Thu, 25 Oct 2018, 19:57 PM Competition Eliminator Qualifying Notes, Session #2

By Dave Rowe

LAS VEGAS - Notes from round 2 qualifying in Competition Eliminator at the NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series, 18th annual NHRA Toyota 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: Bruce Schmiedl Runs 7.452/179.21/-0.528, Now #10; A/EA Index: 7.98, Prior Best: 7.441/178.73/-0.539, Was #10
Right Lane: Travis Gusso Runs 8.523/159.14/-0.607, Now #3; G/A Index: 9.13, Prior Best: 8.499/159.04/-0.631, Was #3

4:35 p.m. Weather conditions: air temperature 89 degrees, relative humidity 20 percent, barometer 27.85 inches, adjusted altitude 4,765 feet, track temperature 108 degrees.

Schmiedl makes a decent pass but doesn't improve. Gusso slows from his earlier attempt.

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Left Lane: David Billingsley Runs 8.267/157.67/-0.593, Now #5; D/EA Index: 8.86, Prior Best: 8.255/160.19/-0.605, Was #5
Right Lane: Stig Olsson Runs 6.779/201.04/-0.381, Now #14; A/DA Index: 7.16, No Prior Run

Olsson makes his first attempt and gets in the 14th spot. Billingsley slows from his earlier attempt.

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Left Lane: Ed Federkeil Jr Runs 7.130/194.63/-0.580, Now #7; B/AA Index: 7.71, Prior Best: 18.323/44.10/10.613, Was #23
Right Lane: Ralph Van Paepeghem Runs 7.355/179.40/-0.555, Now #10; A/EA Index: 7.91, Prior Best: 7.382/177.67/-0.528, Was #11

Federkeil makes a full pass this time and moves all the way to the seventh spot. Van Paepeghem improves and moves up to the tenth spot for now.

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Left Lane: Brian Hyerstay Runs 9.124/106.74/-0.406, Now #15; G/D Index: 9.53, Prior Best: 9.259/108.03/-0.271, Was #17
Right Lane: Doug Engels Runs 7.830/131.38/-0.280, Now #1; D/ED Index: 8.11, Prior Best: 7.455/163.51/-0.655, Was #1

Engels gets about 1000 feet out and is off the throttle. Hyerstay improves and moves up to the 15th spot.

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Left Lane: Tom Mettler Runs 7.461/179.85/-0.629, Now #4; PST Index: 8.09, Prior Best: 7.484/179.71/-0.606, Was #4
Right Lane: John Edwards Runs 7.514/177.72/-0.526, Now #13; C/AA Index: 8.04, Prior Best: 7.573/180.36/-0.467, Was #14

Mettler improves a little but not enough to move up in the order. Edwards improves and moves up a spot.

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Left Lane: Ryan Warter Runs 8.903/151.34/-0.537, Now #13; F/SM Index: 9.44, Prior Best: 9.383/113.16/-0.057, Was #20
Right Lane: David Rampy Runs 7.295/181.50/-0.625, Now #5; A/EA Index: 7.92, Prior Best: 7.328/169.68/-0.592, Was #6

Warter improves and moves up to the 13th spot. Rampy improves and moves up a spot in the order.

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Left Lane: Clint Sallee Runs 6.912/199.64/-0.428, Now #17; B/D Index: 7.34, Prior Best: 11.512/70.56/4.172, Was #23
Right Lane: Jeff Lane Runs 8.062/159.87/-0.548, Now #12; A/SMA Index: 8.61, Prior Best: 8.278/143.95/-0.332, Was #18

Sallee makes a full pass and moves up to the 17th spot. Lane improves and moves up to the 12th spot for now.

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Left Lane: Jim Greenheck Runs 7.676/175.11/-0.654, Now #2; D/AA Index: 8.33, Prior Best: 7.693/174.73/-0.637, Was #2
Right Lane: Allen Wilson Runs 16.231/51.77/6.831, Now #21; F/SMA Index: 9.40, Prior Best: 9.191/146.64/-0.209, Was #21

Greenheck improves a little but not enough to take the top spot. Wilson has problems and is off the throttle early.

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Left Lane: Doug Lambeck Runs 8.660/135.29/-0.410, Now #8; D/SMA Index: 9.07, Prior Best: 8.496/157.48/-0.574, Was #8
Right Lane: Don Bevers Runs 8.342/160.31/-0.308, Now #20; A/SMA Index: 8.65, Prior Best: 8.415/161.32/-0.235, Was #20

Lambeck slows and stays in the eighth spot. Bevers improves a little but stays in the 20th spot.

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Left Lane: Cody Lane Runs 9.579/93.49/0.489, Now #22; E/SMA Index: 9.09, No Prior Run
Right Lane: Mathew Leonard Runs 6.513/210.05/-0.557, Now #9; AA/AM Index: 7.07, Prior Best: 6.507/208.75/-0.563, Was #9

Lane makes a move to the right at the hit but steers it back in the groove. Leonard makes a decent pass but doesn't improve.

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Left Lane: Todd Miller Runs 6.410/219.12/-0.660, Now #1; AA/AM Index: 7.07, Prior Best: 7.656/124.19/0.586, Was #23

Miller makes an impressive pass to take the top spot.

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Left Lane: Art Hodges Runs 7.403/183.44/-0.547, Now #12; C/A Index: 7.95, Prior Best: 7.396/183.44/-0.554, Was #12

Hodges makes a decent pass but doesn't improve.

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