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Sat, 14 Nov 2015, 18:41 PM

Pro Stock Motorcycle Qualifying Notes, Final Session

By David Gerard

POMONA, Calif. - Notes from final, round 4 qualifying in Pro Stock Motorcycle at the NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series, 51st annual Auto Club NHRA Finals 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:

Right Lane: Lance Bonham Runs 7.291/185.23, Now #26; Best prior run: 7.476/183.07, Was #26

3:13 p.m. Weather conditions: air temperature 76 degrees, relative humidity 24 percent, barometer 28.78 inches, adjusted altitude 2,827 feet, track temperature 93 degrees.

Freddie Camarena is on the bump spot at 6.976.

Bonham improves over yesterday best, but won't make the field.

Lance Bonham's incremental times: 60ft-1.162 sec., 330ft-3.066, 660ft-4.673/152.37 mph, 1,000ft-6.081.

Left Lane: Bill Burkhart Runs 8.798/103.78, Now #27; Best prior run: 7.783/176.56, Was #27
Right Lane: Melissa Surber Runs 7.186/187.23, Now #22; Best prior run: 7.020/180.84, Was #22

Burkhart hits the limiter down track and then has smoke from the engine.

Surber slows from her prior best.

Left Lane: Katie Sullivan No Time, Now #25; Best prior run: 7.153/189.73, Was #25
Right Lane: Luke Crowley Runs 7.436/191.38, Now #21; Best prior run: 7.016/193.79, Was #21

Sullivan's bike breaks right at the green and is locked up on the track.

Crowley's bike isn't happy either and he slows a bunch from earlier.

Left Lane: Rhett Lougheed Runs 7.110/189.36, Now #24; Best prior run: 7.142/189.04, Was #24
Right Lane: Kalle Lyren Runs 7.000/192.33, Now #19; Best prior run: 7.004/192.41, Was #19

Both bikes make clean passes, improving a little on their ET's, but won't get into the show.

Rhett Lougheed's incremental times: 60ft-1.103 sec., 330ft-2.968, 660ft-4.550/155.11 mph, 1,000ft-5.929.
Kalle Lyren's incremental times: 60ft-1.082 sec., 330ft-2.919, 660ft-4.473/157.39 mph, 1,000ft-5.834.

Left Lane: Redell Harris No Time, Now #23; Best prior run: 7.051/187.11, Was #23
Right Lane: Joe DeSantis Runs 7.054/190.89, Now #18; Best prior run: 6.982/191.78, Was #18

Harris bike breaks behind the line and is pushed away.

DeSantis slows.

Joe DeSantis' incremental times: 60ft-1.089 sec., 330ft-2.939, 660ft-4.512/155.92 mph, 1,000ft-5.880.

Left Lane: Eddie Reed Runs 7.019/188.73, Now #20; Best prior run: 7.008/188.28, Was #20
Right Lane: Mike Berry Runs 6.969/190.89, Now #16; Best prior run: 6.979/190.06, Was #17

Berry can't match his pace from yesterday, but bumps into the field for now.

Reed slows a little.

Eddie Reed's incremental times: 60ft-1.078 sec., 330ft-2.910, 660ft-4.470/156.73 mph, 1,000ft-5.838.
Mike Berry's incremental times: 60ft-1.055 sec., 330ft-2.869, 660ft-4.426/156.95 mph, 1,000ft-5.793.

Left Lane: Freddie Camarena Runs 6.980/194.72, Now #17; Best prior run: 6.976/194.55, Was #17
Right Lane: Jim Underdahl Runs 6.969/193.35, Now #15; Best prior run: 6.963/193.07, Was #15

Camarena was just bumped out and can't improve.

Underdahl is just a tad slower.

That sets the field.

Freddie Camarena's incremental times: 60ft-1.092 sec., 330ft-2.932, 660ft-4.480/158.41 mph, 1,000ft-5.829.
Jim Underdahl's incremental times: 60ft-1.090 sec., 330ft-2.903, 660ft-4.454/157.63 mph, 1,000ft-5.808.

Left Lane: Shawn Gann Runs 7.002/191.35, Now #14; Best prior run: 6.938/192.41, Was #14
Right Lane: Angie Smith Runs 7.031/191.32, Now #12; Best prior run: 6.919/192.14, Was #12

No joy here, as both bikes can't match their prior pace.

