Fri, 14 Nov 2014, 13:02 PM Competition Eliminator Qualifying Notes, Final Session

By David Gerard

POMONA, Calif. - Notes from final, round 3 qualifying in Competition Eliminator at the NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series, 50th annual Automobile Club of Southern California NHRA Finals 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: Mark Lelchook Runs 7.401/177.18/-0.519, Now #13; D/ED Index: 7.92, Prior Best: 7.378/177.60/-0.542, Was #13
Right Lane: Tyler Hogan Runs 7.056/187.76/-0.484, Now #21; C/DA Index: 7.54, Prior Best: 7.075/188.07/-0.465, Was #22

9:37 a.m. Weather conditions: air temperature 66 degrees, relative humidity 65 percent, barometer 28.93 inches, adjusted altitude 2,273 feet, track temperature 70 degrees.

Mihovetz is number one at -0.900 under and Field not filled, no bump spot.

Hogan picks up a spot, but Lelchook slows a tad.

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Left Lane: Ray Skillman Runs 8.325/162.33/-0.585, Now #3; E/SMA Index: 8.91, Prior Best: 8.310/162.57/-0.600, Was #3
Right Lane: Adam Bowdish Runs 8.080/167.12/-0.530, Now #16; C/SMA Index: 8.61, Prior Best: 8.087/155.67/-0.523, Was #18

Just a 0.007 improvement for Bowdish, but two spots on the ladder. Both cars run faster, but Skillman can't match yesterday's ET's.

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Left Lane: Ryan Warter Runs 8.675/155.11/-0.555, Now #9; F/SM Index: 9.23, Prior Best: 8.664/155.72/-0.566, Was #9
Right Lane: Ralph Van Paepeghem Runs 7.265/180.89/-0.555, Now #12; A/EA Index: 7.82, Prior Best: 7.266/181.37/-0.554, Was #12

Van Paepeghem picks up just 0.001 and both cars stay in their current positions.

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Left Lane: Jim Greenheck Runs 7.293/186.18/-0.577, Now #7; C/AA Index: 7.87, Prior Best: 7.289/186.48/-0.581, Was #7
Right Lane: Joe Mozeris Runs 7.031/189.95/-0.439, Now #22; B/ED Index: 7.47, Prior Best: 7.000/190.14/-0.470, Was #22

No improvements.

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Left Lane: Doug Lambeck Runs 8.366/160.63/-0.524, Now #15; D/SMA Index: 8.89, Prior Best: 8.354/161.13/-0.536, Was #15
Right Lane: John Keilers No Time, Now #24; A/DA Index: 7.10, Prior Best: 6.938/204.23/-0.162, Was #24

Keilers has struggled this weekend and once again, he is off the power early and slowly coasting. He won't get a time.

Lambeck slows.

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Left Lane: Gary Ross Runs 6.641/206.70/-0.449, Now #23; A/AA Index: 7.09, Prior Best: 7.065/161.54/-0.025, Was #25
Right Lane: Ross Wilson Runs 8.143/169.34/-0.607, Now #3; C/SM Index: 8.75, Prior Best: 8.161/166.52/-0.589, Was #5

We finally get some good improvements! Wilson powers into the sixty under range and into the #3 spot.

Full pass for Ross and a two spot move up the ladder.

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Left Lane: Scott Hedlund Runs 7.791/172.65/-0.559, Now #5; A/SM Index: 8.35, Prior Best: 7.760/174.14/-0.590, Was #5
Right Lane: Dean Carter Runs 6.984/189.18/-0.576, Now #8; B/ND Index: 7.56, Prior Best: 7.033/189.15/-0.527, Was #18

Carter make a huge move up the ladder into the top half of the field into the number eight spot.

No improvement for Hedlund.

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Left Lane: John Mihovetz Runs 11.323/100.25/4.503, Now #1; AA/AT Index: 6.82, Prior Best: 5.920/248.07/-0.900, Was #1
Right Lane: Dan Fletcher Runs 8.145/144.00/-0.455, Now #12; C/EA Index: 8.60, Prior Best: 8.042/159.10/-0.558, Was #12

Mihovetz finds the limits this time and slows. Fletcher is done early too.

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Left Lane: Tom Mettler Runs 7.397/183.22/-0.573, Now #9; PST Index: 7.97, Prior Best: 7.396/183.69/-0.574, Was #9
Right Lane: David Rampy Runs 7.294/180.96/-0.526, Now #15; A/EA Index: 7.82, Prior Best: 7.283/180.91/-0.537, Was #15

Both cars are just a little slower.

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Left Lane: Alan Ellis Runs 6.630/203.25/-0.520, Now #18; A/AP Index: 7.15, Prior Best: 6.621/203.74/-0.529, Was #18
Right Lane: Jeff Lane Runs 8.057/146.83/-0.503, Now #6; B/SMA Index: 8.56, Prior Best: 7.975/160.90/-0.585, Was #6

Wheels up leave for Lane and then is off the throttle right before the lights.

Ellis is close to his prior best.

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Left Lane: John Edwards Runs 7.312/186.12/-0.558, Now #13; C/AA Index: 7.87, Prior Best: 7.364/185.87/-0.506, Was #20
Right Lane: Aaron Strong Runs 9.089/112.97/0.389, Now #11; B/T Index: 8.70, Prior Best: 8.138/164.91/-0.562, Was #11

Edwards continues to improve and moves seven spots up the ladder on a clean pass.

Strong is off the pedal down track.

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Left Lane: Ed Sigmon Runs 8.528/153.30/-0.462, Now #20; C/SR Index: 8.99, Prior Best: 8.476/154.47/-0.514, Was #20
Right Lane: Clint Neff Runs 8.003/131.93/-0.247, Now #2; K/AA Index: 8.25, Prior Best: 7.617/172.19/-0.633, Was #2

Neff's engine is silent early and Sigmon's near the finish line.

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Left Lane: Tony Mandella Runs 8.579/139.00/-0.361, Now #24; C/TA Index: 8.94, Prior Best: 8.563/142.40/-0.377, Was #24

No joy for Mandella, as he slows early too.

9:57 a.m. Mihovetz is number one at -0.900 under. Field not filled, no bump spot.

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink



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