Sat, Oct 10, 08:31 PM MEMPHIS - Pro Stock Bike Qualifying Notes, Session # 4

By Dave Rowe

MEMPHIS, Tenn. - Notes from round 4 qualifying in Pro Stock Bike at the 11th annual Pennzoil Nationals presented by AutoZone, 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: Rob Korn Runs 8.322/154.67 Now #17, (Best prior run: 8.084/153.21 Was #17)
Right Lane: Horace Wright Runs 20.076/ 31.99 Now #16, (Best prior run: 7.856/164.05 Was #16)

3:18 PM Wright launches, backs off the accelerator as the shifter comes off his bike. Korn slows from his earlier attempt.

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Left Lane: Craig Treble Runs 7.681/174.17 Now #16, (Best prior run: 13.482/ 58.11 Was #19)
Right Lane: Rob Short Runs 7.565/174.77 Now #12, (Best prior run: 7.535/176.05 Was #12)

Treble did what he needed to do, getting in at #15. Short doesn't improve.

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Left Lane: Angelle Seeling Runs 7.284/179.42 Now # 1, (Best prior run: 7.259/184.14 Was # 1)
Right Lane: David Schultz Runs 7.369/180.02 Now # 5, (Best prior run: 7.358/183.15 Was # 5)

Angelle makes another strong run, with the temp going up.

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Left Lane: Antron Brown Runs 7.647/176.60 Now # 8, (Best prior run: 7.433/180.07 Was # 8)
Right Lane: Greg Underdahl Runs 7.374/182.38 Now # 4, (Best prior run: 7.340/185.77 Was # 4)

Brown has some tire spin on the launch.

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Left Lane: Tony Mullen Runs 7.538/175.07 Now # 6, (Best prior run: 7.413/176.60 Was # 6)
Right Lane: Hector Arana No Time Now #14, (Best prior run: 7.560/175.80 Was #14)

Arana shuts down and backs off the track. Mullen loses about a tenth from his prior round.

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Left Lane: Steve Johnson Runs 7.437/175.50 Now # 9, (Best prior run: 7.441/181.30 Was # 9)
Right Lane: Redell Harris Runs 7.779/165.72 Now #15, (Best prior run: 7.615/175.82 Was #15)

Johnson improves, but not enough to move up.

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Left Lane: John Smith Runs 7.338/178.95 Now # 3, (Best prior run: 7.299/185.49 Was # 3)
Right Lane: Brian Ayers Runs 7.484/177.56 Now #10, (Best prior run: 7.502/178.83 Was #10)

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Right Lane: Gary Tonglet Runs 7.446/180.26 Now # 7, (Best prior run: 7.431/179.04 Was # 7)

Not much movement this round, the conditions getting worse.

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Right Lane: Matt Hines Runs 7.264/183.87 Now # 2, (Best prior run: 7.266/184.62 Was # 2)

Hines makes a game effort to grab the pole but comes up a little short.

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Right Lane: Bruce Dickson No Time Now #19, (Best prior run: 8.090/159.42 Was #19)

Something goes wrong with Dickson's bike and he can't make the run.