Karen Stoffer takes the top spot in qualifying at Sonoma
Karen Stoffer put her GEICO Suzuki in the number one qualifying spot at Fram Autolite NHRA Nationals at Infineon Raceway in Sonoma California this weekend. Stoffer took the top spot with a 6.962 second E.T. at 191.21 MPH run on Saturday. She ran consistently fast during the qualifying sessions, staying within the top three spots throughout the weekend.
Chris Rivas took the number two spot on his Drag Specialties / S&S / G2 Buell, followed by Matt Smith on the NitroFish / Torco Buell. Chip Ellis rounded out the top four with a 6.980 second E.T. at 190.48 MPH
Schumacher Electric Suzuki. Only the top four qualifiers spots had sub-seven second runs, and to were Suzukis. The Suzuki riders have found the extra horsepower they needed to run competitively with the Buell and Harley-Davidson riders.
Notably, Angie McBride qualified her Indicom Electric Buell fifteenth with 7.240 E.T. at 182.58 MPH and newcomer Freddie Camarena qualified his Embee/Clay Smith Cams Suzuki in the sixteenth spot with a 7.274 E.T., 183.34 MPH pass during his first Pro Stock Motorcycle appearance.
Qualifying positions and first round pairings for Sunday’s eliminations are as follows:
Karen Stoffer Geico Suzuki 6.962 191.21
Freddie Camarena Embee/Clay Smith Cams Suzuki 7.274 183.34
Chris Rivas Drag Specialties/S&S/G2 Buell 6.964 190.62
Angie McBride Indicom Electric Buell 7.240 182.58
Matt Smith NitroFish/Torco Buell 6.977 189.12
Junior Pippin Stone Mountain & Granite Mountain HD 7.154 182.75
Chip Ellis Schumacher Electric Suzuki 6.980 190.48
Peggy Llewellyn Rocklin Motorsports Buell 7.128 186.38
Angelle Sampey Rush Racing Products Buell 7.000 188.44
Steve Johnson Snap-On Tools Suzuki 7.111 190.40
Andrew Hines Screamin' Eagle/Vance & Hines 7.033 191.10
Hector Arana Lucas Oil Buell 7.068 188.62
Eddie Krawiec Screamin' Eagle/Vance & Hines 7.036 188.99
Craig Treble Team Tigue Suzuki 7.061 189.60
Matt Guidera Rocklin Motorsports Buell 7.040 187.05
Mike Berry MB Precision Machining Suzuki 7.048 189.04
Tags: Chip Ellis, Chris Rivas, Karen Stoffer, Matt Smith
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