Fri, 18 Aug 2017, 16:01 PM Pro Stock Motorcycle Qualifying Notes, Session #1

By Bob Orme

BRAINERD, Minn. - Notes from round 1 qualifying in Pro Stock Motorcycle at the NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series, 36th annual Lucas Oil NHRA Nationals listing lane, rider name, elapsed time, top speed, and position in order following run:

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Left Lane: Jim Underdahl Runs 7.184/183.10, Now #2
Right Lane: Freddie Camarena Runs 7.056/191.81, Now #1

2:36 p.m. Weather conditions: air temperature 81 degrees, relative humidity 54 percent, barometer 28.54 inches, adjusted altitude 3,800 feet.

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Left Lane: Andie Rawlings Runs 13.377/58.68, Now #4
Right Lane: David Hope Runs 7.164/184.60, Now #2

Rawlings bogged on the launch and she was off the throttle well before half track.

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Left Lane: Mike Berry No Time, Now #6
Right Lane: Cory Reed Runs 9.215/94.07, Now #4

Berry's engine went silent just after he started to do a burnout. Reed had engine problem and he was off the throttle at about 500 feet.

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Left Lane: Angelle Sampey Runs 7.492/167.68, Now #5
Right Lane: Steve Johnson Runs 7.052/189.26, Now #1

Sampey was off the throttle before the finish. Johnson makes a decent pass.

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Left Lane: Angie Smith Runs 6.947/191.08, Now #1
Right Lane: Karen Stoffer Runs 6.963/191.51, Now #2

No problems for either rider.

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Left Lane: Joey Gladstone Runs 6.986/190.00, Now #4
Right Lane: Andrew Hines Runs 6.956/193.54, Now #2

A good looking pass for both riders.

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Left Lane: Scotty Pollacheck Runs 7.066/184.22, Now #8
Right Lane: Matt Smith Runs 6.994/193.88, Now #5

Smith was a little sluggish off the line. Pollacheck was off his usual pace, the reason not apparent from here.

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Left Lane: Jerry Savoie Runs 7.166/184.75, Now #11
Right Lane: Hector Arana Jr Runs 6.953/187.29, Now #2

Savoie was to the right of the groove on the bottom half of the track. A trouble-free pass by Arana.

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Left Lane: Eddie Krawiec Runs 7.045/188.86, Now #8
Right Lane: LE Tonglet Runs 7.039/192.28, Now #7

Both passes looked better than the numbers show.

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink