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LAS VEGAS - Notes from round 2 qualifying in Competition Eliminator at the NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series, 16th annual NHRA Toyota Nationals 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: Dan Fletcher Runs 8.268/147.44/-0.562, Now #10; C/EA Index: 8.83, Prior Best: 8.265/143.60/-0.565, Was #10 Right Lane: Josh Lee Runs 8.979/146.53/-0.751, Now #1; H/EA Index: 9.73, Prior Best: 9.118/144.86/-0.612, Was #5 4:27 p.m. Weather conditions: air temperature 80 degrees, relative humidity 42 percent, barometer 27.79 inches, adjusted altitude 4,480 feet, track temperature 93 degrees. Lee makes a
big improvement and moves up to the top spot for now. Fletcher almost equals his earlier
attempt. Left Lane: Joe Mozeris Runs 9.265/97.31/1.625, Now #15; B/ED Index: 7.64, Prior Best: 7.129/178.10/-0.511, Was #14 Right Lane: Ed Sigmon Runs 8.652/150.83/-0.538, Now #13; C/SR Index: 9.19, No Prior Run Sigmon makes a decent pass and gets in the field in the 13th spot for now. Mozeris had problems and was off the throttle early. Left Lane: Dean Carter Runs 7.141/183.64/-0.479, Now #17; A/ND Index: 7.62, Prior Best: 7.474/173.81/-0.146, Was #22 Right Lane: Steve Graham Runs 7.492/182.06/-0.578, Now #9; C/A Index: 8.07, Prior Best: 7.500/181.74/-0.570, Was #9 Carter improves and moves up to the 17th spot. Left Lane: Randy Jones No Time, Now #25; A/SM Index: 9.47, No Prior Run Right Lane: Bruce Schmiedl Runs 7.448/177.86/-0.572, Now #6; A/EA Index: 8.02, Prior Best: 7.412/178.40/-0.608, Was #6 Jones hits the throttle, moves about five feet and the engine goes silent, not sure why. Schmidt slows from his earlier attempt. Left Lane: Clint Sallee Runs 13.976/57.65/6.626, Now #24; B/D Index: 7.35, Prior Best: 9.093/106.15/1.743, Was #23 Right Lane: Mathew Leonard Runs 6.882/196.36/-0.198, Now #23; AA/AM Index: 7.08, No Prior Run Sallee has problems off the line and is off the throttle early. Leonard makes a full pass and gets in the field in the 23rd spot for now. Left Lane: Ralph Van Paepeghem Runs 7.435/177.25/-0.585, Now #8; A/EA Index: 8.02, Prior Best: 7.459/175.00/-0.561, Was #11 Right Lane: Brian Hyerstay Runs 9.201/139.36/-0.689, Now #3; G/D Index: 9.89, Prior Best: 9.201/139.20/-0.689, Was #3 Van Paepeghem improves and moves up to the eighth spot. Hyerstay equals his earlier run. Left Lane: Travis Gusso Runs 8.606/157.23/-0.574, Now #12; D/SM Index: 9.18, Prior Best: 8.715/156.64/-0.465, Was #18 Right Lane: Ray Skillman Runs 7.732/174.05/-0.648, Now #5; E/AA Index: 8.38, Prior Best: 8.006/171.58/-0.374, Was #21 Skillman makes a decent pass and improves but has problems at the end of the run. He makes a hard move to the left, hits the wall and the car rolls. It lands on the wheels and the throttle sticks. It looks like he hits Gusso at some point, then goes into the sand followed by Gusso. According to NHRA officials both drivers are out of their vehicles. Left Lane: Todd Patterson Runs 8.104/148.99/-0.566, Now #9; A/SMA Index: 8.67, Prior Best: 8.073/146.61/-0.597, Was #8 Right Lane: Jim Greenheck Runs 7.409/182.50/-0.641, Now #6; C/AA Index: 8.05, Prior Best: 7.530/157.47/-0.520, Was #16 Greenheck improves and moves up to the sixth spot for now. Patterson slows from his earlier attempt. Left Lane: Doug Lambeck Runs 8.608/139.41/-0.512, Now #7; D/SMA Index: 9.12, Prior Best: 8.503/156.66/-0.617, Was #7 Right Lane: David Rampy Runs 7.440/158.97/-0.580, Now #4; A/EA Index: 8.02, Prior Best: 7.371/167.24/-0.649, Was #4 Left Lane: Doug Engels Runs 7.276/181.67/-0.684, Now #2; D/D Index: 7.96, Prior Best: 7.258/183.27/-0.702, Was #2 Right Lane: Ross Wilson Runs 8.501/160.12/-0.489, Now #19; C/SM Index: 8.99, Prior Best: 8.654/161.50/-0.336, Was #22 Wilson improves and moves up a few spots in the order. No improvement for Engels. Left Lane: Barry Forrester Runs 7.640/175.16/-0.400, Now #23; C/ED Index: 8.04, No Prior Run Right Lane: Mike DePalma Runs 7.704/176.86/-0.476, Now #21; PST Index: 8.18, Prior Best: 7.777/177.77/-0.403, Was #22 DePalma improves and moves up a few spots in the order. Forrester gets in the 23rd spot. Left Lane: Frank Affronti Runs 8.293/163.39/-0.537, Now #17; C/EA Index: 8.83, No Prior Run Right Lane: Alan Ellis Runs 6.692/201.88/-0.618, Now #7; A/AP Index: 7.31, Prior Best: 6.765/200.17/-0.545, Was #15 Ellis improves and moves up to the seventh spot. Affronti makes a decent pass and gets in the 17th spot for now. Right Lane: Tony Mandella Runs 8.956/117.52/-0.224, Now #23; C/TA Index: 9.18, Prior Best: 8.726/126.85/-0.454, Was #23 Right Lane: Ken Reich Runs 8.320/162.51/-0.520, Now #18; C/SMA Index: 8.84, Prior Best: 8.335/162.55/-0.505, Was #19 Reich improves a little and moves up a spot in the order.
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