Thu, 20 Sep 2007, 05:14 PM Competition Eliminator Qualifying Notes, Session #1

By Dave Rowe

ENNIS, Texas - Notes from round 1 qualifying in Competition Eliminator at the NHRA POWERade Drag Racing Series, 22st annual O'Reilly NHRA Fall Nationals presented by Castrol Syntec listing lane, driver name, elapsed time, top speed, amount over/under index, and position in order following run, class and class index:

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Left Lane: Royce Freeman Runs 8.367/161.69/-0.403, Now #1 B/SMA Index: 8.77
Right Lane: Jason Richey Runs 9.014/117.61/0.324, Now #2 F/EA Index: 8.69

3:34 p.m.

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Left Lane: Pete Carbery Runs 7.171/192.22/-0.519, Now #1 B/A Index: 7.69
Right Lane: Dick Maris Runs 7.058/187.63/-0.482, Now #2 C/D Index: 7.54

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Left Lane: Rick Brown Runs 8.566/158.32/-0.364, Now #5 B/TA Index: 8.93
Right Lane: Brad Klein Runs 7.571/182.21/-0.409, Now #3 B/A Index: 7.98

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Left Lane: Kevin Self Runs 8.294/158.87/-0.396, Now #5 F/EA Index: 8.69
Right Lane: Chase Williams Runs 9.232/144.80/-0.198, Now #7 G/SM Index: 9.43

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Left Lane: Richard Freeman Runs 7.494/181.89/-0.546, Now #1 C/AA Index: 8.04
Right Lane: Adam White Runs 7.656/129.80/0.156, Now #9 A/ND Index: 7.50

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Left Lane: Duane Robison Runs 7.618/177.02/-0.362, Now #8 C/A Index: 7.98
Right Lane: Cordis Johnson Runs 13.923/54.86/4.643, Now #12 F/SMA Index: 9.28

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Left Lane: Bill Morse Runs 8.945/154.32/-0.485, Now #3 G/SM Index: 9.43
Right Lane: Greg Porter Runs 9.044/150.15/-0.316, Now #10 G/SMA Index: 9.36

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Left Lane: Ernest Watson Runs 8.379/161.29/-0.391, Now #8 B/SMA Index: 8.77
Right Lane: Joe Swindoll Runs 7.332/189.55/-0.318, Now #11 B/AA Index: 7.65

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Left Lane: Charles Watson Runs 8.707/156.64/-0.453, Now #5 E/SM Index: 9.16
Right Lane: Adam Hickey Runs 8.485/160.52/-0.385, Now #10 C/SMA Index: 8.87

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Left Lane: Keith Mawhee Runs 8.338/165.92/0.038, Now #16 D/AA Index: 8.30
Right Lane: Jody Holland Runs 17.012/55.18/7.462, Now #20 L/AA Index: 9.55

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Left Lane: Douglas Stewart Runs 8.230/164.01/-0.540, Now #2 B/SMA Index: 8.77
Right Lane: Scott Cashio Runs 9.126/148.49/-0.234, Now #16 G/SMA Index: 9.36

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Left Lane: Patrick Stewart Runs 7.477/176.44/-0.393, Now #11 C/ED Index: 7.87
Right Lane: Bruno Massel Runs 7.633/178.64/-0.417, Now #7 DD/AT Index: 8.05

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Left Lane: Clark Smiley No Time, Now #26 B/SM Index: 8.80
Right Lane: Shane Heckel Runs 6.835/196.62/-0.425, Now #7 B/D Index: 7.26

Smiley had problems before the burnout and did not make a run.

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Left Lane: Steve Benoit Runs 10.186/92.48/3.116, Now #25 F/ED Index: 7.07
Right Lane: Joey Tanksley Runs 7.199/190.19/-0.341, Now #17 C/D Index: 7.54

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Left Lane: Dennis Smiley Runs 6.845/197.02/-0.375, Now #16 A/ED Index: 7.22
Right Lane: Rodger Brogdon Runs 8.497/160.65/-0.513, Now #4 D/SM Index: 9.01

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Left Lane: Ray Goodman Runs 7.617/172.08/-0.293, Now #23 A/EA Index: 7.91
Right Lane: Todd Patterson Runs 7.968/165.97/-0.562, Now #1 B/SR Index: 8.53

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Left Lane: Michael Johnson Runs 8.862/151.48/-0.418, Now #11 F/SMA Index: 9.28
Right Lane: Clint Sallee Runs 6.939/197.05/-0.451, Now #9 B/DA Index: 7.39

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Left Lane: Daniel Leibham Runs 7.360/185.28/-0.330, Now #23 B/A Index: 7.69
Right Lane: Chris McGaha Runs 10.755/89.03/2.075, Now #32 I/SM Index: 8.68

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Left Lane: Sean Dodd Runs 7.211/192.93/-0.439, Now #11 B/AA Index: 7.65
Right Lane: David Rampy Runs 7.374/170.49/-0.536, Now #4 A/EA Index: 7.91

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Left Lane: Gery Lockman Runs 7.351/191.89/-0.339, Now #26 B/A Index: 7.69
Right Lane: Craig Bourgeois Runs 6.999/171.82/-0.501, Now #7 A/ND Index: 7.50

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Left Lane: Brian Self Runs 8.573/158.19/-0.587, Now #1 D/SMA Index: 9.16
Right Lane: Danny Gruninger Runs 15.753/52.69/8.063, Now #41 B/A Index: 7.69

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Left Lane: Dan Fletcher Runs 8.258/164.47/-0.462, Now #11 C/EA Index: 8.72
Right Lane: Bill Kent Runs 7.085/190.51/-0.455, Now #12 C/D Index: 7.54

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Left Lane: David Eaton Runs 6.923/182.92/-0.437, Now #16 A/AP Index: 7.36
Right Lane: Dean Howerton Runs 7.497/146.48/-0.043, Now #37 C/D Index: 7.54

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink



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