Sat, 28 Sep 2019, 11:34 AM Competition Eliminator Qualifying Notes, Final Session

By Dave Rowe

MADISON, Ill. - Notes from final, round 3 qualifying in Competition Eliminator at the NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series, eighth annual AAA Insurance NHRA Midwest 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: Chase Williams Runs 6.773/197.62/-0.587, Now #9; B/DA Index: 7.36, Prior Best: 6.784/198.00/-0.576, Was #13
Right Lane: Joseph Arrowsmith Runs 8.176/165.11/-0.664, Now #3; G/AA Index: 8.84, Prior Best: 8.208/165.25/-0.632, Was #6

10:18 a.m. Weather conditions: air temperature 76 degrees, relative humidity 75 percent, barometer 29.55 inches, adjusted altitude 2,413 feet.

Williams makes his best pass of the weekend and he moves up to the ninth spot for now. Arrowsmith improves and moves up to the third spot.

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Left Lane: David Billingsley Runs 8.044/166.03/-0.616, Now #7; I/AA Index: 8.66, Prior Best: 8.069/165.66/-0.591, Was #8
Right Lane: Sean Dodd Runs 8.088/165.52/-0.612, Now #8; C/EA Index: 8.70, Prior Best: 8.173/165.76/-0.527, Was #17

Billingsley makes his quickest pass of the weekend and moves up a spot to seventh. Dodd makes a big move and goes up to the eighth spot.

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Left Lane: Doug Engels Runs 7.314/180.40/-0.696, Now #1; D/DA Index: 8.01, Prior Best: 7.324/0.00/-0.686, Was #1
Right Lane: Chad Voges Runs 7.515/170.86/-0.665, Now #3; K/AA Index: 8.18, Prior Best: 7.531/162.33/-0.649, Was #5

Engels improves a little and stays in the top spot for now. Voges improves and moves up a couple of spots to third.

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Left Lane: Keith Hall Runs 8.437/160.77/-0.563, Now #16; G/A Index: 9.00, Prior Best: 8.450/165.52/-0.550, Was #16
Right Lane: Terry Ticel Runs 8.207/165.13/-0.653, Now #2; G/AA Index: 8.86, Prior Best: 8.188/165.72/-0.672, Was #2

Hall improves a little but not enough to move in the order. Ticel slows from his earlier attempt and stays in the second spot.

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Left Lane: Brian Moscini Runs 8.325/160.14/-0.545, Now #19; G/AA Index: 8.87, Prior Best: 8.363/160.54/-0.507, Was #18
Right Lane: Troy Galbraith Runs 6.716/195.45/-0.584, Now #12; B/DA Index: 7.30, Prior Best: 7.369/124.68/0.069, Was #22

Galbraith makes a big move and goes up to the 12th spot. Moscini improves but drops a spot as Galbraith goes around him.

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Left Lane: Bruno Massel Runs 6.551/205.44/-0.729, Now #1; I/D Index: 7.28, Prior Best: 6.630/203.71/-0.650, Was #5
Right Lane: Travis Gusso Runs 8.391/161.29/-0.589, Now #10; G/A Index: 8.98, Prior Best: 8.410/161.21/-0.570, Was #16

Massel makes an impressive run and goes to the top spot for now. Gusso makes his quickest pass of the weekend and goes to the tenth spot for now.

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Left Lane: Greg Kamplain Runs 6.962/190.14/-0.598, Now #11; C/DA Index: 7.56, Prior Best: 6.979/188.62/-0.581, Was #14
Right Lane: Duane Robison Runs 7.265/187.36/-0.685, Now #3; C/A Index: 7.95, Prior Best: 7.374/186.28/-0.576, Was #16

Robison goes down the groove with his best run of the weekend and he moves up to the third spot in the order. Kamplain improves and moves up to the 11th spot for now.

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Left Lane: Craig Bourgeois Runs 12.475/81.18/5.055, Now #16; A/ND Index: 7.42, Prior Best: 6.841/189.71/-0.579, Was #16
Right Lane: Gary Coccaro Runs 9.181/156.35/-0.039, Now #14; H/AA Index: 9.22, Prior Best: 8.636/158.91/-0.584, Was #14

Bourgeois loses traction at the hit and has to give up on the run. Coccaro is a little sluggish off the line and slows.

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Left Lane: David Rampy Runs 7.157/184.25/-0.663, Now #7; A/EA Index: 7.82, Prior Best: 7.172/175.73/-0.648, Was #7
Right Lane: Greg Schenck Runs 9.180/126.45/-0.380, Now #21; H/EA Index: 9.56, Prior Best: 9.137/144.44/-0.423, Was #21

Rampy improves a little but not enough to move up in the order. Schenck slows from his earlier attempt.

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Left Lane: Ashton Hudson Runs 8.626/136.77/-0.354, Now #22; E/SMA Index: 8.98, Prior Best: 8.579/159.64/-0.401, Was #22
Right Lane: Scott Benham Runs 7.756/175.30/-0.594, Now #12; D/A Index: 8.35, Prior Best: 7.801/174.64/-0.549, Was #18

Hudson makes a clean pass but doesn't improve. Benham makes his quickest pass of the weekend and moves up to the 12th spot for now.

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Left Lane: Ray Skillman Runs 8.163/164.75/-0.457, Now #20; C/EA Index: 8.62, Prior Best: 8.146/163.18/-0.474, Was #20
Right Lane: Jim Greenheck Runs 7.513/178.90/-0.617, Now #8; D/AA Index: 8.13, Prior Best: 7.521/179.04/-0.609, Was #10

Skillman slows from his earlier pass and stays in the 20th spot. Greenheck improves a little and moves up to the eighth spot.

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