Sat, 09 Mar 2024, 17:27 PM Pro Stock Motorcycle Qualifying Notes, Session #3 |
By Dave Rowe |
GAINESVILLE, Fla. - Notes from round 3 qualifying in Pro Stock Motorcycle at the NHRA Mission Foods Drag Racing Series, 55th annual NHRA Gatornationals 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: Angie Smith Runs 6.809/197.74, Now #4; No Prior Run
Right Lane: Hector Arana Runs 10.803/79.71, Now #15; Best prior run: 7.230/191.24, Was #14
5:06 p.m. Weather conditions: air temperature 78 degrees, relative humidity 77 percent, barometer 29.79 inches, adjusted altitude 2,343 feet, track temperature 94 degrees.
Smith is finally able to make a pass. Her bike has shut off at the hit for her first two attempts. She goes down the groove here with an impressive pass to get in the show in the fourth spot for now. Arana was drifting toward the centerline and clicked it off a little before half track.
Left Lane: Kelly Clontz Runs 6.935/197.45, Now #10; Best prior run: 7.437/186.69, Was #17
Right Lane: Bud Yoder II Runs 6.973/190.27, Now #12; Best prior run: 7.111/186.43, Was #14
Clontz makes her first full pass of the weekend and gets in the show in the tenth spot for now. yoder makes his quickest pass of the weekend and moves up to the 12th spot.
Left Lane: Joey Gladstone Runs 7.097/186.56, Now #16; No Prior Run
Right Lane: Chris Bostick Runs 7.019/193.02, Now #15; Best prior run: 7.043/192.66, Was #15
Gladstone makes his first pass of the weekend and he gets in on the bump spot for now. Bostick improves but stays in the 15th spot.
Right Lane: Jianna Evaristo Runs 6.965/195.82, Now #11; Best prior run: 6.997/192.03, Was #14
Evaristo goes down the groove with her quickest pass of the weekend and moves up to the 11th spot for now. She crosses the finish line and the rear tire goes flat but she is able to hang on and keep the bike under control.
Left Lane: Ryan Oehler Runs 6.985/193.16, Now #13; Best prior run: 6.966/191.95, Was #12
Right Lane: Marc Ingwersen Runs 6.899/196.59, Now #10; Best prior run: 6.983/193.90, Was #14
Oehler makes a clean, straight pass but doesn't improve and he drops a spot as Ingwersen goes around him. Ingwersen makes his quickest pass of the weekend and moves up to the tenth spot.
Left Lane: Richard Gadson Runs 21.967/32.01, Now #6; Best prior run: 6.817/198.32, Was #6
Right Lane: Chase Van Sant Runs 6.825/198.23, Now #7; Best prior run: 6.893/194.72, Was #9
Gadson leaves the line, the bike is a little sluggish, then goes silent about 60 feet out. Van Sant makes his quickest pass of the weekend and moves up to the seventh spot for now.
Left Lane: Steve Johnson Runs 6.881/198.03, Now #3; Best prior run: 6.804/195.70, Was #3
Right Lane: Hector Arana Jr Runs 6.898/198.15, Now #9; Best prior run: 6.857/197.22, Was #9
Johnson's bike is a little sluggish off of the line and he slows from his quickest attempt yesterday. Arana makes a clean pass but doesn't improve.
Steve Johnson's incremental times: 60ft-1.125 sec., 330ft-2.923, 660ft-4.431/162.08 mph, 1,000ft-5.750.
Hector Arana Jr's incremental times: 60ft-1.102 sec., 330ft-2.919, 660ft-4.444/160.96 mph, 1,000ft-5.768.
Left Lane: Matt Smith Runs 6.768/202.45, Now #2; Best prior run: 6.784/199.55, Was #2
Right Lane: John Hall Runs 6.839/198.61, Now #8; Best prior run: 6.825/196.39, Was #8
Smith goes down the groove with an impressive pass, the first 200 MPH run of the weekend for the bikes and his quickest of the weekend, but he stays in the second spot. Hall makes a good run but doesn't improve.
Matt Smith's incremental times: 60ft-1.073 sec., 330ft-2.866, 660ft-4.364/163.97 mph, 1,000ft-5.661.
John Hall's incremental times: 60ft-1.101 sec., 330ft-2.896, 660ft-4.401/163.06 mph, 1,000ft-5.713.
Left Lane: Gaige Herrera Runs 6.746/200.50, Now #1; Best prior run: 6.752/198.64, Was #1
Right Lane: LE Tonglet Runs 6.771/197.88, Now #3; Best prior run: 6.814/198.23, Was #5
Herrera goes down the groove with the quickest pass of the weekend and he improves on his top qualifying time. Tonglet ties his career best run and moves up to the third spot to end this session.
Gaige Herrera's incremental times: 60ft-1.038 sec., 330ft-2.809, 660ft-4.314/162.53 mph, 1,000ft-5.626.
LE Tonglet's incremental times: 60ft-1.039 sec., 330ft-2.815, 660ft-4.322/162.25 mph, 1,000ft-5.639.
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