Fri, 21 Feb 2020, 12:19 PM Competition Eliminator Qualifying Notes, Session #1

By David Gerard

CHANDLER, Ariz. - Notes from round 1 qualifying in Competition Eliminator at the NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series, 36th annual NHRA Arizona Nationals listing lane, driver name, elapsed time, top speed, amount over/under index, and position in order following run, class and class index:

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Left Lane: Don Bevers Runs 8.031/168.49/-0.499, Now #1 A/SMA Index: 8.53
Right Lane: Eric Bell Runs 8.612/152.73/-0.338, Now #2 AH/SM Index: 8.95

9:46 a.m. Weather conditions: air temperature 72 degrees, relative humidity 35 percent, barometer 28.89 inches, adjusted altitude 2,494 feet, track temperature 76 degrees.

Two clean passes to start the session.

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Left Lane: Bill Kent Runs 6.762/200.56/-0.508, Now #1 B/D Index: 7.27
Right Lane: Will Hatcher Runs 6.615/204.82/-0.475, Now #3 A/DA Index: 7.09

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Left Lane: Bob Sherwood Runs 8.118/163.57/-0.332, Now #6 A/SM Index: 8.45
Right Lane: Randy Jones Runs 8.302/160.65/-0.508, Now #2 C/T Index: 8.81

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Left Lane: Ralph Van Paepeghem Runs 7.356/178.80/-0.454, Now #5 A/EA Index: 7.81
Right Lane: Ryan Warter Runs 11.431/74.44/2.151, Now #8 F/SM Index: 9.28

Two division six hitters come to the line.

Van Paepeghem gets a full pass, but Warter is coasting early.

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Left Lane: Doug Lambeck Runs 8.341/159.68/-0.589, Now #1 D/SMA Index: 8.93
Right Lane: Tibor Kadar Runs 8.229/148.82/-0.541, Now #2 D/EA Index: 8.77

Two strong passes right up to the two top stops of the ladder.

Kadar's pass may have been even better, as there is a bunch of smoke from the Cobalt right before the lights.

9:53 a.m. Time for some serious dusting and cleaning in the right lane.

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Left Lane: Tony Mandella Runs 7.873/170.82/-0.587, Now #2 A/SMA Index: 8.46
Right Lane: Taylor Chomiski Runs 7.851/174.30/-0.469, Now #8 D/A Index: 8.32

10:00 a.m. Quick job to clean up the lane

Strong pas for Mandella just 0.002 off of the top spot!

Chomiski runs clean to the finish line.

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Left Lane: Dean Carter Runs 8.415/99.21/0.865, Now #14 B/ND Index: 7.55
Right Lane: Art Hodges Runs 7.418/168.53/-0.432, Now #10 C/A Index: 7.85

Hodges is too strong for the track and uses the whole race track getting to the finish line. He was on and off the throttle several times.

Carter leaves hard, pumps the throttle, and clicks it early.

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Left Lane: Joe Mozeris Runs 11.509/73.13/4.029, Now #17 B/ED Index: 7.48

Another broken pass.

Great 0.085 sixty foot time, but the tires shake loose and he has to lift.

10:05 a.m. Doug Lambeck is number on one at -0.589 under his index. Field not filled, no bump spot.

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink

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