Fri, 03 May 2019, 19:22 PM Pro Stock Motorcycle Qualifying Notes, Session #2

By Rick Green

COMMERCE, Ga. - Notes from round 2 qualifying in Pro Stock Motorcycle at the NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series, 39th annual Arby's NHRA Southern 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:

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Left Lane: Kelly Clontz Runs 7.081/191.27, Now #12; Best prior run: 17.222/34.19, Was #17

Weather conditions: air temperature 84 degrees, relative humidity 53 percent, barometer 29.16 inches, adjusted altitude 3,309 feet, track temperature 105 degrees.

Clontz is straight down the groove into the field.

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Left Lane: Andie Rawlings No Time, Now #15; Best prior run: 7.326/180.89, Was #14
Right Lane: Angie Smith Runs 7.016/194.97, Now #9; Best prior run: 11.803/47.33, Was #17

Rawlings bike didn't move 60 feet when the light went green.

Smith makes a good looking pass to get in the show. Angie Smith's incremental times: 60ft-1.124 sec., 330ft-2.970, 660ft-4.521/158.28 mph, 1,000ft-5.866.

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Left Lane: Scotty Pollacheck Runs 7.051/190.32, Now #13; Best prior run: 7.126/190.75, Was #14
Right Lane: Matt Smith Runs 6.909/196.33, Now #5; Best prior run: 7.921/126.64, Was #17

Pollacheck makes a move in the right direction, moving up the ladder one spot.

Smith goes from outside the show up into the top half of the show. Matt Smith's incremental times: 60ft-1.083 sec., 330ft-2.901, 660ft-4.436/160.10 mph, 1,000ft-5.768.

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Left Lane: Hector Arana Jr Runs 6.861/196.27, Now #1; Best prior run: 7.022/194.52, Was #11
Right Lane: Joey Gladstone Runs 6.946/193.99, Now #9; Best prior run: 7.589/140.42, Was #17

Arana Jr. launched hard and kept it hooked up to go to the number one spot. Hector Arana Jr's incremental times: 60ft-1.040 sec., 330ft-2.843, 660ft-4.380/159.55 mph, 1,000ft-5.719.

Gladstone is straight down the groove to the number nine spot. Joey Gladstone's incremental times: 60ft-1.081 sec., 330ft-2.903, 660ft-4.443/159.29 mph, 1,000ft-5.789.

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Left Lane: Cory Reed Runs 14.595/49.39, Now #12; Best prior run: 6.983/192.25, Was #11
Right Lane: Karen Stoffer Runs 6.929/195.25, Now #9; Best prior run: 7.066/191.95, Was #15

Reed with problems right off the starting line and he sits up.

Stoffer with a real nice pass to go move up the ladder to the number nine spot. Karen Stoffer's incremental times: 60ft-1.096 sec., 330ft-2.913, 660ft-4.445/160.06 mph, 1,000ft-5.782.

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Left Lane: Hector Arana Runs 7.036/194.30, Now #11; Best prior run: 6.957/194.55, Was #11
Right Lane: Melissa Surber Runs 7.254/185.31, Now #14; Best prior run: 7.026/191.48, Was #14

No help here for Arana...

Surber slows from her pass earlier today.

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Left Lane: Jerry Savoie Runs 6.901/193.18, Now #5; Best prior run: 6.911/194.80, Was #7
Right Lane: Angelle Sampey Runs 6.982/189.68, Now #8; Best prior run: 6.919/194.38, Was #8

Savoie with a good looking pass to move up the ladder a couple spots. Jerry Savoie's incremental times: 60ft-1.068 sec., 330ft-2.869, 660ft-4.401/159.38 mph, 1,000ft-5.746.

Sampey starts drifting out of the groove and over by the centerline when she clicks it off.

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Left Lane: Ryan Oehler Runs 6.919/196.53, Now #6; Best prior run: 6.909/197.45, Was #6
Right Lane: Steve Johnson Runs 6.892/192.36, Now #4; Best prior run: 6.894/193.52, Was #4

Oehler with another good pass, but will not improve. He still has top speed of event from round one.

Johnson improves, but not enough to move up the ladder. Steve Johnson's incremental times: 60ft-1.061 sec., 330ft-2.860, 660ft-4.395/159.64 mph, 1,000ft-5.737.

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Left Lane: Andrew Hines Runs 6.856/195.82, Now #1; Best prior run: 6.875/196.27, Was #2
Right Lane: Eddie Krawiec Runs 6.859/197.02, Now #2; Best prior run: 6.876/196.10, Was #3

Hines launched hard and kept it hooked up to go to the number one spot. Andrew Hines' incremental times: 60ft-1.064 sec., 330ft-2.853, 660ft-4.380/160.38 mph, 1,000ft-5.715.

Krawiec is right there with him to go to the number two spot. Eddie Krawiec's incremental times: 60ft-1.079 sec., 330ft-2.870, 660ft-4.393/161.23 mph, 1,000ft-5.721.

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