Sat, 17 Mar 2018, 16:05 PM Pro Stock Motorcycle Qualifying Notes, Final Session

By Dave Rowe

GAINESVILLE, Fla. - Notes from final, round 4 qualifying in Pro Stock Motorcycle at the NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series, 49th annual Amalie Motor Oil NHRA Gatornationals 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: Andie Rawlings Runs 7.316/181.13, Now #20; Best prior run: 7.223/179.97, Was #19
Right Lane: Lance Bonham Runs 7.205/186.00, Now #19; Best prior run: 7.298/183.57, Was #20

3:47 p.m. Weather conditions: air temperature 80 degrees, relative humidity 32 percent, barometer 29.76 inches, adjusted altitude 2,053 feet, track temperature 125 degrees.

Bonham makes his quickest pass of the weekend but doesn't make the show. no help for Rawlings.

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Left Lane: Kelly Clontz Runs 7.063/191.95, Now #18; Best prior run: 6.970/192.11, Was #17
Right Lane: Mark Paquette Runs 6.943/193.21, Now #16; Best prior run: 6.982/188.96, Was #18

Clontz and Paquette make clean runs but neither improve.

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Left Lane: Matt Smith Runs 6.945/194.69, Now #17; Best prior run: 6.968/193.40, Was #17
Right Lane: LE Tonglet Runs 6.933/195.56, Now #15; Best prior run: 6.929/195.34, Was #15

Smith goes down the groove with his quickest pass of the weekend but he just misses making the show. Tonglet doesn't improve but is in the 15th spot.

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Left Lane: Hector Arana Runs 7.053/193.57, Now #14; Best prior run: 6.917/196.99, Was #14
Right Lane: Cory Reed Runs 6.926/191.67, Now #13; Best prior run: 6.910/191.08, Was #13

Arana's bike was a little sluggish off the line and he doesn't improve. Reed makes a clean pass but doesn't improve.

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Left Lane: Jim Underdahl Runs 6.966/192.63, Now #12; Best prior run: 6.902/195.05, Was #12
Right Lane: Ryan Oehler Runs 7.019/191.35, Now #9; Best prior run: 6.881/195.22, Was #9

Underdahl makes a decent pass but doesn't improve. Oehler's bike made a little move at the hit and he doesn't improve.

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Left Lane: Karen Stoffer Runs 6.920/195.14, Now #11; Best prior run: 6.889/194.49, Was #11
Right Lane: Steve Johnson Runs 6.991/195.56, Now #7; Best prior run: 6.855/197.65, Was #7

Johnson drifted to the left early, then back to the groove and he doesn't improve. Stoffer drifts toward the centerline all the way through the run.

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Left Lane: Angie Smith Runs 6.940/194.49, Now #10; Best prior run: 6.889/196.10, Was #10
Right Lane: Jerry Savoie Runs 6.869/196.50, Now #6; Best prior run: 6.821/195.51, Was #6

Smith and Savoie make clean passes but neither improve.

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Left Lane: Angelle Sampey Runs 6.874/194.80, Now #8; Best prior run: 6.856/196.07, Was #8
Right Lane: Hector Arana Jr Runs 6.838/201.01, Now #4; Best prior run: 6.806/199.97, Was #4

Arana does it again. he goes right down the groove with a good pass, making the fastest run in Pro Stock Bike history. Sampey makes a clean pass but doesn't improve.

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Left Lane: Scotty Pollacheck Runs 6.860/197.51, Now #5; Best prior run: 6.816/195.79, Was #5
Right Lane: Joey Gladstone Runs 6.882/195.08, Now #3; Best prior run: 6.793/196.93, Was #3

A couple of clean, straight passes but neither improve.

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Left Lane: Andrew Hines Runs 6.824/198.76, Now #1; Best prior run: 6.773/198.64, Was #1
Right Lane: Eddie Krawiec Runs 6.846/195.42, Now #2; Best prior run: 6.785/199.67, Was #2

Hines and Krawiec both make decent runs but neither improve.

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