Fri, 27 Oct 2000, 07:40 PM HOUSTON-2 - Pro Stock Bike Qualifying Notes, Session #2

By Darryl Jackman

BAYTOWN, Texas - Notes from round 2 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:

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Left Lane: David Schultz Runs 7.309/177.72, Now #2; No Prior Run
Right Lane: Lori Francis No Time, Now #26; Best prior run: 8.290/138.00, Was #25

6:10 PM We're running a few minutes late according to the schedule but we're ready to start the second round of pro qualifying. Schultz moves from outside the field to the #2 spot. Francis left hard but sat up on the bike before 60 feet. She never finished the run.

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Left Lane: Joe DeSantis Runs 7.427/175.94, Now #13; Best prior run: 28.000/0.00, Was #28
Right Lane: Linda Jackson No Time, Now #26; Best prior run: 8.184/160.96, Was #25

Jackson's bike fails to fire and she's pushed away. DeSantis makes the field.

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Left Lane: Scott Cannon Runs 7.556/172.81, Now #19; Best prior run: 14.771/53.23, Was #28
Right Lane: Dan Baisley Runs 7.702/169.36, Now #24; Best prior run: 8.027/163.77, Was #24

No help for either rider.

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Left Lane: Tom Bradford Runs 7.706/166.52, Now #25; Best prior run: 8.099/161.63, Was #26
Right Lane: Redell Harris Runs 7.726/175.78, Now #22; Best prior run: 7.661/174.80, Was #22

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Left Lane: Kevin Smith No Time, Now #26; Best prior run: 7.796/172.85, Was #26
Right Lane: David Feazell Runs 7.651/169.23, Now #22; Best prior run: 7.675/171.84, Was #23

The quickest Harley goes even quicker, but it's still not enough to get him in. Smith left before the tree was activated.

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Left Lane: Mike Berry Runs 7.403/179.44, Now #11; Best prior run: 7.588/180.12, Was #21
Right Lane: Ron Ayers Runs 7.516/179.06, Now #18; Best prior run: 7.507/176.05, Was #17

Berry gets in but Ayers will need another attempt.

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Left Lane: Will Johnese Runs 7.560/175.73, Now #21; Best prior run: 7.558/179.33, Was #21
Right Lane: Brian DeLong Runs 7.496/178.02, Now #17; Best prior run: 7.499/180.19, Was #17

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Left Lane: Clarence Markham Runs 7.551/173.21, Now #19; Best prior run: 7.536/179.78, Was #19
Right Lane: Michael Phillips Runs 7.431/179.80, Now #15; Best prior run: 7.470/177.70, Was #15

Markham is still not in and Phillips gets not help.

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Left Lane: Blaine Hale Runs 7.388/178.90, Now #10; Best prior run: 7.494/177.04, Was #16
Right Lane: Reggie Showers Runs 7.418/179.80, Now #14; Best prior run: 7.426/181.20, Was #13

Hale moves off the bump spot but Showers doesn't improve.

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Left Lane: Greg Underdahl Runs 7.396/179.37, Now #12; Best prior run: 7.393/181.79, Was #11
Right Lane: Hector Arana Runs 7.383/181.54, Now #10; Best prior run: 7.417/176.47, Was #13

Arana moves up.

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Left Lane: Steve Johnson Runs 7.387/181.13, Now #9; Best prior run: 7.368/182.90, Was #8
Right Lane: Matt Hines Runs 7.288/188.75, Now #1; Best prior run: 7.378/178.21, Was #9

Hines with low ET and top speed.

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Left Lane: Craig Treble Runs 7.375/180.96, Now #7; Best prior run: 7.361/182.40, Was #7
Right Lane: Shawn Gann Runs 7.405/178.59, Now #8; Best prior run: 7.362/178.35, Was #8

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Left Lane: Tony Mullen Runs 7.314/181.67, Now #5; Best prior run: 7.314/184.27, Was #4
Right Lane: Antron Brown Runs 7.306/184.09, Now #3; Best prior run: 7.326/179.40, Was #6

Both riders move up in the field.

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Left Lane: Angelle Seeling Runs 7.307/182.06, Now #2; Best prior run: 7.300/183.62, Was #2
Right Lane: Geno Scali Runs 7.310/183.02, Now #5; Best prior run: 7.320/183.72, Was #6

Seeling can't take back the top spot from Hines. In fact she actually slows slightly from the first session. Scali picks up one spot. That was the final pair of bikes for the day. We end about .030 away from a record field.