Sat, 17 Oct 2015, 17:13 PM Pro Stock Motorcycle Qualifying Notes, Final Session

By Dave Rowe

ENNIS, Texas - Notes from final, round 4 qualifying in Pro Stock Motorcycle at the NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series, 30th annual AAA Texas NHRA FallNationals 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: David Barron No Time, Now #19; Best prior run: 18.983/30.00, Was #19

3:54 p.m. Weather conditions: air temperature 83 degrees, relative humidity 30 percent, barometer 29.68 inches, adjusted altitude 2,325 feet, track temperature 105 degrees.

Barron has issues again, he prepares to stage and the bike shuts down, so he doesn't make a pass.

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Left Lane: Lance Bonham Runs 7.188/184.95, Now #18; Best prior run: 7.188/184.95, Was #18
Right Lane: Michael Ray Runs 6.958/189.23, Now #14; Best prior run: 6.958/189.23, Was #14

Ray makes his quickest pass of the weekend and gets in the 14th spot, knocking out Harris. Bonham makes his quickest pass of the weekend but doesn't make the show.

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Left Lane: Angie Smith Runs 6.987/189.23, Now #15; Best prior run: 6.967/190.46, Was #15
Right Lane: Redell Harris Runs 10.192/78.45, Now #17; Best prior run: 7.058/186.36, Was #17

Harris has problems around half track and he is unable to get back in the field. Smith makes a decent pass but doesn't improve.

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Left Lane: Jim Underdahl Runs 6.910/195.48, Now #12; Best prior run: 6.939/196.36, Was #13
Right Lane: Scotty Pollacheck Runs 7.020/189.95, Now #16; Best prior run: 6.985/192.30, Was #16

Underdahl makes his quickest pass of the weekend and moves up to the 12th spot. Pollacheck doesn't improve and stays in the 16th spot.

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Left Lane: Andrew Hines Runs 6.841/194.80, Now #5; Best prior run: 6.899/193.46, Was #11
Right Lane: Shawn Gann Runs 6.925/192.44, Now #13; Best prior run: 6.930/191.51, Was #13

Hines makes his quickest pass of the weekend and moves into the top half of the field in the fifth spot for now. Gann improves but not enough to move up in the order.

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Left Lane: Mike Berry Runs 6.919/190.19, Now #10; Best prior run: 6.870/191.95, Was #10
Right Lane: Hector Arana Runs 6.936/192.69, Now #11; Best prior run: 6.886/194.13, Was #11

Arana drifts to the left early, steers it back toward the centerline, and he doesn't improve. Berry makes a clean pass but doesn't improve.

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Left Lane: Matt Smith Runs 6.886/192.33, Now #8; Best prior run: 6.849/192.47, Was #8
Right Lane: LE Tonglet Runs 6.919/194.83, Now #9; Best prior run: 6.865/194.74, Was #9

Smith makes a decent pass but doesn't improve. No help for Tonglet.

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Left Lane: Hector Arana Jr Runs 10.062/82.88, Now #7; Best prior run: 6.847/195.70, Was #7
Right Lane: Jerry Savoie Runs 6.765/197.74, Now #1; Best prior run: 6.845/194.88, Was #6

Arana was on a decent pass but sat up on the bike about 400 feet out. Meanwhile, Savoie goes right down the groove with an impressive pass, a career best ET and speed, a track record for both ET and speed, and he takes over the top spot.

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Left Lane: Karen Stoffer Runs 6.834/195.00, Now #5; Best prior run: 6.832/195.14, Was #5
Right Lane: Chip Ellis Runs 6.830/195.08, Now #3; Best prior run: 6.824/195.17, Was #3

Ellis and Stoffer both make decent passes but neither improve.

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Left Lane: Steve Johnson Runs 6.947/192.19, Now #4; Best prior run: 6.825/194.94, Was #4
Right Lane: Eddie Krawiec Runs 6.843/192.71, Now #2; Best prior run: 6.816/195.00, Was #2

Krawiec makes a decent pass but doesn't improve. Johnson drops way off his run he made earlier today.

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