up the ladder into the number two spot.

Andrew Hines' incremental times: 60ft-1.066 sec., 330ft-2.851, 660ft-4.383/159.64 mph, 1,000ft-5.724.
Jerry Savoie's incremental times: 60ft-1.063 sec., 330ft-2.869, 660ft-4.404/159.72 mph, 1,000ft-5.746.

7:56 p.m. Chip Ellis is number one at 6.862 and Jim Underdahl is on the bump spot at 6.990.

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink