Sat, 12 Oct 2019, 17:02 PM Pro Stock Motorcycle Qualifying Notes, Final Session

By Dave Rowe

CONCORD, N.C. - Notes from final, round 4 qualifying in Pro Stock Motorcycle at the NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series, 12th annual NTK NHRA Carolina 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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Right Lane: Andie Rawlings Runs 7.421/182.38, Now #16; Best prior run: 7.214/182.26, Was #16

4:43 p.m. Weather conditions: air temperature 87 degrees, relative humidity 37 percent, barometer 29.26 inches, adjusted altitude 3,271 feet, track temperature 105 degrees.

Rawlings bike bogged a little off the line and she could not improve and will start from the bump spot tomorrow.

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Left Lane: Kelly Clontz Runs 6.967/193.27, Now #12; Best prior run: 6.915/194.88, Was #12
Right Lane: Matt Smith Runs 6.932/179.85, Now #13; Best prior run: 7.076/162.49, Was #15

Clontz goes down the groove with a clean, straight pass but doesn't improve. Smith improves but his speed is still down. He moves up to the 13th spot.

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Left Lane: Ryan Oehler Runs 8.170/122.13, Now #8; No Prior Run
Right Lane: Jianna Salinas Runs 10.812/75.16, Now #15; No Prior Run

Salinas hits the throttle and the bike heads for the wall. She has to back off the throttle and really lean to get the bike back toward the middle of the lane. Oehler had problems late in the run and clicked it off.

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Left Lane: Angelle Sampey Runs 6.870/195.34, Now #8; Best prior run: 6.860/196.50, Was #7
Right Lane: Hector Arana Jr Runs 6.856/196.73, Now #7; Best prior run: 6.886/197.13, Was #11

Sampey makes a clean, straight pass but doesn't improve. Arana makes his quickest pass of the weekend and moves up to the seventh spot.

Hector Arana Jr's incremental times: 60ft-1.053 sec., 330ft-2.856, 660ft-4.381/160.48 mph, 1,000ft-5.716.

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Left Lane: Scotty Pollacheck Runs 6.874/196.27, Now #5; Best prior run: 6.822/197.94, Was #5
Right Lane: Hector Arana Runs 9.158/101.74, Now #11; Best prior run: 6.886/197.22, Was #11

Pollacheck makes a clean pass but doesn't improve. Arana's bike is really sluggish off the line and he sits up on the bike early.

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Left Lane: Eddie Krawiec Runs 6.875/197.10, Now #4; Best prior run: 6.818/198.47, Was #4
Right Lane: Angie Smith Runs 6.907/196.82, Now #10; Best prior run: 6.866/198.15, Was #10

Krawiec makes another clean, straight pass but he doesn't improve. Smith makes a good run and will stay in the tenth spot.

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Left Lane: Andrew Hines Runs 6.834/198.12, Now #3; Best prior run: 6.814/198.79, Was #3
Right Lane: Karen Stoffer Runs 6.819/197.97, Now #5; Best prior run: 6.842/196.64, Was #6

Stoffer goes down the groove with her quickest pass of the weekend and she moves up to the fifth spot. Hines makes a good pass but doesn't improve.

Karen Stoffer's incremental times: 60ft-1.067 sec., 330ft-2.856, 660ft-4.364/162.92 mph, 1,000ft-5.686.

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Left Lane: Jerry Savoie Runs 6.787/198.73, Now #2; Best prior run: 6.787/197.94, Was #2

Savoie makes a great attempt to take the top spot but comes up a little short. He runs his second consecutive 6.787 on the attempt.

Johnson did not make a pass this round. He left after the second round of qualifying to attend a wedding.

Johnson takes the number one spot for the fifth time in his career. The last time he qualified number one was in Englishtown in 2013.

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink