Thu, 31 Oct 2019, 20:58 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, 19th annual Dodge NHRA Nationals presented by Pennzoil 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: Art Hodges Runs 24.367/96.51/16.017, Now #4; D/A Index: 8.35, Prior Best: 7.689/176.47/-0.661, Was #4
Right Lane: John Edwards Runs 7.544/181.54/-0.496, Now #16; C/AA Index: 8.04, Prior Best: 7.599/180.91/-0.441, Was #17

5:41 p.m. Weather conditions: air temperature 63 degrees, relative humidity 11 percent, barometer 28.04 inches, adjusted altitude 2,713 feet, track temperature 70 degrees.

Hodges has problems and is off the throttle early. Edwards improves and moves up a spot in the order.

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Left Lane: Tom Mettler Runs 7.465/180.07/-0.605, Now #6; PST Index: 8.07, Prior Best: 8.576/117.66/0.506, Was #19
Right Lane: Jason Grima Runs 23.762/31.25/16.012, Now #9; B/A Index: 7.75, Prior Best: 7.160/170.71/-0.590, Was #8

Mettler makes a full pass this time and moves up to the sixth spot. Grima loses traction at the hit and backs off of the throttle.

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Left Lane: Randy Jones Runs 8.391/159.89/-0.549, Now #12; C/T Index: 8.94, Prior Best: 8.358/156.73/-0.582, Was #12
Right Lane: Howie Stevens Runs 7.394/183.42/-0.656, Now #5; C/A Index: 8.05, Prior Best: 7.457/182.85/-0.593, Was #8

Jones slows from his previous attempt and stays in the 12th spot for now. Stevens improves and moves up to the fifth spot.

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Left Lane: Bruce Schmiedl Runs 7.804/167.53/-0.176, Now #3; A/EA Index: 7.98, Prior Best: 7.311/180.52/-0.669, Was #3
Right Lane: Ralph Van Paepeghem Runs 7.347/177.37/-0.563, Now #13; A/EA Index: 7.91, Prior Best: 7.376/177.23/-0.534, Was #14

Schmiedl is off the throttle early and doesn't improve. Van Paepeghem improve and moves up to the 13th spot.

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Left Lane: Ryan Warter Runs 8.859/152.06/-0.561, Now #14; F/SM Index: 9.42, Prior Best: 9.441/105.14/0.021, Was #19
Right Lane: Ed Federkeil Jr Runs 7.032/196.73/-0.678, Now #2; B/AA Index: 7.71, Prior Best: 7.039/196.53/-0.671, Was #2

Warter makes a full pass and moves up to the 14th spot. Federkeil improves a little but not enough to take the top spot.

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Left Lane: Jim Greenheck Runs 7.581/178.12/-0.649, Now #7; D/AA Index: 8.23, Prior Best: 7.642/177.18/-0.588, Was #10
Right Lane: Joe Mozeris Runs 8.649/118.43/1.089, Now #20; B/ED Index: 7.56, No Prior Run

Greenheck improves and moves up to the seventh spot. Mozeris gets in the show in the 20th spot for now.

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Left Lane: David Rampy Runs 7.248/170.30/-0.672, Now #3; A/EA Index: 7.92, Prior Best: 7.325/156.06/-0.595, Was #9
Right Lane: Doug Lambeck Runs 11.328/79.74/2.268, Now #22; D/SMA Index: 9.06, No Prior Run

Rampy improves and moves up to the third spot. Lambeck gets in the show in the 22nd spot for now.

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Left Lane: Richard Mace Runs 9.251/147.55/-0.149, Now #20; F/SMA Index: 9.40, No Prior Run
Right Lane: Paul Mitsos Runs 6.766/204.20/-0.454, Now #19; A/AA Index: 7.22, Prior Best: 6.769/0.00/-0.451, Was #19

Mace makes a clean pass and gets in the 20th spot. Mitsos improves a little but not enough to move up in the order.

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Left Lane: Jesse Alexandra Runs 15.332/68.71/6.812, Now #17; FS/SM Index: 8.52, Prior Best: 8.009/171.16/-0.511, Was #16
Right Lane: Josh Lee Runs 9.025/146.18/-0.615, Now #9; H/EA Index: 9.64, No Prior Run

Alexandra spins the tires off the line and backs off of the throttle. Lee gets in the field in the ninth spot for now.

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Left Lane: Ryan Priddy Runs 12.304/92.21/3.784, Now #17; FS/SM Index: 8.52, Prior Best: 7.965/171.34/-0.555, Was #16
Right Lane: Tony Mandella Runs 7.970/160.56/-0.610, Now #10; A/SMA Index: 8.58, Prior Best: 10.136/113.45/1.556, Was #23

Priddy has problems and is off of the throttle early. Mandella makes a full pass and moves up to the tenth spot.

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Left Lane: Scott McClay Runs 7.618/179.66/-0.302, Now #13; C/ED Index: 7.92, Prior Best: 7.335/179.42/-0.585, Was #13
Right Lane: Cody Lane Runs 7.985/167.66/-0.735, Now #1; B/SMA Index: 8.72, Prior Best: 8.034/167.26/-0.686, Was #1

Lane makes a clean pass and improves on his top qualifying spot. McClay slows from his earlier attempt.

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Right Lane: Frank Aragona Runs 7.580/171.47/-0.580, Now #15; J/AA Index: 8.16, Prior Best: 7.649/173.38/-0.511, Was #19

Aragona improves and moves up to the 15th spot to end this session.

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