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CLERMONT, Ind. - Notes from round 3 qualifying in Competition Eliminator at the NHRA Full Throttle Drag Racing Series, 56th annual Mac Tools U.S. Nationals presented by Lucas Oil 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: Gary Agan Runs 7.014/193.32/-0.376, Now #51; B/DA Index: 7.39, Prior Best: 7.037/193.60/-0.353, Was #53 Right Lane: Travis Gusso Runs 8.648/156.61/-0.422, Now #44; E/SM Index: 9.07, Prior Best: 8.698/156.26/-0.372, Was #51 2:47 p.m. Weather conditions: air temperature 81 degrees, relative humidity 36 percent, barometer 28.94 inches, adjusted altitude 3,078 feet, track temperature 112 degrees.
Left Lane: Scott Benham Runs 9.084/147.96/-0.586, Now #8; I/SM Index: 9.67, Prior Best: 9.207/141.52/-0.463, Was #39 Right Lane: Tom Schmidt Runs 14.111/59.41/5.341, Now #16; C/T Index: 8.77, Prior Best: 8.224/162.33/-0.546, Was #15 I'm not sure what happened to Schmidt, but he had shut off in second gear. Meanwhile, Benham finds a bit over a tenth and gains a whole bunch of position. Left Lane: Scott Chamness Runs 6.901/191.27/-0.129, Now #60; A/D Index: 7.03, Prior Best: 6.784/198.88/-0.246, Was #60 Right Lane: Lee Zane Runs 9.030/147.42/-0.520, Now #2; L/AA Index: 9.55, Prior Best: 8.944/148.28/-0.606, Was #2 Both cars were off their previous pace. Left Lane: Jerry Arnold No Time, Now #13; G/ED Index: 8.46, Prior Best: 7.893/167.09/-0.567, Was #13 Right Lane: Terry Smith Runs 7.525/162.00/-0.415, Now #33; D/ED Index: 7.94, Prior Best: 7.457/176.58/-0.483, Was #33 Smith loses some steam this time around, but things go even worse for Arnold. He goes to stage and the car continues to roll as he tries to go on the chip. He won't get a time. Left Lane: Shaun Vincent Runs 8.620/149.66/-0.510, Now #28; C/TA Index: 9.13, Prior Best: 8.660/153.81/-0.470, Was #36 Right Lane: Duane Robison Runs 7.442/183.89/-0.508, Now #29; C/A Index: 7.95, Prior Best: 7.484/180.96/-0.466, Was #39 Both of these racers find about 4 hundredths in a tough session. Left Lane: Brad Klein Runs 7.520/178.33/-0.320, Now #56; B/AP Index: 7.84, Prior Best: 7.537/183.12/-0.303, Was #56 Right Lane: Jay Billingsley Runs 8.280/158.30/-0.510, Now #29; F/ED Index: 8.79, Prior Best: 8.285/159.48/-0.505, Was #31 Left Lane: Jody Holland Runs 9.112/145.22/-0.438, Now #43; L/AA Index: 9.55, Prior Best: 9.178/142.78/-0.372, Was #52 Right Lane: Chris Ray Runs 6.616/209.88/-0.394, Now #50; A/PM Index: 7.01, Prior Best: 6.730/208.01/-0.280, Was #58 Ray's run looks right and he picks up more than a tenth. Both cars remain towards the bottom of the order. Left Lane: Brian Stufflebeam Runs 7.453/178.61/-0.387, Now #46; A/EA Index: 7.84, Prior Best: 7.424/179.56/-0.416, Was #46 Right Lane: Matt Harris Runs 7.790/174.14/-0.570, Now #11; E/A Index: 8.36, Prior Best: 7.786/173.99/-0.574, Was #11 Another pair that basically repeats an earlier pass. Left Lane: Greg Kamplain Runs 7.138/186.38/-0.422, Now #44; C/DA Index: 7.56, Prior Best: 7.137/187.83/-0.423, Was #44 Right Lane: Clark Smiley Runs 7.445/182.28/-0.505, Now #32; C/A Index: 7.95, Prior Best: 7.482/181.69/-0.468, Was #38 Left Lane: Mike Hazlett Runs 7.185/190.57/-0.375, Now #54; B/A Index: 7.56, Prior Best: 7.194/189.98/-0.366, Was #54 Right Lane: Mike Farrell Runs 8.611/103.64/0.771, Now #39; A/EA Index: 7.84, Prior Best: 7.373/179.61/-0.467, Was #39 Left Lane: Buddy Perkinson Runs 7.053/195.39/-0.507, Now #32; B/A Index: 7.56, Prior Best: 34.542/22.98/26.982, Was #65 Right Lane: Bill Morse Runs 8.204/164.39/-0.456, Now #42; B/SMA Index: 8.66, Prior Best: 8.248/164.19/-0.412, Was #47 Perkinson puts a run together and gets in the show. Left Lane: Chuck Haubiel Runs 8.185/167.57/-0.335, Now #58; B/SMA Index: 8.52, Prior Best: 9.029/160.12/0.509, Was #64 Right Lane: Jim Greenheck Runs 7.522/180.48/-0.438, Now #46; C/AA Index: 7.96, Prior Best: 7.569/179.80/-0.391, Was #52 Haubiel finally shakes off the problems he's had and gets safely into the field. Greenheck gainsw a touch of breathing room. Left Lane: Charlie Greco Runs 9.076/125.75/-0.474, Now #6; L/AA Index: 9.55, Prior Best: 8.951/145.16/-0.599, Was #6 Right Lane: Todd Hoerner Runs 6.593/211.46/-0.557, Now #15; A/AA Index: 7.15, Prior Best: 6.633/209.65/-0.517, Was #24 Hoerner runs some big speed and helps himself out in the order. Left Lane: Steve Ambrose Runs 7.756/167.51/-0.634, Now #1; J/AA Index: 8.39, Prior Best: 7.786/168.09/-0.604, Was #3 Right Lane: Kevin Self Runs 7.931/163.97/-0.599, Now #2; F/EA Index: 8.53, Prior Best: 7.918/165.72/-0.612, Was #1 Our #1 qualifier pulls to the line, and from the looks of previous performance this session he'll stay right where he is in the order. Never mind. In the time it took me to type that, Ambrose proves me wrong with an absolutely stellar pass. Left Lane: David Billingsley Runs 8.972/148.85/-0.578, Now #10; A/EA Index: 9.55, Prior Best: 9.013/148.80/-0.537, Was #22 Right Lane: Brian Browell Runs 7.215/181.25/-0.575, Now #12; D/D Index: 7.79, Prior Best: 7.230/182.87/-0.560, Was #14 Left Lane: Dave Yediny Runs 8.798/139.75/-0.642, Now #1; L/A Index: 9.44, Prior Best: 8.902/147.09/-0.538, Was #22 Right Lane: Bert Dawson Runs 8.006/168.01/-0.334, Now #59; B/EA Index: 8.34, Prior Best: 8.062/167.05/-0.278, Was #61 Hey, these guys kicking me when I'm down. Just after I comment that the low ET is safe, it gets bumped twice. Left Lane: Randy Jones Runs 7.947/170.34/-0.573, Now #16; A/SMA Index: 8.52, Prior Best: 8.115/159.53/-0.405, Was #51 Right Lane: Bruno Massel Runs 7.216/178.97/-0.574, Now #10; DD/AT Index: 7.79, Prior Best: 7.206/182.03/-0.584, Was #10 Left Lane: Alan Ellis Runs 6.592/204.20/-0.558, Now #18; A/AA Index: 7.15, Prior Best: 6.643/202.48/-0.507, Was #32 Right Lane: Scott Parks Runs 6.833/193.24/-0.587, Now #6; A/ND Index: 7.42, Prior Best: 6.821/195.31/-0.599, Was #6 Left Lane: Jason Coan Runs 8.251/156.43/-0.549, Now #21; G/EA Index: 8.80, Prior Best: 8.321/155.83/-0.479, Was #40 Right Lane: David Rampy Runs 7.266/180.98/-0.574, Now #16; A/EA Index: 7.84, Prior Best: 7.295/182.16/-0.545, Was #22 Left Lane: Joey Tanksley Runs 6.842/194.24/-0.568, Now #18; C/D Index: 7.41, Prior Best: 6.865/194.69/-0.545, Was #24 Right Lane: Fred Allen Runs 8.596/151.92/-0.494, Now #36; C/SR Index: 9.09, Prior Best: 8.652/148.31/-0.438, Was #45 Big wheelstand for Allen, maybe the highest/longest I've ever seen for a roadster. Left Lane: Rick Brown Runs 8.456/127.53/-0.034, Now #45; F/AA