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Sun, 06 Sep 2015, 15:25 PM

Pro Stock Motorcycle Qualifying Notes, Final Session

By David Gerard

BROWNSBURG, Ind. - Notes from final, round 5 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: Mike Berry Runs 7.144/186.56, Now #18; Best prior run: 7.075/188.46, Was #18
Right Lane: Lance Bonham Runs 7.430/179.02, Now #19; Best prior run: 7.437/183.49, Was #19

3:03 p.m. Weather conditions: air temperature 92 degrees, relative humidity 45 percent, barometer 29.16 inches, adjusted altitude 3,920 feet, track temperature 127 degrees.

Chip Ellis is number one at 6.855 and Angie Smith is on the bump spot at 7.011.

Bonham pick up just a little from Q4 to stay #19. No joy for Berry.

Left Lane: Angie Smith Runs 7.531/135.55, Now #16; Best prior run: 7.011/189.52, Was #16
Right Lane: Redell Harris Runs 7.064/189.98, Now #17; Best prior run: 7.074/188.70, Was #17

Smith's bike lost a chain yesterday and has a major blow up today, as the loose chain blows the back fender right off the bike, right before the 1000 foot lights. She will stay on the bump.

Harris picks up a little and stays #17.

Left Lane: Scotty Pollacheck Runs 7.026/188.99, Now #15; Best prior run: 6.998/191.21, Was #15
Right Lane: Chaz Kennedy Runs 6.982/192.52, Now #14; Best prior run: 6.978/192.19, Was #14

Neither bike can improve on clean passes.Scotty Pollacheck's incremental times: 60ft-1.072 sec., 330ft-2.901, 660ft-4.469/155.45 mph, 1,000ft-5.844.
Chaz Kennedy's incremental times: 60ft-1.082 sec., 330ft-2.914, 660ft-4.464/157.63 mph, 1,000ft-5.819.

Left Lane: Jim Underdahl Runs 6.915/195.62, Now #10; Best prior run: 6.952/193.63, Was #11
Right Lane: Karen Stoffer Runs 7.051/188.81, Now #13; Best prior run: 6.967/191.08, Was #13

Underdahl finds some tuneup and moves up a spot to #10. Stoffer slows.

Jim Underdahl's incremental times: 60ft-1.104 sec., 330ft-2.904, 660ft-4.435/159.85 mph, 1,000ft-5.772.
Karen Stoffer's incremental times: 60ft-1.108 sec., 330ft-2.946, 660ft-4.506/156.66 mph, 1,000ft-5.872.

Left Lane: Steve Johnson Runs 6.955/193.88, Now #11; Best prior run: 6.915/193.02, Was #11
Right Lane: LE Tonglet Runs 7.014/192.14, Now #8; Best prior run: 6.905/195.45, Was #8

Tonglet has to lean hard down track to keep the Suzuki near the groove. It costs some ET.

Johnson can't improve either.

Steve Johnson's incremental times: 60ft-1.105 sec., 330ft-2.924, 660ft-4.460/159.31 mph, 1,000ft-5.803.
LE Tonglet's incremental times: 60ft-1.118 sec., 330ft-2.960, 660ft-4.504/158.65 mph, 1,000ft-5.853.

Left Lane: Eddie Krawiec Runs 6.931/194.74, Now #9; Best prior run: 6.908/191.57, Was #9
Right Lane: Hector Arana Jr Runs 6.957/195.65, Now #7; Best prior run: 6.903/194.13, Was #7

Two clean passes, but no improvements.

Eddie Krawiec's incremental times: 60ft-1.101 sec., 330ft-2.914, 660ft-4.448/159.93 mph, 1,000ft-5.785.
Hector Arana Jr's incremental times: 60ft-1.108 sec., 330ft-2.931, 660ft-4.471/159.25 mph, 1,000ft-5.812.

Left Lane: Matt Smith Runs 6.910/192.19, Now #5; Best prior run: 6.900/191.67, Was #5
Right Lane: Hector Arana Runs 7.038/191.97, Now #6; Best prior run: 6.903/195.73, Was #6

No joy here. Neither bike can improve.

Matt Smith's incremental times: 60ft-1.055 sec., 330ft-2.855, 660ft-4.398/158.13 mph, 1,000ft-5.748.
Hector Arana's incremental times: 60ft-1.100 sec., 330ft-2.938, 660ft-4.507/155.88 mph, 1,000ft-5.873.

Left Lane: Andrew Hines Runs 6.932/194.30, Now #2; Best prior run: 6.879/193.29, Was #2
Right Lane: Angelle Sampey Runs 6.936/193.68, Now #4; Best prior run: 6.899/193.65, Was #4

Clean passes, but they will stay #2 and #4.

Andrew Hines' incremental times: 60ft-1.089 sec., 330ft-2.891, 660ft-4.433/158.74 mph, 1,000ft-5.779.
Angelle Sampey's incremental times: 60ft-1.081 sec., 330ft-2.886, 660ft-4.429/158.39 mph, 1,000ft-5.780.

Left Lane: Chip Ellis Runs 6.930/196.22, Now #1; Best prior run: 6.855/195.73, Was #1
Right Lane: Jerry Savoie Runs 6.908/194.74, Now #3; Best prior run: 6.896/194.35, Was #3

Savoie makes the best pass of the session, but will stay #3. Ellis makes his first pass over six eighty, but the conditions are really tough.

Chip Ellis' incremental times: 60ft-1.104 sec., 330ft-2.920, 660ft-4.453/159.91 mph, 1,000ft-5.787.
Jerry Savoie's incremental times: 60ft-1.073 sec., 330ft-2.887, 660ft-4.421/159.61 mph, 1,000ft-5.761.

3:20 p.m. Angie Smith is on the bump spot at 7.011.

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink