Fri, 27 Oct 2000, 03:38 PM HOUSTON-2 - Pro Stock Bike Qualifying Notes, Session #1

By Darryl Jackman

BAYTOWN, Texas - Notes from round 1 qualifying in Pro Stock Bike at the 4th annual Matco Tools SuperNationals presented by Racing Champions listing lane, rider name, elapsed time, top speed, and position in order following run:

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Left Lane: Redell Harris Runs 7.661/174.80, Now #1
Right Lane: Kevin Smith Runs 7.796/172.85, Now #2

1:54 PM Lots of bright sun and lots of warm. A far cry from Dallas.

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Left Lane: Linda Jackson Runs 8.184/160.96, Now #4
Right Lane: Will Johnese Runs 7.558/179.33, Now #1

New rider on a Harley in Linda Jackson.

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Left Lane: David Feazell Runs 7.675/171.84, Now #3
Right Lane: Tom Bradford Runs 8.099/161.63, Now #5

A career best for Feazell and the quickest run ever for Harley Davidson in Pro Stock Bike.

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Left Lane: Dan Baisley Runs 8.027/163.77, Now #5
Right Lane: Scott Cannon Runs 14.771/53.23, Now #8

Cannon was sitting up before half track. Baisley slowed in the left lane.

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Left Lane: Lori Francis Runs 8.290/138.00, Now #9
Right Lane: Greg Underdahl Runs 7.393/181.79, Now #1

Francis was slow getting into the tuck position and slowed on the big end. Underdahl goes to the top spot for the moment.

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Left Lane: Michael Phillips Runs 7.470/177.70, Now #2
Right Lane: Mike Berry Runs 7.588/180.12, Now #4

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Left Lane: Hector Arana Runs 7.417/176.47, Now #2
Right Lane: Joe DeSantis No Time, Now #14

De Santis sat up at the launch and shuts the bike off. He coasts on down but does not complete the run. Arana was right down the middle of the groove and is in the #2 position.

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Left Lane: Brian DeLong Runs 7.499/180.19, Now #4
Right Lane: Clarence Markham Runs 7.536/179.78, Now #5

1.19 sixty foot numbers a pair and a close result on the other end.

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Left Lane: Ron Ayers Runs 7.507/176.05, Now #6
Right Lane: Steve Johnson Runs 7.368/182.90, Now #1

A 1.13 short time for Johnson and he takes the temporary qualifying lead.

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Left Lane: Reggie Showers Runs 7.426/181.20, Now #4
Right Lane: Blaine Hale Runs 7.494/177.04, Now #6

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Left Lane: Shawn Gann Runs 7.362/178.35, Now #2
Right Lane: Craig Treble Runs 7.361/182.40, Now #1

New #1 and #2 qualifiers.

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Left Lane: Geno Scali Runs 7.320/183.72, Now #1
Right Lane: David Schultz Runs 7.607/149.61, Now #15

Scali moves to the top of the heap. Schultz moved closer and closer to the centerline as he got close to the top end. It appeared that he may have clipped the 1000 foot marker.

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Left Lane: Antron Brown Runs 7.326/179.40, Now #3
Right Lane: Tony Mullen Runs 7.314/184.27, Now #1

The top spot is changing with every pair now.

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Left Lane: Matt Hines Runs 7.378/178.21, Now #8
Right Lane: Angelle Seeling Runs 7.300/183.62, Now #1

The session closes with Angelle Seeling attempting to wrap up a Winston Championship. She takes the first step by qualifying in the top spot. Hines was middle of the pack on his first pass but they both have three more chances.