Fri, 12 Oct 2018, 13:57 PM Competition Eliminator Qualifying Notes, Final Session

By Bob Orme

CONCORD, N.C. - Notes from final, round 2 qualifying in Competition Eliminator at the NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series, 11th annual NHRA Carolina Nationals 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: Ronald Proctor Sr. Runs 7.041/191.32/-0.559, Now #7; C/DA Index: 7.60, Prior Best: 8.212/171.88/0.612, Was #11
Right Lane: John Frech Runs 8.112/161.02/-0.478, Now #9; F/D Index: 8.59, Prior Best: 8.159/160.46/-0.431, Was #8

1:36 p.m. Weather conditions: air temperature 75 degrees, relative humidity 36 percent, barometer 29.15 inches, adjusted altitude 2,426 feet, track temperature 106 degrees.Both drivers improve a little.

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Left Lane: Larry Pritchett Runs 7.770/175.57/-0.650, Now #5; A/SM Index: 8.42, Prior Best: 21.797/36.99/13.377, Was #14
Right Lane: Van Puckett Runs 8.236/147.54/-0.594, Now #3; G/AA Index: 8.83, Prior Best: 8.177/165.36/-0.653, Was #3

A very nice pass by Pritchett moves him 9 spots up in the order.

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Left Lane: David Rampy Runs 7.153/183.92/-0.667, Now #2; A/EA Index: 7.82, Prior Best: 7.167/172.52/-0.653, Was #4
Right Lane: William Scott Runs 6.907/196.76/-0.493, Now #9; B/DA Index: 7.40, Prior Best: 6.895/195.42/-0.505, Was #9

A solid pass by Rampy moves him into the number two spot for now.

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Left Lane: Wes Leopold Runs 11.269/86.86/2.739, Now #1; A/SMA Index: 8.53, Prior Best: 7.843/173.45/-0.687, Was #1
Right Lane: Danny Holt Runs 8.188/172.87/-0.512, Now #9; C/EA Index: 8.70, No Prior Run

Leopold moved to the right of the groove early in the run and he lifted.

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Left Lane: Matt Welker Runs 8.702/154.60/0.252, Now #14; A/SM Index: 8.45, Prior Best: 15.133/55.90/6.683, Was #14
Right Lane: Lonnie Johnson Runs 7.151/191.73/-0.469, Now #12; B/AA Index: 7.62, Prior Best: 7.210/189.68/-0.410, Was #12

Both drivers run quicker but neither of them improves on their position.

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Left Lane: Mark Moreland Runs 9.251/144.04/-0.289, Now #13; H/SMA Index: 9.54, Prior Best: 9.340/143.23/-0.200, Was #13
Right Lane: Randy Daniels Runs 8.177/160.65/-0.613, Now #6; C/SM Index: 8.79, Prior Best: 8.171/163.97/-0.619, Was #6

Both drivers run a little quicker.

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Left Lane: Jim Kimbrough Runs 7.931/134.56/0.001, Now #3; C/ED Index: 7.93, Prior Best: 7.265/182.82/-0.665, Was #3
Right Lane: Joel Warren Runs 8.626/155.29/-0.354, Now #13; D/SMA Index: 8.98, No Prior Run

Kimbrough was off the throttle early, the reason not apparent from here.

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Left Lane: Richard Mace Runs 12.853/95.62/3.593, Now #17; H/AA Index: 9.26, No Prior Run
Right Lane: Art Hodges Runs 7.247/188.57/-0.653, Now #5; C/A Index: 7.90, Prior Best: 17.150/49.27/9.250, Was #16

Mace was off the throttle early. Hodges makes a solid pass to move into the number 5 spot for now.

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Right Lane: Frank Aragona Runs 7.251/183.94/-0.669, Now #2; E/DA Index: 7.92, Prior Best: 7.315/181.67/-0.605, Was #8

Aragona makes a strong pass to move into the number two spot.

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink



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