Fri, 05 Oct 2018, 12:58 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, 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: Clark Smiley Runs 7.758/140.66/-0.172, Now #5; BB/A Index: 7.93, Prior Best: 7.310/186.72/-0.620, Was #5
Right Lane: Kevin Self Runs 9.430/117.25/1.110, Now #11; F/EA Index: 8.32, Prior Best: 7.771/169.06/-0.549, Was #11

11:37 a.m. Weather conditions: air temperature 83 degrees, relative humidity 66 percent, barometer 29.43 inches, adjusted altitude 3,160 feet, track temperature 111 degrees.

Smiley slows from his previous attempts and stays in the fifth spot. Self has problems late and is out of power early.

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Left Lane: Troy Galbraith Runs 6.717/196.33/-0.583, Now #9; B/DA Index: 7.30, Prior Best: 6.706/197.10/-0.594, Was #9
Right Lane: Brian Browell Runs 7.276/163.18/-0.564, Now #1; D/D Index: 7.84, Prior Best: 7.172/185.00/-0.668, Was #1

Browell makes a clean pass but doesn't improve. Galbraith doesn't improve.

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Left Lane: Chase Williams Runs 10.338/93.51/2.978, Now #4; B/DA Index: 7.36, Prior Best: 6.737/197.71/-0.623, Was #4
Right Lane: Keith Hall Runs 8.441/160.46/-0.559, Now #10; G/A Index: 9.00, Prior Best: 8.453/161.87/-0.547, Was #12

Hall improves and moves up to the tenth spot. Williams has problems and slows from his earlier attempt.

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Left Lane: William West Runs 8.102/167.59/-0.438, Now #16; F/AA Index: 8.54, Prior Best: 8.220/166.68/-0.320, Was #18
Right Lane: Leslie Carson Runs 7.486/191.27/-0.174, Now #18; B/A Index: 7.66, Prior Best: 7.291/193.32/-0.369, Was #17

West makes his best run of the weekend and moves up to the 16th spot. Carson slows and drops a spot as West goes around him in the order.

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Left Lane: Raymond Martin Runs 7.589/170.73/-0.661, Now #2; K/AA Index: 8.25, Prior Best: 7.592/169.87/-0.658, Was #2
Right Lane: Clint Neff Runs 7.983/128.43/-0.197, Now #3; K/AA Index: 8.18, Prior Best: 7.542/171.53/-0.638, Was #3

Martin improves a little but not enough to take the top spot. Neff slows and is off the throttle early.

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Left Lane: Ed Federkeil Jr Runs 7.059/196.76/-0.561, Now #10; B/AA Index: 7.62, Prior Best: 7.156/196.36/-0.464, Was #14
Right Lane: David Rampy Runs 7.347/152.12/-0.473, Now #7; A/EA Index: 7.82, Prior Best: 7.207/183.02/-0.613, Was #7

Rampy doesn't improve and stays in the seventh spot for now. Federkeil makes his quickest pass of the weekend and moves up to the tenth spot.

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Left Lane: Ray Goodman Runs 7.447/177.18/-0.463, Now #15; A/EA Index: 7.91, Prior Best: 7.903/165.54/-0.007, Was #19
Right Lane: Dick Maris Runs 7.001/190.67/-0.579, Now #10; C/DA Index: 7.58, Prior Best: 7.030/189.47/-0.550, Was #12

Maris improves and moves up to the tenth spot. Goodman improves and moves up to the 15th spot.

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Left Lane: Craig Bourgeois Runs 7.401/127.56/-0.029, Now #6; F/EA Index: 7.43, Prior Best: 6.812/189.82/-0.618, Was #6
Right Lane: Keith Mawhee Runs 7.744/176.47/-0.526, Now #14; D/A Index: 8.27, Prior Best: 7.764/175.73/-0.506, Was #14

Bourgeois is off the throttle early. Mawhee doesn't improve and stays in the 14th spot.

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Right Lane: Sean Dodd Runs 8.191/164.71/-0.509, Now #15; C/EA Index: 8.70, Prior Best: 8.244/163.85/-0.456, Was #16

Dodd makes his quickest pass of the weekend and he moves up to the 15th spot.

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