Fri, 26 Oct 2018, 13:04 PM Competition Eliminator Qualifying Notes, Final Session

By Dave Rowe

LAS VEGAS - Notes from final, round 3 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: Travis Gusso Runs 8.467/159.85/-0.663, Now #1; G/A Index: 9.13, Prior Best: 8.499/159.04/-0.631, Was #4
Right Lane: Todd Miller Runs 6.437/219.90/-0.633, Now #2; AA/AM Index: 7.07, Prior Best: 6.410/219.12/-0.660, Was #1

9:11 a.m. Weather conditions: air temperature 74 degrees, relative humidity 30 percent, barometer 28.03 inches, adjusted altitude 3,645 feet, track temperature 86 degrees.

Gusso goes down the groove with his quickest pass of the weekend to take the top spot for now. Miller makes a decent pass but drops to the second spot.

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Left Lane: Howie Stevens Runs 8.027/129.05/-0.023, Now #17; C/A Index: 8.05, Prior Best: 7.527/181.03/-0.523, Was #17
Right Lane: Doug Lambeck Runs 8.424/158.56/-0.646, Now #5; D/SMA Index: 9.07, Prior Best: 8.496/157.48/-0.574, Was #9

Stevens slows near the end of the run and doesn't improve. Lambeck makes his quickest pass of the weekend and moves up to the fifth spot for now.

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Left Lane: Don Bevers Runs 8.277/160.65/-0.373, Now #21; A/SMA Index: 8.65, Prior Best: 8.342/160.31/-0.308, Was #21
Right Lane: Brian Hyerstay Runs 8.862/145.20/-0.668, Now #1; G/D Index: 9.53, Prior Best: 9.124/106.74/-0.406, Was #19

Hyerstay makes his quickest pass of the weekend and takes the pole for now. Bevers improves but not enough to move up in the order.

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Left Lane: Mathew Leonard Runs 6.927/204.45/-0.143, Now #11; AA/AM Index: 7.07, Prior Best: 6.507/208.75/-0.563, Was #11
Right Lane: David Billingsley Runs 8.226/160.77/-0.634, Now #7; D/EA Index: 8.86, Prior Best: 8.255/160.19/-0.605, Was #9

Leonard loses traction at the hit and has to pedal. Billingsley improves and moves up to the seventh spot.

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Left Lane: Ralph Van Paepeghem Runs 7.371/178.00/-0.539, Now #12; A/EA Index: 7.91, Prior Best: 7.355/179.40/-0.555, Was #12
Right Lane: Tom Mettler Runs 7.445/180.98/-0.645, Now #7; PST Index: 8.09, Prior Best: 7.461/179.85/-0.629, Was #8

Mettler improves and moves up to the seventh spot for now. Van Paepeghem makes a move toward the centerline at the hit, steers it back to the groove, but he slows and stays in the 12th spot for now.

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Left Lane: Stig Olsson No Time, Now #20; A/DA Index: 7.16, Prior Best: 6.779/201.04/-0.381, Was #20
Right Lane: Ed Federkeil Jr Runs 7.058/196.13/-0.652, Now #6; B/AA Index: 7.71, Prior Best: 7.130/194.63/-0.580, Was #10

Olsson has problems and does not make a pass. Federkeil improves and moves up to the sixth spot for now.

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Left Lane: John Edwards Runs 7.453/182.35/-0.587, Now #12; C/AA Index: 8.04, Prior Best: 7.514/177.72/-0.526, Was #17
Right Lane: Ryan Warter Runs 8.849/152.52/-0.591, Now #11; F/SM Index: 9.44, Prior Best: 8.903/151.34/-0.537, Was #16

Edwards makes his quickest pass of the weekend and he moves up to the 12th spot. Warter improves and moves up to the 11th spot for now.

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Left Lane: David Rampy Runs 7.230/182.43/-0.690, Now #2; A/EA Index: 7.92, Prior Best: 7.295/181.50/-0.625, Was #10
Right Lane: Jim Greenheck Runs 7.630/176.12/-0.700, Now #1; D/AA Index: 8.33, Prior Best: 7.676/175.11/-0.654, Was #5

Rampy goes down the groove with his quickest pass of the weekend and he moves up to the second spot for now. Greenheck makes his quickest pass of the weekend to take the top spot for now.

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Left Lane: Doug Engels Runs 7.854/129.89/-0.256, Now #6; D/ED Index: 8.11, Prior Best: 7.455/163.51/-0.655, Was #6
Right Lane: Bruce Schmiedl Runs 7.383/180.09/-0.597, Now #11; A/EA Index: 7.98, Prior Best: 7.441/178.73/-0.539, Was #17

Engels slows near the end of the run. Schmiedl makes his quickest pass of the weekend and he moves up to the 11th spot for now.

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Left Lane: Jeff Lane Runs 7.986/168.03/-0.624, Now #11; A/SMA Index: 8.61, Prior Best: 8.062/159.87/-0.548, Was #17
Right Lane: Cody Lane Runs 8.564/156.19/-0.526, Now #18; E/SMA Index: 9.09, Prior Best: 9.579/93.49/0.489, Was #23

Jeff improves and moves up to the 11th spot in the order. Cody makes a big improvement and moves up to the 18th spot for now.

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Left Lane: Allen Wilson Runs 16.479/43.83/7.079, Now #23; F/SMA Index: 9.40, Prior Best: 9.191/146.64/-0.209, Was #23
Right Lane: Art Hodges Runs 7.356/184.32/-0.594, Now #13; C/A Index: 7.95, Prior Best: 7.396/183.44/-0.554, Was #17

Wilson has problems and is off the throttle early. Hodges makes his quickest pass of the weekend and he moves up to the 13th spot.

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Left Lane: Ed Sigmon Runs 8.649/135.55/-0.521, Now #20; C/SR Index: 9.17, Prior Best: 13.171/89.89/4.001, Was #24
Right Lane: Clint Sallee Runs 6.873/200.02/-0.467, Now #21; B/D Index: 7.34, Prior Best: 6.912/199.64/-0.428, Was #20

Sigmon improves and moves up to the 20th spot. Sallee improves a little but drops a spot as Sigmon goes around him.

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