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LAS VEGAS - Notes from round 1 qualifying in Competition Eliminator at the NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series, 15th annual NHRA Toyota 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: Fred Allen Runs 7.812/172.47/-0.468, Now #1 D/ED Index: 8.28 Right Lane: Dan Fletcher Runs 8.304/145.48/-0.426, Now #2 C/EA Index: 8.73 Allen makes a move toward the wall but reels it in....Fletcher also makes a move toward his wall and he too reels it in. Left Lane: Ed Sigmon Runs 9.441/105.33/0.351, Now #4 C/SR Index: 9.09 Right Lane: John Edwards Runs 7.531/182.01/-0.439, Now #2 C/AA Index: 7.97 Sigmon clicks it off early. Edwards with a clean pass to start the weekend. Left Lane: Bruce Schmiedl Runs 7.457/177.95/-0.463, Now #2 A/EA Index: 7.92 Right Lane: Joe Mozeris Runs 7.808/138.61/0.268, Now #5 B/DA Index: 7.54 Schmiedl with a nice pass to go to the number two spot for now. Mozeris shook right at the hit. Left Lane: Ralph Van Paepeghem Runs 7.939/174.68/0.019, Now #6 A/EA Index: 7.92 Right Lane: Clint Sallee Runs 6.987/201.01/-0.273, Now #5 B/D Index: 7.26 Van Paepeghem was slow off the starting line. Salle shook right at the hit. Left Lane: Jeff Lane Runs 8.248/152.62/-0.382, Now #5 B/SMA Index: 8.63 Right Lane: Tony Mandella Runs 8.857/120.24/-0.223, Now #7 C/TA Index: 9.08 Lane with a nice pass to start the weekend. Mandella clicked it off early. Left Lane: Barry Forrester Runs 7.533/173.83/-0.397, Now #5 C/ED Index: 7.93 Right Lane: Mike DePalma Runs 20.384/31.70/12.304, Now #12 C/T Index: 8.08 Forrester gets in to the top half of the show. DePalma with shake and clicks it off. Left Lane: Brian Hyerstay Runs 9.574/108.72/-0.216, Now #10 G/D Index: 9.79 Right Lane: Alan Ellis Runs 6.781/177.42/-0.429, Now #4 A/AP Index: 7.21 Hyerstay will not be happy with this pass. Ellis with tire shake right at the hit. Left Lane: Ray Skillman Runs 7.698/173.78/-0.582, Now #2 B/EA Index: 8.28 Right Lane: Jim Greenheck Runs 7.384/182.70/-0.586, Now #1 C/AA Index: 7.97 This was a great side-by-side drag race as these two go to the top of the list. Ray Skillman's incremental times: 60ft-1.040 sec., 330ft-3.122, 660ft-4.883/139.27 mph, 1,000ft-6.405. Jim Greenheck's incremental times: 60ft-1.035 sec., 330ft-3.016, 660ft-4.701/145.96 mph, 1,000ft-6.153. Left Lane: Mark Lelchook Runs 8.675/122.83/0.645, Now #17 D/ED Index: 8.03 Right Lane: Justin Lamb Runs 8.087/165.11/-0.543, Now #3 B/SMA Index: 8.63 Lelchook clicked it off early. Lamb launched hard and keep it hooked up to go to the number three spot. Left Lane: Steve Graham Runs 7.437/182.48/-0.523, Now #5 C/A Index: 7.96 Right Lane: David Billingsley Runs 8.888/150.30/-0.532, Now #4 L/A Index: 9.42 A couple good passes as Graham goes to the number five spot. Billingsley is straight down the groove to go to the number four spot. Left Lane: Clint Neff Runs 7.864/165.82/-0.456, Now #9 K/AA Index: 8.32 Right Lane: Craig Bourgeois Runs 7.008/179.85/-0.552, Now #3 B/ND Index: 7.56 Neff with a good looking pass. Bourgeois with a real nice pass to start the weekend. Left Lane: David Rampy Runs 7.377/177.95/-0.543, Now #6 A/EA Index: 7.92 Right Lane: Joe Santangelo Runs 7.912/164.91/-0.558, Now #3 B/SR Index: 8.47 Rampy with a real nice pass to go to the number six spot. Santangelo was straight down the groove to go to the number three spot. Left Lane: Todd Patterson Runs 7.983/168.66/-0.577, Now #3 A/SMA Index: 8.56 Patterson with a real nice pass to start the weekend. Left Lane: Arnie Martel Runs 7.732/172.63/-0.548, Now #6 E/AA Index: 8.28 Martel goes to the number six spot to wrap up round one of qualifying.
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