Thu, 09 Feb 2017, 18:55 PM Competition Eliminator Qualifying Notes, Session #1

By David Gerard

POMONA, Calif. - Notes from round 1 qualifying in Competition Eliminator at the NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series, 57th annual Circle K NHRA Winternationals listing lane, driver name, elapsed time, top speed, amount over/under index, and position in order following run, class and class index:

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Left Lane: Tom Mettler Runs 7.889/153.39/-0.181, Now #1 PST Index: 8.07

3:35 p.m. Weather conditions: air temperature 77 degrees, relative humidity 52 percent, barometer 28.85 inches, adjusted altitude 3,093 feet, track temperature 102 degrees.

Mettler will get a single, as the little altered in the right lane couldn't get the engine to start. I couldn't see the number.

Mettler's engine sounded like it was struggling off the line. He puts up a number to tune to.

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Left Lane: John Edwards Runs 7.435/185.46/-0.505, Now #2 C/AA Index: 7.94
Right Lane: Dan Fletcher Runs 8.030/167.76/-0.670, Now #1 C/EA Index: 8.70

Fletcher throws down the gauntlet with a great looking pass well into the sixty under the CIC for #1.

A clean pass for Edwards.

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Left Lane: Randy Jones Runs 22.234/62.50/12.914, Now #5 H/A Index: 9.32
Right Lane: Ross Wilson Runs 8.467/134.56/-0.383, Now #3 C/SM Index: 8.85

Jones car shutters hard at the green and slows.

No problems for Wilson.

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Left Lane: Ed Sigmon Runs 8.512/152.78/-0.538, Now #3 C/SR Index: 9.05
Right Lane: Tony Mandella Runs 8.354/159.93/-0.626, Now #2 C/TA Index: 8.98

Mandella take his pick up on a strong and straight pass into the sixty under range and the new #2 spot.

Nice tuning pass for Sigmon.

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Left Lane: Ralpy Van Paepghem Runs 7.394/178.92/-0.516, Now #4 A/EA Index: 7.91
Right Lane: Jeff Lane Runs 8.349/163.81/-0.361, Now #7 C/SMA Index: 8.71

Two strong starts, but both cars are a little off their normal pace.

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Left Lane: Clint Neff Runs 7.709/156.53/-0.591, Now #4 K/AA Index: 8.30
Right Lane: Tony Mandella Runs 8.408/156.99/-0.632, Now #2 C/TA Index: 9.04

Two nice clean passes to wrap up the session.

3:47 p.m. Dan Fletcher is number one at -0.670. Field not filled, no bump spot.

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink



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