Shawn Gann's incremental times: 60ft-1.080 sec., 330ft-2.907, 660ft-4.467/156.79 mph, 1,000ft-5.832.
Angie Smith's incremental times: 60ft-1.084 sec., 330ft-2.928, 660ft-4.494/156.34 mph, 1,000ft-5.859.

Left Lane: Hector Arana Runs 6.910/194.49, Now #11; Best prior run: 6.924/194.80, Was #13
Right Lane: Michael Ray Runs 6.944/193.24, Now #12; Best prior run: 6.915/192.28, Was #11

Arana improves again and moves two spots up the ladder to #11,

Ray's pass is a little faster, but he doesn't match his prior best ET.

Hector Arana's incremental times: 60ft-1.076 sec., 330ft-2.891, 660ft-4.421/159.91 mph, 1,000ft-5.761.
Michael Ray's incremental times: 60ft-1.074 sec., 330ft-2.886, 660ft-4.431/158.11 mph, 1,000ft-5.783.

Left Lane: Scotty Pollacheck No Time, Now #9; Best prior run: 6.878/194.88, Was #9
Right Lane: Steve Johnson Runs 6.906/193.85, Now #10; Best prior run: 6.891/193.96, Was #10

Pollacheck's engine wasn't happy off the line and then has a big front end wobble for a long ways.

Another clean pass for Johnson. He runs close to his prior best to stay #10.

Steve Johnson's incremental times: 60ft-1.068 sec., 330ft-2.872, 660ft-4.408/159.32 mph, 1,000ft-5.752.

Left Lane: LE Tonglet Runs 6.902/193.29, Now #7; Best prior run: 6.851/195.59, Was #7
Right Lane: Eddie Krawiec Runs 6.880/193.43, Now #8; Best prior run: 6.858/195.99, Was #8

Two clean passes, but both bikes slow a little from their prior bests to stay in the #7 and #8 spots.

LE Tonglet's incremental times: 60ft-1.060 sec., 330ft-2.861, 660ft-4.393/159.25 mph, 1,000ft-5.743.
Eddie Krawiec's incremental times: 60ft-1.066 sec., 330ft-2.850, 660ft-4.378/160.04 mph, 1,000ft-5.721.

Left Lane: Matt Smith Runs 6.898/194.49, Now #6; Best prior run: 6.848/195.65, Was #6
Right Lane: Andrew Hines Runs 6.894/192.55, Now #5; Best prior run: 6.837/195.73, Was #5

Again, two strong passes for the conditions and they stay #5 and #6.

Matt Smith's incremental times: 60ft-1.074 sec., 330ft-2.874, 660ft-4.408/159.42 mph, 1,000ft-5.747.
Andrew Hines' incremental times: 60ft-1.064 sec., 330ft-2.857, 660ft-4.383/159.74 mph, 1,000ft-5.729.

Left Lane: Jerry Savoie Runs 6.803/197.51, Now #1; Best prior run: 6.836/196.67, Was #4
Right Lane: Chip Ellis Runs 6.850/195.82, Now #3; Best prior run: 6.830/196.42, Was #2

Most everyone else was struggling, but The Alligator Man shows the field how it's done with a huge run for the conditions. Big ET and Speed. Up to the top spot from number four.

That pushes Ellis back to #3 on a strong pass too.

Jerry Savoie's incremental times: 60ft-1.055 sec., 330ft-2.841, 660ft-4.352/162.08 mph, 1,000ft-5.671.
Chip Ellis' incremental times: 60ft-1.056 sec., 330ft-2.848, 660ft-4.372/160.37 mph, 1,000ft-5.706.

Left Lane: Hector Arana Jr Runs 10.750/78.31, Now #4; Best prior run: 6.833/197.57, Was #4
Right Lane: Karen Stoffer Runs 6.892/194.66, Now #2; Best prior run: 6.823/196.36, Was #2

Arana is coasting early.

Stoffer wants the top spot back, but its not to be. She makes a strong pass, but will have to settle for #2.

Karen Stoffer's incremental times: 60ft-1.078 sec., 330ft-2.884, 660ft-4.412/160.31 mph, 1,000ft-5.746.

3:36 p.m. Mike Berry is on the bump spot at 6.969.

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink