Fri, 3 Jun 2011, 11:40 AM Competition Eliminator Qualifying Notes, Final Session

By Jim Samuel

ENGLISHTOWN, N.J. - Notes from final, round 3 qualifying in Competition Eliminator at the NHRA Full Throttle Drag Racing Series, 42nd annual NHRA SuperNationals 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: Scott Benham Runs 8.884/151.41/-0.756, Now #1; I/SM Index: 9.64, Prior Best: 8.939/150.70/-0.701, Was #1
Right Lane: Calvin Hill Runs 8.038/165.90/-0.712, Now #2; I/AA Index: 8.75, Prior Best: 8.153/164.33/-0.597, Was #12

11:20 a.m. - Weather conditions: air temperature 71 degrees, relative humidity 36 percent, barometer 30.01 inches, adjusted altitude 1,154 feet, track temperature 107 degrees.

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Left Lane: Gerry Russo Runs 8.056/169.51/-0.574, Now #15; B/SMA Index: 8.63, Prior Best: 8.079/169.40/-0.551, Was #17
Right Lane: Russell Joly Runs 8.705/136.83/0.745, Now #25; C/AA Index: 7.96, Prior Best: 8.073/137.57/0.113, Was #25

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Left Lane: Al Ackerman Runs 7.975/167.30/-0.625, Now #8; F/D Index: 8.60, Prior Best: 7.964/166.17/-0.636, Was #7
Right Lane: Kyle Cultrera Runs 9.014/143.73/-0.666, Now #5; H/EA Index: 9.68, Prior Best: 9.186/126.13/-0.494, Was #21

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Left Lane: Charlie Greco Runs 8.669/152.62/-0.791, Now #1; L/AA Index: 9.46, Prior Best: 8.864/132.86/-0.596, Was #14
Right Lane: Lonnie Johnson Runs 7.080/195.08/-0.490, Now #22; B/AA Index: 7.57, Prior Best: 7.095/194.86/-0.475, Was #22

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Left Lane: Frank Affronti Runs 13.583/61.70/5.263, Now #13; D/A Index: 8.32, Prior Best: 7.711/175.02/-0.609, Was #13
Right Lane: Dave Hughes Runs 6.811/170.19/-0.299, Now #17; A/A Index: 7.11, Prior Best: 6.543/213.40/-0.567, Was #17

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Left Lane: David Allen Runs 10.173/89.13/2.773, Now #4; BB/AM Index: 7.40, Prior Best: 6.728/208.78/-0.672, Was #4
Right Lane: Paul Talarowski No Time, Now #26; A/DA Index: 7.13, Prior Best: 10.154/101.95/3.024, Was #26

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Left Lane: Richard Schonberger Runs 8.134/162.78/-0.566, Now #18; I/A Index: 8.70, Prior Best: 8.203/161.79/-0.497, Was #20
Right Lane: Fred Gallo Runs 6.579/211.00/-0.531, Now #21; A/AA Index: 7.11, Prior Best: 6.695/206.45/-0.415, Was #23

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Left Lane: Carl Miller Runs 8.105/165.29/-0.475, Now #25; F/A Index: 8.58, Prior Best: 8.177/164.71/-0.403, Was #24
Right Lane: Brian Darcy Runs 6.888/192.11/-0.532, Now #21; A/ND Index: 7.42, No Prior Run

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Left Lane: Fred Allen Runs 8.741/127.59/-0.299, Now #20; C/SR Index: 9.04, Prior Best: 8.489/154.71/-0.551, Was #19
Right Lane: Ken Voight Runs 8.673/154.28/-0.607, Now #14; G/SM Index: 9.28, Prior Best: 8.785/154.37/-0.495, Was #23

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Left Lane: Todd Fontana Runs 6.430/211.76/-0.380, Now #21; A/PM Index: 6.81, Prior Best: 6.275/218.02/-0.535, Was #21
Right Lane: Arnie Martel Runs 7.498/178.02/-0.672, Now #5; D/AA Index: 8.17, Prior Best: 7.538/178.50/-0.632, Was #10

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Left Lane: Kevin Robb Runs 7.273/179.44/-0.667, Now #7; D/ED Index: 7.94, Prior Best: 7.289/179.44/-0.651, Was #8
Right Lane: Anthony Bertozzi Runs 7.732/170.06/-0.608, Now #14; B/SR Index: 8.34, Prior Best: 7.736/170.71/-0.604, Was #15

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Left Lane: Steve Szupka Runs 8.098/149.51/-0.702, Now #4; F/ED Index: 8.80, Prior Best: 8.156/148.82/-0.644, Was #9
Right Lane: David Rampy Runs 7.190/182.28/-0.650, Now #10; A/EA Index: 7.84, Prior Best: 7.220/182.23/-0.620, Was #11

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Left Lane: Frank Aragona Jr. Runs 7.994/164.19/-0.726, Now #3; G/EA Index: 8.72, Prior Best: 8.053/163.81/-0.667, Was #7
Right Lane: David Yediny Runs 8.680/135.89/-0.720, Now #4; L/A Index: 9.40, Prior Best: 8.825/129.93/-0.575, Was #16

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Right Lane: Sal Biondo Runs 8.013/166.01/-0.737, Now #3; I/AA Index: 8.75, Prior Best: 8.130/149.70/-0.620, Was #13

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