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Sat, 29 Oct 2022, 19:27 PM

Pro Stock Motorcycle Qualifying Notes, Final Session

By Dave Gerard

LAS VEGAS - Notes from final, round 4 qualifying in Pro Stock Motorcycle at the NHRA Camping World Drag Racing Series, 22nd annual NHRA Nevada 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 Phillips Runs 7.198/189.10, Now #19; Best prior run: 7.166/187.08, Was #19
Right Lane: Rick Newport No Time, Now #20; Best prior run: 11.553/142.34, Was #20

3:49 p.m. Weather conditions: air temperature 75 degrees, relative humidity 7 percent, barometer 30.05 inches, adjusted altitude 3,322 feet.

Looks like the Crazies in PSB are out in force for Halloween this session! Wild and creative costumes prevail!

Katie Sullivan is on the bump spot at 6.973.

Newport's bike is leaking something and he has to shut it off!

Phillips is a little faster, but not quick to bump into the field.

Michael Phillips' incremental times: 60ft-1.174 sec., 330ft-3.053, 660ft-4.635/155.02 mph, 1,000ft-6.014.

Left Lane: Freddie Camarena Runs 6.975/193.96, Now #17; Best prior run: 6.973/192.88, Was #17
Right Lane: Kelly Clontz Runs 7.039/187.86, Now #18; Best prior run: 6.999/193.46, Was #18

Camarena's crew look like the wind dancers outside of some retail stores!

He need just a thousands or two to bump in, but slows a little to miss the bump this weekend.

Clontz slows too and will not be in the field tomorrow.

Freddie Camarena's incremental times: 60ft-1.099 sec., 330ft-2.923, 660ft-4.470/158.33 mph, 1,000ft-5.821.
Kelly Clontz's incremental times: 60ft-1.093 sec., 330ft-2.921, 660ft-4.474/155.81 mph, 1,000ft-5.845.

Left Lane: Hector Arana Jr Runs 6.937/196.87, Now #14; Best prior run: 6.938/188.78, Was #14
Right Lane: Katie Sullivan Runs 6.957/193.52, Now #15; Best prior run: 6.973/194.66, Was #16

Katie Sullivan is on the bump spot at 6.973 and picks up enough to move up a spot to #15.

Arana is just 0.001 quicker to stay #14.

Hector Arana Jr's incremental times: 60ft-1.097 sec., 330ft-2.926, 660ft-4.462/159.74 mph, 1,000ft-5.798.
Katie Sullivan's incremental times: 60ft-1.094 sec., 330ft-2.908, 660ft-4.452/158.48 mph, 1,000ft-5.801.

Left Lane: Ryan Oehler No Time, Now #13; Best prior run: 6.929/194.86, Was #13
Right Lane: Jianna Evaristo Runs 6.929/194.86, Now #14; Best prior run: 6.958/184.57, Was #16

Jianna Evaristo is on the bump spot at 6.958 and finds enough tune up to move up to the #14 position.

Oehler has his bike drift across the track and nail the reflectors to DQ the run. That will cost him ten points.

Ryan Oehler's incremental times: 60ft-1.109 sec., 330ft-2.941, 660ft-4.488/158.17 mph, 1,000ft-5.850.
Jianna Evaristo's incremental times: 60ft-1.091 sec., 330ft-2.906, 660ft-4.443/159.27 mph, 1,000ft-5.782.

Left Lane: Gaige Herrera Runs 6.914/192.17, Now #12; Best prior run: 6.908/193.49, Was #12
Right Lane: Karen Stoffer Runs 6.910/195.08, Now #11; Best prior run: 6.902/195.82, Was #11

Katie Sullivan is on the bump spot at 6.957.

Stoffer's crew has Mardi Gras theme outfits.

Two clean passes, but no improvements for either rider.

Gaige Herrera's incremental times: 60ft-1.062 sec., 330ft-2.862, 660ft-4.398/158.95 mph, 1,000ft-5.750.
Karen Stoffer's incremental times: 60ft-1.074 sec., 330ft-2.890, 660ft-4.424/159.44 mph, 1,000ft-5.763.

Left Lane: Chris Bostick Runs 6.948/192.96, Now #10; Best prior run: 6.890/194.49, Was #10
Right Lane: Chip Ellis Runs 6.899/196.22, Now #9; Best prior run: 6.849/197.68, Was #9

Bostick crew are all Green Aliens!

Like the last pair, strong passes but no improvements.

Chris Bostick's incremental times: 60ft-1.070 sec., 330ft-2.895, 660ft-4.440/158.43 mph, 1,000ft-5.789.
Chip Ellis' incremental times: 60ft-1.069 sec., 330ft-2.884, 660ft-4.419/159.48 mph, 1,000ft-5.756.

Left Lane: Marc Ingwersen Runs 6.895/196.62, Now #8; Best prior run: 6.847/196.39, Was #8
Right Lane: Jerry Savoie Runs 6.842/196.90, Now #5; Best prior run: 6.829/198.00, Was #5

The weather is the worse of the weekend and it's making improvement hard.

Strong passes, but no improvements.

Marc Ingwersen's incremental times: 60ft-1.074 sec., 330ft-2.889, 660ft-4.420/159.91 mph, 1,000ft-5.754.
Jerry Savoie's incremental times: 60ft-1.057 sec., 330ft-2.850, 660ft-4.375/160.37 mph, 1,000ft-5.705.

Left Lane: Eddie Krawiec Runs 6.856/196.56, Now #7; Best prior run: 6.846/197.02, Was #7
Right Lane: Angie Smith Runs 6.840/199.05, Now #3; Best prior run: 6.816/200.77, Was #3

They both run strong, but no improvements.

Eddie Krawiec's incremental times: 60ft-1.063 sec., 330ft-2.858, 660ft-4.383/160.59 mph, 1,000ft-5.715.
Angie Smith's incremental times: 60ft-1.075 sec., 330ft-2.876, 660ft-4.394/161.69 mph, 1,000ft-5.714.

Left Lane: Joey Gladstone Runs 6.873/195.03, Now #6; Best prior run: 6.836/197.48, Was #6
Right Lane: Angelle Sampey Runs 6.839/196.62, Now #2; Best prior run: 6.807/198.64, Was #2

Gladstone leaves with a two light, but can't improve.

No improvement for Sampey and she will stay number two for now.

Joey Gladstone's incremental times: 60ft-1.051 sec., 330ft-2.861, 660ft-4.387/160.44 mph, 1,000ft-5.724.
Angelle Sampey's incremental times: 60ft-1.055 sec., 330ft-2.852, 660ft-4.374/160.63 mph, 1,000ft-5.700.

Left Lane: Steve Johnson Runs 6.840/195.70, Now #4; Best prior run: 6.819/196.73, Was #4
Right Lane: Matt Smith Runs 6.818/201.04, Now #1; Best prior run: 6.785/202.27, Was #1

Johnson has the best 60 foot and 330 times, but will stay #4.

Smith has his fifth number one of the season and his fifty-second of his career on a clean and straight pass. His Q3 times set the track record for speed and ET!

Steve Johnson's incremental times: 60ft-1.049 sec., 330ft-2.841, 660ft-4.364/160.42 mph, 1,000ft-5.697.
Matt Smith's incremental times: 60ft-1.075 sec., 330ft-2.881, 660ft-4.392/162.51 mph, 1,000ft-5.702.

4:15 p.m. Katie Sullivan is on the bump spot at 6.957.

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink

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