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Fri, 19 Sep 2014, 13:25 PM

Competition Eliminator Qualifying Notes, Final Session
By Dave Rowe





ENNIS, Texas - Notes from final, round 2 qualifying in Competition Eliminator at the NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series, 29th annual AAA Texas NHRA FallNationals 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: Mitch Withers Runs 6.728/206.99/-0.382, Now #12; A/A Index: 7.11, Prior Best: 6.780/205.76/-0.330, Was #13
Right Lane: Charlie Stewart Runs 8.844/84.29/0.574, Now #18; J/DA Index: 8.27, Prior Best: 9.320/80.98/1.050, Was #19

12:04 p.m. Weather conditions: air temperature 82 degrees, relative humidity 70 percent, barometer 29.39 inches, adjusted altitude 3,084 feet, track temperature 100 degrees.

Due to a schedule change this will be the final qualifying round for Comp Eliminator.

Stewart has problems once again and is off the throttle early. Withers improves and moves up a spot in the order.


Left Lane: Clint Sallee Runs 25.692/24.20/18.462, Now #2; B/D Index: 7.23, Prior Best: 6.664/203.19/-0.566, Was #2
Right Lane: Ray Goodman Runs 7.540/173.99/-0.300, Now #15; A/EA Index: 7.84, Prior Best: 7.566/172.50/-0.274, Was #15

Sallee rattles the tires off the line and clicks it off early. Goodman improves a little but stays in the 15th spot.

Left Lane: Barry Forrester Runs 7.438/175.75/-0.392, Now #10; C/ED Index: 7.83, Prior Best: 7.438/175.87/-0.392, Was #10
Right Lane: Donald Thomas Runs 7.310/180.04/-0.520, Now #3; C/ED Index: 7.83, Prior Best: 7.332/178.61/-0.498, Was #4

Thomas improves and moves up to the third spot.

Left Lane: Raymond Vettel Jr. Runs 8.421/109.50/1.851, Now #20; A/PM Index: 6.57, Prior Best: 11.265/75.46/4.695, Was #20
Right Lane: Clint Neff Runs 7.796/165.88/-0.454, Now #8; K/AA Index: 8.25, Prior Best: 7.843/165.94/-0.407, Was #9



Left Lane: Clark Smiley Runs 7.510/179.54/-0.420, Now #1; BB/A Index: 7.93, Prior Best: 7.343/185.95/-0.587, Was #1
Right Lane: Keith Hall Runs 8.501/159.82/-0.439, Now #10; D/SM Index: 8.94, Prior Best: 8.577/154.60/-0.363, Was #13

Hall improves and moves up a few spots in the order. Smiley slows from his earlier attempt.

Left Lane: Bill Kent Runs 6.837/201.13/-0.393, Now #11; B/D Index: 7.23, Prior Best: 6.907/194.74/-0.323, Was #14
Right Lane: Phil Unruh Runs 8.538/156.35/-0.382, Now #15; D/SMA Index: 8.92, Prior Best: 8.669/154.14/-0.251, Was #16



Left Lane: Raymond Martin Runs 8.041/158.97/-0.209, Now #17; K/AA Index: 8.25, Prior Best: 8.037/164.63/-0.213, Was #17
Right Lane: Kevin Self Runs 7.860/167.16/-0.550, Now #3; F/EA Index: 8.41, Prior Best: 7.897/165.27/-0.513, Was #4



Left Lane: Duane Robison Runs 7.420/183.12/-0.450, Now #10; C/A Index: 7.87, Prior Best: 7.486/181.50/-0.384, Was #13
Right Lane: Brian Browell Runs 7.309/182.03/-0.481, Now #5; D/D Index: 7.79, Prior Best: 7.298/181.11/-0.492, Was #5



Left Lane: Bruno Massel Runs 7.234/145.66/0.004, Now #7; I/D Index: 7.23, Prior Best: 6.762/201.25/-0.468, Was #7
Right Lane: David Rampy Runs 7.290/181.11/-0.550, Now #4; A/EA Index: 7.84, Prior Best: 7.349/166.07/-0.491, Was #6

Massel has problems late in the run and he clicks it off early. Rampy improves and moves up to the fourth spot.

Left Lane: Dick Maris Runs 7.024/189.87/-0.516, Now #6; C/DA Index: 7.54, Prior Best: 7.090/188.36/-0.450, Was #9
Right Lane: Keith Mawhee Runs 7.975/148.17/-0.275, Now #17; D/A Index: 8.25, Prior Best: 16.164/81.11/7.914, Was #21

Mahwee makes a full pass this time and moves up a few spots. Maris improves and moves into the sixth spot.

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink




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