Fri, 13 Sep 2019, 18:08 PM Pro Stock Motorcycle Qualifying Notes, Session #1

By Jim Samuel

MOHNTON, Pa. - Notes from round 1 qualifying in Pro Stock Motorcycle at the NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series, 35th annual Mopar Express Lane NHRA Nationals presented by Pennzoil listing lane, rider name, elapsed time, top speed, and position in order following run:

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Left Lane: Ron Tornow Runs 7.041/187.73, Now #1
Right Lane: Michael Ray Runs 7.215/159.76, Now #2

5:41 p.m. - Weather conditions: air temperature 69 degrees, relative humidity 69 percent, barometer 29.81 inches, adjusted altitude 1,486 feet, track temperature 85 degrees.

This is Tornow's first race since the second Las Vegas race in 2018. Both he and Ray made their runs but Tornow did not stop in time and took his motorcycle into the sand traps.

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Left Lane: Jianna Salinas Runs 7.676/169.68, Now #4
Right Lane: Steve Johnson Runs 6.864/193.60, Now #1

Salinas drifted to the left and lost some speed as he tried to pull back into the groove. Johnson took his motorcycle straight down his lane.

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Left Lane: Kelly Clontz Runs 7.036/193.13, Now #3
Right Lane: Scotty Pollacheck Runs 6.871/194.27, Now #2

Two rides that looked okay.

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Left Lane: Hector Arana Runs 6.970/195.45, Now #4
Right Lane: Ryan Oehler Runs 6.914/195.19, Now #3

Two clean rides that put Oehler in the third spot and Arana in the fourth spot for now.

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Left Lane: Angelle Sampey Runs 7.238/148.84, Now #9
Right Lane: Angie Smith Runs 6.924/192.58, Now #4

Both rides looked OK but neither was particularly quick.

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Left Lane: Karen Stoffer Runs 6.855/195.45, Now #2
Right Lane: Jerry Savoie Runs 6.838/195.73, Now #1

This was pair of good rides that put Savoie at the top of the order and Stoffer right behind him for now.

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Left Lane: Hector Arana Jr Runs 6.812/197.97, Now #1
Right Lane: Matt Smith Runs 7.048/191.24, Now #11

Arana took over the top spot in the order with a good ride down the groove.

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Left Lane: Eddie Krawiec Runs 6.884/196.73, Now #6
Right Lane: Andrew Hines Runs 6.960/197.54, Now #9

Both ride looked good but were only quick enough to put them in the six and nine spots in the order.

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink