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Sat, 28 Oct 2000, 12:48 PM

HOUSTON-2 - Pro Stock Bike Qualifying Notes, Session #3

By Darryl Jackman

BAYTOWN, Texas - Notes from round 3 qualifying in Pro Stock Bike at the 4th annual Matco Tools SuperNationals presented by Racing Champions 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: Lori Francis Runs 9.648/89.43, Now #28; Best prior run: 8.290/138.00, Was #28
Right Lane: Kevin Smith Runs 7.957/169.40, Now #26; Best prior run: 7.796/172.85, Was #26

11:15 AM Both of these riders are looking for a way into the field. With two rounds to go and the track heating up, this could be a very tough field. Michael Phillips is on the bump at 7.431.

Left Lane: Linda Jackson Runs 8.094/163.79, Now #27; Best prior run: 8.184/160.96, Was #27
Right Lane: Tom Bradford Runs 7.925/167.55, Now #25; Best prior run: 7.706/166.52, Was #25

No help for either rider.

Left Lane: Redell Harris Runs 7.666/172.47, Now #23; Best prior run: 7.661/174.80, Was #23
Right Lane: Will Johnese Runs 7.510/177.58, Now #19; Best prior run: 7.558/179.33, Was #21

Johnese was smoking all the way down and the workers go out to take a look. They walk back and the call is 'Play On'.

Left Lane: Dan Baisley Runs 7.690/166.87, Now #24; Best prior run: 7.702/169.36, Was #24
Right Lane: Scott Cannon Runs 8.836/104.52, Now #21; Best prior run: 7.556/172.81, Was #21

Baisley picks up a bunch, but is still outside the field. Cannon sits up and will have one more chance.

Left Lane: David Feazell Runs 7.665/170.54, Now #22; Best prior run: 7.651/169.23, Was #22
Right Lane: Clarence Markham Runs 7.462/178.80, Now #17; Best prior run: 7.536/179.78, Was #20

Another pair fails to qualify.

Left Lane: Ron Ayers No Time, Now #19; Best prior run: 7.507/176.05, Was #19
Right Lane: Joe DeSantis Runs 7.454/175.96, Now #15; Best prior run: 7.427/175.94, Was #15

Ayers never leaves the line and a tough year continues for him. DeSantis stays #15.

Left Lane: Brian DeLong Runs 7.467/175.64, Now #18; Best prior run: 7.496/178.02, Was #18
Right Lane: Mike Berry Runs 7.430/179.92, Now #13; Best prior run: 7.403/179.44, Was #13

No help.

Left Lane: Michael Phillips Runs 7.453/178.64, Now #16; Best prior run: 7.431/179.80, Was #16
Right Lane: Greg Underdahl Runs 7.390/181.54, Now #12; Best prior run: 7.393/181.79, Was #12

Phillips is still on the bump going into this run. Nothing changes for either rider.

Left Lane: Reggie Showers Runs 17.263/37.28, Now #14; Best prior run: 7.418/179.80, Was #14
Right Lane: Blaine Hale Runs 7.440/177.28, Now #11; Best prior run: 7.388/178.90, Was #11

Showers misses on the clutch and sits up before 60 feet. Hale stays #11.

Left Lane: Shawn Gann Runs 12.067/67.00, Now #9; Best prior run: 7.362/178.35, Was #8
Right Lane: Steve Johnson Runs 7.338/181.54, Now #7; Best prior run: 7.368/182.90, Was #9

Steve Johnson is having a great weekend and I just heard that he's running an engine leased from Antron Brown. Gann breaks off the line and Johnson moves into the top half of the field.

Left Lane: Hector Arana Runs 7.422/175.39, Now #10; Best prior run: 7.383/181.54, Was #10
Right Lane: Craig Treble Runs 7.340/182.33, Now #8; Best prior run: 7.361/182.40, Was #8

Both nice runs but neither rider moves up.

Left Lane: Geno Scali Runs 7.301/182.67, Now #4; Best prior run: 7.310/183.02, Was #5
Right Lane: Tony Mullen Runs 7.284/184.02, Now #1; Best prior run: 7.314/184.27, Was #6

Mullen takes over the top spot for the moment. Scali was just a tick behind. Two nice runs.

Left Lane: Antron Brown Runs 7.264/183.87, Now #1; Best prior run: 7.306/184.09, Was #5
Right Lane: David Schultz Runs 11.419/71.16, Now #6; Best prior run: 7.309/177.72, Was #6

Brown takes the top spot away from Mullen. Schultz is having a tough weekend as for the second time he sits up on the bike before 200 feet.

Left Lane: Matt Hines Runs 7.285/180.62, Now #4; Best prior run: 7.288/188.75, Was #3
Right Lane: Angelle Seeling Runs 7.202/184.88, Now #1; Best prior run: 7.300/183.62, Was #4

Angelle sets both top speed and low ET in the final pair of the session. She moves right to the top and left no prisoners. Hines trailed and only managed to pick up .003. Phillips finishes the session right where he started, on the bump.