Sat, 12 Oct 2019, 11:06 AM Competition Eliminator Qualifying Notes, Final Session

By Dave Rowe

CONCORD, N.C. - Notes from final, round 2 qualifying in Competition Eliminator at the NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series, 12th annual NTK 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: Elio Mannino Runs 7.167/197.51/-0.453, Now #15; B/AA Index: 7.62, No Prior Run
Right Lane: Gerry Russo Runs 8.494/164.99/-0.106, Now #14; D/SMA Index: 8.60, Prior Best: 8.147/166.66/-0.453, Was #14

10:43 a.m. Weather conditions: air temperature 74 degrees, relative humidity 53 percent, barometer 29.32 inches, adjusted altitude 2,291 feet, track temperature 70 degrees.

Mannino had problems staging yesterday and did not make a pass. He makes a clean pas here to get in the show in the 15th spot for now. Russo slows from his earlier attempt yesterday and he stays in the 14th spot.

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Left Lane: Al Ackerman Runs 7.980/168.64/-0.510, Now #13; F/D Index: 8.49, Prior Best: 8.011/167.93/-0.479, Was #13
Right Lane: Frank Affronti Runs 7.787/173.65/-0.473, Now #14; C/AA Index: 8.26, Prior Best: 7.952/170.47/-0.308, Was #18

Ackerman improves from yesterday but not enough to move up in the order. Affronti improves and moves up to the 14th spot.

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Left Lane: John Frech Runs 8.198/161.46/-0.392, Now #17; F/D Index: 8.59, Prior Best: 8.392/154.28/-0.198, Was #19
Right Lane: Bruno Massel Runs 15.081/62.84/7.811, Now #3; I/D Index: 7.27, Prior Best: 6.602/203.71/-0.668, Was #3

Massel has problems at the hit and is off the throttle before he gets 100 feet out. Frech improves and moves up to the 17th spot.

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Left Lane: David Kramer Runs 7.926/173.67/-0.544, Now #11; FS/SM Index: 8.47, Prior Best: 9.079/163.69/0.609, Was #22
Right Lane: Frank Aragona Runs 7.335/180.91/-0.755, Now #1; J/AA Index: 8.09, Prior Best: 7.383/179.35/-0.707, Was #1

Aragona improves and stays in the top spot. Kramer makes a full pass this time and he moves up to the 11th spot.

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Left Lane: Brad Plourd Runs 7.084/125.68/0.144, Now #21; AA/AM Index: 6.94, Prior Best: 7.441/146.89/0.501, Was #22
Right Lane: Chip Ippolito Runs 7.636/177.74/-0.564, Now #9; PSTA Index: 8.20, Prior Best: 7.690/177.18/-0.510, Was #13

Plourd improves and moves up a spot in the order. Ippolito improves and moves up to the ninth spot.

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Left Lane: Christopher Piston Runs 8.139/159.21/-0.581, Now #9; F/DA Index: 8.72, Prior Best: 8.175/166.29/-0.545, Was #11
Right Lane: Tom Martino Runs 8.198/165.90/-0.572, Now #8; C/SM Index: 8.77, Prior Best: 8.167/164.99/-0.603, Was #8

Martino leaves the line and makes a quick move to the left. He gets close to the centerline but gets it back to the groove and makes a decent pass. Piston improves and moves up to the ninth spot.

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Left Lane: Van Puckett Runs 7.991/169.91/-0.539, Now #13; F/AA Index: 8.53, Prior Best: 8.001/169.96/-0.529, Was #13
Right Lane: Chad Logan Runs 7.163/186.30/-0.437, Now #18; C/DA Index: 7.60, Prior Best: 7.241/184.02/-0.359, Was #20

Puckett improves a little but stays in the 13th spot. Logan makes his quickest pass so far and moves up to the 18th spot.

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Left Lane: Art Hodges Runs 7.639/178.38/-0.611, Now #7; D/A Index: 8.25, Prior Best: 7.644/178.66/-0.606, Was #7
Right Lane: Lee Zane Runs 8.071/150.38/-0.599, Now #9; F/DA Index: 8.67, No Prior Run

Hodges makes a little improvement but not enough to move up in the order. Zane makes his first pas of the weekend and he gets in the show in the ninth spot.

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Left Lane: Tony Terry Runs 8.005/168.37/-0.535, Now #15; F/AA Index: 8.54, Prior Best: 8.161/147.71/-0.379, Was #21
Right Lane: Joe Carnasciale Runs 17.080/70.26/7.560, Now #2; I/SM Index: 9.52, Prior Best: 8.846/151.80/-0.674, Was #2

Terry improves and moves up to the 15th spot. Carnasciale leaves the line, makes a quick move to the right and backs off the throttle.

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Left Lane: Randy Daniels Runs 8.467/160.52/-0.593, Now #11; E/SM Index: 9.06, Prior Best: 8.512/160.58/-0.548, Was #12
Right Lane: David Rampy Runs 7.135/178.61/-0.685, Now #2; A/EA Index: 7.82, Prior Best: 7.193/167.18/-0.627, Was #23

Daniels makes his quickest pass of the weekend and he moves up to the 11th spot. Rampy improves and moves all the way to the second spot in the order.

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Left Lane: Terry Smith Runs 6.505/174.26/-0.565, Now #6; A/DA Index: 7.07, Prior Best: 6.452/185.64/-0.618, Was #6
Right Lane: David Eaton Runs 13.504/66.92/6.274, Now #7; A/AP Index: 7.23, Prior Best: 6.615/205.91/-0.615, Was #7

Eaton makes a move to the left at the hit and he has to give up on the run. Smith slows from his earlier attempt.

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Right Lane: Jim Kimbrough Runs 7.517/145.13/-0.403, Now #5; B/DA Index: 7.92, Prior Best: 7.283/182.60/-0.637, Was #5

Kimbrough slows near the end of the run and doesn't improve.

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