Sat, 28 Oct 2023, 19:20 PM Pro Stock Motorcycle Qualifying Notes, Final Session

By Dave Rowe

LAS VEGAS - Notes from final, round 4 qualifying in Pro Stock Motorcycle at the NHRA Camping World Drag Racing Series, 23rd 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:

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Left Lane: Blaine Hale Runs 12.975/59.44, Now #13; Best prior run: 7.150/190.46, Was #13
Right Lane: Joey Gladstone Runs 9.055/194.38, Now #14; Best prior run: 7.184/151.82, Was #14

4:01 p.m. Weather conditions: air temperature 73 degrees, relative humidity 17 percent, barometer 29.83 inches, adjusted altitude 3,534 feet, track temperature 102 degrees.

Hale hit the throttle, made a move toward the centerline, then he backed off of the throttle. Gladstone had problems right off of the line.

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Left Lane: Chris Bostick Runs 6.933/193.24, Now #7; Best prior run: 7.048/188.96, Was #12
Right Lane: Marc Ingwersen Runs 6.935/192.11, Now #8; Best prior run: 6.986/187.86, Was #10

A good side-by-side, both down the groove with their best runs of the weekend. Bostick moves up to the seventh spot, Ingwersen to the eighth spot, for now.

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Left Lane: John Hall Runs 7.050/165.92, Now #12; Best prior run: 6.993/192.33, Was #12
Right Lane: Kelly Clontz Runs 7.007/193.93, Now #10; Best prior run: 6.959/193.57, Was #10

Hall had problems late in the run and was off of the throttle early. Clontz made a full pass but did not improve.

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Left Lane: Steve Johnson Runs 6.941/189.66, Now #10; Best prior run: 6.982/189.79, Was #11
Right Lane: Ryan Oehler Runs 7.046/191.29, Now #9; Best prior run: 6.938/195.11, Was #9

Johnson goes down the groove with his quickest pass of the weekend and he moves up a spot to tenth. Oehler makes a decent pass for the conditions but does not improve.

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Left Lane: Jianna Evaristo Runs 6.946/192.60, Now #6; Best prior run: 6.923/195.39, Was #6
Right Lane: Matt Smith Runs 6.958/194.83, Now #5; Best prior run: 6.895/196.73, Was #5

Evaristo goes down the groove with another good pass but she doesn't improve. Smith was drifting to the left all the way through the run. He doesn't improve and stays in the fifth spot.

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Left Lane: Hector Arana Jr Runs 6.863/196.47, Now #3; Best prior run: 6.842/196.53, Was #3
Right Lane: Jerry Savoie Runs 6.905/195.11, Now #4; Best prior run: 6.888/194.69, Was #4

Arana goes down the groove with the quickest pass of the round so far but he does not improve. Savoie makes a decent run but slows from his earlier attempt.

Hector Arana Jr's incremental times: 60ft-1.071 sec., 330ft-2.869, 660ft-4.391/160.81 mph, 1,000ft-5.723.

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Left Lane: Eddie Krawiec Runs 6.850/196.33, Now #2; Best prior run: 6.830/198.85, Was #2
Right Lane: Gaige Herrera Runs 6.767/198.41, Now #1; Best prior run: 6.760/199.82, Was #1

Krawiec makes a decent pass for the conditions but does not improve. Herrera once again makes the quickest pass of the round and picks up three bonus points.

Eddie Krawiec's incremental times: 60ft-1.069 sec., 330ft-2.877, 660ft-4.396/161.17 mph, 1,000ft-5.717.

Gaige Herrera's incremental times: 60ft-1.029 sec., 330ft-2.803, 660ft-4.317/161.54 mph, 1,000ft-5.638.

This is the 13th time Herrera has started from the number one position this year.

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink