Sat, 19 Oct 2019, 14:16 PM Pro Stock Motorcycle Qualifying Notes, Session #3

By Dave Rowe

ENNIS, Texas - Notes from round 3 qualifying in Pro Stock Motorcycle at the NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series, 34th annual AAA Texas NHRA FallNationals 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: Hector Arana Jr Runs 6.900/194.52, Now #10; Best prior run: 6.875/195.56, Was #10

1:01 p.m. Weather conditions: air temperature 81 degrees, relative humidity 56 percent, barometer 29.16 inches, adjusted altitude 3,102 feet, track temperature 115 degrees.

Arana makes a clean pass but he can't improve and is still on the outside looking in.

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Left Lane: Jianna Salinas Runs 7.093/189.23, Now #15; Best prior run: 7.006/188.36, Was #15
Right Lane: Kelly Clontz Runs 6.936/194.18, Now #13; Best prior run: 6.975/192.41, Was #14

Salinas makes a clean pass but doesn't improve. Clontz improves and moves up a spot to 13th.

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Left Lane: Hector Arana Runs 6.957/195.25, Now #11; Best prior run: 6.884/195.34, Was #11
Right Lane: Michael Ray Runs 7.031/188.81, Now #14; Best prior run: 6.974/190.38, Was #14

Arana was drifting a little to the right all the way through the run but makes a decent pass fot the conditions. Ray is right down the groove but he doesn't improve.

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Left Lane: Angie Smith Runs 6.920/195.11, Now #9; Best prior run: 6.871/196.13, Was #9
Right Lane: Andrew Hines Runs 6.872/195.93, Now #5; Best prior run: 6.851/196.96, Was #5

Smith drifts out of the groove and has to really lean to get the bike back towards the center of the lane. Hines makes the quickest pass of the round so far but doesn't improve.

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Left Lane: Steve Johnson Runs 6.872/193.24, Now #10; Best prior run: 6.887/193.96, Was #12
Right Lane: Ryan Oehler Runs 6.953/193.74, Now #8; Best prior run: 6.866/195.34, Was #8

Johnson equals Hines for the best run of the round and he is the only rider to improve so far. Oehler makes a clean pass but doesn't improve.

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Left Lane: Karen Stoffer Runs 6.897/195.85, Now #6; Best prior run: 6.853/195.17, Was #6
Right Lane: Eddie Krawiec Runs 6.940/195.90, Now #7; Best prior run: 6.857/194.44, Was #7

Stoffer drifted a little to the right but makes a clean pass. She doens't improve and stays in the sixth spot. Krawiec makes a decent pass but doesn't improve.

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Left Lane: Jerry Savoie Runs 6.841/197.28, Now #2; Best prior run: 6.790/196.13, Was #2
Right Lane: Angelle Sampey Runs 6.933/191.38, Now #3; Best prior run: 6.847/194.74, Was #3

Savoie goes down the groove with the quickest pass of the round so far but he doesn't improve. Sampey had to really lean on the bike to keep it in the groove.

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Left Lane: Matt Smith Runs 19.567/33.74, Now #1; Best prior run: 6.776/200.26, Was #1
Right Lane: Scotty Pollacheck Runs 6.851/196.04, Now #4; Best prior run: 6.850/193.32, Was #4

Smith comes off the line, gets to the first gear change and the bike is out of power. Pollacheck makes a good run for the conditions but he doesn't improve.

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