Index: 8.49, Prior Best: 8.039/167.43/-0.451, Was #45 Right Lane: Al Ackerman Runs 8.048/164.73/-0.552, Now #22; F/D Index: 8.60, Prior Best: 8.075/165.62/-0.525, Was #26 Left Lane: Larry Pritchett Runs 8.096/167.32/-0.584, Now #11; B/SM Index: 8.68, Prior Best: 8.132/167.07/-0.548, Was #24 Right Lane: John Frech Runs 8.219/158.59/-0.381, Now #54; F/D Index: 8.60, Prior Best: 8.300/157.32/-0.300, Was #61 Left Lane: John Edwards Runs 7.361/183.94/-0.599, Now #8; C/AA Index: 7.96, Prior Best: 7.438/176.56/-0.522, Was #27 Right Lane: Brian Darcy Runs 6.891/190.51/-0.529, Now #5; A/ND Index: 7.42, Prior Best: 6.819/193.16/-0.601, Was #5 Edwards steps up a bunch. Left Lane: Doug Warren Runs 12.660/108.13/5.530, Now #9; A/DA Index: 7.13, Prior Best: 6.540/207.18/-0.590, Was #7 Right Lane: Justin Jenkins No Time, Now #64; I/SMA Index: 9.67, Prior Best: 9.516/142.78/-0.154, Was #62 Jenkins has all sorts of problems. The car stands up pretty high, but after just a couple of slick rotations I heard a cough and the nose comes back down on the ground. Left Lane: Frank Cervelli Runs 7.001/186.59/-0.389, Now #54; B/DA Index: 7.39, Prior Best: 7.047/183.99/-0.343, Was #58 Right Lane: Sal Biondo Runs 8.225/162.25/-0.535, Now #28; I/AA Index: 8.76, Prior Best: 8.247/163.06/-0.513, Was #29 Left Lane: Robert Bailey Runs 6.647/184.93/-0.543, Now #17; A/ED Index: 7.19, Prior Best: 6.616/205.10/-0.574, Was #17 Right Lane: Todd Patterson Runs 7.971/170.36/-0.549, Now #26; A/SMA Index: 8.52, Prior Best: 8.008/169.85/-0.512, Was #30 Left Lane: Anthony Bertozzi Runs 7.431/176.79/-0.509, Now #30; D/ED Index: 7.94, Prior Best: 7.426/177.72/-0.514, Was #30 Right Lane: Vinny Barone Runs 7.760/171.03/-0.620, Now #3; A/SR Index: 8.38, Prior Best: 7.805/170.73/-0.575, Was #14 Big wheelstand for Bertozzi. He stays put but the boss moves very close to the top on a great run. Left Lane: Arnie Martel Runs 10.040/75.05/1.860, Now #38; D/AA Index: 8.18, Prior Best: 7.690/175.50/-0.490, Was #38 Right Lane: John Caliendo Jr Runs 7.742/174.30/-0.438, Now #48; D/AA Index: 8.18, Prior Best: 7.831/173.52/-0.349, Was #58 Martel is coasting just past half track. Left Lane: Steven Kent Runs 7.827/173.76/-0.533, Now #30; G/SMA Index: 8.36, Prior Best: 7.870/171.69/-0.490, Was #37 Right Lane: Mike Trumble Runs 8.056/168.72/-0.464, Now #43; A/SMA Index: 8.52, Prior Best: 8.131/167.84/-0.389, Was #54 Left Lane: James Caro Runs 10.814/93.28/2.154, Now #53; B/SMA Index: 8.66, Prior Best: 8.250/162.24/-0.410, Was #53 Right Lane: Frank Aragona Jr. Runs 8.247/142.52/-0.543, Now #28; F/ED Index: 8.79, Prior Best: 8.252/159.82/-0.538, Was #28 Caro stood straight up and headed left. He would have smacked the wall other than there's a cutout there. He set it down with no harm done. Aragona is still a lot further down than we're used to seeing. Left Lane: Glen Treadwell Runs 8.005/161.61/-0.525, Now #31; F/EA Index: 8.53, Prior Best: 8.041/160.56/-0.489, Was #39 Right Lane: Jenny Treadwell Runs 8.337/156.83/-0.513, Now #33; E/ED Index: 8.85, Prior Best: 8.370/157.30/-0.480, Was #41 That's the final pair and Yediny with his Opel take over the top spot. We'll have one more shot tomorrow.
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