Fri, 05 Oct 2018, 11:42 AM Competition Eliminator Qualifying Notes, Session #2

By Dave Rowe

ENNIS, Texas - Notes from round 2 qualifying in Competition Eliminator at the NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series, 33rd 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: Dick Maris Runs 7.030/189.47/-0.550, Now #8; C/DA Index: 7.58, Prior Best: 7.067/189.20/-0.513, Was #9
Right Lane: Raymond Martin Runs 7.614/170.30/-0.636, Now #1; K/AA Index: 8.25, Prior Best: 7.592/169.87/-0.658, Was #1

10:22 a.m. Weather conditions: air temperature 82 degrees, relative humidity 70 percent, barometer 29.44 inches, adjusted altitude 3,089 feet, track temperature 104 degrees.

Maris improves from his previous attempt and moves up a spot in the order. Martin slows a little but stays in the top spot for now.

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Left Lane: Bruno Massel Runs 6.685/191.19/-0.595, Now #5; I/D Index: 7.28, No Prior Run
Right Lane: Ed Federkeil Jr Runs 7.156/196.36/-0.464, Now #13; B/AA Index: 7.62, Prior Best: 7.243/192.00/-0.377, Was #13

Massel had his run from yesterday disqualified. He makes a good pass here and gets in the fifth spot for now. Federkeil improves but stays in the 13th spot.

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Left Lane: Clint Neff Runs 8.081/123.58/-0.099, Now #2; K/AA Index: 8.18, Prior Best: 7.542/171.53/-0.638, Was #2
Right Lane: Clark Smiley Runs 7.673/143.72/-0.257, Now #3; BB/A Index: 7.93, Prior Best: 7.310/186.72/-0.620, Was #3

Neff has problems and is off the throttle early. Smiley slows and stays in the third spot.

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Left Lane: Brian Browell Runs 7.172/185.00/-0.668, Now #1; D/D Index: 7.84, Prior Best: 7.243/183.47/-0.597, Was #4
Right Lane: William West No Time, Now #15; F/AA Index: 8.54, Prior Best: 8.220/166.68/-0.320, Was #15

West breaks and does not make a pass. Browell makes a good pass and moves into the top spot for now.

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Left Lane: Kevin Self Runs 7.771/169.06/-0.549, Now #10; F/EA Index: 8.32, Prior Best: 7.925/166.64/-0.395, Was #14
Right Lane: John Clegg Runs 7.150/200.62/-0.400, Now #15; CC/A Index: 7.55, Prior Best: 9.179/138.36/1.629, Was #20

Self improves and moves up to the tenth spot for now. Clegg makes a clean pass and moves up to the 15th spot.

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Left Lane: Leslie Carson Runs 7.291/193.32/-0.369, Now #16; B/A Index: 7.66, Prior Best: 7.712/177.63/0.052, Was #19
Right Lane: Chase Williams Runs 6.737/197.71/-0.623, Now #4; B/DA Index: 7.36, Prior Best: 6.783/196.42/-0.577, Was #6

Carson improves and moves up to the 16th spot. Williams moves up to the fourth spot.

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Left Lane: Keith Hall Runs 8.453/161.87/-0.547, Now #11; G/A Index: 9.00, Prior Best: 8.501/157.67/-0.499, Was #13
Right Lane: Ray Goodman Runs 8.717/118.07/0.807, Now #19; A/EA Index: 7.91, Prior Best: 7.903/165.54/-0.007, Was #19

Goodman leaves the line and makes a move to the left. He steers it back in the groove but slows from his earlier run. Hall improves and moves up to the 11th spot.

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Left Lane: Keith Mawhee Runs 7.881/175.75/-0.389, Now #13; D/A Index: 8.27, Prior Best: 7.764/175.73/-0.506, Was #13
Right Lane: Craig Bourgeois Runs 6.812/189.82/6.812, Now #8; A/ND Index: 0.00, Prior Best: 6.863/189.15/6.863, Was #8

Bourgeois makes a good pass but stays in the eighth spot. Mawhee slows from his earlier attempt and stays in the 13th spot.

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Left Lane: David Rampy Runs 7.207/183.02/-0.613, Now #6; A/EA Index: 7.82, Prior Best: 7.252/182.45/-0.568, Was #7
Right Lane: Troy Galbraith Runs 6.706/197.10/-0.594, Now #8; B/DA Index: 7.30, Prior Best: 6.765/195.79/-0.535, Was #12

Rampy makes a good pass and moves up a spot in the order. Galbraith improves and moves up to the eighth spot.

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Left Lane: Sean Dodd Runs 8.244/163.85/-0.456, Now #15; C/EA Index: 8.70, Prior Best: 8.384/144.27/-0.316, Was #18

Dodd improves and moves up to the 15th spot.

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