Fri, 13 Oct 2017, 14:07 PM Competition Eliminator Qualifying Notes, Final Session

By Dave Rowe

ENNIS, Texas - Notes from final, round 3 qualifying in Competition Eliminator at the NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series, 32nd annual AAA Texas NHRA FallNationals 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: Don Thomas Runs 7.372/184.88/-0.588, Now #8; C/A Index: 7.96, Prior Best: 7.362/184.83/-0.598, Was #8
Right Lane: Don Alexander Runs 7.691/172.19/-0.239, Now #18; C/ED Index: 7.93, Prior Best: 7.684/172.41/-0.246, Was #18

12:43 p.m. Weather conditions: air temperature 85 degrees, relative humidity 61 percent, barometer 29.52 inches, adjusted altitude 3,185 feet, track temperature 100 degrees.

Thomas slows from his earlier attempt and stays in the eighth spot. No improvement for Alexander.

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Left Lane: Duane Robison Runs 7.402/184.37/-0.558, Now #14; C/A Index: 7.96, Prior Best: 7.455/181.57/-0.505, Was #14
Right Lane: Dennis Smiley Runs 7.062/186.18/-0.368, Now #17; B/DA Index: 7.43, Prior Best: 7.038/187.47/-0.392, Was #17

Robison makes his quickest pass of the weekend but stays in the 14th spot. Smiley slows from his earlier attempt.

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Left Lane: Chad Green Runs 6.147/227.54/-0.523, Now #15; A/PM Index: 6.67, Prior Best: 6.193/226.20/-0.477, Was #16
Right Lane: Clint Sallee Runs 20.421/35.60/13.151, Now #16; B/D Index: 7.27, Prior Best: 6.781/200.86/-0.489, Was #15

Sallee has problems and is off the throttle early. Green improves and moves up to the 15th spot.

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Left Lane: Kevin Self Runs 9.404/109.88/-0.156, Now #3; H/EA Index: 9.56, Prior Best: 8.852/147.83/-0.708, Was #3
Right Lane: Leslie Carson Runs 8.016/159.70/0.356, Now #20; B/A Index: 7.66, Prior Best: 7.638/191.81/-0.022, Was #20

Carson slows late in the run and doesn't improve. Self is off the throttle early.

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Left Lane: Scott Benham Runs 7.999/170.82/-0.531, Now #13; A/SMA Index: 8.53, Prior Best: 7.962/171.49/-0.568, Was #13
Right Lane: Will Hatcher Runs 14.386/68.37/7.216, Now #7; A/DA Index: 7.17, Prior Best: 6.556/208.94/-0.614, Was #7

Hatcher has problems and is off the throttle early. Benham makes a clean pass but doesn't improve.

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Left Lane: Clint Neff Runs 8.122/125.71/-0.178, Now #1; K/AA Index: 8.30, Prior Best: 7.528/160.27/-0.772, Was #1
Right Lane: Keith Mawhee Runs 7.735/175.14/-0.615, Now #6; D/A Index: 8.35, Prior Best: 7.701/175.57/-0.649, Was #6

Mawhee makes a clean pass but doesn't improve. Neff is off the throttle early.

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Left Lane: Troy Galbraith Runs 6.840/162.20/-0.590, Now #5; B/DA Index: 7.43, Prior Best: 6.762/179.44/-0.668, Was #5
Right Lane: Keith Hall Runs 8.457/157.30/-0.583, Now #10; D/SM Index: 9.04, Prior Best: 8.448/157.67/-0.592, Was #10

Galbraith and Hall both make decent passes but neither improve.

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Left Lane: Craig Bourgeois Runs 11.829/63.19/4.299, Now #4; A/ND Index: 7.53, Prior Best: 6.841/185.89/-0.689, Was #4
Right Lane: Brian Browell Runs 7.324/183.42/-0.536, Now #11; D/D Index: 7.86, Prior Best: 7.279/175.62/-0.581, Was #11

Bourgeois has problems and is off the throttle early. Browell makes a decent pass but doesn't improve.

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Right Lane: Bruno Massel Runs 6.639/185.21/-0.681, Now #5; I/D Index: 7.32, Prior Best: 6.743/193.60/-0.577, Was #12

Massel goes right down the groove with his quickest pass of the weekend and he moves up to the fifth spot.

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Right Lane: Chase Williams Runs 7.356/136.52/-0.244, Now #19; C/DA Index: 7.60, Prior Best: 7.386/142.01/-0.214, Was #19

Williams runs it for about 1000 feet and backs off the throttle.

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink



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