Sun, 01 Sep 2019, 20:46 PM Pro Stock Motorcycle Qualifying Notes, Final Session |
By David Gerard |
BROWNSBURG, Ind. - Notes from final, round 5 qualifying in Pro Stock Motorcycle at the NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series, 65th annual Chevrolet Performance U.S. 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:
Left Lane: Michael Ray Runs 7.164/185.26, Now #18; Best prior run: 7.378/185.26, Was #18
8:23 p.m. Weather conditions: air temperature 77 degrees, relative humidity 71 percent, barometer 29.10 inches, adjusted altitude 3,005 feet, track temperature 91 degrees.
Joey
Gladstone is on the bump spot at 7.032.
Best leave of the weekend and his best ET and speed
to boot. Much better, but way off of the bump.
Michael Ray's incremental times: 60ft-1.073 sec., 330ft-2.941, 660ft-4.548/151.63 mph,
1,000ft-5.955.
Left Lane: Chris Bostick Runs 7.017/187.31, Now #15; Best prior run: 7.026/187.26, Was #15
Right Lane: Andie Rawlings Runs 7.497/156.26, Now #19; Best prior run: 7.898/173.90, Was #19
Rawlings has to work hard to stay off the center line down track again and improves a bunch of ET, but will not qualify.
Bostick runs his best ET too and will stay #15
Chris Bostick's incremental times: 60ft-1.056 sec., 330ft-2.884, 660ft-4.453/155.54 mph, 1,000ft-5.827.
Andie Rawlings' incremental times: 60ft-1.109 sec., 330ft-3.022, 660ft-4.677/146.91 mph, 1,000ft-6.149.
Left Lane: Kelly Clontz Runs 7.044/191.43, Now #14; Best prior run: 6.974/191.40, Was #14
Right Lane: Jianna Salinas Runs 7.438/188.17, Now #17; Best prior run: 7.134/189.55, Was #17
Salinas has the tires spinning right at the green and slows.
Clontz has a good speed, but isn't as quick to stay in #14.
Kelly Clontz's incremental times: 60ft-1.112 sec., 330ft-2.944, 660ft-4.509/156.57 mph, 1,000ft-5.874.
Left Lane: Scotty Pollacheck Runs 6.991/191.81, Now #11; Best prior run: 6.924/193.96, Was #11
Right Lane: Joey Gladstone Runs 7.109/187.76, Now #16; Best prior run: 7.032/189.34, Was #16
No joy here as both bikes slow from their prior best.
Scotty Pollacheck's incremental times: 60ft-1.069 sec., 330ft-2.909, 660ft-4.461/157.52 mph, 1,000ft-5.823.
Joey Gladstone's incremental times: 60ft-1.120 sec., 330ft-2.979, 660ft-4.545/156.12 mph, 1,000ft-5.920.
Left Lane: Steve Johnson Runs 6.949/189.60, Now #10; Best prior run: 6.914/192.22, Was #10
Right Lane: Cory Reed Runs 7.014/191.84, Now #13; Best prior run: 6.970/191.29, Was #13
The riders are not improving. Two clean passes to stay in their current spots.
Steve Johnson's incremental times: 60ft-1.058 sec., 330ft-2.864, 660ft-4.409/157.50 mph, 1,000ft-5.772.
Cory Reed's incremental times: 60ft-1.091 sec., 330ft-2.925, 660ft-4.482/157.15 mph, 1,000ft-5.845.
Left Lane: Ryan Oehler Runs 6.944/194.83, Now #9; Best prior run: 6.891/195.73, Was #9
Right Lane: Hector Arana Runs 7.007/193.13, Now #12; Best prior run: 6.926/194.97, Was #12
It's full dark now, but the weather is still warm and damp.
No issues. No improvements...
Ryan Oehler's incremental times: 60ft-1.082 sec., 330ft-2.901, 660ft-4.450/158.24 mph, 1,000ft-5.794.
Hector Arana's incremental times: 60ft-1.108 sec., 330ft-2.937, 660ft-4.488/157.72 mph, 1,000ft-5.846.
Left Lane: Karen Stoffer Runs 6.954/193.38, Now #7; Best prior run: 6.880/195.11, Was #7
Right Lane: Jerry Savoie Runs 6.942/191.38, Now #8; Best prior run: 6.885/193.63, Was #8
Savoie makes the quickest pass of the session, but well off his prior best.
No problems for Stoffer this time.
Karen Stoffer's incremental times: 60ft-1.079 sec., 330ft-2.906, 660ft-4.446/159.01 mph, 1,000ft-5.796.
Jerry Savoie's incremental times: 60ft-1.050 sec., 330ft-2.867, 660ft-4.415/157.65 mph, 1,000ft-5.774.
Left Lane: Andrew Hines Runs 6.874/195.17, Now #3; Best prior run: 6.823/195.87, Was #3
Right Lane: Angie Smith Runs 6.934/194.55, Now #6; Best prior run: 6.879/196.50, Was #6
Hines runs our first eighty of the session.
Clean pass for Smith.
Andrew Hines' incremental times: 60ft-1.070 sec., 330ft-2.861, 660ft-4.391/160.00 mph, 1,000ft-5.728.
Angie Smith's incremental times: 60ft-1.093 sec., 330ft-2.907, 660ft-4.443/159.87 mph, 1,000ft-5.784.
Left Lane: Matt Smith Runs 6.884/196.85, Now #2; Best prior run: 6.820/197.25, Was #2
Right Lane: Eddie Krawiec Runs 6.949/193.35, Now #5; Best prior run: 6.878/194.72, Was #5
Smith runs the second quickest time to stay #2.
Krawiec's bike may have a wounded engine, as there is a lot of smoke right after the lights.
Matt Smith's incremental times: 60ft-1.074 sec., 330ft-2.882, 660ft-4.416/159.93 mph, 1,000ft-5.747.
Eddie Krawiec's incremental times: 60ft-1.080 sec., 330ft-2.895, 660ft-4.443/158.52 mph, 1,000ft-5.792.
Left Lane: Angelle Sampey Runs 6.882/193.07, Now #1; Best prior run: 6.816/195.53, Was #1
Right Lane: Hector Arana Jr Runs 6.941/195.11, Now #4; Best prior run: 6.846/195.70, Was #4
Sampey caps the session with the second quickest pass. This is her first #1 of the season and her 50th of her career.
Arana Jr. will stay #4.
Angelle Sampey's incremental times: 60ft-1.058 sec., 330ft-2.850, 660ft-4.381/159.40 mph, 1,000ft-5.724.
Hector Arana Jr's incremental times: 60ft-1.081 sec., 330ft-2.906, 660ft-4.451/158.78 mph, 1,000ft-5.794.
8:41 p.m. Joey Gladstone is on the bump spot at 7.032.
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