Fri, 11 Nov 2016, 15:08 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, 52nd annual Auto Club 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: Randy Jones Runs 10.970/90.59/1.650, Now #21; H/A Index: 9.32, No Prior Run
Right Lane: Josh Lee Runs 8.840/149.30/-0.730, Now #1; H/EA Index: 9.57, Prior Best: 8.818/147.86/-0.752, Was #1

11:43 a.m. Weather conditions: air temperature 84 degrees, relative humidity 21 percent, barometer 28.94 inches, adjusted altitude 3,141 feet, track temperature 108 degrees.

Josh Lee is number one at -0.752 under his index. Field not filled, no bump spot.

This is Jones first pass and he struggles.

Clean pass for Lee in the hotter conditions today.

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Left Lane: Dan Fletcher Runs 8.058/166.76/-0.642, Now #5; C/EA Index: 8.70, Prior Best: 8.060/166.99/-0.640, Was #5
Right Lane: Joe Mozeris Runs 6.941/188.25/-0.609, Now #10; B/ED Index: 7.55, Prior Best: 7.215/151.83/-0.335, Was #19

Mozeris finally gets a representive pass and moves up into the top half of the field.

Fletcher picks up just a tad to stay #5.

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Left Lane: Tony Mandella Runs 8.389/157.87/-0.651, Now #4; C/TA Index: 9.04, Prior Best: 8.484/141.45/-0.556, Was #16
Right Lane: Jim Greenheck Runs 7.219/187.76/-0.721, Now #2; C/AA Index: 7.94, Prior Best: 7.233/187.08/-0.707, Was #2

Mandella gets to the finish line under power this time and moves twelve spots up the ladder into the top four.

Greenheck is a little quicker and faster to stay #2.

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Left Lane: Mike DePalma No Time, Now #16; PST Index: 8.07, Prior Best: 7.506/179.56/-0.564, Was #16
Right Lane: Ed Sigmon No Time, Now #19; C/SR Index: 9.05, Prior Best: 8.577/135.25/-0.473, Was #19

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Left Lane: Mike DePalma Runs 8.457/120.53/0.387, Now #16; PST Index: 8.07, Prior Best: 7.506/179.56/-0.564, Was #16
Right Lane: Brian Hyerstay Runs 9.068/141.53/-0.642, Now #7; G/D Index: 9.71, Prior Best: 9.074/128.74/-0.636, Was #8

DePalma's engine goes silent early.

Hyerstay pick up a little ET and a BUNCH of speed. He moves up a spot to #7.

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Left Lane: Ross Wilson Runs 8.249/164.13/-0.601, Now #13; C/SM Index: 8.85, Prior Best: 8.275/166.68/-0.575, Was #15
Right Lane: Dean Carter Runs 7.222/182.26/-0.338, Now #15; B/ND Index: 7.56, Prior Best: 6.971/190.30/-0.589, Was #14

Wilson makes a clean pass to move up two positions. That pushes a slowing, Carter back to #15.

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Left Lane: Scott McClay Runs 7.579/175.94/-0.351, Now #5; C/ED Index: 7.93, Prior Best: 7.287/181.01/-0.643, Was #5
Right Lane: Frank Affronti Runs 8.278/123.66/0.008, Now #20; B/EA Index: 8.27, No Prior Run

Strong leave for McClay and he clicks it early.

Affronti gets a ET this time and is on the ladder for now.

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Left Lane: Mark Prothero No Time, Now #18; H/EA Index: 9.57, Prior Best: 9.077/143.49/-0.493, Was #18
Right Lane: David Rampy Runs 7.317/156.92/-0.593, Now #3; A/EA Index: 7.91, Prior Best: 7.231/168.91/-0.679, Was #3

Prothero has problems staging and times out. He gets pushed away.

Rampy dumps in the lights and will stay #3.

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Left Lane: John Edwards Runs 7.378/186.28/-0.562, Now #17; C/AA Index: 7.94, No Prior Run
Right Lane: Cody Lane Runs 8.442/160.12/-0.538, Now #18; E/SMA Index: 8.98, Prior Best: 9.395/89.60/0.415, Was #21

Edwards didn't show for Q2, after problems in Q1. He makes to the finish line under power this time and gets into the field.

Lane makes a much better run this time and moves up into the #18 spot.

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Left Lane: Jeff Lane Runs 8.096/166.99/-0.614, Now #11; C/SMA Index: 8.71, Prior Best: 8.112/166.93/-0.598, Was #14
Right Lane: Doug Lambeck Runs 8.390/142.70/-0.590, Now #10; D/SMA Index: 8.98, Prior Best: 8.355/160.46/-0.625, Was #10

Two wheels up launches!

Lambeck does his early dump to get a less than sixty under test done.

Lane goes for it and moves into the sixty under range and gets three spots on the ladder.

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Left Lane: Ralph Van Paepeghem Runs 7.278/182.23/-0.632, Now #10; A/EA Index: 7.91, Prior Best: 7.302/181.86/-0.608, Was #13
Right Lane: Brad Brewer Runs 7.299/189.73/-0.361, Now #19; B/A Index: 7.66, Prior Best: 7.154/193.54/-0.506, Was #19

Brewer is done early.

Van Paepeghem finds some power and move three spots up the ladder.

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Left Lane: Alan Ellis Runs 6.502/207.78/-0.728, Now #2; A/AP Index: 7.23, Prior Best: 6.598/205.41/-0.632, Was #9
Right Lane: Ed Sigmon Runs 8.576/135.58/-0.474, Now #21; C/SR Index: 9.05, Prior Best: 8.577/135.25/-0.473, Was #21

Ellis saves his best to last and moves well into the seventy under range. That's the new #2 position.

Sigmon basically repeats his best ET and goes a tad faster.

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Left Lane: Steve Graham No Time, Now #9; C/A Index: 7.96, Prior Best: 7.321/186.46/-0.639, Was #9

Single to wrap up qualifying, but he breaks.

12:02 p.m.

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