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Fri, 6 Jun 2008, 02:38 PM

Competition Eliminator Qualifying Notes, Final Session

By Dave Rowe

JOLIET, Ill. - Notes from final, round 3 qualifying in Competition Eliminator at the NHRA POWERade Drag Racing Series, 11th annual Torco Racing Fuels Route 66 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:

Left Lane: Peter Biondo Runs 7.925/167.14/-0.595, Now #1; B/SR Index: 8.52, Prior Best: 7.955/166.56/-0.565, Was #5
Right Lane: Jerry Arnold Runs 8.177/162.43/-0.473, Now #5; G/ED Index: 8.65, Prior Best: 8.083/162.98/-0.567, Was #4

11:35 a.m. Weather conditions: air temperature 83 degrees, relative humidity 63 percent, barometer 29.09 inches, adjusted altitude 3,456 feet, track temperature 106 degrees.

Biondo improves here and takes the top spot for now. No help for Arnold.

Left Lane: David Billingsley Runs 7.458/182.85/-0.442, Now #16; A/EA Index: 7.90, Prior Best: 7.446/182.82/-0.454, Was #16
Right Lane: Greg Kamplain Runs 7.600/141.52/-0.030, Now #23; C/ED Index: 7.63, Prior Best: 7.233/184.57/-0.397, Was #23

Left Lane: Brian Browell Runs 7.262/182.16/-0.558, Now #6; D/D Index: 7.82, Prior Best: 7.279/181.32/-0.541, Was #6
Right Lane: Rick Brown Runs 8.404/158.76/-0.526, Now #8; B/TA Index: 8.93, Prior Best: 8.434/158.76/-0.496, Was #9

Left Lane: Sal Biondo Runs 8.445/160.98/-0.345, Now #31; I/AA Index: 8.79, No Prior Run
Right Lane: Matt Harris Runs 7.925/171.62/-0.435, Now #17; E/A Index: 8.36, Prior Best: 7.938/171.10/-0.422, Was #18

Left Lane: Frank Aragona Runs 8.421/154.21/-0.479, Now #12; G/EA Index: 8.90, Prior Best: 8.922/152.78/0.022, Was #35
Right Lane: Steve Ambrose Runs 7.879/166.33/-0.521, Now #9; J/AA Index: 8.40, Prior Best: 7.911/165.19/-0.489, Was #11

Left Lane: Charlie Greco Runs 7.786/173.34/-0.494, Now #12; B/EA Index: 8.28, Prior Best: 7.869/171.79/-0.411, Was #21
Right Lane: Craig Bourgeois Runs 7.000/187.83/-0.670, Now #1; B/ND Index: 7.67, Prior Best: 7.076/187.39/-0.594, Was #2

Bourgeios makes a great pass and takes the top spot by a bunch. Greco improves and gets in the top half of the field.

Left Lane: Pat Ross Runs 8.220/162.72/-0.460, Now #17; F/A Index: 8.68, Prior Best: 8.260/162.90/-0.420, Was #21
Right Lane: Frank Cervelli Runs 7.124/185.36/-0.506, Now #10; C/DA Index: 7.63, Prior Best: 7.135/187.31/-0.495, Was #11

Left Lane: Scott Chamness Runs 6.753/204.85/-0.287, Now #34; A/D Index: 7.04, Prior Best: 6.766/204.39/-0.274, Was #34
Right Lane: Stephen Szupka Runs 8.480/156.86/-0.350, Now #26; F/ED Index: 8.83, Prior Best: 8.452/157.85/-0.378, Was #26

Chamness improves but still doesn't get in the field.

Left Lane: Lee Sharp Runs 7.829/173.36/-0.451, Now #20; D/AA Index: 8.28, Prior Best: 7.888/172.59/-0.392, Was #25
Right Lane: Robert Bailey Runs 6.722/201.85/-0.498, Now #12; A/ED Index: 7.22, Prior Best: 6.762/201.10/-0.458, Was #18

Left Lane: Fred Allen Runs 9.171/146.65/-0.389, Now #26; H/SMA Index: 9.56, Prior Best: 9.185/146.50/-0.375, Was #27
Right Lane: Bruno Massel Runs 9.342/130.40/1.292, Now #4; DD/AT Index: 8.05, Prior Best: 7.480/182.53/-0.570, Was #4

Left Lane: Mike Farrell Runs 7.456/177.28/-0.444, Now #21; A/EA Index: 7.90, Prior Best: 7.532/173.14/-0.368, Was #30
Right Lane: Jim Cowan Runs 8.267/163.53/-0.523, Now #9; I/AA Index: 8.79, Prior Best: 8.290/162.78/-0.500, Was #11

Left Lane: Tim Freeman Runs 8.529/157.45/-0.491, Now #14; D/SMA Index: 9.02, Prior Best: 8.560/157.37/-0.460, Was #17
Right Lane: Adam Bowdish Runs 9.127/147.86/-0.443, Now #22; H/SM Index: 9.57, Prior Best: 9.211/147.01/-0.359, Was #31

Left Lane: Bill Yates Runs 6.756/200.50/-0.464, Now #18; A/ED Index: 7.22, Prior Best: 6.792/200.20/-0.428, Was #24
Right Lane: Russ Kelly Runs 6.922/192.88/-0.398, Now #27; A/AP Index: 7.32, Prior Best: 6.952/193.60/-0.368, Was #31

Left Lane: David Rampy Runs 7.333/180.12/-0.567, Now #6; A/EA Index: 7.90, Prior Best: 7.361/179.54/-0.539, Was #7
Right Lane: Mike Graves Runs 7.956/171.29/-0.404, Now #26; D/A Index: 8.36, Prior Best: 8.019/169.44/-0.341, Was #33

Left Lane: Jim Winje Runs 9.067/147.99/-0.073, Now #35; E/SM Index: 9.14, Prior Best: 9.040/147.12/-0.100, Was #35
Right Lane: Jeff Taylor Runs 9.112/147.71/-0.448, Now #22; H/SMA Index: 9.56, Prior Best: 9.149/147.34/-0.411, Was #25

1:33 p.m. and we are back after a couple of small showers.

Left Lane: Dan Fletcher Runs 8.215/163.69/-0.505, Now #12; C/EA Index: 8.72, Prior Best: 8.249/163.04/-0.471, Was #17
Right Lane: Mike Hazlett Runs 7.204/191.29/-0.446, Now #23; B/A Index: 7.65, Prior Best: 7.247/191.35/-0.403, Was #27

Right Lane: Jacklyn Gebhardt Runs 6.655/202.97/-0.495, Now #14; A/DA Index: 7.15, Prior Best: 6.674/203.61/-0.476, Was #17

Right Lane: Jason Coan Runs 8.267/157.12/-0.633, Now #2; G/EA Index: 8.90, Prior Best: 8.312/153.88/-0.588, Was #3

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink