Fri, 27 Sep 2019, 16:25 PM Pro Stock Motorcycle Qualifying Notes, Session #1

By Dave Rowe

MADISON, Ill. - Notes from round 1 qualifying in Pro Stock Motorcycle at the NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series, eighth annual AAA Insurance NHRA Midwest Nationals listing lane, rider name, elapsed time, top speed, and position in order following run:

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Left Lane: Andie Rawlings Runs 7.140/185.05, Now #1
Right Lane: Michael Ray Runs 7.488/146.48, Now #2

3:13 p.m. Weather conditions: air temperature 94 degrees, relative humidity 46 percent, barometer 29.36 inches, adjusted altitude 4,005 feet, track temperature 117 degrees.

Rawlings makes a clean pass to start the session. Ray's bike bogs a little off the line and he falls behind all the way through the run.

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Left Lane: Jianna Salinas Runs 7.209/185.92, Now #3
Right Lane: Steve Johnson Runs 6.915/193.35, Now #1

Johnson makes a good pass for the conditions to take the early pole. Salinas makes a clean pass but is off the pace.

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Left Lane: Kelly Clontz Runs 6.998/192.71, Now #3
Right Lane: Scotty Pollacheck Runs 6.913/195.70, Now #1

Pollacheck goes down the groove with a good run to take the top spot for now. Clontz makes a decent pass to get in the third spot for now.

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Left Lane: Hector Arana Runs 6.968/195.11, Now #3
Right Lane: Ryan Oehler Runs 7.044/188.91, Now #5

Arana makes a clean run to get in the third spot for now. Oehler was falling behind all the way through the run.

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Left Lane: Angie Smith Runs 6.955/197.59, Now #4
Right Lane: Angelle Sampey Runs 6.931/195.82, Now #3

Sampey makes a decent pass to move into the third spot for now. Smith makes a clean pass and gets in the fifth spot for now.

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Left Lane: Hector Arana Jr Runs 7.022/195.00, Now #7
Right Lane: Karen Stoffer Runs 9.314/93.89, Now #12

Stoffer leaves the line, makes a move toward the left and backs off the throttle early. Arana makes a full pass but is well off the pace.

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Left Lane: Eddie Krawiec Runs 6.907/196.76, Now #1
Right Lane: Matt Smith Runs 6.910/197.94, Now #2

Krawiec goes down the groove with an impressive pass for the conditions to take the pole for now. Smith is right with him all the way through the run and he gets in the second spot for now.

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Left Lane: Andrew Hines Runs 6.881/196.90, Now #1
Right Lane: Jerry Savoie Runs 6.965/194.94, Now #8

Hines goes down the groove with the first run in the 80's to take the top spot. Savoie makes a clean pass but was falling behind all the way through the run.

Andrew Hines' incremental times: 60ft-1.078 sec., 330ft-2.886, 660ft-4.413/160.38 mph, 1,000ft-5.743.

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink