Thu, 30 Oct 2008, 08:28 PM Competition Eliminator Qualifying Notes, Session #1

By Bob Orme

LAS VEGAS - Notes from round 1 qualifying in Competition Eliminator at the NHRA POWERade Drag Racing Series, Eighth annual ACDelco Las Vegas NHRA Nationals listing lane, driver name, elapsed time, top speed, amount over/under index, and position in order following run, class and class index:

---

Left Lane: Bob Hass Runs 7.511/184.12/-0.509, Now #2 B/AP Index: 8.02
Right Lane: Sean Dodd Runs 7.214/192.49/-0.556, Now #1 B/A Index: 7.77

4:13 p.m. Weather conditions: air temperature 78 degrees, relative humidity 25 percent, barometer 27.92 inches, adjusted altitude 3,963 feet, track temperature 101 degrees.

---

Left Lane: Kevin Smith Runs 9.195/99.68/1.425, Now #4 B/AA Index: 7.77
Right Lane: Brandon Huhtala Runs 7.662/162.61/-0.458, Now #3 D/A Index: 8.12

Smith was moving around his lane quite a bit.

---

Left Lane: Steve Holloway Runs 6.956/202.21/-0.334, Now #5 A/AA Index: 7.29
Right Lane: Shane Gray Runs 7.193/191.78/-0.577, Now #1 B/A Index: 7.77

Holloway was to the right of the groove from the start through half track.

---

Left Lane: Mark Stewart Runs 9.038/148.94/-0.482, Now #4 G/SMA Index: 9.52
Right Lane: Ernest Watson Runs 8.709/154.78/-0.291, Now #7 B/SM Index: 9.00

---

Left Lane: Dale Giroux Runs 7.396/187.73/-0.374, Now #7 B/AA Index: 7.77
Right Lane: Bradley Waddle Runs 6.775/204.26/-0.455, Now #6 A/A Index: 7.23

---

Left Lane: Bob Marshall Runs 7.863/181.50/0.093, Now #11 B/AA Index: 7.77
Right Lane: Clint Sallee Runs 7.044/189.73/-0.476, Now #5 B/D Index: 7.52

Early tire spin for Marshall.

---

Left Lane: Ross Wilson Runs 8.493/162.41/-0.507, Now #4 C/SMA Index: 9.00
Right Lane: Mark Wolfe Runs 6.958/212.59/-0.192, Now #12 AA/AT Index: 7.15

Wolfe was bouncing around for the first 300 feet.

---

Left Lane: Maureen Jondahl Runs 21.061/30.00/12.251, Now #16 H/AA Index: 8.81
Right Lane: Lonnie Kuenzli Runs 8.363/161.44/0.353, Now #14 A/EA Index: 8.01

Kuenzli was to the left of the groove for most of this pass. Something was wrong with Jondahl's car as she barely made it to the finish line.

---

Left Lane: Paul Gladden Runs 7.731/188.81/0.471, Now #16 A/DA Index: 7.26
Right Lane: Skip Dunn Runs 7.355/185.54/-0.415, Now #9 B/AA Index: 7.77

Gladden had to pedal through some early tire spin.

---

Left Lane: Steve Graham No Time, Now #20 C/A Index: 8.12
Right Lane: Clarence Thomas Runs 7.552/185.33/-0.218, Now #13 B/AA Index: 7.77

Graham broke during the burnout. Thomas was to the left of the groove early.

---

Left Lane: Ed Sigmon Runs 8.789/149.56/-0.491, Now #5 C/SR Index: 9.28
Right Lane: Charles Watson Jr. Runs 8.952/151.26/-0.488, Now #6 F/SM Index: 9.44

---

Left Lane: Brian Darcy Runs 7.144/186.38/-0.446, Now #12 A/ND Index: 7.59
Right Lane: Pete Carbery Runs 7.201/191.48/-0.569, Now #2 B/A Index: 7.77

Darcy was moving around his lane quite a bit.

---

Left Lane: Tom Mettler Runs 7.682/174.44/-0.468, Now #11 PST Index: 8.15
Right Lane: Peter Biondo Runs 8.199/165.27/-0.571, Now #2 F/AA Index: 8.77

---

Left Lane: Alan Ellis Runs 6.904/195.53/-0.486, Now #10 A/AP Index: 7.39
Right Lane: Steve Kalkowski Runs 7.181/191.43/-0.589, Now #1 B/A Index: 7.77

---

Left Lane: Frank Cervelli Runs 7.180/184.80/-0.520, Now #6 B/AA Index: 7.70
Right Lane: Grant Lewis Runs 9.214/140.21/-0.516, Now #7 H/SMA Index: 9.73

---

Left Lane: Dean Carter Runs 7.207/186.00/-0.493, Now #11 A/ND Index: 7.70
Right Lane: Joe Mozeris Runs 7.099/187.31/-0.511, Now #8 B/ED Index: 7.61

Carter was wiggling around before the 330-foot mark.

---

Left Lane: Adam Bowdish Runs 9.229/146.05/-0.501, Now #11 H/SM Index: 9.73
Right Lane: Vinnie Deceglie Runs 11.730/89.75/3.610, Now #32 A/A Index: 8.12

Deceglie was sluggish off the line and he never got up to full power.

---

Left Lane: Kyle Rizzoli Runs 7.228/165.25/-0.292, Now #26 B/DA Index: 7.52
Right Lane: Lou Ficco Jr. Runs 7.438/184.37/-0.582, Now #2 B/AP Index: 8.02

---

Left Lane: Jacklyn Gebhardt Runs 6.708/203.83/-0.552, Now #8 A/DA Index: 7.26
Right Lane: Lee Sharp Runs 8.587/155.88/-0.573, Now #4 D/SMA Index: 9.16

---

Left Lane: John Edwards Runs 7.530/180.43/-0.630, Now #1 C/AA Index: 8.16
Right Lane: Pat Byron Runs 14.788/83.07/7.158, Now #38 C/D Index: 7.63

Byron had traction troubles on the hit.

---

Left Lane: Alan Freese Runs 7.661/177.11/-0.499, Now #17 C/AA Index: 8.16
Right Lane: Arnie Martel Runs 9.376/142.43/-0.514, Now #12 I/SMA Index: 9.89

---

Left Lane: Todd Patterson Runs 7.849/166.23/-0.601, Now #2 D/A Index: 8.45
Right Lane: Dan Fletcher Runs 8.243/163.29/-0.527, Now #11 C/EA Index: 8.77

---

Left Lane: Randy Jones Runs 8.764/157.15/-0.376, Now #31 E/SM Index: 9.14

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink



NHRA: 10 Most Recent Entries [ top ]

Oct 28- LAS VEGAS - Deecell Power Systems Comp Clash Preview
Oct 28- LAS VEGAS - NHRA Summit Racing Series Preview
Oct 28- LAS VEGAS - Funny Car Preview
Oct 27- Penwell Knights Raceway Joins NHRA Member Track Network for the First Time in Division 4
Oct 27- LAS VEGAS - Ted Wiens Trick or Traction Award Returns
Oct 26- LAS VEGAS - JBS Equipment NHRA Pro Mod Series Preview
Oct 26- Little River Dragway Latest Track to Join Growing NHRA Member Track Network
Oct 26- Cordova Dragway Joins NHRA West Central Division
Oct 25- LAS VEGAS - Event Preview
Oct 22- NHRA Mission Foods Drag Racing Series Awards Ceremony Returns to Pechanga Resort Casino