Fri, 21 Jul 2006, 06:05 PM Competition Eliminator Qualifying Notes, Final Session

By Michael L. Jex

KENT, Wash. - Notes from final, round 3 qualifying in Competition Eliminator at the NHRA POWERade Drag Racing Series, 19th annual Schuck's Auto Supply NHRA Nationals listing lane, driver name, elapsed time, top speed this round, amount over/under index this round, position in order following run, best prior elapsed time, speed & over/under Index, and position in order prior to run:

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Left Lane: Dan Barton Runs 9.099/146.99/-0.351, Now #20; G/SMA Index: 9.45, Prior Best: 9.039/0.00/-0.411, Was #20
Right Lane: Al Bresch Runs 9.259/145.86/-0.261, Now #15; G/SM Index: 9.52, Prior Best: 9.066/0.00/-0.454, Was #15

2:37 p.m. No improvement for our first pair... with the warm temps it may be tough to move up the ladder this round.

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Left Lane: Bryan Fitzgerald Runs 8.119/167.05/-0.291, Now #23; E/AA Index: 8.41, Prior Best: 8.233/0.00/-0.177, Was #23
Right Lane: Doug Lambeck Runs 9.443/110.44/0.353, Now #6; D/SMA Index: 9.09, Prior Best: 8.532/0.00/-0.558, Was #6

Lambeck got the tuning data he wanted and clicked off his D Super Modified early. Fitzgerald impvoves, but will remain in the 23rd spot.

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Left Lane: Bruce Perkin Runs 8.837/152.47/-0.403, Now #10; E/SM Index: 9.24, Prior Best: 8.745/0.00/-0.495, Was #10
Right Lane: Bob Kokotailo No Time, Now #17; B/AA Index: 7.73, Prior Best: 7.291/0.00/-0.439, Was #17

Kakotailo had problems on the burnout, so Perkin will row thru the gears alone. Nice pass for Perkin

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Left Lane: Dave Barcelon Runs 8.571/159.06/-0.479, Now #12; G/A Index: 9.05, Prior Best: 8.592/0.00/-0.458, Was #14
Right Lane: Sal Biondo Runs 8.095/141.11/-0.315, Now #9; E/AA Index: 8.41, Prior Best: 7.893/0.00/-0.517, Was #9

Barcelon picks up two spots, Biondo lifted early.

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Left Lane: Ken Justice Sr. Runs 7.287/188.25/-0.443, Now #11; B/AA Index: 7.73, Prior Best: 7.237/0.00/-0.493, Was #11
Right Lane: Gary Anderson Runs 8.887/152.80/-0.523, Now #5; H/A Index: 9.41, Prior Best: 8.847/0.00/-0.563, Was #5

Did we say it's hot outside?

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Left Lane: Ray Hadford Runs 7.131/188.73/-0.409, Now #8; A/ND Index: 7.54, Prior Best: 6.998/0.00/-0.542, Was #8
Right Lane: Bob Marshall Runs 7.514/183.47/-0.216, Now #22; B/AA Index: 7.73, Prior Best: 7.414/0.00/-0.316, Was #22

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Left Lane: Glen Treadwell Runs 8.267/147.42/-0.523, Now #9; F/EA Index: 8.79, Prior Best: 8.318/0.00/-0.472, Was #14
Right Lane: Randy Jones No Time, Now #4; E/SM Index: 9.24, Prior Best: 8.669/0.00/-0.571, Was #4

Jones rolled the beams and got no time, Treadwell improves a bunch. Glen Treadwell's incremental times: 60ft-99.999 sec., 330ft-99.999, 660ft-99.999/000.00mph, 1,000ft-99.999

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Left Lane: Jeff Lane Runs 8.271/132.30/-0.319, Now #3; B/SR Index: 8.59, Prior Best: 8.013/0.00/-0.577, Was #3

.001 reaction time for Lane, he clicked it early.

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Right Lane: Jirka Kaplan Runs 7.154/189.04/-0.496, Now #11; BB/AM Index: 7.65, Prior Best: 7.172/0.00/-0.478, Was #14

Jirka came streaking up the staging lane a little late, evidently they had a big repair between rounds. He improves, and we end qualifying in comp with Chuck Smithfield's blown Baretta in the top spot. 3:00 p.m.

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink



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